The following summarizes key data points for Minnesota. 

Population (Census Estimate)

MN 5-Year Net Migration (Domestic)

MN 5-Year Net Migration (International)

5,830,405

-37,202

96,812

Registered Voters

Eligible Voters (a)

Voter Turnout (a)

3,827,205

4,285,809

76.35%

Absentee Ballots Mailed (a)

Absentee Ballots Returned (a)

Absentee Ballots Rejected (a)

1,452,508

91.6%

1.5%

Resident Taxpayers (2023)

2,220,397

State Tax Freeloaders (b)

2,243,929

School-Age Children

973,277

Indiv. Income Tax Collected (FY24)

$14,873,007,000

State Property Taxes Collected (FY24)

$12,306,551

Total Taxes Collected (FY25 Est)

$77,318,000,000 

MN Net Revenues (FY25)

$60,581,559,000

MN Expenditures (FY25)

$69,285,000,000

Median Household Income (2024)

$89,062

MN Debt Balance (FY25)

$8,385,000,000

MN Debt Service (FY25)

$1,127,641,000

MN Debt Balance
(w/ Pension Liabilities)

$23,360,000,000

State Debt Per Resident Taxpayer

$3,776.00

Debt Service Per Resident Taxpayer

$507.00

Debt Balance Per Resident Taxpayer

$10,520.00

State Unemployment (Feb '26)

5.3%

U.S. Unemployment (Feb '26)

4.7%

SNAP Recipients/Month (FY25)

452,600

Federal Income Tax Rate (Max)

37.0%

State Income Tax Rate (Max)

9.85% | 7th

Spending Per Person in Poverty

$42,000 | 2nd

State Sales Tax (General Rate)

6.875%

Highest Combined Sales Tax Rate

9.875% | St. Paul

Highest City Sales Tax

1.50% | St. Paul

MN Known Fraud Losses Estimate

$564M to $1.5 B

Hennepin County Sales Tax
(Ballpark + Transit)

0.65%

Metro Area Sales Tax
(Transportation + Housing)

1.00%

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(a) As of 2024 general election - latest data available from Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.

(b) Estimated based on 2023 Minnesota Population (5,752,998) - persons under 18 (1,288,671) - Resident Taxpayers (2,220,397) = 2,243,929 residents age 18 and over who did not pay any state taxes for 2023.

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