Lake County Demographics

A map of Lake County's Population by Race

Lake County, Minnesota had a population of 10,905 in 2020. It was 94.3% White, 0.1% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lake County is the 66th most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Lake County's White Population

10,281 residents of Lake County identify as White, or 94.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake County larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #6 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more White than neighboring Bayfield County (82.9% White), Cook County (83.4% White), St. Louis County (88% White), Douglas County (89% White), and Ashland County (79.1% White).

Lake County's Black Population

11 residents of Lake County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #86 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is less Black than neighboring Bayfield County (0.3% Black), Cook County (0.4% Black), St. Louis County (2% Black), Douglas County (1.3% Black), and Ashland County (0.7% Black).

Lake County's Asian Population

55 residents of Lake County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #48 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more Asian than neighboring Bayfield County (0.2% Asian). Lake County is less Asian than neighboring Cook County (0.9% Asian), St. Louis County (0.9% Asian), and Douglas County (0.6% Asian).

Lake County's Hispanic Population

113 residents of Lake County identify as Hispanic, or 1.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #87 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is less Hispanic than neighboring Bayfield County (1.7% Hispanic), Cook County (2.2% Hispanic), St. Louis County (1.8% Hispanic), Douglas County (1.7% Hispanic), and Ashland County (2.4% Hispanic).

Lake County's Native American/Other Population

80 residents of Lake County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Minnesota (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #51 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Bayfield County (10.3% Native American/Other), Cook County (8.5% Native American/Other), St. Louis County (2.5% Native American/Other), Douglas County (2.1% Native American/Other), and Ashland County (12.7% Native American/Other).

Lake County's Multiracial Population

365 residents of Lake County identify as Multiracial, or 3.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake County is ranked #39 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is less Multiracial than neighboring Bayfield County (4.5% Multiracial), Cook County (4.6% Multiracial), St. Louis County (4.8% Multiracial), Douglas County (5.3% Multiracial), and Ashland County (4.6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.