As of November 1, 2020, the population of the Han nationality in the province is 54.9815 million, accounting for 95.20 percent of the total; the population of the ethnic minorities stands at 2.7711 million, accounting for 4.80 percent of the total. Compared with 2010, the Han population increased by 221,300 people, an increase of 0.39 percent while the population of ethnic minorities increased by 302,600 people, an increase of 12.26 percent, according to the data on the seventh national population census released by Hubei Provincial Statistics Bureau on May 26, 2021.

Administrative division for minority nationalities in Hubei contain:

1 autonomous prefecture: Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

2 autonomous counties:

- Tujia Autonomous County in Changyang

- Tujia Autonomous County in Wufeng

12 minority townships:

- Jiuli Hui minority township in Zhongxiang

- Laowan Hui Minority Township in Honghu

- Miancheng Hui Minority Township in Xiantao

- Xiaguping Tujia Minority Township in Shennongjia,

- Hubeikou Hui Minority Township in Yunxi County

- Xiejiaping Tujia Minority Township in Songzi

- Panjiawan Tujia Minority Township in Yidu

- Bajia Dong Minority Township in Enshi,

- Xiaoguan Dong Minority Township in Xuan'en County,

- Changtanhe Dong Minority Township in Xuan'en County,

- Zhoulangzui Hui Minority Township in Chibi,

- Tielu Bai Minority Township in Hefeng County