There are 36 ethnic minorities living in the Hexi Corridor, including:
A (Tibetan): 12, mainly distributed in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province.
B (Mongolian): 8, mainly distributed in Alashan League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jiuquan City, Zhangye City and Jiayuguan City of Gansu Province.
C (Hui): 10, mainly distributed in Jiuquan City, Zhangye City, Wuwei City and Jinchang City, Gansu Province.
D (other minorities): 6, including Tajik, Salar, Dongxiang, Baoan, Yugu and Tu, mainly distributed in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province.