Minnesota 

 Metro Minnesota 

 Greater Minnesota 

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Total Families

1,089,393

100%

581,462

100%

507,931

100%

No workers  

117,075

10.7%

49,711

8.5%

67,364

13.3%

1 worker  

245,905

22.6%

124,750

21.5%

121,155

23.9%

2 workers  

573,621

52.7%

318,142

54.7%

255,479

50.3%

3 or more workers

152,792

14.0%

88,859

15.3%

63,933

12.6%

Married-couple Families

931,413

100%

487,470

100%

443,943

100%

No workers  

96,656

10.4%

39,168

8.0%

57,488

12.9%

1 worker  

166,688

17.9%

79,552

16.3%

87,136

19.6%

2 workers  

525,841

56.5%

287,042

58.9%

238,799

53.8%

Husband and wife worked

496,678

53.3%

271,603

55.7%

225,075

50.7%

Other

29,163

3.1%

15,439

3.2%

13,724

3.1%

3 or more workers

142,228

15.3%

81,708

16.8%

60,520

13.6%

Husband and wife worked

133,494

14.3%

76,532

15.7%

59,962

12.8%

Other

8,734

0.9%

5,176

1.1%

3,558

0.8%

Female-headed Families

117,314

100%

71,074

100%

46,240

100%

No workers  

17,385

14.8%

9,291

13.1%

8,094

17.5%

1 worker  

59,700

50.9%

34,963

49.2%

24,737

53.5%

2 workers  

32,418

27.6%

21,355

30.0%

11,063

23.9%

3 or more workers

7,811

6.7%

5,465

7.7%

2,346

5.1%

Male-headed Families

40,666

100%

22,918

100%

17,748

100%

No workers  

3,034

7.5%

1,252

5.5%

1,782

10.0%

1 worker  

19,517

48.0%

10,235

44.7%

9,282

52.3%

2 workers  

15,362

37.8%

9,745

42.5%

5,617

31.6%

3 or more workers

2,753

6.8%

1,686

7.4%

1,067

6.0%