Editing Minnesota (section)

=== Overview ===
[[File:Minnesota 2020 Population Density.png|thumb|A map of Minnesota's population density, 2020]]
{{US Census population
|1850= 6077
|1860= 172023
|1870= 439706
|1880= 780773
|1890= 1310283
|1900= 1751394
|1910= 2075708
|1920= 2387125
|1930= 2563953
|1940= 2792300
|1950= 2982483
|1960= 3413864
|1970= 3804971
|1980= 4075970
|1990= 4375099
|2000= 4919479
|2010= 5303925
|2020= 5706494
|estimate= 5793151
|estyear= 2024
|align-fn=center
|footnote=Source: 1910–2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html }}</ref><br />2022 Estimate<ref name="2024 Estimate" />
}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] and the Minnesota State Demographic Center, Minnesota had a population of about 5.7 million in 2020, making it the 22nd-most populous U.S. state.<ref name="PopEstUS">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MN,US/PST045222|title=QuickFacts Minnesota; UNITED STATES|website=2022 Population Estimates|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=January 1, 2023|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011526/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MN,US/PST045222|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Its fertility rate in 2021 was slightly below the replacement rate at 1.75, but the state has seen growth over the past century through more births than deaths, and significant immigration.<ref name="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 y464">{{cite web | title=Stats of the State of Minnesota | website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | date=April 5, 2018 | url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/minnesota/minnesota.htm | access-date=July 11, 2023 | archive-date=July 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711002517/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/minnesota/minnesota.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> A destination for European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily from [[Scandinavia]], [[Germany]], and [[Ireland]], it now attracts people from [[Latin America]], primarily [[Mexico]]; [[East Africa]], particularly [[Somalis]] and [[Ethiopians]]; and [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]], especially [[Hmong people|Hmong]], [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]], and [[Indian people|Indians]].<ref name="Immigration Language MN">{{cite web | title=Immigration & Language | website=Minnesota State Demographic Center | url=https://mn.gov/admin/demography/data-by-topic/immigration-language/ | access-date=June 27, 2023 | archive-date=June 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609162359/https://mn.gov/admin/demography/data-by-topic/immigration-language/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The state has a diverse population in terms of age, birthplace, ancestry, and socioeconomic status, with a well-educated populace and a median household income around $77,000.<ref name="Census Bureau QuickFacts 2022 f936">{{cite web | title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Minnesota | website=Census Bureau QuickFacts | date=July 1, 2022 | url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MN/INC110221 | access-date=July 11, 2023 | archive-date=January 27, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127014543/http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MN/INC110221 | url-status=live }}</ref>