Otter Tail County Demographics

A map of Otter Tail County's Population by Race

Otter Tail County, Minnesota had a population of 60,081 in 2020. It was 90.5% White, 1.4% Black, 0.6% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Otter Tail County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Otter Tail County is the 17th most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Otter Tail County's White Population

54,362 residents of Otter Tail County identify as White, or 90.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Otter Tail County larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked #27 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more White than neighboring Becker County (84.3% White). Otter Tail County is less White than neighboring Douglas County (93.9% White), Grant County (93.8% White), Wadena County (92.7% White), and Wilkin County (91% White).

Otter Tail County's Black Population

843 residents of Otter Tail County identify as Black, or 1.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Otter Tail County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked #30 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more Black than neighboring Becker County (0.6% Black), Douglas County (0.6% Black), Grant County (0.2% Black), Wadena County (0.8% Black), and Wilkin County (0.6% Black).

Otter Tail County's Asian Population

334 residents of Otter Tail County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Otter Tail County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked #46 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more Asian than neighboring Becker County (0.4% Asian), Grant County (0.2% Asian), Wadena County (0.4% Asian), and Wilkin County (0.1% Asian).

Otter Tail County's Hispanic Population

2,216 residents of Otter Tail County identify as Hispanic, or 3.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Otter Tail County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked #48 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more Hispanic than neighboring Becker County (1.6% Hispanic), Douglas County (2.1% Hispanic), Grant County (2.2% Hispanic), Wadena County (1.9% Hispanic), and Wilkin County (3.2% Hispanic).

Otter Tail County's Native American/Other Population

450 residents of Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail 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, Otter Tail County is ranked #49 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Douglas County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Grant County (0.6% Native American/Other). Otter Tail County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Becker County (7.2% Native American/Other), and Wilkin County (1.4% Native American/Other).

Otter Tail County's Multiracial Population

1,876 residents of Otter Tail County identify as Multiracial, or 3.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Otter Tail County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked #46 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Otter Tail County is more Multiracial than neighboring Douglas County (2.4% Multiracial), and Grant County (2.9% Multiracial). Otter Tail County is less Multiracial than neighboring Becker County (5.9% Multiracial), Wadena County (3.4% Multiracial), and Wilkin County (3.6% Multiracial).

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