How does
Minnesota
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES
23rd
Domain score:
80
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
37th
Domain score:
64
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
20th
Domain score:
67
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
48th
Domain score:
58
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
25th
Domain score:
54
Key State Highlights.
Minnesota ranks in the top 20 states on health outcomes; however, many residents face inequities across racial/ethnic groups in socioeconomic and environmental opportunities.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native populations in Minnesota are least likely to earn a livable income, have youth in school or working, and have adequate access to psychiatric care. They are also least likely to live in areas with low liquor store densities.
  • Black populations in Minnesota face the greatest challenges in being able to own homes, afford housing, and live in areas with low rates of robbery.
  • Hispanic adults in Minnesota, as compared to state rate for adults, are less likely to be in excellent or very good health, to have health insurance or to have a dedicated health care provider. They also have the lowest rates of post-secondary education in the state.
  • While rates of infant mortality and adult premature mortality in Minnesota are generally lower than most other states, American Indian/Alaska Native populations face high inequities in these measures.
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Robbery
Low Sexual Assault
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Health Insurance Coverage
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Youth in School or Working
93%
of young people are in school or working
100%
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
45,071
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Youth in School or Working
Hope Goal
100%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Post-Secondary Education
69%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
534,040
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Post-Secondary Education
Hope Goal
83%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
MN
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Premature Mortality
336.11
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
5,769
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Premature Mortality
Hope Goal
241
0
400
800
1200
1600
MN
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Low Sexual Assault
74%
of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,440,840
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Sexual Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Low Robbery
68%
of people live in counties with low robbery rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,801,894
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Robbery
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Low Physical Assault
100%
of people live in counties with low physical assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
14,627
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Physical Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Low Homicide
99%
of people live in counties with low murder rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
82,775
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Homicide
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Low Liquor Store Density
90%
of people are living in counties with low liquor store density
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
524,576
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Liquor Store Density
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Livable Income
72%
of adults live in households with livable income
88%
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
588,655
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Livable Income
Hope Goal
88%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
MN
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Low Birthweight
7%
of infants are born with low birth weight
5%
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,238
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Birthweight
Hope Goal
5%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
MN
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Health Insurance Coverage
95%
of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage
98%
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
165,616
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Health Insurance Coverage
Hope Goal
98%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Infant Mortality
4.5
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
133
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Infant Mortality
Hope Goal
2.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
MN
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Housing Quality
88%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
93,518
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Housing Quality
Hope Goal
92%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
MN
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Home Ownership
74%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
148,036
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Home Ownership
Hope Goal
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MN
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Food Security
72%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,437,620
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Food Security
Hope Goal
97%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Employment
94%
of people in the labor force are employed
99%
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
168,271
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Employment
Hope Goal
99%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
MN
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
80%
of adults have a usual source of care
92%
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
458,072
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Hope Goal
96%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Child Health Status
92%
of children in very good or excellent health
98%
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status
MN
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Adult Health Status
57%
of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health
73%
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
603,067
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Adult Health Status
Hope Goal
73%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
MN
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Affordable Housing
72%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
224,801
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Housing
Hope Goal
87%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
MN
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Affordable Health Care
92%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
147,417
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Health Care
Hope Goal
97%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Access to Psychiatric Care
78%
of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,227,294
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Psychiatric Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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Access to Primary Care
80%
of people live in counties with access to primary care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,109,777
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Minnesota
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Primary Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MN
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