Hunan is a multiethnic province, where the Han nationality and other 55 ethnic groups reside. The population of the ethnic groups exceeds 7 million, accounting for 10.23 percent of the province’s total. Hunan is a concentrative residence of the Tujia, Miao, Dong, Yao, and Bai people. The population of the five groups totals more than 100,000. As for distribution, Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Huaihua, Zhangjiajie, Yongzhou, Shaoyang and Changde are inhabited by 96.86% of Hunan’s ethnic population. Xiangxi, Huaihua, Zhangjiajie each has over one million ethnic people, and Yongzhou, Shaoyang and Changde respectively have more than 100,000.
Ethnic Minority in Hunan