|
|
|
Total Square Miles
|
79,610
|
|
Population Density per
square mile
|
61.8 |
|
Demographics
|
US
Census, 2000
|
|
Black or African American
|
168,813 |
|
American
Indian & Alaska Native
|
52,009 |
|
Asian
|
141,083 |
|
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander
|
1,714 |
|
Hispanic/Latino
|
143,382 |
|
White
|
4,337,143 |
|
One
|
4,705,793
|
|
Two or More
|
70,304 |
|
Other
|
5,031
|
|
Total Population
|
4,919,479 |
|
Persons under 18 years
old, percent
|
26.2%
|
|
Persons over 65 years old,
percent
|
12.1%
|
|
Female Persons
|
50.5%
|
|
Per capita income, 1999
|
$23,198 |
|
Children in poverty
|
301,000
|
|
Incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases
|
Minnesota
Department of Public Health, 2000
|
|
AIDS
|
138 |
|
Chlamydia
|
8,323 |
|
Gonorrhea
|
2,701 |
|
Hepatitis A
|
47 |
|
Hepatitis B
|
44 |
|
Hepatitis C
|
31 |
|
Syphilis
|
33 |
|
Tuberculosis
|
237 |
|
Incidence, prevalence and drugs of abuse
|
National
Household Survey, 2000
|
|
Substance
|
Estimated numbers of past month users
|
|
Alcohol
|
2,115,000
|
|
Cocaine
|
65,000
|
|
Marijuana
|
187,000
|
|
Any illicit drug other
than marijuana
|
99,000
|
|
Any Tobacco product
|
1,285,000
|
|
