Minnesota grows a bit older, less white, more metropolitan

Brian Wise

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – New census figures show that Minnesota has grown a bit older, a bit less white and a bit more metropolitan. Minnesota’s white population dipped from 83.1% in 2010 to 76.3% in 2020, while Blacks rose from 5.1% to 6.9%. Minnesotans age 18 and older make up 76.9% of the state’s population. The 18-plus population rose 9.2% from 2010 to 2020 while the growth in the under-18 population lagged at 2.6%. Figures released earlier showed that Minnesota’s population grew from 5.3 million in 2010 to 5.7 million in 2020, just barely enough to let the state keep its eight congressional districts.

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8/12/2021 2:36:11 PM (GMT -5:00)