Minnesota's children

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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 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—36% compared to 24% of all residents.
36 %

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 %