Blue Earth County, MN Population

Overview

68,575

Total Population

31.4

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

44.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,767

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blue Earth County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blue Earth County is 31.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue Earth County's population under 18 was 20.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue Earth County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue Earth County, 16.72% were under the age of 15, 31.78% aged 15 to 29, 37.55% aged 30 to 64, 12.30% aged 65 to 84, and 1.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 621 less females than males in Blue Earth County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Blue Earth County, MN.
The Blue Earth County, MN gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 5,226.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 5,287.

Blue Earth County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue Earth County population: 88.78% are White, 4.59% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.34% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.90% are some other race and 3.27% are multiracial.
Blue Earth County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,767 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65,808 (95.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue Earth County is White with a population of 60,882 (88.78% of the total population).

Blue Earth County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 69,631 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Blue Earth County's population increased by 8,151 (14.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue Earth County's population increased by 5,120 (7.99%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blue Earth County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 55,940.