Located in:
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
At minimum, in the SCSEP stand-alone submission and the SCSEP portion of the Combined State Plan, States should comprehensively cover the following elements.
c. 5. Provide the Ratio of Eligible Individuals in Each Service Area to the Total Eligible Population in the State. (20 Cfr 641.325(a))
Current Narrative:
The ratio of eligible individuals in each of the service areas to the total eligible population in Minnesota in determined by the job demand relative to current employment levels and the ratio of available claimants to job vacancies, serve as indicator to possible occupationally associated skill gaps and their level of demand. The table in VII.c.1 gives a snapshot of what is happening for each of the counties in Minnesota.
The total number of older adults (age 55-plus is anticipated to double between 2010 and 2030, rising to 1.3 million. By then, more than one in five Minnesotans will be an older adult.
Currently, one in seven Minnesotans age 65 and older lives in poverty and over half of them (38,463 are women. While the labor force participation rate of men age 55-plus will continue to exceed that of women during the current decade, most of the increases in labor force participant of this age group will come from women.
| Counties | Ratio | Population 55+ | Total Population by County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | 49% | 7,618 | 15,702 |
| Anoka County, MN | 26% | 88,853 | 344,151 |
| Becker County, MN | 35% | 11,606 | 33,386 |
| Beltrami County, MN | 27% | 12,460 | 45,672 |
| Benton County, MN | 26% | 10,281 | 39,710 |
| Big Stone County, MN | 42% | 2,133 | 5,040 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | 24% | 15,982 | 65.787 |
| Brown County, MN | 35% | 8,896 | 25,313 |
| Carlton County, MN | 31% | 11,015 | 35,569 |
| Carver County, MN | 23% | 22,546 | 98,741 |
| Cass County, MN | 41% | 11,770 | 28,706 |
| Chippewa County, MN | 35% | 4,196 | 12,109 |
| Chisago County, MN | 28% | 15,207 | 54,293 |
| Clay County, MN | 24% | 14,859 | 62,324 |
| Clearwater County, MN | 34% | 3,006 | 8,803 |
| Cook County, MN | 45% | 2,361 | 5,194 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | 37% | 4,251 | 11,549 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | 36% | 22,899 | 63,428 |
| Dakota County, MN | 26% | 107,328 | 414,686 |
| Dodge County, MN | 26% | 5,332 | 20,364 |
| Douglas County, MN | 37% | 13,677 | 37,075 |
| Faribault County, MN | 39% | 5,428 | 14,050 |
| Fillmore County, MN | 35% | 7,360 | 20,834 |
| Freeborn County, MN | 37% | 11,215 | 30,613 |
| Goodhue County, MN | 34% | 15,765 | 46,435 |
| Grant County, MN | 38% | 2,261 | 5,903 |
| Hennepin County, MN | 26% | 312,339 | 1,223,149 |
| Houston County, MN | 36% | 6,828 | 18,773 |
| Hubbard County, MN | 41% | 8,373 | 20,655 |
| Isanti County, MN | 29% | 11,020 | 38,429 |
| Itasca County, MN | 38% | 17,401 | 45,435 |
| Jackson County, MN | 36% | 3,653 | 10,079 |
| Kanabec County, MN | 35% | 5,607 | 15,837 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | 32% | 13,757 | 42,542 |
| Kittson County, MN | 40% | 1,764 | 4,424 |
| Koochiching County, MN | 40% | 5,195 | 12,841 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | 43% | 2,926 | 6,856 |
| Lake County, MN | 43% | 4,578 | 10,631 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | 42% | 1,663 | 3,923 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | 30% | 8,424 | 27,663 |
| Lincoln County, MN | 39% | 2,268 | 5,771 |
| Lyon County, MN | 27% | 7,034 | 25,673 |
| McLeod County, MN | 31% | 11,183 | 35,932 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | 30% | 1,650 | 5,457 |
| Marshall County, MN | 35% | 3,309 | 9,423 |
| Martin County, MN | 38% | 7,605 | 20,022 |
| Meeker County, MN | 34% | 7,750 | 23,102 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | 32% | 8,224 | 25,788 |
| Morrison County, MN | 33% | 10,757 | 32,775 |
| Mower County, MN | 31% | 12,234 | 39,116 |
| Murray County, MN | 40% | 3,381 | 8,413 |
| Nicollet County, MN | 27% | 9,110 | 33,347 |
| Nobles County, MN | 28% | 6,124 | 21,770 |
| Norman County, MN | 36% | 2,404 | 6,678 |
| Olmsted County, MN | 27% | 41,376 | 151,436 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | 39% | 22,605 | 57,716 |
| Pennington County, MN | 30% | 4,320 | 14,219 |
| Pine County, MN | 34% | 9,931 | 29,069 |
| Pipestone County, MN | 35% | 3,210 | 9,271 |
| Polk County, MN | 31% | 9,827 | 31,533 |
| Pope County, MN | 40% | 4,385 | 11,041 |
| Ramsey County, MN | 26% | 138,175 | 538,133 |
| Red Lake County, MN | 35% | 1,403 | 4,055 |
| Redwood County, MN | 35% | 5,386 | 15,471 |
| Renville County, MN | 36% | 5,401 | 14,892 |
| Rice County, MN | 27% | 17,730 | 65,400 |
| Rock County, MN | 34% | 3,280 | 9,600 |
| Roseau County, MN | 30% | 4,793 | 15,770 |
| St. Louis County, MN | 33% | 66,169 | 200,431 |
| Scott County, MN | 21% | 29,274 | 141,660 |
| Sherburne County, MN | 22% | 20,044 | 91,705 |
| Sibley County, MN | 32% | 4,751 | 14,875 |
| Stearns County, MN | 26% | 39,810 | 154,708 |
| Steele County, MN | 30% | 10,935 | 36,755 |
| Stevens County, MN | 28% | 2,750 | 9,796 |
| Swift County, MN | 37% | 3,425 | 9,340 |
| Todd County, MN | 35% | 8,494 | 24.257 |
| Traverse County, MN | 41% | 1,393 | 3,401 |
| Wabasha County, MN | 34% | 7,320 | 21,239 |
| Wadena County, MN | 35% | 4,909 | 13,875 |
| Waseca County, MN | 30% | 5,789 | 18,989 |
| Washington County, MN | 27% | 67,860 | 251,597 |
| Watonwan County, MN | 34% | 3,700 | 10,952 |
| Wilkin County, MN | 34% | 2,158 | 6,396 |
| Winona County, MN | 28% | 14,496 | 50,885 |
| Wright County, MN | 23% | 30,147 | 131,311 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | 35% | 3,502 | 9,875 |
| TOTAL | 28% | 1,533,614 | 5,489,594 |