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346,000 young children
About 6% of the state’s population are children age 0-4.
6
%
117,000 young children of color
More than one third of young children are children of color.
34
%
38,000 young children below poverty
More than one in ten young children live below poverty.
11
%
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955,000 school-aged children
About 17% of the state’s population are children age 5-17.
17
%
310,000 school-aged children of color
About one third of school-aged children are children of color.
32
%
105,000 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 are under the age of 18
There are 1.3 million children and youth (age 0-17) living in Minnesota.
23
%
More than 30% 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—32% compared to 21% of all residents.
32
%
3% of Minnesota children and youth were born in another country
Looking closer, 18% 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.
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
%
721,000 working-age adults of color
About 21% of working-age adults are adults of color.
21
%
More than three-quarters of Minnesota’s adults are working, one of the highest levels of employment in the country.
80
%
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949,000 older adults
About 17% of the state’s population are older adults age 65+.
17
%
66,000 older adults of color
About 7% of older adults are adults of color.
7
%
39% of Minnesota’s older adults volunteer, one of the highest levels of older adult volunteerism in the country
39
%