An alternate list gives the following ethnic minorities and subgroups. Locations are from the Jinping County Ethnic Gazetteer.
Miao
*Flowery Miao
*White Miao
*Black Miao
*Chinese Miao
Yao
*Red-headed Yao
*Landian Yao
*Sha Yao
Dai
*Water Dai
*Black Dai
*Pu'er Dai
Hani
*Nongmen : widely distributed across Jinping County. 10,323 households and 42,325 persons as of 2005. It is also spoken in Hanitian 哈尼田.
*Nongbi : in Jinhe Town and Tongchang Township/铜厂乡. 2,358 households and 9,902 persons as of 2005. It is also spoken in Hanitian 哈尼田.
*Duoni : in Laojizhai Township/老集寨乡. 793 households and 3,329 persons as of 2005.
*Asuo : in Laojizhai Township/老集寨乡. 356 households and 1,425 persons as of 2005.
*Lami : in Laojizhai Township/老集寨乡 and Zhemi Township/者米乡. 2,135 households and 9,180 persons as of 2005.
*Gehe : in Tongchang 铜厂, Yingpan 营盘, and Laomeng 老勐 townships. 2,563 households and 10,510 persons as of 2005. Gehuo 格活 is also spoken in Baima Shangzhai, Yingpan Township, Jinping County 金平县营盘乡白马上寨村.
*Guozuo : in Zhemi 者米, Mengla 勐拉, and Jinshuihe 金水河 townships. 1,953 households and 8,398 persons as of 2005.
*Habei : in Habei village 哈备村, Zhemi Township/者米乡. 56 households and 231 persons as of 2005.
Yi
*Nisu : in Jinhe 金河镇, Mengqiao 勐桥乡, and Laomeng 老勐乡 townships. 1,134 households and 5,519 persons as of 2005.
*Alu : in Yakouzhe Village 丫口遮村, Laojizhai Township/老集寨乡. 1,264 households and 5,307 persons as of 2005.
*Pula
*Muji : widely distributed across Jinping County
*Laowu : in Laojizhai 老集寨, Laomeng 老勐, Yingpan 营盘, and Mengla 勐拉 townships. 2,222 households and 9,342 persons as of 2005.
*Tulao : in the 2 villages of Yugadi 鱼嘎底, Xinzhai Village 新寨村, Mengqiao Township 勐桥乡; and Laowangzhai 老王寨, Qingjiao Village 箐脚村, Dazhai Township 大寨乡
Zhuang
*Sha
*Nong
Lahu
*Black Lahu
*Yellow Lahu
*White Lahu
Bulang : in the 4 villages of Leigong Daniu 雷公打牛, Pinghe Zhongzhai 坪河中寨, Pinghe Xiazhai 平河下寨, Nanke Xinzhai 南科新寨, all of which are administered by Jinshuihe Town. 110 households and 682 persons as of 2005.
The Lahu of Jinping County reside in the following villages. Village names are from 1985.
Zhemi Ethnic Lahu Township/者米拉祜族乡
*Lower Xinzhai Village 下新寨村委会: in Niudi 牛底, Upper Liangzhu 上良竹, Middle Liangzhu 中良竹, Lower Liangzhu 下良竹, Upper Namihe 上纳迷河, Lower Namihe 下纳迷河, Jinzhuzhai 金竹寨, Laobaizhai 老白寨, Baixiaocun 白小村, Xincun 新村, Longtang 龙塘, Zhongjianhe 中间河 ; also in Kucong Xinzhai 苦聪新寨
*Baha Village 巴哈村委会: in Sulu 苏鲁, Nanlu 南鲁, Dongshan Xiaozhai 东山小寨
The Apu/阿普, an Yi subgroup, are found in Ma'andi Township/马鞍底乡. The Luoluopo/倮倮颇 or Luopo/倮颇 are found in Luopan Shangzhai 罗盘上寨, Jinping County and in Zhongzhai 中寨, Dashuigou 大水沟 Township, Lüchun County. The Luopo of Jinping believe that their ancestors had migrated from Pu'er and Mojiang County, while the Luopo of Lüchun believe that their ancestors had migrated from Dali.