Latinos make up 5.5% of Minnesotans.

Total Latino population in MN: 309,283

21% of Latinos are living below the poverty level, compared to 10% of all Minnesotans. Even greater disparities exist in the Twin Cities with 23% of Latinos living below the poverty level compared to 6% of White (non-Latino) individuals and 11% of all Minnesotans.

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TRENDS AMONG LATINOS IN MN:

Minnesota's Latino population is one of the fastest-growing

The Latino population of the United States is 54 million, making Latinos the largest ethnic or racial minority in the US.
In Minnesota, the Latino population has climbed from 54,000 in 1990 to 271,000 in 2013. Today, one in twenty Minnesota residents identify as Latino.

Minnesota's Hispanic Population

Native-born Hispanics

Adults

Children

As a group, Latinos are much younger than Minnesota’s overall population

The number of Latino children in Minnesota has quintupled since 1990, and Latino children now comprise 8 percent of Minnesota’s under 18 population.

The median age of Latino residents is 24, compared to 38 for Minnesota overall. Sixty-two percent of Minnesota’s Latino residents are native born and 91 percent of Hispanic children under age 18 are native born. About half of native-born Hispanic children have parents who are immigrants.

High school graduation rates are on the rise, but still low

On-time graduation rates in Minnesota: 58 percent (overall state average of 80 percent)
16% of Minnesota’s Latino population age 25 and older has a bachelor’s degree, compared to 33% of Minnesota’s overall population.

Minnesota high school students graduating on time

Proportion of Minnesota adults working

A high proportion of Latino adults are working, but earn below average

71% of Hispanic adults in Minnesota are working, the 6th highest percentage in the nation, but still 5 percentage points below the share of all adults in Minnesota who are working (76%). Through our Employment and Workforce Development Services, CLUES is working to address this disparity.
On average, Latinos fare far worse when they get their paychecks; the median income of a Latino-headed household is $18,000 less than the overall state median household income. About 1 in 4 Latino residents live in poverty, more than double the poverty rate for all Minnesotans.

Source: Hartzler, N. (October 2014). Minnesota's Hispanic population: 5 interesting trends. MN Compass. Link

The Latino population is projected to rise rapidly, growing from an estimated 196,300 in 2005 to 551,600 in 2035.

About two-thirds of the total Latino population are projected to live in the seven-county Twin Cities Metro area by 2035.

Source: McMurry, M. Minnesota Population Projections by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2005 to 2035. Admin Minnesota. https://mn.gov/admin/assets/mn-population-projections-by-race-hispanic-origin-2005to2035-msdc-jan2009_tcm36-219384.pdf

Further Reading:

Frey, W. H. (2019). America is not full. Its future rests with young immigrants. The Avenue. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2019/04/10/america-is-not-full-its-future-rests-with-young-immigrants/

Minnesota’s Cultural Communities. MN Compass.
https://www.mncompass.org/demographics/cultural-communities/overview

Saenz, R. (2004). Latinos and the Changing Face of America. Prb.org. https://www.prb.org/latinosandthechangingfaceofamerica/

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