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Earnings Distribution by Sex:  
Minnesota 2000


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Summary File 3 (SF3)

Minnesota female full-time, year-round workers age 16 years and over were more likely to have earnings in the lower end of the earnings distribution. Earnings of comparable male workers were distributed more evenly through the range of earnings.

• More than 1 in 5 (21.6%) Minnesota female full-time, year- round workers earned less than $20,000 in 1999. This compared to just over 1 in 10 (11.1%) of their male counterparts.
  

• More than one-half (53.3%) of Minnesota female full-time, year-round workers, and less than one-third (29.9%) of comparable male workers had earnings below $30,000 in 1999.
  

• Three-quarters (75.4%) of Minnesota female full-time, year- round workers and just over one-half (51.0%) of their male counterparts had earnings that were less than $40,000 in 1999.
  

• Fourteen percent (13.8%) of Minnesota female full-time, year- round workers had 1999 earnings of $50,000 and over.  One-third (33.1%) of comparable male workers had 1999 earnings at this level.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Summary File 3 (SF 3)

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Updated: Thursday, 22-Sep-2005 10:43:16 CDT (mma)