Hennepin County
Census Data: Migration and Language

Click here for data about foreign born population or languages spoken in Hennepin County cities published by the Office of Planning and Development. For descriptions of terms see the U.S. Census Bureau Subject Definitions (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format).

Note: The socio-economic data for Minneapolis neighborhoods may not be absolutely precise because they are totals of small census areas called "block groups".  A few of these block groups do not align exactly with neighborhood boundaries.  Most discrepancies are very minor except for the Hawthorne-Jordan border.  Census block groups aggregated for Jordan in these tables include a four-block area lying within Hawthorne.  Therefore, numerical counts for Jordan are slightly higher and counts for Hawthorne are slightly lower than actual populations. Percentages and rates may be slightly higher or lower than the precise neighborhood areas.  In general, the socio-economic figures for all areas are not exact because they are calculated for the whole population from the long-form census questionnaires sent to one-sixth of households in April 2000.

Migration and Foreign Born

Pie Charts of Population by Place of Birth, Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 2000

Pie Charts of Foreign Born by Region of Birth, Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 2000

Map of Total Population, Foreign Born by and Entered U.S. 1995 to March 2000, Eastern Hennepin County (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format--if you do not have a copy of the free Adobe Reader, click here.)

Pie Charts of Population Age 5 and Over by Place of Residence in 1995, Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 2000

Table of Population Age 5 and Over by Place of Residence in 1995, Minneapolis Neighborhoods

Table of Total Population by Place of Birth, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, and Hennepin County Suburbs, 2000

Table of Percent of Total Population by Place of Birth, Minneapolis Neighborhoods, 2000

Language Spoken at Home

Pie Charts of Population Five Years and Older by Language Spoken at Home, Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 2000

Map of Percent of Population Age 5 and Over Speaking a Language Other than English at Home, Eastern Hennepin County, 2000 (PDF file)

Bar Chart of Population 5 Years and Older Who Speak English Less Than Very Well, Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 2000

Table of Persons 5 Years and Older, Detailed Languages Spoken at Home, Hennepin County, 2000

Table of Persons 5 Years and Older, Detailed Languages Spoken at Home, Minneapolis, 2000

Table of Total Population 5 Years and Older, Language Spoken at Home and Speak English Less than "Very Well", Minneapolis Total and Hennepin County Suburbs, 2000

Table of Percent of Population 5 Years and Older, Language Spoken at Home and Speak English "Not Well" or "Not at All", Minneapolis Neighborhoods, 2000

Downloadable spreadsheets with census data about foreign born population and language spoken at home

Percent of Population Age 5 and Older by Place of Residence in 1995 and 2000

Place of Residence in 1995, Hennepin County Persons Age 5 and Over in 2000
Total = 1,043,809

Place of Residence in 1995, Minneapolis Persons Age 5 and Over in 2000
Total = 357,867

 

Percent of Total Population by Place of Birth and Citizenship, 2000

Note: Persons born outside the U.S. in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories are considered "native born" but not foreign born.
Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 13, 2002

 

Percent of Foreign Born by Region of Birth, 2000

Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 13, 2002

 

Percent of Population 5 Years and Older, Language Spoken at Home, 2000

Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 12, 2002

Percent of Population 5 Years and Older, Language Spoken at Home and Speaking English Less Than "Very Well", 2000
For descriptions of terms see the U.S. Census Bureau Subject Definitions.  (Language spoken at home is defined on page six.)

Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 12, 2002

 

Place of Birth and Citizenship, 2000

 

Hennepin County

Minneapolis

Hennepin Suburbs

Hennepin County

Minneapolis

Hennepin Suburbs

Total Population

1,116,200

382,452

733,748

Percent of Total Population

Native

1,005,704

326,977

678,727

90.1%

85.5%

92.5%

    Born in U.S.

998,371

323,637

674,734

89.4%

84.6%

92.0%

        Minnesota

669,610

198,925

470,685

60.0%

52.0%

64.1%

        Different State

328,761

124,712

204,049

29.5%

32.6%

27.8%

    Born Outside U.S.*

7,333

3,340

3,993

0.7%

0.9%

0.5%

Foreign Born

110,496

55,475

55,021

9.9%

14.5%

7.5%

          Entered March 1990 to March 2000

66,843

37,476

29,367

6.0%

9.8%

4.0%

       Naturalized Citizen

36,519

13,508

23,011

3.3%

3.5%

3.1%

       Not a Citizen

73,977

41,967

32,010

6.6%

11.0%

4.4%

             

Foreign Born by Region

     

Percent of Foreign Born 

Total**

110,487

55,475

55,012

100.0%

100.0% 100.0%

Europe

17,363

5,409

11,954

15.7%

9.8%

21.7%

Asia

40,762

17,376

23,386

36.9%

31.3%

42.5%

Africa

20,735

12,765

7,970

18.8%

23.0%

14.5%

Oceania

567

277

290

0.5%

0.5%

0.5%

Latin America

26,994

18,540

8,454

24.4%

33.4%

15.4%

North America

4,066

1,108

2,958

3.7%

2.0%

5.4%

*Note: Persons born in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories are considered "native born" but not foreign born.
**Excludes born at sea.
Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 11, 2002

 

Population 5 Years and Older, Language Spoken at Home, 2000
For descriptions of terms see the U.S. Census Bureau Subject Definitions.  (Language spoken at home is defined on page six.)

 

Population 5 Years and Older

Percent of 5 Years and Older

Language Spoken at Home

Hennepin County

Minneapolis

Hennepin Suburbs

Hennepin County

Minneapolis

Hennepin Suburbs

Total 5 and Older

1,043,809

357,867

685,942

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

English Only

909,793

288,932

620,861

87.2%

80.7%

90.5%

Language Other Than English

134,016

68,935

65,081

12.8%

19.3%

9.5%

     Speak English Less Than "very well"

64,156

37,693

26,463

6.1%

10.5%

3.9%

Spanish

42,540

25,579

16,961

4.1%

7.1%

2.5%

     Speak English Less Than "very well"

22,866

15,912

6,954

2.2%

4.4%

1.0%

Other Indo-European languages

32,974

11,245

21,729

3.2%

3.1%

3.2%

     Speak English Less Than "very well"

10,259

3,309

6,950

1.0%

0.9%

1.0%

Asian and Pacific Island languages

38,401

18,782

19,619

3.7%

5.2%

2.9%

     Speak English Less Than "very well"

21,753

11,193

10,560

2.1%

3.1%

1.5%

Other Languages

20,101

13,329

6,772

1.9%

3.7%

1.0%

     Speak English Less Than "very well"

9,278

7,279

1,999

0.9%

2.0%

0.3%

Source: U.S. Census 2000, Demographic Profile, June 2002
Prepared by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family, and Adult Services, June 13, 2002

 

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