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POPULATION NOTES The rural areas of the metro- counties is concentrated in than they did during the 1980s. 11.2 percent,between 1990 • politan counties also are north-central Minnesota.The Strong growth in Rochester and and 1998.During the same growing rapidly.Since 1990, rural population declined in 27 St.Cloud was offset by popu- period,the number of persons the rural population in metro- counties,particularly in the lation losses in Minneapolis, per household dropped slightly politan counties increased by farming areas of southern and St.Paul and Duluth.Moorhead from 2.58 to 2.55.As with the 13.1 percent,while the rural western Minnesota. has experienced modest growth population,the fastest house- population in nonmetropolitan As a group,the six central cities since 1990. hold growth was in suburban counties rose 5.2 percent.Rural in Minnesota grew slightly The number of households in and "other urban" areas. growth in the nonmetropolitan slower between 1990 and 1998 Minnesota rose by 184,217,or Minnesota's population in 1998 was Rural growth resumes;suburban growth slows predominantly urban -0.26%- Central cities Rural 0.97% 18.6% Rural 27.7% Other urban-053% 1.19% Total urban ;,a„ 72.3% Suburbs 2.07% ; wir 1.72% a Suburbs "� 1147 Central cites EI 0.16% Other urban •0.15% 36.7% 17.0% 111 1980-90 annual rate 11199098 annual rate Note:"Other urban'are cities that have 2,500 or more people and are Note:'Other urban'are cities with 2,500 or more people located outside the located outside the urbanized areas. urbanized areas. Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Ill Population growth rates are highest in Counties with the largest average household metropolitan and north-central counties size tend to ring the Twin Cities and St.Cloud tit lia ,' ..... -'kirtl f'''',.;,r.,„4 © '' A .5.';ms's 1,rfr, ( ....M • tar:A'flpc:1; 0°P*r' � ,A., ,. � � 2" dF a. 44 , 40170 R ,4,...2/ ,C"R1- � �":-'7- "" a , ,,,, 1998 state average - €,1 _ MinnesotaTA t t .; pi people per �r z. � }5 E average:9.3% ® , uf� household:2.55 ❑ Loss �' ❑ ©. 2.29 to 2.41 Growing slower than ° ' �'' state average ""' ;' 2.41 to 2.69 � "`Prom "'""� a�3 ® Growing faster than ... tun r++ �t' 2.69 to 2.96 _ state average r.�.w . DE ,, ,.. Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning • 2 Minnesota's State Demographic Center February 2000