STATE · ADMITTED 1858 · 1990 CENSUS

Minnesota

4,375,099 residents · 87 counties · 915 cities · 79,627 sq mi · 1,505 census tracts

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Minnesota is a state of 4,375,099 people. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $73,700. There are 544,380 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.2% of people here. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,375,099

−11%vs 2000

vs 4,919,479 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

79,627 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245.7M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(336,238)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(347,257)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(311,693)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(297,166)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(312,183)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(784,324)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(667,088)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(428,784)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(343,804)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(295,768)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(184,489)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(66,305)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,909

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,111 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,389

−38%vs 2000

vs $23,198 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $566 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(4,337,143)

Black3.4%(168,813)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(143,382)

Asian2.9%(141,083)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(4,133,189)

Black2.2%(94,798)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(49,664)

Asian1.8%(76,771)

Other1.6%(70,341)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(223,736)

Central American0.8%(43,230)

South American0.7%(39,719)

Puerto Rican0.3%(18,956)

Ecuadorian0.3%(15,993)

Salvadoran0.3%(14,670)

Guatemalan0.2%(13,725)

Honduran0.1%(8,493)

Colombian0.1%(8,332)

Spaniard0.1%(7,301)

Cuban0.1%(6,536)

Venezuelan0.1%(5,144)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(4,320)

Dominican0.1%(4,252)

Nicaraguan0.1%(3,743)

Chilean0%(2,013)

Argentine0%(1,695)

Panamanian0%(1,255)

Costa Rican0%(1,182)

Bolivian0%(802)

Uruguayan0%(755)

Paraguayan0%(317)

Asian origin

Hmong1.7%(100,413)

Asian Indian0.8%(44,623)

Chinese0.5%(30,609)

Vietnamese0.5%(25,992)

Korean0.3%(15,367)

Burmese0.3%(15,343)

Filipino0.2%(14,189)

Cambodian0.1%(8,291)

Laotian0.1%(7,394)

Japanese0.1%(3,750)

Pakistani0.1%(3,023)

Nepalese0%(2,729)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(2,177)

Taiwanese0%(1,691)

Sri Lankan0%(1,671)

Bangladeshi0%(1,653)

Kazakh0%(905)

Bhutanese0%(692)

Indonesian0%(535)

Malaysian0%(236)

Mongolian0%(161)

Singaporean0%(66)

Mien0%(25)

Okinawan0%(16)

Uzbek0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2,427)

Samoan0%(1,282)

Chamorro0%(833)

Tongan0%(290)

Chuukese0%(269)

Marshallese0%(204)

Fijian0%(84)

Guamanian0%(64)

Ancestry

German29.2%(1,675,837)

Norwegian12.1%(692,350)

Irish9.9%(566,539)

English6.6%(378,225)

Swedish6.5%(370,417)

Polish3.8%(218,519)

American3.3%(187,589)

Subsaharan African3.1%(179,651)

French2.6%(150,045)

Italian2.2%(124,590)

Finnish1.6%(94,435)

Dutch1.4%(79,009)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.3%(76,903)

Scottish1.1%(63,831)

Somali1.1%(63,026)

Danish1.1%(61,391)

French Canadian0.7%(41,490)

Ethiopian0.6%(31,589)

Russian0.5%(31,548)

Arab0.5%(26,405)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(23,966)

Welsh0.4%(21,448)

Swiss0.4%(20,141)

Ukrainian0.3%(17,897)

British0.3%(15,495)

Austrian0.3%(14,808)

Belgian0.2%(13,850)

Nigerian0.2%(13,372)

Hungarian0.2%(11,607)

West Indian0.2%(10,268)

Greek0.2%(9,867)

Kenyan0.2%(9,342)

Croatian0.2%(9,005)

Slovene0.1%(8,508)

Lebanese0.1%(7,604)

Slovak0.1%(6,935)

Canadian0.1%(6,411)

Romanian0.1%(5,812)

Lithuanian0.1%(5,417)

Ghanaian0.1%(4,732)

Egyptian0.1%(4,295)

Iranian0.1%(3,970)

Portuguese0.1%(3,802)

Jamaican0.1%(3,614)

Serbian0.1%(3,128)

Haitian0%(2,783)

Latvian0%(2,649)

Iraqi0%(2,534)

Brazilian0%(2,500)

Palestinian0%(2,443)

Guyanese0%(2,219)

Moroccan0%(2,022)

Turkish0%(1,969)

Armenian0%(1,348)

Bulgarian0%(1,330)

Syrian0%(1,135)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,044)

Australian0%(972)

Jordanian0%(479)

Israeli0%(380)

Macedonian0%(235)

Barbadian0%(182)

Cape Verdean0%(116)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.8%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(842,429)

Married52.5%(1,220,541)

Widowed2.3%(53,326)

Divorced8.9%(207,065)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(711,944)

Married50.9%(1,189,840)

Widowed7.4%(173,033)

Divorced11.2%(262,571)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.4%(53,119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(43,948)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(97,812)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(15,867)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(3,322)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 259,988 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Minneapolis430,324

2.St. Paul306,684

3.Rochester124,292

4.Bloomington89,034

5.Duluth88,330

6.Brooklyn Park83,543

7.Woodbury81,558

8.Lakeville79,270

9.Plymouth78,942

10.Blaine76,603

11.Maple Grove73,893

12.St. Cloud72,647

13.Eagan67,109

14.Burnsville65,244

15.Coon Rapids64,193

16.Eden Prairie63,075

17.Apple Valley55,248

18.Edina54,356

19.Minnetonka53,969

20.St. Louis Park50,027

21.Shakopee49,366

22.Moorhead46,533

23.Mankato46,529

24.Cottage Grove43,604

25.Maplewood40,717

26.Inver Grove Heights36,873

27.Richfield36,593

28.Roseville35,663

29.Andover33,874

30.Savage32,970

31.Rosemount31,881

32.Brooklyn Center31,846

33.Fridley30,829

34.Oakdale30,588

35.Chaska30,513

36.Ramsey29,624

37.Prior Lake28,140

38.Elk River27,896

39.Shoreview26,906

40.Austin26,689

41.Owatonna26,633

42.Winona26,530

43.Chanhassen25,748

44.Farmington25,425

45.Faribault25,040

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (5)

1.Minneapolis3,790,295

2.Duluth281,219

3.Rochester231,184

4.St. Cloud205,854

5.Mankato104,907

Micropolitan areas (18)

1.Brainerd100,562

2.Faribault69,939

3.Fergus Falls61,041

4.Winona50,523

5.Red Wing48,195

6.Bemidji47,055

7.Grand Rapids45,404

8.Willmar44,720

9.Austin40,971

10.Alexandria40,120

11.Owatonna37,464

12.Hutchinson36,631

13.Detroit Lakes35,497

14.Albert Lea30,440

15.Marshall25,684

16.New Ulm25,517

17.Worthington22,338

18.Fairmont19,440

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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