Population By Race and Ethnicity in Stearns County, MN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 158,512 population of Stearns County, Minnesota comprised of 5,372 people who identified as Hispanic (3.39%), and 153,140 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Stearns County, Minnesota with a population of 140,645 (88.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,699 (6.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,612 (2.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Stearns County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 136,149 (85.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,445 (6.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,496 (2.84%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Stearns, Minnesota.

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Population By Race in Stearns , MN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,699 6.75%
White Alone 140,645 88.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 634 0.4%
Asian Alone 3,612 2.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 188 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,734 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Stearns , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 254 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,496 2.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 255 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 91 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 217 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,445 6.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 136,149 85.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 379 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,521 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,517 1.59%