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Conditions and factors for health ............................................................................................... 3
How early experiences get into the body: A biodevelopmental framework .................................. 3
Minnesota counties and tribal nations: 2012 ............................................................................... 3
Minnesota’s overall health ranking in the United States: 1990-2011 ............................................ 4
Populations of color as a proportion of Minnesota’s total population: 1990-2010 ........................ 4
Disparities* in mortality in Minnesota: 2006-2010 ...................................................................... 4
Population change in Minnesota by county: 2000-2010 .............................................................. 5
Immigrants to Minnesota by continent of origin: 2001-2009 ....................................................... 5
Change in the distribution of people of color in Minnesota: 1990-2010 ....................................... 6
Population age distribution in Minnesota: 2010 .......................................................................... 6
Area covered by water in Minnesota .......................................................................................... 6
Minnesota’s changing population: 2000, 2010 ............................................................................ 7
Projected population age 65 and over in Minnesota: 2035 .......................................................... 7
High arsenic and private wells in Minnesota: 2008-2012 ............................................................ 8
Radon zones in Minnesota: 2011 ............................................................................................... 8
Precipitation and temperature in Minnesota: As of 2008 ............................................................ 9
Unhealthy air quality days in Minnesota: 2006-2010 average and 2010 ...................................... 9
State bridges in Minnesota in poor condition, historical and projected(*): 2006-2015 .................. 9
Poor pavement ride quality in Minnesota, historical and projected(*): 2006-2015 ....................... 9
Congested urban freeway miles in the Twin Cities, Minnesota: 2002-2011 ................................10
Minnesota high school students graduating on time: 2010 .........................................................10
Average annual unemployment in Minnesota: 2010 ..................................................................10
Unemployment disparities in U.S. metropolitan areas: 2009 .....................................................11
Minnesota adults in the labor force: 2010 ..................................................................................11
Per capita income in Minnesota: 2010 .......................................................................................11
Poverty rate among Minnesota children under age 18: 2010 ......................................................11
Food security* in Minnesota: 1996-2010 (three-year averages) ..................................................12
Environmental factors influencing physical activity in Minnesota and the United States:
2010 .........................................................................................................................................12
Home ownership in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota: 2006-2008 ......................................12
Housing built before 1940 in Minnesota: As of 2000 .................................................................13
Characteristics of Minnesotans over age 50: 2005 ......................................................................13
Characteristics of Minnesota’s informal caregivers: 2008 ...........................................................13
Minnesota children in families with single parents: 2000-2010 ...................................................14
Minnesota ninth-graders and changing schools: 2010 ................................................................14
Incarceration disparities in Minnesota and comparison states: 2007 ..........................................14
Minnesota ninth-graders missing school, due to feeling unsafe: 2010 .........................................14
Minnesota domestic violence victims: 2010 ...............................................................................15
Pharmacies and e-prescribing in Minnesota: 2008-2011 .............................................................15
Crime in Minnesota: 2010.........................................................................................................15
Physicians in Minnesota: 2011 ..................................................................................................16
Geographic distribution of Minnesota’s primary care physicians: 2009-2010 .............................16
Dentists in Minnesota: 2011......................................................................................................17
Geographic distribution of Minnesota’s dentists: 2010...............................................................17
Health insurance sources in Minnesota: 2001-2011 ...................................................................18
Uninsured Minnesotans, by income level: 2009 .........................................................................18
Minnesota community health boards and tribal nations: 2012 ...................................................18
Minnesotans and emergency preparedness: 2007 .......................................................................19
Prenatal care in Minnesota: 2006-2010 ......................................................................................19
Infant deaths in Minnesota, for children born in 1989-1993 and 2005-2009................................19
Smoking during pregnancy in Minnesota: 2004-2009 ................................................................19
Drinking prior to pregnancy in Minnesota: 2002-2008 ...............................................................20
Drinking prior to pregnancy in Minnesota: 2008 .......................................................................20
Smoking rate disparities among pregnant women in Minnesota: 2007-2009* ............................ 20
Breast-feeding in Minnesota and the U.S., for children born in 2008 ......................................... 20
Reported abusers and their relationship to abused children in Minnesota: 2009 ........................ 21
Minnesota ninth-graders and physical abuse* in the home: 2010 .............................................. 21
Minnesota students and intimate partner violence: 2010 ........................................................... 21
Minnesota’s teen birth rate for girls 15-19 years old: 2006-2010 ................................................ 21
Minnesota ninth-graders and religious activities: 2010 .............................................................. 22
Minnesota adults and healthy eating: 2003-2009 ...................................................................... 22
Minnesota ninth-graders and healthy eating: 2010 .................................................................... 22
Minnesota students and physical activity: 1998-2010 ................................................................ 22
Minnesota adults and physical activity: 2003-2009 ................................................................... 23
Minnesota adults and binge drinking: 2006-2010 ...................................................................... 23
Minnesota ninth-graders and binge drinking: 1995-2010 ........................................................... 23
Current Minnesota smokers: 2001-2010 ................................................................................... 24
Minnesota adult nonsmokers and secondhand smoke: 2003-2010 ............................................. 24
Ninth-graders and smoking in Minnesota: 2001-2010 ............................................................... 24
Minnesota students and secondhand smoke: 2000-2011 ........................................................... 25
Minnesotans with one or more disabilities: 2010 ...................................................................... 25
Cancer screening in Minnesota and the United States: 2010 ..................................................... 25
Risk factors and care practices among Minnesotans with pre-diabetes: 2007 ............................. 26
Older adults and immunization in Minnesota: 2001-2010 ......................................................... 26
Dental visits and Minnesota adults: 2010 ................................................................................. 26
Minnesota third-graders with caries and sealants: 2010 ............................................................. 26
Children in Minnesota with two or more non-influenza shots in the Minnesota
Immunization Information Connection (MIIC): 2011 .............................................................. 27
Minnesota ninth-graders and sexual intercourse: 1995-2010 ..................................................... 27
Minnesota teen girls (ages 13-17) and HPV vaccination: 2008-2010 .......................................... 28
Minnesota students and birth control: 2010 .............................................................................. 28
Safety belt use in Minnesota: 2003-2011 ................................................................................... 28
Minnesota ninth-graders and emotional distress: 2010 .............................................................. 28
Minnesota ninth-graders who feel that people care about them “very much” or “quite a bit”:
2010......................................................................................................................................... 29
Being community-minded in Minnesota: 2009 ......................................................................... 29
Leading causes of death in Minnesota: 2010 ............................................................................. 29
Leading causes of death in Minnesota: 1990-2010 .................................................................... 30
Minnesotans with arthritis: 2009 .............................................................................................. 30
Asthma hospitalizations in Minnesota: 2009 ............................................................................ 30
Daily asthma hospitalizations Minnesota: 2009 ........................................................................30
Cancer* in Minnesota: 1999-2008 .............................................................................................31
Breast cancer in Minnesota women: 2003-2007 .........................................................................31
COPD hospitalizations in Minnesota: 2009 ..............................................................................31
Stroke death in Minnesota: 2006-2010 ......................................................................................31
Heart disease-related death in Minnesota: 1996-2010 ................................................................32
Heart disease mortality in Minnesota: 2005-2009 ......................................................................32
Stroke mortality in Minnesota: 2005-2009 .................................................................................33
Minnesotans with diabetes: 1994-2010 ......................................................................................33
Minnesota adults who are overweight or obese: 1995-2010 ........................................................34
Minnesota ninth-graders who are overweight or obese: 2010* ...................................................34
Minnesota children aged two to five enrolled in WIC* who are overweight or obese: 2009 ........34
Reported MRSA cases in Minnesota: 2000-2009 * ....................................................................34
Minnesotans living with HIV/AIDS: 2010 ................................................................................35
Sexually transmitted infections in Minnesota: 2006-2010 ..........................................................35
Tick-borne disease in Minnesota: 1990-2010 .............................................................................35
Confirmed foodborne outbreaks in Minnesota: 1995-2010.........................................................35
Leading causes of unintentional injury deaths in Minnesota: 2000-2010 ....................................36
Falls-related mortality for older adults in the United States: 2009 ..............................................36
Firearm deaths in Minnesota: 2000-2010...................................................................................36
Motor vehicle death in Minnesota, by age group: 2010 ..............................................................36
Traffic fatalities in Minnesota: 2002-2011..................................................................................37
Unintentional poisoning in Minnesota: 1998-2009 ....................................................................37
Fatal workplace injuries in Minnesota: 2002-2010 .....................................................................37
Non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Minnesota: 2002-2010 ..........................................37
Suicide in Minnesota, by age group: 2006-2010 .........................................................................38
Suicide in Minnesota, by race/ethnicity: 2006-2010 ..................................................................38
Minnesota ninth-graders thinking about suicide: 2010 ...............................................................38
Adult protection report* victims in Minnesota: 2010 .................................................................38
Minnesota ninth-graders and physical violence: 2010 ................................................................39
Minnesota counties and tribal nations: 2012
Conditions and factors for health
Source: Heise, L.L. (1998). Violence against women: An integrated, ecological framework. Violence
Against Women 4(3), 262-290.
How early experiences get into the body: A biodevelopmental framework
Source: Harvard University, Center on the Developing Child. (2010). How early experiences get into the
body: A biodevelopmental framework. Retrieved April 2 2012.
Minnesota’s overall health ranking in the United States: 1990-2011
Disparities* in mortality in Minnesota: 2006-2010
1
1995
2000
2005
2010
Source: United Health Foundation. (2011). America’s Health Rankings: 2011 rankings [Data].
Retrieved January 1 2012.
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.5
6
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.4
1990
6
0.8
0.7
6
3.5
1.8
4
4.0
0.6
0.8
3
1.7
2
3
3.1
4
1
1.0
1.0
4
1
1.9
3
1
2
2.5
3
1
1.3
1.2
2
2.0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
2
Ratio: Disparity between mortailty of
given race compared to white
Ranking among U.S. states
1
2
0.0
1-14 years old
African-American
15-24 years old 25-44 years old 45-64 years old
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
65+ years old
White
Populations of color as a proportion of Minnesota’s total population: 1990-2010
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Proportion of Total Minnesota Population
In 1990
In 2000
In 2010
2.2 %
3.5 %
5.2 %
1.1 %
1.1 %
1.1 %
1.8 %
2.9 %
4.1 %
1.2 %
2.9 %
4.7 %
94.4 %
89.4 %
85.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2011).
Percent Growth
of Population
189.0 %
22.1 %
177.8 %
364.4 %
9.5 %
Age and Ratio:
White
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
1 – 14
1.0
2.0
2.5
1.3
1.2
15 – 24
1.0
1.9
3.1
1.0
1.0
25 – 44
1.0
1.7
3.5
0.6
0.8
45 – 64
1.0
1.8
2.5
0.8
0.7
65+
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.4
*Disparity ratios are calculated by dividing the rate for a given population (African-American, American
Indian, Asian or Hispanic) by another rate (white) for a selected health indicator to determine how much more
likely a particular event is to occur in one population compared to another.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Immigrants to Minnesota by continent of origin: 2001-2009
Population change in Minnesota by county: 2000-2010
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2001
2002
2003
Africa
Asia
2005
2006
Europe
2007
2008
2009
North America
Continent of
Origin
Africa
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2,641
4,277
2,775
4,319
6,073
7,308
5,167
7,659
9,579
Asia
3,878
4,288
2,814
3,697
4,397
6,479
5,280
4,776
4,963
Europe
2,421
2,597
1,362
1,620
2,452
1,965
1,177
1,170
1,235
North America
1,606
1,736
626
1,510
1,723
1,750
1,502
1,599
1,581
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2011).
Source: Minnesota State Demographic Center. (2011). Minnesota population change by county: 20002010 [Map]. Analysis of data from U.S. Census. Retrieved January 1 2012.
2004
Population age distribution in Minnesota: 2010
Change in the distribution of people of color in Minnesota: 1990-2010
African-American
3.6%
American Indian
4.8%
Asian
4.6%
Hispanic
35.6%
32.7%
2.3%
14.0%
White
12.9%
All Races (Statewide)
0.0%
38.4%
5.0%
40.5%
22.7%
24.2%
10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
Percent of population, by race/ethnicity
Persons 65 and older
Children under 18
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2011).
Area covered by water in Minnesota
Total area covered by lakes and rivers (deep water)
Total surface water area, including wetlands
2,560,299 acres
13,136,357 acres
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (2008). Lakes, rivers, and wetland facts.
Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online: Change in the
distribution of people of color [Map]. Analysis of data from U.S. Census. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota’s changing population: 2000, 2010
Projected population age 65 and over in Minnesota: 2035
80-84 years
80-84 years
70-74 years
70-74 years
60-64 years
60-64 years
50-54 years
50-54 years
40-44 years
40-44 years
30-34 years
30-34 years
20-24 years
20-24 years
10-14 years
10-14 years
0-4 years
0-4 years
2000 Male
2000 Female
2010 Male
2000
Male
2000
Female
2010
Male
2010
Female
0-4 years
3.4%
3.3%
3.4%
3.3%
5-9 years
3.7%
3.5%
3.4%
10-14 years
3.9%
3.7%
15-19 years
3.9%
20-24 years
2010 Female
2000
Male
2000
Female
2010
Male
2010
Female
45-49 years
3.7%
3.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
50-54 years
3.1%
3.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.2%
55-59 years
2.3%
2.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.7%
3.6%
3.4%
60-64 years
1.8%
1.9%
2.6%
2.7%
3.3%
3.2%
3.4%
3.3%
65-69 years
1.5%
1.6%
1.8%
2.0%
25-29 years
3.3%
3.2%
3.5%
3.5%
70-74 years
1.3%
1.6%
1.3%
1.5%
30-34 years
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.2%
75-79 years
1.1%
1.4%
1.0%
1.3%
35-39 years
4.2%
4.2%
3.1%
3.1%
80-84 years
0.7%
1.2%
0.8%
1.1%
40-44 years
4.2%
4.2%
3.3%
3.3%
85+ years
0.5%
1.2%
0.6%
1.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2011).
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online: Projected
population age 65 and over: 2035 [Map]. Analysis of data from U.S. Census. Retrieved January 1
2012.
High arsenic and private wells in Minnesota: 2008-2012
Radon zones in Minnesota: 2011
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management Section. (2012).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Where you live: Minnesota. Retrieved
January 1 2012.
Precipitation and temperature in Minnesota: As of 2008
Measure
Average annual precipitation
Average annual snowfall
Average spring temperature
Average summer temperature
Average fall temperature
Average winter temperature
State bridges in Minnesota in poor condition, historical and projected(*): 2006-2015
Location and Amount
Northwest: 19 inches/year
Southeast: 34 inches/year
Northeast: 70 inches/year
Southwest: 35 inches/year
North: 36ºF
South: 44ºF
North: 60ºF
South: 70ºF
North: 38ºF
South: 46ºF
North: 6ºF
South: 16ºF
114ºF in Beardsley (West Central); July 29, 1917
114ºF in Moorhead (Northwest); July 6, 1936
-60ºF near Tower (Northeast); February 2, 1996
Warmest temperature on record
Coldest temperature on record
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.5%
2.9%
2.1%
2.0%
0.0%
2006
2009
2012*
2015*
Percent of bridges in poor condition
Denotes state principle arterial bridges in poor condition by principle arterial square footage.
Unhealthy air quality days in Minnesota: 2006-2010 average and 2010
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation. (2011). Capital programs: State Transportation
Improvement Program. Retrieved April 2 2012.
Unhealthy days per year
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (2008). Climate. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
17
Poor pavement ride quality in Minnesota, historical and projected(*): 2006-2015
11
8
5
6
5
1
Twin Cities
Metro
Central
Minnesota
7
2
0
Northeast
Minnesota
Five-year average (2006-2010)
1
Southwest
Minnesota
Most recent year (2010)
Unhealthy air quality days occur when the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches a level that is harmful for sensitive
groups, including people with respiratory or cardiovascular disease, children, the elderly, and people
participating in activities that require heavy or extended exertion.
Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (2012).
6.9%
6.8%
2009
2012*
4.0%
2.0%
Southeast
Minnesota
8.3%
6.0%
3
Northwest
Minnesota
8.0%
3.7%
0.0%
2006
2015*
Percent of pavement with poor ride quality
Denotes state principle and non-principle arterials with poor pavement ride quality.
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation. (2011). MnDOT performance measurement:
Transportation performance reporting and management at MnDOT. Retrieved April 2 2012.
Congested urban freeway miles in the Twin Cities, Minnesota: 2002-2011
Average annual unemployment in Minnesota: 2010
25%
20%
15%
21%
18%
20%
21%
19%
18%
2005
2006
10%
17%
18%
2008
2009
22%
21%
2010
2011
5%
0%
2002
2003
2004
2007
Percent of congested miles
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation. (2012). Metropolitan freeway system 2011 congestion
report.
Minnesota high school students graduating on time: 2010
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
82.8%
70.0%
46.9%
49.2%
45.3%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Students graduating on time
Source: MN Compass. (2011). Education: Overview. Analysis of data from the Minnesota
Department of Education. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online. Analysis of
data from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment disparities in U.S. metropolitan areas: 2009
Per capita income in Minnesota: 2010
AfricanAmerican
White
Ratio:
AfricanAmerican to
White
20.4 %
6.6 %
3.1
13.8
15.7 %
17.3 %
5.1 %
8.4 %
3.0
2.1
10.5
9.0
14.2 %
6.7 %
2.1
7.5
15.4 %
8.0 %
1.9
7.4
Unemployment Rate
Metropolitan Area
Minneapolis-St. PaulBloomington
Memphis
St. Louis
New York-North New
Jersey-Long Island
Miami-Fort LauderdalePompano Beach
Difference:
AfricanAmerican
and White
$35,000
$31,120
$28,563
$30,000
$22,335
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$14,890
$15,151
$13,499
$10,000
$5,000
$0
African-American American Indian
Source: Austin, A. (2010). Uneven pain: Unemployment by metropolitan area and race. Economic Policy
Institute.
Asian
Per capita income within race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
White
Minnesota per capita income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. (2011).
Minnesota adults in the labor force: 2010
White
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
16-64 in Labor
Force*
2,499,966
124,011
24,221
103,729
116,320
16-64 Working
2,311,369
100,499
19,555
93,375
103,202
* For civilian population only. Labor force is defined as those employed and unemployed.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. (2011).
Percent
Working
92.5%
81.0%
80.7%
90.0%
88.7%
Poverty rate among Minnesota children under age 18: 2010
56.0%
60.0%
50.0%
45.9%
40.0%
30.0%
23.7%
29.3%
20.0%
10.0%
10.0%
0.0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
Percent of children under 18 in poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. (2011).
White
Food security* in Minnesota: 1996-2010 (three-year averages)
Home ownership in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota: 2006-2008
7.1%
8.0%
Home ownership in St. Paul
60.0%
7.2%
Home ownership in Minneapolis
1996-1998
1999-2001
Households with food insecurity
2002-2004
2005-2007
2008-2010
Households with very low food security
* Denotes households experiencing food insecurity and very low food security.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2010). Food security in the
U.S.: Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement. Analysis of data from Current Population
Survey Food Security Supplement [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Environmental factors influencing physical activity in Minnesota and the United States: 2010
Percent of youth with parks, community
centers, and sidewalks in neighborhood
Percent of census blocks with park within
one half-mile of block boundary
Percent of census blocks with fitness center
within one half-mile of block boundary
Minnesota
United States
53.9 percent
50.0 percent
17.7 percent
20.3 percent
16.1 percent
16.6 percent
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). State indicator report on physical activity.
10.0%
31.4%
26.1%
20.0%
0.0%
22.0%
30.0%
2.0%
46.7%
40.0%
22.9%
2.0%
2.5%
43.9%
3.7%
3.1%
4.4%
35.1%
50.0%
6.0%
4.0%
70.0%
63.4%
8.6%
10.3%
26.4%
10.0%
9.5%
65.4%
12.0%
0.0%
Black/
AfricanAmerican
American
Indian/
Alaskan
Native
Asian
Hispanic/
Latino
White
Sources: Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). (2011). Assets and opportunity profile:
Minneapolis. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). (2011). Assets and opportunity profile: St. Paul.
Retrieved January 1 2012.
Characteristics of Minnesotans over age 50: 2005
Housing built before 1940 in Minnesota: As of 2000
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
34.5%
24.9%
9.5%
5.1%
Experience problems with loneliness
Lives alone
Have no one to provide care if becomes
sick/disabled
Lives with others
Source: Minn. Board on Aging. (2005). Survey of Older Minnesotans [Data set]. Retrieved Jan. 1 2012.
Characteristics of Minnesota’s informal caregivers: 2008
13.4%
Living with care recipient
Spousal caregiver
5.9%
Parental caregiver
5.8%
21.8%
23.9%
25.0%
31.4%
19.6%
26.0%
Physically limited
Long-term (over six years)
Retired
56.1%
11.5%
Caregivers providing 21 or more
hours per week
Caregivers providing 20 or fewer
hours per week
27.4%
Employed
59.6%
57.3%
Female
16.7%
Over age 60
0.0%
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online: Housing built
before 1940: As of 2000. Analysis of data from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Retrieved January 1 2012.
10.0%
20.0%
74.3%
75.6%
33.6%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Source: Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging. (2009). 2008 Minn. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Survey caregiving module. Analysis of data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Minnesota children in families with single parents: 2000-2010
Incarceration disparities in Minnesota and comparison states: 2007
30%
25%
20%
15%
21%
24%
24%
23%
24%
25%
25%
26%
25%
26%
28%
10%
5%
0%
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
10.6
9.1
3.3
1.9
Minnesota
Children in families with single parents
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Georgia
Ratio: Incarcerated African-American residents to incarcerated white residents
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2011).
Source: Mauer, M. & King, R.S. (2007). Uneven justice: State rates of incarceration by race and ethnicity.
The Sentencing Project.
Minnesota ninth-graders and changing schools: 2010
Minnesota ninth-graders missing school, due to feeling unsafe: 2010
15%
12%
10%
10%
11%
10%
9%
8%
9%
8%
5%
3%
9%
7%
6%
4%
4%
0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Minnesota ninth-graders who have changed schools at least once since the beginning of the
school year
2%
0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Minnesota ninth-graders missing one or more days of school during the past 30 days, due
to feeling unsafe at school or to/from school
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota domestic violence victims: 2010
40%
30%
37%
23%
28%
Crime in Minnesota: 2010
31%
21%
26%
20%
20%
14%
10%
0%
Less than $30,000
$30,000-$59,999
$60,000-$99,999
Greater than $100,000
Annual income
Domestic violence victims (n=317)
Other respondents (i.e., non-victims) (n=5,886)
Source: Greater Twin Cities United Way & Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of
Justice Programs. (2011). Domestic violence. Top line summary: 2010. Minnesota Crime Victim Survey.
Pharmacies and e-prescribing in Minnesota: 2008-2011
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
67.2%
75.0%
83.7%
79.6%
67.4%
56.6%
40.0%
95.6%
90.3%
68.0%
76.1%
44.8%
20.0%
24.2%
0.0%
Dec. 2008
All Pharmacies*
Dec. 2009
Chain Pharmacies
Dec. 2010
Oct. 2011
Non-Chain Pharmacies**
* Excludes pharmacies with the pharmacy class of medical device manufacturer
** Includes pharmacies with the pharmacy class of independent, franchise, and government/federal
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator. (2011).
Source: Wilder Foundation. (2011).
Geographic distribution of Minnesota’s primary care physicians: 2009-2010
Physicians in Minnesota: 2011
7%
5%
Southwest Minnesota
9%
Southeast Minnesota
10%
Northwest Minnesota
6%
Northeast Minnesota
6%
7%
Central Minnesota
15%
9%
13%
54%
58%
Seven-County Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area
0%
10%
2010 Minnesota Population
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Primary Care Physicians*
* Includes physicians with a single certification in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology,
or pediatrics.
Source: Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. (2011).
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online: Physicians in
Minnesota. Analysis of data from Minnesota Board of Medical Practices, as prepared by the
Minnesota Department of Health. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Geographic distribution of Minnesota’s dentists: 2010
Dentists in Minnesota: 2011
7%
6%
Southwest Minnesota
Southeast Minnesota
9%
9%
Northwest Minnesota
10%
8%
6%
6%
Northeast Minnesota
Central Minnesota
9%
13%
54%
Seven-County Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area
0%
10%
20%
2010 Minnesota Population
Source: Minnesota Board of Dentistry. (2011).
Source: Center for Rural Policy and Development. (2011). Atlas of Minnesota online: Dentists in
Minnesota. Analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Health. Retrieved January 1 2012.
30%
Dentists
40%
50%
60%
62%
70%
Minnesota community health boards and tribal nations: 2012
Health insurance sources in Minnesota: 2001-2011
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
6.1%
7.7%
7.2%
9.0%
9.1%
21.1%
25.1%
25.2%
28.5%
29.2%
4.6%
5.1%
5.1%
5.2%
4.8%
68.1%
2001
Uninsured
Public Insurance
Individual Insurance
62.6%
62.5%
57.4%
56.4%
2004
2007
2009
2011
Group Insurance
Indicates statistically significant difference from the previous year shown.
Source: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Health Economics Program. (2012). Health insurance coverage in
Minnesota, early results from the 2011 Minnesota Health Access Survey. Retrieved April 13 2012.
Uninsured Minnesotans, by income level: 2009
20.0%
16.9%
17.1%
15.0%
12.4%
10.0%
7.2%
2.9%
5.0%
0.0%
0-100%
101-200%
201-300%
301-400%
401% and above
Uninsured Minnesotans by percentage of income within Federal Poverty Guidelines
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program. (2010). Minnesota Health
Access Survey [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Infant deaths in Minnesota, for children born in 1989-1993 and 2005-2009
Minnesotans and emergency preparedness: 2007
Have heard, seen, or read about how to prepare
household for an emergency
Have stored enough food, water, and supplies to meet
household needs for at least three days
Almost
Always
Stay home from work, school, or other
activities when ill with a respiratory
illness like cold or flu
18%
Partially
No
45%
-----
55%
56%
4%
40%
Sometimes
25%
Rarely
Never
37%
21%
20.0
Deaths per 1,000 births
Yes
16.5
16.5
15.0
10.7
9.7
10.0
6.2
6.5
4.6
5.0
4.5
0.0
African-American American Indian
1989-1993
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Emergency Preparedness. (2007). Ready to respond.
Retrieved February 24 2012.
7.3
5.2
Asian
Hispanic*
White
2005-2009
* Can be any race
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Prenatal care in Minnesota: 2006-2010
Smoking during pregnancy in Minnesota: 2004-2009
100.0%
80.0%
89.8%
78.4%
73.9%
20.0%
73.1%
62.9%
17.5%
16.6%
15.5%
16.2%
2006
2007
13.8%
15.0%
60.0%
15.2%
10.0%
40.0%
5.0%
20.0%
0.0%
0.0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
2004
2008
2009
Women smoking during pregnancy
Mothers accessing first-trimester care
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
2005
Linear trend p<0.05
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). Minnesota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS) [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Drinking prior to pregnancy in Minnesota: 2002-2008
Smoking rate disparities among pregnant women in Minnesota: 2007-2009*
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
62.2%
60.4%
2002
2003
65.7%
64.1%
66.1%
64.1%
64.1%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Women drinking in the three months prior to becoming pregnant
Denotes mothers reporting having any alcoholic drinks during the three months before getting pregnant
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). Minnesota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS) [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Drinking prior to pregnancy in Minnesota: 2008
Population
White
Hispanic
Greater than 12 years of education
Less than 12 years of education
Annual income of $50,000 or more
Annual income of less than $10,000
Population
American Indian
African-American
Less than 20 years old
Between 20 and 24 years old
Unmarried
High school education or less
At 0-100% FPL*
At 101-185% FPL*
Receiving Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
Uninsured
Percent who smoke while pregnant
45.2%
25.3%
23.5%
27.7%
30.4%
26.7%
27.6%
21.8%
30.1%
23.8%
* FPL: Federal Poverty Guidelines. Data reflects combined years: 2007-2009
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). Minnesota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS) [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Breast-feeding in Minnesota and the U.S., for children born in 2008
Percent who drink in the
three months prior to pregnancy
74.2%
22.0%
73.3%
27.3%
77.6%
35.5%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). Minnesota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS) [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
100.0%
80.0%
82.5%
74.6%
50.9%
44.3%
60.0%
40.0%
24.1%23.8%
45.0%
35.0%
15.0%14.8%
20.0%
0.0%
Ever breast-fed
Breast-fed at
6 months
Breast-fed at
12 months
Children in Minnesota
Breast-fed
exclusively
through
3 months
Breast-fed
exclusively
through
6 months
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Breastfeeding report card 2011. Retrieved
January 1 2012.
Reported abusers and their relationship to abused children in Minnesota: 2009
Minnesota students and intimate partner violence: 2010
Relationship to Child
Birth parent
Other relative
Parents’ companion
Licensed provider
Other non-relative
Percent of Abusers
75%
12%
7%
2%
3%
Minnesota ninth- and twelfth-graders who have ever been hit, hurt or threatened, or forced to do
something sexual by someone they were dating
30%
24%
25%
Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services. (2010). Minnesota’s child welfare report 2009:
Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature.
20%
19%
21%
18%
15%
14%
15%
16%
11%
14%
10%
10%
5%
Minnesota ninth-graders and physical abuse* in the home: 2010
20%
18%
0%
18%
14%
15%
African-American American Indian
16%
Grade 9
Asian
Hispanic
White
Grade 12
9%
10%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
5%
0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Minnesota ninth-graders who have ever been hit hard or often by an adult in the house
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota’s teen birth rate for girls 15-19 years old: 2006-2010
150.0
100.0
98.1
96.2
68.8
46.8
50.0
16.6
0.0
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
Teen birth rate per 1,000 births
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
White
Minnesota ninth-graders and religious activities: 2010
Minnesota ninth-graders and healthy eating: 2010
Minnesota ninth- and twelfth-graders who participate in religious activities at least once per week
47%
50%
40%
30%
30%
25%
29%
29%
22%
20%
19%
20%
30%
28%
20%
19%
18%
17%
16%
15%
14%
19%
18%
17%
16%
African-American American Indian
10%
Asian
Grade 9
Hispanic
White
Grade 12
Minnesota students and physical activity: 1998-2010
30.0%
60.0%
25.0%
50.0%
20.0%
40.0%
24.5%
19.4%
21.9%
20.0%
5.0%
10.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2005
2007
2009
Adults who eat five or more fruits and vegetables per day
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
50.8%
50.1%
51.9%
54.7%
55.5%
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
30.0%
10.0%
2003
White
Students who were physically active for 30 minutes or more at least five of the last seven days
Minnesota adults and healthy eating: 2003-2009
15.0%
Hispanic
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
24.2%
Asian
Ninth-graders who consumed five or more servings of fruit, fruit juice, or vegetables in the
previous day
0%
African-American American Indian
18%
Students reporting moderate physical activity
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota adults and physical activity: 2003-2009
Minnesota ninth-graders and binge drinking: 1995-2010
Moderate physical activity defined as 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity (or 20+ minutes of
vigorous physical activity) five or more days per week
Minnesota ninth-graders who engaged in binge drinking during the last two weeks
40%
60.0%
40.0%
35%
51.0%
49.0%
52.7%
48.9%
30%
25%
20.0%
20%
0.0%
15%
2003
2005
2007
2009
Adults reporting moderate physical activity
10%
5%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
0%
1995
1998
African-American
Minnesota adults and binge drinking: 2006-2010
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
26.8%
23.8%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
25.4%
22.2%
18.8%
11.8%
13.1%
15.2%
10.0%
12.4%
0.0%
2006
2007
Males who binge drink
2008
2009
2010
Females who binge drink
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
1995
18%
31%
16%
34%
20%
2001
2004
American Indian
1998
20%
30%
14%
32%
20%
2001
15%
27%
13%
25%
16%
Asian
2004
14%
26%
15%
23%
15%
2007
2010
Hispanic
White
2007
14%
22%
12%
20%
12%
2010
11%
18%
9%
18%
9%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Current Minnesota smokers: 2001-2010
Ninth-graders and smoking in Minnesota: 2001-2010
Minnesota ninth-graders who smoked cigarettes during the past 30 days
25.0%
20.0%
22.2%
15.0%
21.7%
21.1%
20.7%
20.0%
40%
18.3%
10.0%
16.5%
17.6%
16.7%
14.9%
35%
30%
5.0%
25%
0.0%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
20%
15%
Adult smokers
10%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
5%
0%
2001
Minnesota adult nonsmokers and secondhand smoke: 2003-2010
15.0%
2004
African-American
2007
American Indian
Asian
2010
Hispanic
White
14.0%
11.0%
11.0%
10.0%
10.0%
7.0%
7.0%
8.0%
4.0%
5.0%
4.0%
0.0%
2003
2007
At work
In a car
2010
At home
Source: ClearWay Minnesota & Minnesota Department of Health. (2010). Minnesota Adult Tobacco
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
2001
18%
36%
16%
29%
19%
2004
15%
30%
14%
23%
15%
2007
13%
25%
10%
18%
11%
2010
11%
22%
8%
16%
10%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota students and secondhand smoke: 2000-2011
Minnesotans with one or more disabilities: 2010
Percent of students exposed to any secondhand smoke in the past seven days
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
65.8%
70.0%
60.0%
75.8%
50.0%
71.8%
58.0%
55.9%
48.7%
35.9%
40.0%
64.8%
55.4%
39.6%
52.5%
37.7%
30.0%
18.9%
20.0%
10.0%
8.1%
9.8%
0.6%
4.6%
0-4
5-17
0.0%
2000
2002
2005
2008
18-64
Minnesotans with disabilities, by age
High school students
65-74
75-84
85+
2011
Minnesotans with disabilities: All ages
Middle school students
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Teens and tobacco in
Minnesota, 2011 update: Results from the Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). American Community Survey.
Cancer screening in Minnesota and the United States: 2010
Cancer Screening Practices
Clinical breast examination among women  40 years
Mammography use among women  40 years
Pap smear use among women  18 years
Fecal occult blood test or sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy among
adults aged  50 years
Minnesota
83.6%
80.7%
87.5%
U.S.
76.5%
75.6%
81.1%
62.5%
57.8%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). State indicator report on physical activity.
Dental visits and Minnesota adults: 2010
Risk factors and care practices among Minnesotans with pre-diabetes: 2007
100.0%
100%
80.0%
80%
60%
65.8%
60.1%
78%
72%
40%
38%
20%
Overweight or
obese
Current
smoker
Minnesotans with risk factors
20.0%
16%
High blood
cholesterol
60.0%
40.0%
42%
16%
0%
86.4%
78.3%
72.4%
High blood
pressure
Weight
Annual blood
management glucose test
class in last
year
0.0%
Less than
$15,000
$15,000$24,999
$25,000$34,999
$35,000$49,999
$50,000+
Percent of adults who visited a dentist or dental clinic in the last year, by income
Minnesotans engaging in care management strategies
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2010). Diabetes and prediabetes in Minnesota.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Older adults and immunization in Minnesota: 2001-2010
Minnesota third-graders with caries and sealants: 2010
100.0%
80.0%
70.1%
80.3%
78.3%
78.1%
73.8%
79.6%
76.4%
76.8%
80.0%
62.9%
70.4%
73.0%
67.9%
71.1%
71.1%
70.9%
70.5%
72.6%
70.4%
20.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
65.1%
57.8%
54.8%
52.7%
40.0%
20.0%
2001
66.9%
72.0%
60.0%
60.0%
40.0%
76.6%
23.5%
17.0%
White, non-Hispanic
Non-white, non-Hispanic
49.4%
15.6%
Hispanic
Adults 65+ who received flu vaccination in past year
Adults 65+ who received pneumonia vaccination in past year
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Third-graders with caries experience
Third-graders with caries and sealants
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Oral Disease Prevention Unit. (2011). Third grade oral
health basic screening survey.
Children in Minnesota with two or more non-influenza shots in the Minnesota Immunization
Information Connection (MIIC): 2011
Minnesota ninth-graders and sexual intercourse: 1995-2010
Minnesota ninth-graders who have had sexual intercourse one or more times in their lifetimes
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1995
1998
African-American
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
1995
61%
50%
29%
53%
24%
2001
2004
American Indian
1998
50%
44%
21%
46%
21%
Asian
2001
43%
42%
17%
37%
17%
2004
41%
39%
19%
37%
17%
2007
2010
Hispanic
White
2007
40%
38%
18%
36%
17%
2010
39%
40%
17%
38%
17%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Immunization Program. (2011). Minnesota
Immunization Information Connection (MIIC).
Safety belt use in Minnesota: 2003-2011
Minnesota teen girls (ages 13-17) and HPV vaccination: 2008-2010
95.0%
37.8%
40.0%
90.0%
27.0%
30.0%
85.0%
13.7%
20.0%
10.0%
80.0%
0.0%
75.0%
2008
2009
2010
79.4%
82.1%
83.9%
83.3%
2005
2006
90.2%
87.8%
86.7%
2007
2008
92.3%
92.7%
2010
2011
70.0%
2003
Girls age 13-17 receiving three-dose HPV series
2004
2009
Minnesotans using safety belts
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). National Immunization Survey [Data set].
Retrieved April 2 2012.
Source: Eby, D.W., Vivoda, J.M., & Cavanagh, J. (2011). Minnesota safety belt and motorcycle helmet
use. Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota students and birth control: 2010
Minnesota students who report that they or their partner “always” use a condom during sexual
intercourse
70%
60%
50%
59%
58%
53%
45%
51%
44%
41%
36%
40%
41%
Minnesota ninth-graders and emotional distress: 2010
Minnesota ninth-graders who have felt nervous, worried, or upset "all" or "most of the time" during
the last 30 days
46%
30%
15%
20%
10%
10%
5%
0%
0%
African-American American Indian
Grade 9
Asian
Hispanic
White
Grade 12
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
23%
25%
20%
28%
27%
30%
14%
24%
21%
14%
14%
11%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Male
Hispanic
13%
White
Female
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota ninth-graders who feel that people care about them “very much” or “quite a bit”:
2010
“How much do you feel
________ cares about you?”
Other adult relatives
Teachers/other adults
Religious or spiritual leaders
Other adults in the
community
Friends
AfricanAmerican
82%
41%
51%
American
Indian
80%
36%
43%
Asian
76%
41%
45%
Hispanic
81%
40%
45%
White
87%
46%
57%
36%
32%
33%
35%
44%
71%
71%
69%
70%
78%
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Being community-minded in Minnesota: 2009
Believe that most of the time, people just look
out for themselves
26%
42%
Believe that most of the time, people try to be
helpful
58%
Spend a lot of time visiting friends
40%
74%
50%
Usually eat dinner together as family
67%
60%
Believe that generally, most people are honest
67%
Attend church regularly (at least once per
month)
39%
83%
49%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
In Minnesota
In the U.S.
Source: Augsburg College. (2009). Minnesota civic health index: Integrating civic engagement into
community life.
Leading causes of death in Minnesota: 2010
Cause of Death
Count
Age-Adjusted Rate per
100,000 Population
Cancer
9,599
166.9
Heart Disease
7,144
118.7
Unintentional Injury
2,087
36.4
Stroke
2,154
35.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
2,012
35.1
Alzheimer’s Disease
1,450
23.4
Diabetes
1,036
17.7
Nephritis
895
15.0
Suicide
599
11.1
Pneumonia and Influenza
591
9.7
Cirrhosis
412
7.0
Septicemia
337
5.8
Congenital Anomalies
190
3.6
Perinatal Conditions
140
2.7
Homicide
111
2.1
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2012).
Leading causes of death in Minnesota: 1990-2010
Asthma hospitalizations in Minnesota: 2009
300.0
20.0
250.0
15.0
18.0
11.8
7.7
10.0
200.0
5.0
150.0
3.0
3.8
15-24
years
25-34
years
8.2
7.2
5.8
0.0
0-4
years
100.0
5-14
years
50.0
35-44
years
45-54
years
55-64
years
65+
years
Hospitalizations per 10,000 population
0.0
1990
1992
1994
1996
Cancer
1998
2000
2002
Heart disease
2004
2006
2008
2010
Stroke
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). Asthma hospitalizations: Basic facts and figures.
Analysis of Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data. Minnesota Public Health Data Access. Retrieved
January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2012).
Daily asthma hospitalizations Minnesota: 2009
Minnesotans with arthritis: 2009
Yearly Income
Less than $15,000
$15,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $34,999
$35,000 - $49,999
$50,000 and above
50
With Arthritis
33.6 %
29.6 %
24.8 %
27.5 %
15.7 %
Without Arthritis
66.4 %
70.4 %
75.2 %
72.5 %
84.3 %
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System.
40
30
21.2
20
23.2
22.8
21.3
19.9
17.1
21
15.5
10
13.1
19
15.3
18.8
0
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Daily Admissions: Minimum
May
June
July
Aug.
Daily Admissions: Maximum
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Daily Admissions: Average
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2012). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Basic facts and
figures. Analysis of Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data from the Minnesota Hospital Association.
Minnesota Public Health Data Access. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
Cancer* in Minnesota: 1999-2008
800
800
644.3
637.0
600
400
COPD hospitalizations in Minnesota: 2009
395.5
557.0
466.6
288.5 253.1
411.8
345.5 300.7
656
650
706
640
652
616
513
600
480
571
583
Nov.
Dec.
460
406
400
200
200
0
Black
American Indian
Asian/Pacific
Islander
Male
White (Hispanic)
White (nonHispanic)
97.0
80.4
53.7
12.7
9.7
American
Indian/Alaska
Native
Asian/Pacific
Islander
Incidence per 100,000 females
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
17.1
Hispanic
Stroke death in Minnesota: 2006-2010
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
126.7
African-American
Mar.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health (2012). Analysis of Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data
from the Minnesota Hospital Association.
Breast cancer in Minnesota women: 2003-2007
27.1
Feb.
Total hospitalizations
Source: Minnesota Department of Health. (2011). All cancer types combined: Basic facts and figures.
Analysis of data from Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System. Minnesota Public Health Data
Access. Retrieved January 1 2012.
103.4
Jan.
Female
* Incidence calculated for all types of cancer combined.
140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
0
21.9
47.3 46.9
46.4 43.9
African-American/ American Indian
African
43.3 40.9
Asian/
Pacific Islander
31.5 32.0
35.6 34.7
Hispanic
White
Males: Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population
White
Females: Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Mortality per 100,000 females
Source: American Cancer Society, Midwest Division. (2011). Minnesota cancer facts and figures: 2011.
Heart disease-related death in Minnesota: 1996-2010
Heart disease mortality in Minnesota: 2005-2009
Rate per 100,000 population
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
1996-2000
African-American
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
2001-2005
American Indian
1996-2000
200.9
248.9
102.0
156.9
195.9
2006-2010
Asian
Hispanic
2001-2005
154.3
226.3
72.4
92.8
153.5
White
2006-2010
123.8
177.0
63.3
53.6
125.5
Source: Peacock, J.M., & Shanedling, S. (2011). Heart disease and stroke in Minnesota: 2011 burden
report. Minnesota Department of Health, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Unit. Retrieved
January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Stroke mortality in Minnesota: 2005-2009
Minnesotans with diabetes: 1994-2010
20.0%
18.0%
16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
1994
1996
1998
Age 18-44
Age 18-44
Age 45-64
Age 65-74
Age 75+
1994
1.6%
3.6%
9.4%
9.4%
1996
1.0%
4.4%
12.2%
8.8%
2000
Age 45-64
1998
1.4%
6.0%
12.0%
10.9%
2000
1.2%
6.2%
13.4%
11.6%
2002
2004
Age 65-74
2002
1.5%
6.6%
12.6%
12.3%
2004
1.5%
7.3%
14.0%
14.2%
2006
2008
2010
Age 75+
2006
1.6%
7.7%
13.5%
15.4%
2008
1.7%
7.9%
15.4%
14.4%
2010
2.0%
7.9%
17.2%
16.0%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2011). National Diabetes Surveillance
System [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Minnesota children aged two to five enrolled in WIC* who are overweight or obese: 2009
Minnesota adults who are overweight or obese: 1995-2010
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
50.6%
55.0%
1995
2000
60.9%
63.1%
2005
2010
20.0%
0.0%
Overweight
(85th to 94th
percentile)
16.0
14.7
18.2
23.2
17.0
18.5
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian and Pacific Islander
Multiple Races
Obese
(95th percentile
and above)
10.0
12.0
17.7
27.7
15.8
13.1
* WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, administered by the
U.S. federal government.
Minnesota adults who are overweight or obese
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition
Surveillance System [Data set]. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Minnesota ninth-graders who are overweight or obese: 2010*
Reported MRSA cases in Minnesota: 2000-2009 *
40%
30%
31% 29%
35%
27%
2500
35%
31%
28%
20%
2000
26%
19%
1909
15%
1500
1006
1191
1423
500
0%
African-American American Indian
Overweight male ninth-graders
Asian
Hispanic
White
Overweight female ninth-graders
* Based on self-reported height and weight.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
2069
1763
1056
134
163
216
317
2000
2001
2002
2003
1917
1898
1499
1481
1000
10%
2038
1618
1644
1417
504
0
2004
Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Health Care-Acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA)
* Reported at 12 sentinel sites.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Emerging Infections Unit. (2012).
Minnesotans living with HIV/AIDS: 2010
Tick-borne disease in Minnesota: 1990-2010
100%
1500
90%
19%
80%
70%
1%
29%
7%
African-American
2%
9%
60%
1000
30%
50%
40%
6%
60%
0
American Indian
1990
Asian
3%
30%
500
African-born
2%
1995
Lyme disease
Hispanic
2000
2005
Human anaplasmosis
2010
Babesiosis
White
20%
27%
10%
Lyme disease
Human anaplasmosis
Babesiosis
0%
Males (n=5,243)
1990
67
0
0
Females (n=1,571)
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and
Control Division. (2010). HIV/AIDS Prevalence and Mortality Tables. Retrieved January 1 2012.
1995
204
5
0
2000
465
79
2
2005
917
186
10
2010
1293
720
56
Source: Minn. Dept. of Health, Foodborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Program. (2011).
Confirmed foodborne outbreaks in Minnesota: 1995-2010
Sexually transmitted infections in Minnesota: 2006-2010
100
400
300
264
274
293
292
311
67
71
62
47
43
40
69
61
60
200
100
81
80
41
18
28
40
45
39
46
41
39
41
48
47
2007
2009
24
20
0
2006
2007
Chlamydia rate per 100,000 population
2008
2009
2010
Gonorrhea rate per 100,000 population
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and
Control Division. (2011). STD Surveillance Statistics. Retrieved January 1 2012.
0
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
Number of outbreaks
Source: Minn. Dept. of Health, Foodborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Program. (2011).
Number of deaths
Leading causes of unintentional injury deaths in Minnesota: 2000-2010
Firearm deaths in Minnesota: 2000-2010
1000
400
800
300
600
400
200
200
100
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
Falls
Falls
Poisoning
Motor Vehicle
2000
390
100
673
2001
477
130
608
2002
527
164
723
2004
2005
Poisoning
2003
536
181
701
2004
546
190
649
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0
2000
2001
2002
Motor Vehicle
2005
588
205
638
2006
592
230
607
2007
685
282
617
2003
2004
2005
Unintentional injury
2008
701
333
524
2009
747
379
482
2010
784
351
508
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Unintentional
Injury
Homicide
Suicide
2006
2007
Homicide
2008
2009
2010
Suicide
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
7
77
222
5
65
241
5
55
239
7
75
244
1
84
268
9
88
255
5
77
242
2
70
265
3
71
287
3
46
280
4
64
279
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Falls-related mortality for older adults in the United States: 2009
States with highest rates of death from falls
State
Rate per 100,000*
Vermont
117.12
New Mexico
101.60
Wisconsin
97.87
Minnesota
85.11
Colorado
84.53
States with lowest rates of death from falls
State
Rate per 100,000*
New Jersey
23.36
Alabama
25.04
South Carolina
29.22
Louisiana
30.93
New York
33.06
Motor vehicle death in Minnesota, by age group: 2010
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
11.1
15.0
14.7
14.6
10.2
7.9 7.6 6.5 7.4 6.5 8.9 9.3 7.4 7.9
11.0
1.1 2.0 2.6
* Rate adjusted for age, in the year 2000; all races, both sexes, adults aged 65-85. Rate in Alaska (26.85) not
included due to inadequate sample size.
Rate killed per 100,000 population
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Injury and Prevention Control: Data and
Statistics. (2011). Web-based injury statistics query and reporting system. Analysis of data from NCHS
Vital Statistics System and U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22 2012.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Injury Data Access System. (2011). Retrieved
January 12 2012.
Traffic fatalities in Minnesota: 2002-2011
Fatal workplace injuries in Minnesota: 2002-2010
800
100
600
657
400
80
655
567
559
510
494
200
81
60
455
421
411
370*
72
87
80
78
72
40
65
61
69
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0
2002
Number of traffic fatalities
2004
2006
2008
2010
Number of fatal workplace injuries
* Preliminary number.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2011). State occupational injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities: Minnesota. Retrieved April 26 2012.
Unintentional poisoning in Minnesota: 1998-2009
Non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Minnesota: 2002-2010
4,000
150,000
1,293
1,375
1,496
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
100,000
2008
111,600 105,500 104,100 107,100
94,200
2009
Hospitalization from poisoning
* Emergency department-treated.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Injury Data Access System. (2010). Analysis
of Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data. Retrieved August 20 2010.
87,900
78,100
76,700
0
2002
0
Emergency-department treated poisonings
120,500
50,000
1,736
1,234
2000
1,880
1,074
1999
1,600
879
1998
1,440
2,745
2,515
2,377
2,301
2,168
1,930
973
500
1,865
1,000
807
1,500
1,870
2,000
2,702
2,500
2,958
3,000
3,439
3,534
3,500
2004
2006
2008
2010
Number of reportable events
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2011). State occupational injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities: Minnesota. Retrieved April 26 2012.
Rate per 100,000 population
Suicide in Minnesota, by age group: 2006-2010
Minnesota ninth-graders thinking about suicide: 2010
Minnesota ninth-graders who have thought about killing themselves during the past year
30.0
23.7
25.0
20.0
25.1
21.8
20.7
18.9
32%
35%
30%
15.0
10.0
4.8
3.7
5.0
8.8
6.7
25%
26%
25%
25%
5.9
20%
15%
14%
20%
17%
14%
13%
12%
10%
0.0
15-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
Male
45-54 years
55-64 years
5%
0%
Female
African-American American Indian
Asian
Male
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Hispanic
White
Female
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.
Suicide in Minnesota, by race/ethnicity: 2006-2010
18.3
20.0
Adult protection report* victims in Minnesota: 2010
15.0
10.0
10.9
7.1
6.0
5.1
Asian
Hispanic
5.0
0.0
African-American American Indian
White
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. (2011).
Age group
Under 30
30 to 49
50 to 64
65 to 74
85 and older
Total
Victims (Count)
1,912
3,062
3,444
2,092
3,247
17,895
Percent of Victims
10.7%
17.1%
19.2%
11.7%
18.1%
100.0%
* Not yet substantiated. Number of reports: 23,909; number of victims: 17,905; missing data: 10.
Source: Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services, Data Warehouse. (2011, April).
Minnesota ninth-graders and physical violence: 2010
40%
37%
37%
30%
35%
22%
20%
20%
10%
0%
African-American American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
White
Minnesota ninth-graders who have "hit or beat up" another person at least once in the past
year
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. (2011). Minnesota Student
Survey. Retrieved January 1 2012.