Dakota County

County Population: 355,904
County Houses: 133,750
Land area: 569.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.8 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (11.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.7%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.1%).
Races in Dakota County:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)