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338,000 young children
About 6% of the state’s population are children age 0-4.
6
%
115,000 young children of color
More than one third of young children are children of color.
34
%
37,000 young children below poverty
More than one in ten young children live below poverty.
11
%
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980,000 school-aged children
About 17% of the state’s population are children age 5-17.
17
%
322,000 school-aged children of color
About one third of school-aged children are children of color.
33
%
102,000 school-aged children below poverty
More than one in ten school-aged children live below poverty.
11
%
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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
%
One 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—33% compared to 22% of all residents.
33
%
4% of Minnesota children and youth were born in another country
Looking closer, 20% of Asian children and youth were born outside the U.S., as were 14% of Black children and youth, and 7% of Hispanic children and youth.
4
%
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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
%
743,000 working-age adults of color
About 22% of working-age adults are adults of color.
22
%
More than 3 in 4 adults are working
Minnesota has one of the highest levels of employment in the country.
78
%
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956,000 older adults
About 17% of the state’s population are older adults age 65+.
17
%
69,000 older adults of color
About 7% of older adults are adults of color.
7
%
39% of Minnesota’s older adults volunteer.
39
%