: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Minnesota
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| Lowest indicators | |
|---|---|
| Equal Wage Gap | 22nd |
| Affordable Housing Gap | 21st |
| Unemployment Rate | 13th |
| Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting Poverty in Half | BetterWorse | ||
| Poverty Rate Percentage of people in the state who fell below the official poverty line in 2010 | 11.6% | 10th | |
| Food Insecurity Rate Percentage of households unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year | 10.3% | 5th | |
| Creating Good Jobs | BetterWorse | ||
| Unemployment Rate Percentage of unemployed workers in the state during an average month in 2010 | 7.3% | 13th | |
| Equal Wage Gap Amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job in 2010 | 78.5¢ | 22nd | |
| High School Graduation High school graduation rate for 2008 | 86.4% | 3rd | |
| 25-34 year-olds with associate's degree or higher Percentage of young people ages 25-34 in the state with an associate’s degree or higher in 2008 | 48.1% | 4th | |
| Disconnected youth Percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are neither in school nor the workforce | 6% | 2nd | |
| Strengthening Families | BetterWorse | ||
| Teen Birth Rate per 1000 Number of births to teenagers (15-19 year olds) per 1000 births in the state in 2008 | 27.2 | 8th | |
| Without Health Insurance Percentage of state residents without health insurance coverage | 9.1% | 5th | |
| Foster Care Population per 100,000 children Number of children in foster care per 100,000 children under age 18 in the state | 399 | 10th | |
| Promoting Economic Security | BetterWorse | ||
| % of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits Percentage of unemployed workers in the state receiving unemployment insurance benefits in 2010 | 72.8% | 13th | |
| Percent without a bank account Percentage of state residents without savings or checking accounts | 2.6% | 3rd | |
| Affordable Housing Gap Number of affordable and available units per 100 tenants at or below 0-50 percent of state median family income. | 71 | 21st | |