Minnesota (MN)

Capital: St. Paul

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	5,657,342
Population 2019	5,640,053
Population 2018	5,611,179
Population 2017	5,568,155
Population 2016	5,523,409
Below Poverty 2019	9
Below Poverty 2018	7.9
Below Poverty 2017	9.5
Below Poverty 2016	9.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	68
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	67.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	67.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	67.6
Unemployed 2020	4.4
Unemployed 2019	3.1
Unemployed 2018	2.9
Unemployed 2017	3.4
Unemployed 2016	3.9
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 3,821

STATE FACTS
The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields – 9.5 million square feet.
Minnesota’s waters flow outward in three directions: north to the Hudson bay in Canada, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 8, 2019
Sine Die Adjournment	May 20, 2019
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Three days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	14 days from presentment, or legislation is pocket vetoed (even years)
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	August 1 following enactment