Minnesota 

 Metro Minnesota 

 Greater Minnesota 

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Total Families

1,138,581

100%

621,303

100%

517,278

100%

No workers  

127,306

11.2%

57,885

9.3%

69,421

13.4%

1 worker  

261,192

22.9%

136,983

22.0%

124,209

24.0%

2 workers  

592,154

52.0%

333,269

53.6%

258,885

50.0%

3 or more workers

157,929

13.9%

93,166

15.0%

64,763

12.5%

Married-couple Families

958,653

100%

509,276

100%

449,377

100%

No workers  

99,413

10.4%

41,273

8.1%

58,140

12.9%

1 worker  

172,202

18.0%

83,789

16.5%

88,413

19.7%

2 workers  

540,898

56.4%

299,264

58.8%

241,634

53.8%

Husband and wife worked

510,621

53.3%

282,997

55.6%

227,624

50.7%

Other

30,277

3.2%

16,267

3.2%

14,010

3.1%

3 or more workers

146,140

15.2%

84,950

16.7%

61,190

13.6%

Husband and wife worked

137,030

14.3%

79,478

15.6%

57,552

12.8%

Other

9,110

1.0%

5,472

1.1%

3,638

0.8%

Female-headed Families

135,152

100%

86,042

100%

49,110

100%

No workers  

24,216

17.9%

14,930

17.4%

9,286

18.9%

1 worker  

67,341

49.8%

41,429

48.1%

25,912

52.8%

2 workers  

34,896

25.8%

23,433

27.2%

11,463

23.3%

3 or more workers

8,699

6.4%

6,250

7.3%

2,449

5.0%

Male-headed Families

44,776

100%

25,985

100%

18,791

100%

No workers  

3,677

8.2%

1,682

6.5%

1,995

10.6%

1 worker  

21,649

48.3%

11,765

45.3%

9,884

52.6%

2 workers  

16,360

36.5%

10,572

40.7%

5,788

30.8%

3 or more workers

3,090

6.9%

1,966

7.6%

1,124

6.0%