Ramsey County, MN

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2022 Population

547,202

0.396% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

About

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None of the households in Ramsey County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Ramsey County, MN are University of St Thomas (3,161 degrees awarded in 2022), Metropolitan State University (2,054 degrees), and Concordia University-Saint Paul (1,881 degrees).

Most people in Ramsey County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Ramsey County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Ramsey County, MN borders Anoka County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, and Washington County, MN.

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United States Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Economy

The economy of Ramsey County, MN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Ramsey County, MN are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ramsey County, MN, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ramsey County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ramsey County, MN, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ramsey County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Ramsey County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,174
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
853
Health Care and Social Assistance
831
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ramsey County, MN went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 71.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (26.1%), followed by Other (1.39%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (71.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (26.1%)
Republican Party
Other (1.39%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ramsey County, MN went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 71.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (26.1%), followed by Other (1.39%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ramsey County, MN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Ramsey County, MN are White (9,040 and 66.6%), followed by Black or African American (1,365 and 10.1%), Asian (1,265 and 9.32%), and Hispanic or Latino (854 and 6.29%).

The largest universities in Ramsey County, MN by number of degrees awarded are University of St Thomas (3,161 and NaNM%), Metropolitan State University (2,054 and NaNM%), and Concordia University-Saint Paul (1,881 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Ramsey County, MN are General Business Administration & Management (1,128 and NaNM%), Registered Nursing (579 and NaNM%), and Law (510 and NaNM%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Ramsey County, MN have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ramsey County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Ramsey County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Ramsey County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ramsey County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.7%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (9.39%)

In 2022, 65.7% of workers in Ramsey County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ramsey County, MN have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Ramsey County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ramsey County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ramsey County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ramsey County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Ramsey County, MN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ramsey County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.