Minnesota

State Government

Governor

Tim Walz (D)

State Senate

33

Democrats,

33

Republicans

State House

69

Democrats,

64

Republicans

Assets - Minnesota

Average College Debt

$34,163

Unbanked Households

1.70%

Economic well-being - Minnesota

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.1

Minimum wage

11.1

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.2

Poverty rate

9.3%

Unemployment rate

3.6

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

5.1

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Family - Minnesota

Children in foster care

5,954

Percent of children in immigrant families

20%

Percent of children living in single parent families

27%

Housing - Minnesota

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 6903

People experiencing homelessness

9,201.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

138,000.0

Percent renters

0.3

Total households

Poverty by demographic - Minnesota

Child poverty rate

0.1

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

50000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

9.5 %

Women in poverty

2,836,294

February 15, 2021

University of Minnesota creates tuition-free program for low-income families

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February 15, 2021

COVID-19 continues to increase demand for emergency food access

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August 12, 2019

Nonprofit employing homeless youth seeks permanent location

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January 15, 2019

Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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February 14, 2018

Trump's proposal to end heating assistance called dangerous for rural Minnesotans, seniors

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November 30, 2017

These Minnesota schools with low-income students are beating the odds

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