Demographics of Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota had 1,284,784 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,121 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hennepin County, in four figures

1,284,784
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,121 people.; 37.6 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,653 ±$1,190
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hennepin County, Minnesota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hennepin County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hennepin County, Minnesota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hennepin County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,281,663	100.0	100.0
2021	1,267,341	98.9	100.2
2022	1,262,045	98.5	100.7
2023	1,263,745	98.6	101.6
2024	1,277,084	99.6	102.5
2025	1,284,784	100.2	103.1

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Population of Hennepin County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,281,663	+97	+867	+135	−1,350
2021	1,267,341	−14,322	+4,649	+1,793	−20,243
2022	1,262,045	−5,296	+4,277	+6,670	−16,183
2023	1,263,745	+1,700	+4,366	+9,229	−11,862
2024	1,277,084	+13,339	+4,167	+13,849	−4,610
2025	1,284,784	+7,700	+4,189	+4,100	−703

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±0.1: for men 36.9 ±0.1 and for women 38.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hennepin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	74,316 ±50	5.9% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	199,932 ±2,365	15.7% ±0.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	106,827 ±1,932	8.4% ±0.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	388,601 ±2,616	30.6% ±0.2	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	301,769 ±2,482	23.8% ±0.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	198,051 ±2,529	15.6% ±0.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,653 ±$1,190, and income per person $59,401 ±$663, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hennepin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	62,487 ±2,162	11.6% ±0.4	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	69,126 ±2,332	12.8% ±0.4	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	77,326 ±2,412	14.3% ±0.4	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	66,081 ±1,883	12.2% ±0.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	98,885 ±2,574	18.3% ±0.5	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61,894 ±1,731	11.5% ±0.3	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	103,694 ±1,941	19.2% ±0.4	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hennepin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	123,902 ±4,816	10.0% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	29,466 ±2,072	10.9% ±0.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	69,996 ±2,671	9.9% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	24,440 ±1,519	9.0% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hennepin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hennepin County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	571,527 ±186	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.3	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±0.3	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.7% ±0.4	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.3% ±0.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$392,900 ±$2,254	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,487 ±$14	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hennepin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	99,318 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	827,112 ±1,878	65.2% ±0.1	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	168,864 ±2,610	13.3% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	89,468 ±1,098	7.0% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4,938 ±430	0.4% ±<0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	187 ±81	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9,968 ±1,686	0.8% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	69,641 ±2,748	5.5% ±0.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hennepin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	727,187 ±4,269	57.3% ±0.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	352,689 ±4,148	27.8% ±0.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16,367 ±1,339	1.3% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	173,253 ±3,617	13.6% ±0.3	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	100,326 ±2,848	7.9% ±0.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72,927 ±3,107	5.7% ±0.2	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hennepin County among the counties of Minnesota

1st of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Hennepin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hennepin County	1,284,784	+0.2%
Ramsey County	541,623	−1.8%
Dakota County	457,710	+3.9%
Anoka County	381,605	+4.7%
Washington County	286,895	+6.9%
St. Louis County	200,518	+0.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population in Minnesota
No. 35 Counties by population
No. 48 Counties by population growth in Minnesota

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026