Brown County, Minnesota
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Minnesota Department of Health: 85 East 7th Place Suite 400, St. Paul
Population:
- Total Population: 26,911
- Males: 13,227
- Females: 13,684
Ethnicity:
- White: 25,968
- Black/African American: 66
- Hispanic: 587
- Native American/Eskimo: 80
- Asian: 71
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 139
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (23,925)
- German (830)
- Spanish (555)
- Czech (40)
- Polish (15)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 339
- Mexico (109)
- Germany (50)
- Korea (41)
- Canada (39)
- Guatemala (20)
- India (16)
- Other Caribbean (8)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (11,944)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5,669)
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (3,664)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,227)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (861)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 6,749
- Sensory: 517
- Physical: 1,825
- Mental: 980
- Self-care: 560
- Go outside home: 1,445
- Employment: 1,083
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 48
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 10,598
- Utility gas: 7,088
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,588
- Electricity: 687
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 873
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 161
- Solar Energy: 2
- Other fuel: 160
- No fuel used: 39
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 21,115
- No vehicle: 1,561
- 1 or more vehicle: 19,554
Education Attainment:
- No School: 31
- No High School: 1,839
- Some High School: 1,337
- High School: 6,724
- Some College: 3,567
- Associate's Degree: 1,096
- College Degree: 2,054
- Master's Degree: 530
- Professional Degree: 259
- Doctoral Degree: 48
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 10,598
- Owners with phone: 8,452
- Owners without phone: 36
- Renters with phone: 2,074
- Renters without phone: 36
10 closest counties:
- Watonwan County, Minnesota
- Renville County, Minnesota
- Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- Redwood County, Minnesota
- Nicollet County, Minnesota
- Sibley County, Minnesota
- Martin County, Minnesota
- Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- McLeod County, Minnesota
- Jackson County, Minnesota
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
56019, 56030, 56041, 56073, 56084, 56085, 56087
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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