2022 population: 443,341 ( 44,789 from 2010 , 3,457 from 2020)
Land area: 562.5 square miles
Population density: 788.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	331,059	74.67%	0.9%
Black:	37,548	8.47%	105.9%
Indian:	1,580	0.36%	18.0%
Asian:	25,136	5.67%	43.2%
2+ races:	12,509	2.82%	41.3%
Hispanic:	35,509	8.01%	48.2%

Total non-White:	112,282	25.33%	59.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,181	12.7
Deaths:	7,278	8.3
Net Migration:	-2,128	-2.4
Net Immigration:	1,305	1.5

Change in White population:	3,097	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	41,692	10.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
398,552
327,962	82.29%
18,235	4.58%
1,339	0.34%
17,549	4.40%
8,854	2.22%
23,966	6.01%
70,590	17.71%

2000
355,904
320,242	89.98%
7,941	2.23%
1,203	0.34%
10,358	2.91%
5,201	1.46%
10,459	2.94%
35,662	10.02%

1990
275,227
262,794	95.48%
3,075	1.12%
702	0.26%
4,890	1.78%
n/a
3,766	1.37%
12,433	4.52%

1980
194,279
188,630	97.09%
1,136	0.58%
530	0.27%
1,817	0.94%
n/a
2,018	1.04%
5,649	2.91%

1970
139,808
137,882	98.62%
181	0.13%
275	0.20%
245	0.18%
n/a
1,162	0.83%
1,926	1.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
50,473	14.2
16,786	4.7
3,309	0.9
6,100	1.7

7,720	2.2
34,928	9.8

Number	Rate
1990's
51,744	18.8
13,916	5.1
34,892	12.7
4,406	1.6

57,448	20.9
23,229	8.4

Number	Rate
1980's
40,196	20.7
10,119	5.2
52,632	27.1
n/a

74,164	38.2
6,784	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
31,334	22.4
n/a

50,748	36.3
3,723	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Dakota County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
105,529	23.8%
337,812	76.2%
65,838	14.9%

169,404
2.57

116,096	68.5%
92,748	79.9%
9,786	8.4%
53,308	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
105,060	26.4%
293,492	73.6%
39,816	10.0%

152,060
2.60

105,748	69.5%
83,930	79.4%
9,686	9.2%
46,312	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
103,735	29.1%
252,169	70.9%
26,407	7.4%

131,352
2.69

94,729	72.1%
79,351	83.8%
7,941	8.4%
36,623	27.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
82,352	29.9%
192,875	70.1%
17,352	6.3%

98,408
2.78

74,152	75.4%
63,295	85.4%
5,656	7.6%
24,256	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
65,906	33.9%
128,373	66.1%
11,413	5.9%

64,150
3.01

50,065	78.0%
43,987	87.9%
3,483	7.0%
14,085	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Dakota County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,413	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,452	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,885	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,324	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,029	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,342	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,001	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,644	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,850	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,705	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,499	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,228	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,179	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,209	10.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	22,777	13.4%
$200,000 or more	25,867	15.3%

Median Household Income	101,360
Per Capita Income	48,894

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	108
Compared to U.S.	114

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,179	3.6%
Public Assistance	4,714	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,822	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	210,730	81.6%
Unemployed	7,522	2.9%
In Armed Forces	407	0.2%

Total Labor Force	218,659	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	39,717	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	92,978	74,209	55.6%
Non-Profit	7,734	16,061	32.5%
Self-Employed	10,813	7,068	60.5%

Local Government	6,402	11,225	36.3%
State Government	3,749	3,885	49.1%
Federal Government	2,782	2,345	54.3%

Total Private + Self	103,791	81,277	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,667	33,516	38.1%
Total	124,458	114,793	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50,097	20.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	49,593	20.7%
Professional, Technical	61,883	25.8%
Service Occupations	33,529	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	418	0.2%
All others	44,340	18.5%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34,501	14.4%
Retail trade	27,071	11.3%
Manufacturing	25,579	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	20,777	8.7%
Finance and insurance	19,646	8.2%
Educational services	18,955	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	14,088	5.9%
Construction	13,250	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	13,104	5.5%
Public administration	10,217	4.3%
Other services	9,635	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,510	3.6%
Wholesale trade	7,203	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,712	2.0%
Information	4,708	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,959	1.7%
Utilities	1,482	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,422	0.6%
Management	531	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	92	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,113	5.04%
Puerto Rican	2,018	0.46%
Cuban	850	0.19%
Dominican	977	0.22%

Total Central American	3,680	0.84%
Costa Rican	34	0.01%
Guatemalan	583	0.13%
Honduran	615	0.14%
Nicaraguan	315	0.07%
Panamanian	94	0.02%
Salvadoran	2,039	0.46%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,249	0.51%
Argentinean	75	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	61	0.01%
Colombian	535	0.12%
Ecuadorian	908	0.21%
Paraguayan	18	0.00%
Peruvian	229	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	423	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,892	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,693	1.30%
Vietnamese	2,964	0.67%
Filipino	2,271	0.52%
Cambodian	1,844	0.42%
Hmong	1,832	0.42%
Chinese	1,796	0.41%
Korean	1,733	0.39%
Laotian	766	0.17%
Japanese	485	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	358,564	87.0%
Spanish	20,509	5.0%
Other	10,423	2.5%
Other Asian	6,849	1.7%
Other Indo-European	3,494	0.8%
Vietnamese	2,560	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,371	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,011	0.5%
Tagalog	1,677	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	136,364	31.0%
Irish	52,927	12.1%
Norwegian	50,082	11.4%
English	33,374	7.6%
Swedish	26,898	6.1%
Polish	16,805	3.8%
Italian	12,706	2.9%
European	11,651	2.7%
French	11,501	2.6%
American	10,044	2.3%
Scandinavian	8,318	1.9%
Czech	7,158	1.6%
Dutch	6,455	1.5%
Danish	5,482	1.2%
Somalian	4,826	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	421,456	96.0%
Not a citizen	17,723	4.0%

Native	396,854	90.4%
Foreign-born	42,325	9.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,352	1.8%	7,835	2.6%	58,947	19.8%	94,642	31.7%	89,817	30.1%	41,866	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,352	1.8%
9-12 Years	7,835	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	58,947	19.8%
Some College	94,642	31.7%
Bach. Degree	89,817	30.1%
Grad Degree	41,866	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	166,377	160,464	5,913	3.6%	4.7%
1991	171,379	164,249	7,130	4.2%	5.1%
1992	177,196	170,142	7,054	4.0%	5.0%
1993	182,765	176,303	6,462	3.5%	4.8%
1994	189,122	183,684	5,438	2.9%	4.0%
1995	195,761	190,884	4,877	2.5%	3.7%
1996	202,268	197,252	5,016	2.5%	3.8%
1997	206,892	202,827	4,065	2.0%	3.2%
1998	212,815	208,820	3,995	1.9%	2.7%
1999	217,262	213,389	3,873	1.8%	2.7%

2000	216,174	211,085	5,089	2.4%	3.0%
2001	219,736	212,973	6,763	3.1%	3.8%
2002	222,109	213,424	8,685	3.9%	4.5%
2003	225,083	215,667	9,416	4.2%	4.8%
2004	226,850	217,805	9,045	4.0%	4.6%
2005	228,016	219,730	8,286	3.6%	4.1%
2006	229,098	220,909	8,189	3.6%	4.1%
2007	229,164	219,810	9,354	4.1%	4.6%
2008	229,798	218,579	11,219	4.9%	5.4%
2009	228,603	211,839	16,764	7.3%	7.9%

2010	227,404	211,524	15,880	7.0%	7.4%
2011	228,418	214,573	13,845	6.1%	6.5%
2012	228,280	216,288	11,992	5.3%	5.6%
2013	229,949	219,363	10,586	4.6%	5.0%
2014	232,013	223,040	8,973	3.9%	4.3%
2015	232,810	224,956	7,854	3.4%	3.8%
2016	234,941	226,978	7,963	3.4%	3.9%
2017	237,561	230,388	7,173	3.0%	3.4%
2018	239,402	233,091	6,311	2.6%	3.0%
2019	242,934	236,094	6,840	2.8%	3.2%

2020	242,394	227,375	15,019	6.2%	6.2%
2021	237,397	229,043	8,354	3.5%	3.8%
2022	241,932	236,152	5,780	2.4%	2.7%
2023	243,607	237,392	6,215	2.6%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	174,164
Median Value	$341,200

Occupied	169,404	97.3%
Vacant	4,760	2.7%

Owned	128,582	75.9%
Rented	40,822	24.1%
Median Rent	$1,410

Single-Family Units	132,568	76.1%
Detached	101,937	58.5%
Attached	30,631	17.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	33,406	19.2%
Mobile Homes	3,156	1.8%

Dakota County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dakota County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Dakota County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dakota County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dakota County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dakota County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Dakota County, MN