Yellow Medicine County Demographics

A map of Yellow Medicine County's Population by Race

Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota had a population of 9,528 in 2020. It was 88.2% White, 0.5% Black, 0.3% Asian, 4.7% Hispanic, 2.9% Native American/Other, and 3.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Yellow Medicine County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Yellow Medicine County is the 71st most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Yellow Medicine County's White Population

8,408 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as White, or 88.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Yellow Medicine County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #42 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is more White than neighboring Lyon County (81.3% White), Chippewa County (83.1% White), and Swift County (87.6% White). Yellow Medicine County is less White than neighboring Lac qui Parle County (92.9% White), and Lincoln County (95.2% White).

Yellow Medicine County's Black Population

48 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Yellow Medicine County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #56 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is more Black than neighboring Lincoln County (0.2% Black). Yellow Medicine County is less Black than neighboring Lyon County (3.6% Black), Chippewa County (0.6% Black), and Swift County (0.8% Black).

Yellow Medicine County's Asian Population

28 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Yellow Medicine County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #75 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is less Asian than neighboring Lyon County (5% Asian), Lac qui Parle County (0.6% Asian), Lincoln County (0.4% Asian), and Swift County (0.8% Asian).

Yellow Medicine County's Hispanic Population

448 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as Hispanic, or 4.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Yellow Medicine County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is more Hispanic than neighboring Lac qui Parle County (3% Hispanic), and Lincoln County (1.9% Hispanic). Yellow Medicine County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lyon County (6.9% Hispanic), Chippewa County (9.9% Hispanic), and Swift County (6.7% Hispanic).

Yellow Medicine County's Native American/Other Population

281 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Yellow Medicine 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, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #14 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Lyon County (0.5% Native American/Other), Lac qui Parle County (0.4% Native American/Other), Lincoln County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Swift County (1.7% Native American/Other). Yellow Medicine County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Chippewa County (3.5% Native American/Other).

Yellow Medicine County's Multiracial Population

315 residents of Yellow Medicine County identify as Multiracial, or 3.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Yellow Medicine County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County is ranked #40 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Yellow Medicine County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lyon County (2.7% Multiracial), Lac qui Parle County (2.6% Multiracial), Chippewa County (2.5% Multiracial), Lincoln County (2.1% Multiracial), and Swift County (2.4% Multiracial).

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