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328,000 young children

About 6% of the state’s population are children age 0-4.
6 %

118,000 young children of color

More than one-third of young children are children of color.
36 %

34,000 young children below poverty

More than 1 in 10 young children live below poverty.
10 %

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973,000 school-age children

About 17% of the state’s population are children age 5-17.
17 %

334,000 school-age children of color

More than one-third of school-age children are children of color.
34 %

96,000 school-age children below poverty

More than one in ten school-age children live below poverty.
10 %

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Nearly a quarter of the state's population is under the age of 18

There are 1.3 million children and youth (age 0-17) living in Minnesota.
23 %

More than third of Minnesota's youth (0-19) are children of color.

Children and youth are more racially and ethnically diverse than our population as a whole—34% compared to 23% of all residents.
34 %

3% of Minnesota children and youth were born in another country

Looking closer, 15% of Asian children and youth were born outside the U.S., as were 13% of Black children and youth, and 7% of Hispanic children and youth.
3 %

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3.4 million working-age adults

About 60% of the state’s population are working-age adults ages 18-64.
60 %

795,000 working-age adults of color

More than one in five working-age adults are adults of color.
23 %

Nearly 4 in 5 Minnesota adults are working

Minnesota has one of the highest levels of workforce participation in the country.
80 %

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1 million older adults

About 18% of the state’s population are older adults age 65+.
18 %

78,000 older adults of color

About 8% of older adults are adults of color.
8 %

Nearly 2 in 5 Minnesota older adults volunteer

Minnesota has one of the highest older adult volunteer rates in the nation.
39 %