Minnesota County Profiles

Demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status can influence a person's health behaviors, affect access to health care, and indicate an increased likelihood of certain health conditions. Stratis Health has developed the Culture Care Connection County Profiles to assist health care organizations in learning more about the characteristics of the communities they serve so they can develop the culturally sensitive services and processes necessary to support delivery of equitable and effective health care.

The quantitative data in the county profiles, accessed through the map below, describe the characteristics of individual counties, their economic development region, Minnesota statewide, and the nation. Each report contains data on:

• Demographics: age, gender, race, foreign born
• Socio-economic status: income, education and occupation
• Health status data: birth rate and morbidity

Review your county's profile and identify topics that your organization might benefit from learning more about. For example, if your county’s profile indicates a rise in foreign born populations, your organization might evaluate whether it could improve its care delivery by learning how to effectively communicate with individuals of limited English proficiency.

You can apply the information from the country profiles to further implement Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in your organization. It is also valuable if your organization is using less formal approaches in providing culturally sensitive services, as well as if you are just interested in learning more about health disparities in your county.

Additional Data Reports for Counties

Minnesota County Health Rankings. Each county receives a summary rank for its health outcomes and health factors and also for the four different types of health factors: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. Developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.