Fast facts
2.9 million females
About 50% of the state’s population identify as female.
50
%
78% of women are working
More than three-quarters of Minnesota's working-age females are employed, up from 73% in 2010.
78
%
1 in 10 females live below poverty
10% of Minnesota females live below poverty, nearly two percentage points higher than the poverty rate among males.
10
%