Health & Disability

Key Findings

• About 4.7% of Minnesotans were uninsured in 2018, about half the rate of all Americans (9.4%). The uninsured numbered about 254,763 in Minnesota in that year. 
• About 3.5% of Minnesota children under 19 were uninsured in 2018, along with 6.2% of those ages 19-64, and only 0.3% of those age 65+.
  
• The percentage of Minnesotans reporting one or more disabilities increases with age. In 2018, the share of Minnesotans with a disability was 5% for the age 5-17 population, 5.8% for the population age 18-34 years, 10.4% for those age 35 to 64, and 45.1% for our oldest residents aged 75+. About 595,684 Minnesotans report any disability, with ambulatory disabilities (difficulty walking, climbing stairs) being most common. 
  
   (Source for all bullets: 2018 American Community Survey, non-institutionalized household population only)

Featured Data

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Featured Reports

• Demograpic and Economic Trends of Minnesotans with Disabilities, released Feb. 2026.
• The Economic Status of Minnesotans: A Chartbook With Data for 17 Cultural Groups, released Mar. 2023. (Contains disability data)
• Minnesotans with Disabilities: Demographic and Economic Characteristics, released March 2017.
• Key Findings for Minnesota from the 2015 American Community Survey, released Sept. 2016.
• Demographic Considerations For Long-Range & Strategic Planning: For the State of Minnesota's Executive and Legislative Leaders, released March 2016. (Contains long-term care discussion)
• The Economic Status of Minnesotans: A Chartbook With Data for 17 Cultural Groups, released Jan. 2016. (Contains disability data)
• Life expectancy in Minnesota varies by region, released July 2009.