Objective To analyze the dietary structure and food consumption status of Jinuo ethnic minority residents in Yunnan Province.Methods Three hundred and ninty two Jinuo ethnic minority residents aged from 20 to 80 were selected from 12 inhabited neighborhood of Jinghong distrisct in Yunnan Province by stratified cluster sampling method. Their dietary structure were investigated by dietary survey and questionnaire. T-test and the nonparametric Wilcoxon rank sum test were utilized to analyze their dietary intake and nutritional status.Results The average intake per standard person day was calculated. The amount of cereal and potato intake was 297.1 g （rice and its products 264.5 g， flour and their products 13.0 g， other cereals 0.4 g， potato 19.2 g）. The intake of vegetable was 228.3 g （dark vegetable 49.7 g， light vegetable 178.6 g）. The intakes of fruit， animalistic food， aquatic products， milk and its products， beans and its products， nuts， cooking oil and salt were 59.3， 137.2， 29.0， 7.0， 27.5， 5.0， 42.0， 8.4 g， respectively. The intakes of fruit， animal food， beans and its products， aquatic products， nuts and cooking oil were higher than the average dietary intake for Chinese residents in Yunnan Province from 2010 to 2013， while the intakes of cereal and potato food， vegetable， fruit， eggs， milk and its products and salt were lower（P<0.05）.Conclusion It showed that the intake of nutrients in Jinuo ethnic minority residents aged from 20 to 80 years were insufficient in Jinghong district， Yunnan Province. Nutrition education and intervention need to be enhanced to promote better food consumption behavior to improve the nutrition status and health.