See below for the criteria used to determine the green, yellow, or red status for each indicator. Indicators are organized by outcome area.
Good. Green represents good current status. This means that performance is ahead of the performance of other states and/or established industry or agency benchmarks.
Okay. Yellow represents an okay current status. This means performance is near to meeting public expectations, the performance of other states, and/or established industry or agency benchmarks.
Poor. Red represents poor current status. This means performance is well behind public expectations, the performance of other states, and/or established industry or agency benchmarks.
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development, American Community Survey
The thresholds for status assignments are presented in the table below.
| 2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
|
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to
|
83%
|
84%
|
85%
|
86%
|
87%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to
|
82%
|
83%
|
83%
|
84%
|
84%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than
|
82%
|
83%
|
83%
|
84%
|
84%
|
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: KidsCount, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: American Community Survey
Green: More than 11.25 days
Yellow: Between 10 and 11.25 days
Red: Fewer than 10 days
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Using annual averages:
Green: Ranked among top 5 states and unemployment rate 5 percent or below.
Yellow: Either 6th through 28th among states or ranked among top 5 states with an unemployment rate above 5 percent.
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states, regardless of unemployment rate.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: American Community Survey
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Green: 57% and above
Yellow: 47% to 57%
Red: Below 47%
(Based on the 2014 share of adults statewide working full-time and year-round.)
Source: Office of Higher Education
The thresholds for status assignments are presented in the table below.
| 2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
|
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to
|
62.7% | 68.1%
|
73.4%
|
78.7%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to
|
59.4%
|
61.4%
|
63.4%
|
65.4%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than
|
59.4%
|
61.4% | 63.4% | 65.4%
|
Green: Above 60%
Yellow: Above 50% but below 60%
Red: Below 50%
Source: Minnesota Department of Education
| 2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to | 80.0%
|
81.0%
|
82.5%
|
84.0%
|
85.5%
|
87.0%
|
88.5%
|
90.%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to | 79.0%
|
80.25%
|
81.0%
|
81.75%
|
82.5%
|
83.25%
|
84.0%
|
84.75%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than
|
79.0% | 80.25% | 81.0% | 81.75% | 82.5% | 83.25% | 84.0% | 84.75% |
Source: Minnesota Department of Education
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: American Community Survey
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: Office of Higher Education
Green: Seven or fewer air quality alert days
Yellow: Eight to eighteen air quality alert days
Red: Nineteen or more air quality alert days
Source: Minnesota Protection Control Agency
| 2014-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026-2027 | 2028-2029 | 2030-2031 | 2032-2033 | 2034 | |
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to | 62%
|
63%
|
64%
|
65%
|
66%
|
67%
|
68%
|
69%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to | 60%
|
61%
|
62%
|
63%
|
64%
|
65%
|
66%
|
67%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than
|
60% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 66% | 67% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to | 15%
|
15%
|
15%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
23%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to | 12%
|
12%
|
12%
|
17%
|
17%
|
17%
|
17%
|
20%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than
|
12%
|
12%
|
12%
|
17%
|
17%
|
17%
|
17%
|
20%
|
Green: 14.8 million acres of land is in conservation
Yellow: Between 14.3 and 14.8 million acres of land is in conservation
Red: Less than 14.3 million acres of land is in conservation
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Green: If fewer than five of the fish and wildlife populations are not in decline and fewer than five of the fish and wildlife populations are not stable
Yellow: Five or more of the fish and wildlife populations are in this measure are in stable (yellow)
Red: Five or more of the fish and wildlife populations tracked in this measure are in decline (red)
Source: Minnesota Protection Control Agency
Green: A grade
Yellow: B or C grade
Red: D or F grade
Source: Center for Digital Government
Green: AAA
Yellow: AA+
Red: Below AA+
* Color status is assigned based on the rating issued by the majority of the rating agencies.
Source: Bond Rating Agencies
Green: 90% or greater
Yellow: 80% or greater
Red: Below 80%
Source: Minnesota State Retirement Systems
Green: A grade
Yellow: B or C grade
Red: D or F grade
Source: US PIRG
Green: Rates of increase in the share of State of Minnesota employees who are racial/ethnic minorities and/or individuals with disabilities are both on track to meet their respective goals.
Yellow: Rates of increase in either of the two target populations are on track to meet their respective goals.
Red: Rates of increase in neither of the two target populations are on track to meet their respective goals.
Green: Growth in health care spending is less than 1.5 percentage points above Minneapolis/St. Paul CPI
Yellow: Growth in health care spending is between 1.5 and 4 percentage points above Minneapolis/St. Paul CPI
Red: Growth in health care spending is between 4 percentage points or more above Minneapolis/St. Paul CPI
Source: Minnesota Department of Health - Health Economics Program
Green: Ranked among top 5 states (ACS) and an uninsurance rate 4 percent or below (MNHA).
Yellow: Either 6th through 28th (ACS) even if uninsurance is 4 percent or below (MNHA), or ranked among top 5 states (ACS) with an uninsurance rate above 4 percent (MNHA).
Red: Ranked 29th or worse (ACS) among states, regardless of uninsurance rate.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health - Health Economics Program, American Community Survey
Green: Greater than 99 percent of population receiving drinking water from community systems have access to 'compliant' water
Yellow: 99 percent to 96.2% (lowest in last 5 years) of population receiving drinking water from community systems have access to 'compliant' water
Red: Below 96.2% of population receiving drinking water from community systems have access to 'compliant' water
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: America's Health Rankings
| 2010
(baseline) |
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to | 35.7%
|
36.1% | 36.4%
|
36.8%
|
37.1%
|
37.5%
|
37.8%
|
38.2%
|
38.6%
|
38.9%
|
39.3%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to | 35.7% | 35.9%
|
36.1%
|
36.2%
|
36.4%
|
36.6%
|
36.8%
|
36.9%
|
37.1%
|
37.3%
|
37.5%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than | 35.7% | 35.9%
|
36.1%
|
36.2%
|
36.4%
|
36.6%
|
36.8%
|
36.9%
|
37.1%
|
37.3%
|
37.5%
|
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) sets targets for pavement condition on three road type subsystems: interstates, National Highway System (NHS) and Non-NHS roads. Targets for each of these road-types are presented in the table below, along with MnDOT's definition of close-to meeting target and off-target.
|
|
Meeting Target |
Close-to Meeting Target |
Off-Target |
|
Interstates |
|
2% and ≤5% Poor |
|
|
NHS (excluding interstates) |
|
4% and ≤7% Poor |
7% Poor |
|
Non-NHS |
|
10% and ≤13% Poor |
13% Poor |
Green: All three subsystems are meeting target
Yellow: One or more subsystems is close to meeting target and none are off target
Red: Any of the three subsystems is off target
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Green: 3-year average is less than or equal to the 10-year average
Yellow: 3-year average is greater than 0% above the 10-year average and less than 20% above the 10-year average
Red: 3-year average is greater than or equal to 20% above the 10-year average
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has set separate targets for public transit ridership in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota, which are combined into a total ridership target for each year. For purposes of assigning status, MnDOT also looks at 95% of the target and a year-over-year target
These targets are:
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Target |
108.8 |
111.8 |
114.8 |
118.0 |
121.2 |
124.5 |
127.9 |
131.4 |
135.0 |
|
95% of Target |
103.3 |
106.2 |
109.1 |
112.1 |
115.1 |
118.3 |
121.5 |
124.9 |
128.3 |
|
Year over Year Target |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
Green: Total ridership greater than 95% of targeted ridership and year-over-year increase in ridership greater than targeted year-over-year increase
Yellow: Total ridership greater than 95% of targeted ridership but year-over-year increase in ridership less than the targeted year-over-year increase OR Total ridership less than 95% of targeted ridership but year-over-year increase in ridership greater than targeted year-over- year increase
Red: Total ridership less than 95% of targeted ridership and year-over-year increase in ridership less than targeted year-over-year increase
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
The thresholds for status ratings are in the table below:
| 2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
|
| Green/Good - Greater than or equal to | 100% | 100% | 100%
|
| Yellow/Okay - Greater than or equal to | 79%
|
84%
|
88%
|
| Red/Poor - Less than | 79% | 84% | 88% |
Green: More than 70 percent of roads cleared "on time."
Yellow: Between 70 percent of roads cleared 55 percent of roads cleared "on time."
Red: Less than 55 percent of roads cleared "on time."
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Green: Less than or equal to 18%
Yellow: Greater than 18% and less than 25%
Red: Greater than or equal to 25%
Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections
Green: Less than 250
Yellow: Greater than or equal to 250 and less than 275
Red: Greater than or equal to 275
Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections
Green: Ranked among top 5 states
Yellow: Ranked 6th through 28th among states
Red: Ranked 29th or worse among states
Source: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Green: Less than 1
Yellow: Greater than or equal to 1
Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Each of the six pathogens receives a green, yellow, red status based on the comparison to the FoodNet incidence data. If the MN incidence is 110% of the FoodNet incidence, that pathogen receives a red. If the MN incidence is between 90% and 110% of the FoodNet incidence, that pathogen receives a yellow. If the MN incidence is ;90% of the FoodNet incidence, that pathogen receives a green. If 2 or more pathogens are red the overall color cannot be green.
The overall indicator color is the average color (calculated by assigning values to each of the colors) of the six individual pathogen colors.
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
