Key measures
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Minnesota's children
Fast facts
More than 1 in 5 Minnesota residents are under the age of 18
There are 1.3 million children and youth (age 0-17) living in Minnesota.
22
%
More than one third of Minnesota children (ages 0-17) are children of color.
Children and youth are more racially and ethnically diverse than our population as a whole—36% of children are people of color compared to 24% of all residents.
36
%
3% of Minnesota children were born in another country
Looking closer, 10% of Hispanic children were born outside the U.S., as were 9% of Asian children, and 8% of Black children.
3
%
Children by age group