Editing Hennepin County, Minnesota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 12849
|1870= 31566
|1880= 67013
|1890= 185294
|1900= 228340
|1910= 333480
|1920= 415419
|1930= 517785
|1940= 568899
|1950= 676579
|1960= 842854
|1970= 960080
|1980= 941411
|1990= 1032431
|2000= 1116200
|2010= 1152425
|2020= 1281565
|estyear=2024
|estimate=1273334
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Hennepin County was $398,850.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 534,573 estimated households in Hennepin County with an average of 2.32 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $96,339. Approximately 10.1% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Hennepin County has an estimated 71.4% employment rate, with 53.3% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.0% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Hennepin County, Minnesota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hennepincountyminnesota/PST045224 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (82.3%), Spanish (6.0%), Indo-European (2.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander (4.3%), and Other (4.5%).

The median age in the county was 37.8 years.

===Race and ethnicity===
Hennepin County's racial and ethnic composition has evolved significantly over time. Initially, the region was inhabited by Native American tribes, primarily the Dakota Sioux. Beginning in the early 19th century, European settlement brought a demographic shift, with a predominantly white population of Northern European descent.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Warner |first1=George E. |last2=Foote |first2=C. M. |date=1976 |title=History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis |url= |location=Marceline, MO |publisher=Walsworth |page=iv, 713 |isbn= |oclc=2890166 |language=English |series=Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota; Outlines of the History of Minnesota}}</ref> The county witnessed further diversification throughout the 20th century with the arrival of African Americans during the [[Second Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]], as well as Latino, Asian, and other immigrant groups in the latter half of the century.<ref>{{cite news|last=Delton |first=Jennifer A. |title=Labor, Politics, and African American Identity in Minneapolis, 1930–1950 |newspaper=The North Star State: A Minnesota History Reader |editor=Anne J. Aby |pages=316–332 |location=St. Paul |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |date=2002}}</ref>

'''Hennepin County, Minnesota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Hennepin County, Minnesota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s27/c53/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name="Census 1990">{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics Minnesota |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-25.pdf |website=www.census.gov |date=October 6, 2022 |page=21 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hennepin County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US27053 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hennepin County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US27053&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hennepin County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US27053&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 875,692<br>(93.02%) || 914,870<br>(88.61%) || 881,016<br>(78.93%) || 826,670<br>(71.73%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |840,845<br>(65.61%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 32,522<br>(3.45%) || 59,109<br>(5.73%) || 98,698<br>(8.84%) || 134,240<br>(11.65%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |169,603<br>(13.23%)
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 10,479<br>(1.11%) || 14,272<br>(1.38%) || 10,212<br>(0.91%) || 8,848<br>(0.77%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |8,016<br>(0.63%)
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 9,839<br>(1.05%) || 29,010<br>(2.81%) || 53,229<br>(4.77%) || 71,535<br>(6.21%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |97,348<br>(7.60%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 473<br>(0.04%) || 431<br>(0.04%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |388<br>(0.03%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 4,852<br>(0.52%) || 1,192<br>(0.12%) || 2,115<br>(0.19%) || 2,321<br>(0.20%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |6,127<br>(0.48%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 25,018<br>(2.24%) || 30,704<br>(2.66%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |60,988<br>(4.76%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 8,027<br>(0.85%) || 13,978<br>(1.35%) || 45,439<br>(4.07%) || 77,676<br>(6.74%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |98,250<br>(7.67%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''941,411<br>(100.00%)''' || '''1,032,431<br>(100.00%)''' || '''1,116,200<br>(100.00%)''' || '''1,152,425<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,281,565<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

===Ancestry===
The most common ancestries in Hennepin County are German, Irish, English, Norwegian and Swedish.<ref name="Tableau">{{cite web|title=Detailed Race and Ethnicities in the Hennepin County, MN: 2020 Census |url=https://public.tableau.com/shared/8PYCYF6H2?:showVizHome=no |publisher=Tableau |date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=December 5, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Ancestry<ref name="Tableau" />
! colspan="3" |Any ancestry{{efn|Any ancestry includes individuals identifying with either a single ethnic group (full ancestry) or with a mixed heritage from multiple groups (partial ancestry).}}
! colspan="3" |Full ancestry{{efn|Full ancestry only includes those who identify with a single group, without any mixed heritage.}}
|-
! Rank
! Population
! Percentage
! Rank
! Population
! Percentage
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] || 1 || 347,042 || 27.08% || 1 || 98,811 || 7.71%
|-
| [[Irish Americans|Irish]] || 2 || 187,435 || 14.63% || 6 || 31,653 || 2.47%
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] || 3 || 152,567 || 11.09% || 3 || 40,602 || 3.17%
|-
| [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]] || 4 || 135,077 || 10.54% || 5 || 32,327 || 2.52%
|-
| [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]] || 5 || 100,544 || 7.85% || 9 || 18,886 || 1.47%
|-
| [[African Americans|African]] || 6 || 75,484 || 5.89% || 2 || 60,478 || —
|-
| [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] || 7 || 57,607 || 4.50% || — || — || —
|-
| [[Polish Americans|Polish]] || 8 || 54,025 || 4.22% || 11 || 10,306 || 0.80%
|-
| [[French Americans|French]] || 9 || 52,883 || 4.13% || 16 || 4,467 || 0.35%
|-
| [[Somali Americans|Somali]] || 10 || 38,588 || 3.01% || 4 || 37,897 || 2.96%
|}

===2023 estimate===
[[File:HennepinCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Hennepin County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 1,258,713 people and 534,573 households residing in the county. There were 579,806 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 72.9% White ''(66.5% NH White)'', 14.7% African American, 1.2% Native American, 7.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 3.6% from two or more races (% NH Multiracial). Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.9% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=April 14, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2021 estimate, Hennepin County is the 2nd wealthiest county in Minnesota and 65th wealthiest county of the 100 [[List of highest-income counties in the United States|highest-income counties in the United States]]. $50,478 for per capita income in 2021.

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 1,281,565 people, 528,547 households, and 297,806 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hennepin%20County,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,313.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 555,779 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1003.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 66.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.22% from some other races and 7.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 7.67% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Hennepin County, Minnesota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/hennepin-county-minnesota/050-27053/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 1,152,425 people, 475,913 <!-- 475,904 ? --> households, and 272,885 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|2,081.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 509,458 housing units at an average density of {{convert|920.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 74.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.92% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.37% from some other races and 3.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 6.74% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,116,200 people, 456,129 households, and 267,291 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|774.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 468,824 housing units at an average density of {{convert|325.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 80.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.06% from some other races and 2.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 4.07% of the population.

There were 456,129 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.40% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 33.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,711, and the median income for a family was $65,985. Males had a median income of $42,466 versus $32,400 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,789. About 5.00% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Besides English, languages with significant numbers of speakers in Hennepin County include Arabic, [[Hmong language|Hmong]], [[Khmer language|Khmer]], [[Lao language|Lao]], Russian, [[Somali language|Somali]], Spanish, and Vietnamese.<ref>"[http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/WelcomeLanguages.cfm Welcome Languages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708214153/http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/WelcomeLanguages.cfm |date=July 8, 2010}}." [[Hennepin County Public Library]]. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.</ref>

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===Religious statistics===
In 2010, Hennepin County's largest religious group was the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]], with 215,205 Catholics worshipping at 73 parishes, followed by 124,732 [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]] Lutherans with 106 congregations, 59,811 [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] adherents with 103 congregations, 20,286 [[United Methodist Church|UMC]] Methodists with 42 congregations, 18,836 [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Missouri Synod]] Lutherans with 34 congregations, 16,941 [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|PC-USA]] Presbyterians with 21 congregations, 16,230 [[Converge (Baptist denomination)|Converge]] Baptists with 26 congregations, 16,128 [[Assemblies of God|AoG]] Pentecostals with 32 congregations, 12,307 [[United Church of Christ|UCC]] Christians with 20 congregations, and 8,608 [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] Jews with 3 congregations. Altogether, religious congregations claimed 54.3% of the population as members, though members of historically African-American denominations were underrepresented due to incomplete information.<ref>{{cite web |title=County Membership Report Hennepin County (Minnesota) |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=27053&T=county&Y=2010&S=adh |publisher=The [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] |date=2010 |access-date=January 2, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2014, Hennepin County had 708 religious organizations, the 16th-most of all U.S. counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Social Capital Variables Spreadsheet for 2014 |url=https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 |website=PennState College of Agricultural Sciences, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development |date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231001016/https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>