Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mille Lacs County, MN

The map below shows majority race by area in Mille Lacs County, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Mille Lacs County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Mille Lacs County, MN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mille Lacs County overall is white, making up 87.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is native american at 4.5%. There are more white people in the south areas of the county. People who identify as native american are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Mille Lacs County

 
Self-Identified Race
Mille Lacs County, MN Population
White
87.8%
Hispanic
2.3%
Black
0.5%
Asian
1.0%
Native American
4.5%
Other
4.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mille Lacs County, MN

The map below shows diversity in Mille Lacs County. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Mille Lacs County Diversity Score

22.5

More diverse than 35% of US counties

Mille Lacs County has a diversity score of 22.5: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Mille Lacs County is less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 35% of them. Within Mille Lacs County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Mille Lacs County, and the least diverse areas are in south Mille Lacs County.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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