St. Louis County, MN

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2024 Population

200,123

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

0.242% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.2%

1.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,069

0.884% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$221,400

6.19% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

97,559

0.042% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in St. Louis 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.

99.2% of the residents in St. Louis County, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in St. Louis County, MN are University of Minnesota-Duluth (2,313 degrees awarded in 2023), The College of Saint Scholastica (1,296 degrees), and Minnesota North College (982 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in St. Louis County, MN was $221,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in St. Louis County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Louis County, MN was 2 cars per household.

St. Louis County, MN borders Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, and Douglas County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

St. Louis County, MN is home to a population of 200k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.92% of St. Louis County, MN residents were born outside of the country (3.85k people).

In 2024, there were 27.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (179k people) in St. Louis County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.57k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3.26k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of St. Louis County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Louis County, MN was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Louis County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
179k ± 368
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
6.57k ± 521
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.26k ± 352

1.95%

Hispanic Population

3.9k people

1.95% of the people in St. Louis County, MN are hispanic (3.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in St. Louis 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
58,764 ± 5,921 people
Somalia
36,253 ± 4,660 people
India
31,836 ± 4,368 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 58,764 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,253 and India with 31,836.

Foreign-Born Population

1.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.85k people

2.12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.25k people

As of 2024, 1.92% of St. Louis County, MN residents (3.85k 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 St. Louis County, MN was 2.12%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,424 ± 394
Gulf War (2001-)
2,370 ± 334
Gulf War (1990s)
1,728 ± 238

St. Louis County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of St. Louis County, MN employs 97.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Louis County, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (19,602 people), Retail Trade (11,884 people), and Educational Services (10,105 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,913), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,645), and Utilities ($84,069).

Employment

Occupations

97.6k

2024 Value

± 2,019

0.042%

1 Year growth

± 2.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Louis County, MN grew at a rate of 0.042%, from 97.5k employees to 97.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Louis County, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,542 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,964 people), and Management Occupations (8,517 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Louis 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

97.6k

2024 Value

± 2,019

0.042%

1 Year growth

± 2.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Louis County, MN grew at a rate of 0.042%, from 97.5k employees to 97.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Louis County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (19,602 people), Retail Trade (11,884 people), and Educational Services (10,105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Louis County, MN, though some of these residents may live in St. Louis County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,732

Median earning men ± $1,590

$37,450

Median earning women ± $1,337

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($94,566), Public Administration ($74,947), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,648).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,794), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($57,708), and Construction ($53,785).

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

386
Construction
351
Other Services (except Public Administration)
299
Retail Trade

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

$1.32M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$388k
Retail Trade
$380k
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 St. Louis 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.

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

In 2023, universities in St. Louis County, MN awarded 5,489 degrees. The student population of St. Louis County, MN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,604 male students and 10,746 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Louis County, MN are White (4,558 and 84.3%), Hispanic or Latino (193 and 3.57%), Two or More Races (185 and 3.42%), and Asian (169 and 3.12%).

The largest universities in St. Louis County, MN by number of degrees awarded are University of Minnesota-Duluth (2,313 and 42.1%), The College of Saint Scholastica (1,296 and 23.6%), and Minnesota North College (982 and 17.9%).

The most popular majors in St. Louis County, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (585 and 10.7%), Registered Nursing (475 and 8.65%), and General Psychology (232 and 4.23%).

The median tuition costs are $39,530 for private four year colleges, and $12,766 and $18,210 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in St. Louis County, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 19,350 (44.5% men and 55.5% 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 2023 there were 19,350 students enrolled in St. Louis County, MN, 44.5% men and 55.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,783 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
304 degrees awarded
General Psychology
214 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
201 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in St. Louis County, MN was Registered Nursing with 304 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Minnesota-Duluth
2,313 degrees awarded
The College of Saint Scholastica
1,296 degrees awarded
Minnesota North College
982 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Minnesota-Duluth with 2,313 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,367 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Louis County, MN, which is 0.758 times less than the 3,122 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,558 degrees mean that there were 23.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 193 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 ($39,530) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,552) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) 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 St. Louis County, MN was $221,400 in 2024, which is 0.665 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $208,500 to $221,400, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Louis County, MN is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Louis County, MN have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Louis County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Louis County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.59%.

Housing

Property

$221,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,411

$62,020

Median Property Taxes

±$1,351

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 St. Louis County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in St. Louis County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Louis 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.

$70,069

Median Household Income

± $1,494

87.1k

Number of Households

± 1,935

In 2024, the median household income of the 87.1k households in St. Louis County, MN grew to $70,069 from the previous year's value of $69,455.

The following chart displays the households in St. Louis 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2023, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.78% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (74.1%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)
Carpooled (7.59%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in St. Louis County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.59%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Louis County, MN have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.64% of the workforce in St. Louis County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Louis County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Louis County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.59%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Louis County, MN (25.6k out of 193k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Louis County, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

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, 12.4% of the children was living in poverty in St. Louis County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.3%.

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
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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 239 in St. Louis County, MN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 2.26 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

95.9% of the population of St. Louis County, MN has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Louis County, MN see 810 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (810 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1023 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 268 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

810 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Louis County, MN

Primary care physicians in St. Louis County, MN see an average of 810 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (810 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.11%

Uninsured

48.7%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.79%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Louis County, MN grew by 15.7% from 3.55% to 4.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Louis 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 number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.8 in St. Louis County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Louis 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 36.7% in St. Louis County, MN.

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