Population statistics for Minnesota residents including Age, Sex and Race. For statistics related to heritage and ancestry, view our Ancestry Profiles page.

Minnesota Population
2010 Total
% of
Total
2000 Total
% of
Total
2010-2000
Difference
Total population
5,303,925
4,919,479
7.8%
Sex and Age
Male
2,632,132
49.6
2,435,631
49.5
8.1%
Female
2,671,793
50.4
2,483,848
50.5
7.6%
Under 5 years
355,504
6.7
329,594
6.7
7.9%
5 to 9 years
355,536
6.7
355,894
7.2
-0.1%
10 to 14 years
352,342
6.6
374,995
7.6
-6.0%
15 to 19 years
367,829
6.9
374,362
7.6
-1.7%
20 to 24 years
355,651
6.7
322,483
6.6
10.3%
25 to 34 years
715,586
7.0
673,138
13.7
6.3%
35 to 44 years
681,094
6.2
824,182
16.8
-17.4%
45 to 54 years
807,898
7.7
665,696
13.5
21.4%
55 to 59 years
349,589
6.6
226,857
4.6
54.1%
60 to 64 years
279,775
5.3
178,012
3.6
57.2%
65 to 74 years
354,427
3.8
295,825
6.0
19.8%
75 to 84 years
222,030
2.3
212,840
4.3
4.3%
85 years and over
106,664
2.0
85,601
1.7
24.6%
Median age (years)
37.4
( X )
35.4
(X)
5.6%
16 years and over
4,168,319
78.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
18 years and over
4,019,862
75.8
3,632,585
73.8
10.7%
21 years and over
3,799,982
71.6
3,414,300
69.4
11.3%
62 years and over
842,135
15.9
696,775
14.2
20.9%
65 years and over
683,121
12.9
594,266
12.1
15.0%
Race
One Race
5,178,780
97.6
4,836,737
98.3
7.1%
White
4,524,062
85.3
4,400,282
89.4
2.8%
Black or African American
274,412
5.2
171,731
3.5
59.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native
60,916
1.1
54,967
1.1
10.8%
Asian
214,234
4.0
141,968
2.9
50.9%
Asian Indian
33,031
0.6
16,887
0.3
95.6%
Chinese
24,643
0.5
16,060
0.3
53.4%
Filipino
9,464
0.2
6,284
0.1
50.6%
Japanese
3,611
0.1
3,816
0.1
-5.4%
Korean
14,982
0.3
12,584
0.3
19.1%
Vietnamese
23,544
0.4
18,824
0.4
25.1%
Other Asian [1]
104,959
2.0
67,513
1.4
55.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,156
0.0
1,979
0.0
8.9%
Native Hawaiian
573
0.0
593
0.0
-3.4%
Guamanian or Chamorro
378
0.0
266
0.0
42.1%
Samoan
299
0.0
508
0.0
-41.1%
Other Pacific Islander [2]
906
0.0
612
0.0
48.0%
Some Other Race
103,000
1.9
65,810
1.3
56.5%
Two or More Races
125,145
2.4
82,742
1.7
51.2%
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
4,634,915
87.4
4,466,325
90.8
3.8%
Black or African American
327,548
6.2
202,972
4.1
61.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native
101,900
1.9
81,074
1.6
25.7%
Asian
247,132
4.7
162,414
3.3
52.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6,206
0.1
5,867
0.1
5.8%
Some Other Race
121,996
2.3
89,042
1.8
37.0%
Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
250,258
4.7
143,382
2.9
74.5%
Mexican
176,007
3.3
95,613
1.9
84.1%
Puerto Rican
10,807
0.2
6,616
0.1
63.3%
Cuban
3,661
0.1
2,527
0.1
44.9%
Other Hispanic or Latino [5]
59,783
1.1
38,626
0.8
54.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,053,667
95.3
4,776,097
97.1
5.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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2 Responses

  1. Why is the Samalian population left out? How many are there here in Minnesota- we have the largest population of them in the whole United States?

    1. Sandra, that’s a great question. Our data comes from the U.S. Census. The 2010 U.S. Census did not include a breakdown of demographic data for Somolian residents. Instead, this data was grouped into a category titled “Black or African American”. Some of the Asian and Pacific Island areas are broken down into nationalities, but the “Black or African American” category is not.