Family Households (Families) with Own Children Under 18 Years:
County, State, Metro and Greater Minnesota 2000

County

Total

Married Couple

Female-headed*

Male-headed**

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

Aitkin

1,503

100.0%

1,125

74.9%

240

16.0%

138

9.2%

Anoka

42,493

100.0%

33,290

78.3%

6,813

16.0%

2,390

5.6%

Becker

3,705

100.0%

2,762

74.5%

645

17.4%

298

8.0%

Beltrami

4,965

100.0%

3,128

63.0%

1,377

27.7%

460

9.3%

Benton

4,615

100.0%

3,452

74.8%

815

17.7%

348

7.5%

Big Stone

689

100.0%

564

81.9%

92

13.4%

33

4.8%

Blue Earth

6,136

100.0%

4,645

75.7%

1,109

18.1%

382

6.2%

Brown

3,340

100.0%

2,664

79.8%

485

14.5%

191

5.7%

Carlton

3,930

100.0%

2,881

73.3%

741

18.9%

308

7.8%

Carver

11,021

100.0%

9,308

84.5%

1,216

11.0%

497

4.5%

Cass

3,021

100.0%

2,135

70.7%

589

19.5%

297

9.8%

Chippewa

1,672

100.0%

1,307

78.2%

244

14.6%

121

7.2%

Chisago

5,922

100.0%

4,665

78.8%

853

14.4%

404

6.8%

Clay

6,319

100.0%

4,781

75.7%

1,186

18.8%

352

5.6%

Clearwater

1,019

100.0%

770

75.6%

161

15.8%

88

8.6%

Cook

574

100.0%

416

72.5%

110

19.2%

48

8.4%

Cottonwood

1,408

100.0%

1,107

78.6%

222

15.8%

79

5.6%

Crow Wing

6,728

100.0%

4,990

74.2%

1,221

18.1%

517

7.7%

Dakota

52,471

100.0%

41,833

79.7%

8,153

15.5%

2,485

4.7%

Dodge

2,615

100.0%

2,116

80.9%

335

12.8%

164

6.3%

Douglas

3,966

100.0%

3,201

80.7%

573

14.4%

192

4.8%

Faribault

1,899

100.0%

1,497

78.8%

262

13.8%

140

7.4%

Fillmore

2,544

100.0%

2,090

82.2%

326

12.8%

128

5.0%

Freeborn

3,891

100.0%

2,952

75.9%

681

17.5%

258

6.6%

Goodhue

5,741

100.0%

4,526

78.8%

846

14.7%

369

6.4%

Grant

741

100.0%

591

79.8%

107

14.4%

43

5.8%

Hennepin

131,262

100.0%

95,469

72.7%

28,322

21.6%

7,471

5.7%

Houston

2,622

100.0%

2,072

79.0%

404

15.4%

146

5.6%

Hubbard

2,176

100.0%

1,653

76.0%

353

16.2%

170

7.8%

Isanti

4,285

100.0%

3,311

77.3%

648

15.1%

326

7.6%

Itasca

5,190

100.0%

3,886

74.9%

895

17.2%

409

7.9%

Jackson

1,356

100.0%

1,101

81.2%

166

12.2%

89

6.6%

Kanabec

1,964

100.0%

1,437

73.2%

347

17.7%

180

9.2%

Kandiyohi

5,275

100.0%

4,081

77.4%

869

16.5%

325

6.2%

Kittson

632

100.0%

522

82.6%

71

11.2%

39

6.2%

Koochiching

1,716

100.0%

1,247

72.7%

334

19.5%

135

7.9%

Lac qui Parle

925

100.0%

784

84.8%

82

8.9%

59

6.4%

Lake

1,260

100.0%

960

76.2%

207

16.4%

93

7.4%

Lake of the Woods

556

100.0%

448

80.6%

62

11.2%

46

8.3%

Le Sueur

3,311

100.0%

2,694

81.4%

427

12.9%

190

5.7%

Lincoln

717

100.0%

607

84.7%

67

9.3%

43

6.0%

Lyon

3,209

100.0%

2,560

79.8%

485

15.1%

164

5.1%

McLeod

4,697

100.0%

3,731

79.4%

673

14.3%

293

6.2%

Mahnomen

638

100.0%

413

64.7%

150

23.5%

75

11.8%

Marshall

1,238

100.0%

1,020

82.4%

138

11.1%

80

6.5%

Martin

2,701

100.0%

2,094

77.5%

452

16.7%

155

5.7%

Meeker

2,893

100.0%

2,331

80.6%

365

12.6%

197

6.8%

Mille Lacs

2,785

100.0%

1,982

71.2%

554

19.9%

249

8.9%

Morrison

4,082

100.0%

3,164

77.5%

604

14.8%

314

7.7%

Mower

4,629

100.0%

3,473

75.0%

839

18.1%

317

6.8%

Murray

1,081

100.0%

904

83.6%

112

10.4%

65

6.0%

Nicollet

3,760

100.0%

2,949

78.4%

607

16.1%

204

5.4%

Nobles

2,550

100.0%

2,039

80.0%

347

13.6%

164

6.4%

Norman

905

100.0%

751

83.0%

112

12.4%

42

4.6%

Olmsted

16,809

100.0%

13,365

79.5%

2,592

15.4%

852

5.1%

Otter Tail

6,875

100.0%

5,521

80.3%

905

13.2%

449

6.5%

Pennington

1,689

100.0%

1,237

73.2%

342

20.2%

110

6.5%

Pine

3,096

100.0%

2,266

73.2%

566

18.3%

264

8.5%

Pipestone

1,263

100.0%

995

78.8%

186

14.7%

82

6.5%

Polk

3,898

100.0%

2,985

76.6%

685

17.6%

228

5.8%

Pope

1,339

100.0%

1,106

82.6%

171

12.8%

62

4.6%

Ramsey

59,991

100.0%

40,807

68.0%

15,427

25.7%

3,757

6.3%

Red Lake

530

100.0%

420

79.2%

87

16.4%

23

4.3%

Redwood

2,101

100.0%

1,631

77.6%

334

15.9%

136

6.5%

Renville

2,137

100.0%

1,752

82.0%

253

11.8%

132

6.2%

Rice

6,900

100.0%

5,316

77.0%

1,091

15.8%

493

7.1%

Rock

1,201

100.0%

1,003

83.5%

138

11.5%

60

5.0%

Roseau

2,376

100.0%

1,872

78.8%

312

13.1%

192

8.1%

St. Louis

22,830

100.0%

16,087

70.5%

5,103

22.4%

1,640

7.2%

Scott

13,947

100.0%

11,641

83.5%

1,582

11.3%

724

5.2%

Sherburne

9,681

100.0%

7,944

82.1%

1,196

12.4%

541

5.6%

Sibley

1,942

100.0%

1,613

83.1%

210

10.8%

119

6.1%

Stearns

16,647

100.0%

13,335

80.1%

2,388

14.3%

924

5.6%

Steele

4,557

100.0%

3,586

78.7%

671

14.7%

300

6.6%

Stevens

1,073

100.0%

905

84.3%

120

11.2%

48

4.5%

Swift

1,306

100.0%

1,058

81.0%

173

13.2%

75

5.7%

Todd

2,971

100.0%

2,406

81.0%

370

12.5%

195

6.6%

Traverse

486

100.0%

384

79.0%

73

15.0%

29

6.0%

Wabasha

2,797

100.0%

2,238

80.0%

379

13.6%

180

6.4%

Wadena

1,626

100.0%

1,238

76.1%

274

16.9%

114

7.0%

Waseca

2,450

100.0%

1,925

78.6%

359

14.7%

166

6.8%

Washington

29,716

100.0%

24,307

81.8%

4,093

13.8%

1,316

4.4%

Watonwan

1,503

100.0%

1,144

76.1%

244

16.2%

115

7.7%

Wilkin

968

100.0%

803

83.0%

117

12.1%

48

5.0%

Winona

5,655

100.0%

4,351

76.9%

948

16.8%

356

6.3%

Wright

13,241

100.0%

10,793

81.5%

1,706

12.9%

742

5.6%

Yellow Medicine

1,347

100.0%

1,102

81.8%

182

13.5%

63

4.7%

Metro Minnesota

116,487

100.0%

86,485

74.2%

23,365

20.1%

6,637

5.7%

Greater Minnesota

509,804

100.0%

391,130

76.7%

88,006

17.3%

30,668

6.0%

Minnesota

626,291

100.0%

477,615

76.3%

111,371

17.8%

37,305

6.0%