Ramsey County, MN

County

2024 Population

542,945

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

0.557% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.519% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,568

0.696% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ramsey County, MN is home to a population of 543k people, from which 94.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.4% of Ramsey County, MN residents were born outside of the country (83.8k people).

In 2024, there were 3.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (314k people) in Ramsey County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 65.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Ramsey County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ramsey County, MN was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ramsey County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ramsey County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
314k ± 888
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
81.3k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
65.9k ± 1.66k

8.4%

Hispanic Population

45.6k people

8.4% of the people in Ramsey County, MN are hispanic (45.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ramsey County, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

83.8k people

15.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

84.4k people

As of 2024, 15.4% of Ramsey County, MN residents (83.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ramsey County, MN was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ramsey County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6,507 ± 500
Gulf War (2001-)
4,235 ± 547
Gulf War (1990s)
2,125 ± 372

Ramsey County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ramsey County, MN.

Health

94.5% of the population of Ramsey County, MN has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.699% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ramsey County, MN see 908 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (908 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1046 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 178 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

908 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ramsey County, MN

Primary care physicians in Ramsey County, MN see an average of 908 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (908 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ramsey County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.53%

Uninsured

49.7%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

0.699%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ramsey County, MN grew by 6.24% from 5.21% to 5.53%.

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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.39 in Ramsey County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ramsey County, MN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.6% in Ramsey County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ramsey County, MN.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.73% in Ramsey County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ramsey County, MN.

Economy

The economy of Ramsey County, MN employs 281k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ramsey County, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (46,319 people), Manufacturing (36,670 people), and Educational Services (33,080 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($122,019), Utilities ($94,722), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,157).

Employment

Occupations

281k

2024 Value

± 4,069

−0.652%

1 Year decline

± 2.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ramsey County, MN declined at a rate of −0.652%, from 283k employees to 281k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ramsey County, MN, are Management Occupations (31,233 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (28,620 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (20,749 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ramsey County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

281k

2024 Value

± 4,069

−0.652%

1 Year decline

± 2.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ramsey County, MN declined at a rate of −0.652%, from 283k employees to 281k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ramsey County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (46,319 people), Manufacturing (36,670 people), and Educational Services (33,080 people). 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,802

Median earning men ± $1,105

$46,994

Median earning women ± $685

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,913), Information ($78,841), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,814).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,039), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,069), and Construction ($62,873).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

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.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.59M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$3.39M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.04M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

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

Voting results are not available for Ramsey County, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the 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.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

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.

Education

The student population of Ramsey County, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 17,260 male students and 27,116 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ramsey County, MN are White (7,878 and 63.6%), Black or African American (1,470 and 11.9%), Asian (1,183 and 9.55%), and Hispanic or Latino (960 and 7.75%).

The largest universities in Ramsey County, MN by number of degrees awarded are University of St Thomas (2,858 and 21.5%), Concordia University-Saint Paul (2,128 and 16%), and Metropolitan State University (1,740 and 13.1%).

The most popular majors in Ramsey County, MN are General Business Administration & Management (997 and 7.49%), Registered Nursing (807 and 6.06%), and Law (566 and 4.25%).

The median tuition costs are $44,050 for private four year colleges, and $8,571 and $8,571 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Ramsey County, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 44,376 (38.9% men and 61.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 44,376 students enrolled in Ramsey County, MN, 38.9% men and 61.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 23,468 records, of which 61.4% were women and 38.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
685 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
541 degrees awarded
General Psychology
409 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Ramsey County, MN was Registered Nursing with 685 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Ramsey County, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of St Thomas
2,858 degrees awarded
Concordia University-Saint Paul
2,128 degrees awarded
Metropolitan State University
1,740 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of St Thomas with 2,858 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 4,893 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ramsey County, MN, which is 0.581 times less than the 8,423 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,878 degrees mean that there were 5.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,470 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($44,050) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,269) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ramsey County, MN was $326,600 in 2024, which is 0.982 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $304,900 to $326,600, a 7.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Ramsey County, MN is 60.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ramsey County, MN have an average commute time of 21.4 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.

In 2025, 17% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ramsey County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.32%.

Housing

Property

$326,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,650

$134,142

Median Property Taxes

±$2,450

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ramsey County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ramsey County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.6%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.6% of the housing units in Ramsey County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ramsey County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,568

Median Household Income

± $1,585

221k

Number of Households

± 3,556

In 2024, the median household income of the 221k households in Ramsey County, MN grew to $81,568 from the previous year's value of $81,004.

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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (62.5%)
Worked At Home (20.5%)
Carpooled (8.3%)

In 2024, 62.5% of workers in Ramsey County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.3%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ramsey County, MN have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% 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

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 17% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ramsey County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.32%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ramsey County, MN (65.3k out of 529k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ramsey County, MN is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.1% of the children was living in poverty in Ramsey County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 423 in Ramsey County, MN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 43.1% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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