Population By Race and Ethnicity in Stearns County, MN in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 160,977 population of Stearns County, Minnesota comprised of 7,882 people who identified as Hispanic (4.9%), and 153,095 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Stearns County, Minnesota with a population of 136,262 (84.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,397 (10.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,714 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Stearns County, Minnesota in 2023, with a population of 129,842 (80.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,942 (9.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,420 (3.99%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,397 10.19%
White Alone 136,262 84.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 972 0.6%
Asian Alone 3,714 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 234 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,398 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Stearns , MN in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 455 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,420 3.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 484 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 141 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 85 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 297 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,942 9.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 129,842 80.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 488 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,573 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,101 1.93%