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Minnesota

Population5.7m
Counties87county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density27.7people per km² of land
Median household income$87,55675th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.306%33rd best of 510%0.329%0.857%62
Always wears a seatbelt95.95th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying1.8646th highest of 512.095.048.0787
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.1950th highest of 51————
Arthritis21.64th best of 46————
Binge drinking18.839th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5056.213th highest of 5233.762.111382
Black Protestant adherents0.3537th highest of 51001.1787
Black-white residential segregation62.427th highest of 5129.75983.644
Business closing rate8.5930th highest of 5107.6511.687
Business opening rate8.8945th highest of 5107.6412.887
Catholic adherents19.518th highest of 513.5217.945.587
Checkup in the past year73.836th highest of 49————
Child mortality43.611th best of 5125.645.399.339
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1710.2%4th best of 513.8%11.2%27.1%87
Children in single-parent households0.194%44th highest of 510.0831%0.17%0.397%86
Congregations per 10,000 people10.532nd highest of 514.6719.449.987
Current asthma9.9517th best of 47————
Current smoking13.927th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying2.0347th highest of 513.295.198.4487
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.944th highest of 51————
Depression2435th best of 49————
Diabetes12.213th best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding12.410th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone6.5113th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.710th best of 47————
Disability-free score0.44610th highest of 47-1.510.6851.6387
Drug overdose deaths22.214th best of 518.9220.211135
Effective general sales tax rate2.135th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate3.177th highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate1.0420th highest of 520.5730.9941.2487
Effective property tax rate on income2.6625th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents11.830th highest of 514.3513.735.187
Fair or poor health15.58th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter613th best of 511.368.787
Firearm fatalities98th best of 515.439.2223.840
Firearm share of suicides, standardised85.941st highest of 5160.794.413250
Firearm suicide rate6.5640th highest of 514.177.962350
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.53%9th best of 510.16%0.49%0.63%87
Gini index of income inequality0.4511th best of 520.3750.4260.48787
Has health insurance949th highest of 49————
Health score0.6885th highest of 49-0.8040.5641.3587
High blood pressure30.54th best of 49————
High cholesterol30.73rd best of 49————
High school graduation0.841%32nd best of 480.557%0.859%0.956%70
Homeownership rate72.4%6th highest of 5261%79.6%87.7%87
Homicide rate2.911th best of 511.342.26.7210
Homicide rate, annual3.4339th highest of 516.166.576.992
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.53846th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-18,64248th highest of 51$-24,300$321$24,93087
Infant mortality4.7210th best of 512.764.728.7320
Injury deaths77.413th best of 5145.181.818387
Life expectancy79.3 years5th best of 5168.5 years79 years83 years87
Mainline Protestant adherents13.64th highest of 515.1719.75787
Material security score0.9694th highest of 51-0.8890.7771.5387
Mean adjusted gross income per return$94,47018th best of 51$57,640$76,440$134,30087
Mean income of arriving households$70,56034th highest of 51$39,170$57,180$105,50087
Mean income of departing households$89,20210th highest of 51$42,060$57,570$94,80087
Mean travel time to work23.1 min14th best of 5213.6 min21.8 min32.7 min87
Median age38.6 years34th highest of 5231.5 years41.8 years56.5 years87
Median gross rent$1,23523rd highest of 52$561$873$1,63787
Median home value$305,50023rd highest of 52$110,100$221,100$426,90087
Median household income$87,55614th best of 52$53,920$71,570$123,10087
Median household income (model-based)$85,07014th best of 51$54,180$71,570$129,40087
Median property tax bill3,18419th highest of 521,0701,9734,38087
Meets aerobic guidelines62.317th best of 49————
Membership organisations12.412th best of 516.5116.439.487
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.39325th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income11.534th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths8.27th best of 514.9211.63158
Net business formation rate0.29547th highest of 51-6.370.0643.5987
Net domestic migration rate-0.93231st highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying-0.17538th highest of 51-2.6-0.141.4787
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.71145th highest of 51————
Obesity33.218th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.2325th highest of 51001.3587
Other religion adherents4.0326th highest of 5101.298.5887
People per tax return229th highest of 5122287
Per capita income$46,95712th best of 52$25,530$38,260$58,25087
Per capita personal income$72,67314th best of 51$46,420$61,130$96,39087
Poverty rate9.2%3rd best of 524.12%9.92%20.9%87
Poverty rate (model-based)9.2%3rd best of 514.6%10.3%19.3%87
Premature mortality3153rd best of 5120533384287
Preventable hospital stays2,25514th best of 514302,0566,22986
Private job growth1.6838th highest of 52-9.921.329.0887
Religious adherents49.421st highest of 5120.156.197.487
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202447.833rd highest of 5127.866.178.487
Returns claiming charitable contributions6.44%19th highest of 510%3.37%10.9%87
Returns claiming the earned income credit9.98%48th highest of 514.93%10.8%23.3%87
Returns reporting capital gains21.5%11th highest of 5110.8%19.9%30.6%87
Returns reporting unemployment compensation4.39%8th highest of 512.81%5.21%11.8%87
Safety score0.7473rd highest of 51-0.7590.7181.239
Share aged 65 and over16.8%30th highest of 5212%20.6%33.9%87
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.731%12th highest of 510%0.716%34.4%56
Share Asian, not Hispanic5.03%13th highest of 520%0.89%14.9%74
Share Black, not Hispanic6.73%27th highest of 520.316%1.16%13.2%63
Share divorced10.2%39th highest of 527.18%10.4%14.5%87
Share foreign-born8.56%23rd highest of 520.709%2.74%22.1%85
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race6.19%39th highest of 520.874%4.4%33.1%86
Share in the same house a year ago86.4%23rd highest of 5177%89.1%93.7%87
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.0371%33rd highest of 490%0%1.68%46
Share never married33%28th highest of 5220.9%27.8%45.3%87
Share now married51.9%9th highest of 5238.9%55%61.7%87
Share of births to unmarried women23.9%46th highest of 520%33.5%76.1%44
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.447%21st highest of 520%0.324%0.679%18
Share of suicides by firearm46.5%41st highest of 5132.1%50.9%73.3%50
Share of taxes from alcohol0.24427th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income11.74th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.035940th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift0.57910th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.47419th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts1936th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income28.710th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums1.6323rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences3.9427th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel1.9139th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences2.0412th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences0.59138th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes1.3927th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property24.134th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.59618th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities0.58336th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales11.325th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance0.20618th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.0032838th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.2114th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic4.12%18th highest of 520.904%3.24%16.3%86
Share separated0.888%50th highest of 520.37%0.889%2.2%55
Share White, not Hispanic76.7%14th highest of 5244.9%88.2%94.8%87
Share widowed4.89%45th highest of 523.51%6.53%10.4%87
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher38.8%11th best of 5214.3%24.2%53.3%87
State income tax as a share of income3.175th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income8.256th highest of 50————
Suicide rate13.914th best of 519.8316.33255
Top state income tax rate9.85%6th highest of 50————
Total tax burden1111th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health159th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health10.64th best of 47————
Unemployment rate2.78%12th best of 522.1%3%6.7%87
Vacancy rate9.39%37th highest of 522.6%11.4%55.2%87
Went without care over cost9.4210th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost6,4624th best of 513,9656,60319,80082
Aggregate travel time to work57,024,000 min22nd highest of 5221,670 min241,600 min11,940,000 min87
Business establishments136,48020th highest of 517652035,55087
Business establishments closed11,71021st highest of 510403,45987
Business establishments opened12,11121st highest of 510403,36087
Employed3,021,10021st highest of 521,69211,540696,60087
Foreign-born population488,90020th highest of 5235553173,40085
Gross domestic product$483,220,000k20th highest of 51$223,900k$1,258,000k$184,200,000k87
Housing units2,519,50022nd highest of 521,88411,250564,40087
Labour force3,107,50021st highest of 521,73911,880714,60087
Millionaire tax returns11,40020th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-5,33436th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units2,283,00022nd highest of 521,4109,129534,60087
Owner-occupied housing units1,652,50020th highest of 521,1257,340336,50087
People covered by a tax return5,269,30022nd highest of 512,90020,6201,138,00087
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move627,24017th highest of 51————
People who did not move4,640,70021st highest of 512,60118,920990,70087
Personal income$418,090,000k20th highest of 51$242,000k$1,345,000k$121,800,000k87
Population5,753,00022nd highest of 513,17522,0401,263,00087
Population5,737,90022nd highest of 513,13622,1301,259,00087
Population (firearm measures)5,322,00022nd highest of 5110,32037,7801,191,00050
Population (WONDER)5,737,90022nd highest of 51536,100897,4001,259,0002
Population aged 15 and over4,627,40022nd highest of 522,67617,9201,039,00087
Population aged 25 and over3,897,60022nd highest of 522,29715,820886,20087
Population aged 65 and over962,14022nd highest of 528284,898191,80087
Population below the poverty line514,30029th highest of 523052,034124,70087
Population below the poverty line519,46027th highest of 513622,136125,40087
Population for whom poverty status is determined5,591,80022nd highest of 523,17721,6401,246,00087
Population for whom poverty status is determined5,646,30022nd highest of 513,03721,8401,241,00087
Population in the same house one year ago4,934,90021st highest of 512,83819,6401,056,00087
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher1,513,40018th highest of 524013,568472,60087
Population, decennial census5,706,50022nd highest of 513,36022,2901,282,00087
Presidential votes cast, 20243,253,90017th highest of 511,80213,510720,20087
Private jobs2,525,70019th highest of 527056,703825,60087
State and local tax collections$46,176,000k16th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$13,251,000k10th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$34,473,000k14th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed2,902,40021st highest of 511,50011,340657,60087
Total population5,713,70022nd highest of 523,27922,0701,269,00087
Unemployed86,41022nd highest of 524740417,97087
Vacant housing units236,57024th highest of 522341,23129,87087
Women aged 15 to 501,291,80022nd highest of 525814,576310,10087
Women who gave birth in the past year72,60320th highest of 525627615,55082
Workers aged 16 and over who commute2,470,10021st highest of 521,2689,880533,30087

Links inside Minnesota

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within MNcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Minnesota, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9287
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8887
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8687
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Minnesota, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8787
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Minnesota, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8787
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8687
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Minnesota, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8587
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8887
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Minnesota, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8787
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Minnesota, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8687
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8387
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Minnesota, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 87 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8487

What this state is divided into

87 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

Hennepin County · Ramsey County · Dakota County · Anoka County · Washington County · St. Louis County · Olmsted County · Stearns County · Scott County · Wright County · Carver County · Sherburne County · Blue Earth County · Rice County · Crow Wing County · Clay County · Otter Tail County · Chisago County · Winona County · Goodhue County · Beltrami County · Itasca County · Kandiyohi County · Isanti County · Benton County · Mower County · Douglas County · Steele County · McLeod County · Carlton County · Becker County · Nicollet County · Morrison County · Polk County · Freeborn County · Cass County · Pine County · Le Sueur County · Mille Lacs County · Brown County · Lyon County · Todd County · Meeker County · Nobles County · Hubbard County · Wabasha County · Fillmore County · Dodge County · Martin County · Waseca County · Houston County · Kanabec County · Aitkin County · Redwood County · Roseau County · Sibley County · Renville County · Wadena County · Faribault County · Pennington County · Chippewa County · Koochiching County · Cottonwood County · Pope County · Watonwan County · Lake County · Jackson County · Swift County · Stevens County · Rock County · Yellow Medicine County · Pipestone County · Marshall County · Clearwater County · Murray County · Lac qui Parle County · Wilkin County · Norman County · Grant County · Cook County · Lincoln County · Mahnomen County · Big Stone County · Kittson County · Red Lake County · Lake of the Woods County · Traverse County