Each row shows where Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 73rd percentile

this county national median

38.91 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 40th percentile

this county national median

0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 37th percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 79th percentile

this county national median

42.81 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 42nd percentile

this county national median

0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 83rd percentile

this county national median

12.36 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 74th percentile

this county national median

64.81 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 29th percentile

this county national median

0.34 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 24th percentile

this county national median

-11.55 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 93rd percentile

this county national median

45.43 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 57th percentile

this county national median

0.33 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 48th percentile

this county national median

-1.62 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 69th percentile

this county national median

45.29 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 72nd percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 65th percentile

this county national median

5.14 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Anoka	MN	49.57	0.276	3.96	3600
Carver	MN	47.72	0.344	12.42	1500
Chisago	MN	50.31	0.230	4.97	1000
Dakota	MN	48.00	0.319	2.50	4400
Hennepin	MN	38.64	0.446	6.39	10500
Isanti	MN	46.29	0.301	5.96	1100
Le Sueur	MN	45.34	0.330	-0.27	950
Mille Lacs	MN	45.19	0.318	3.83	750
Pierce	WI	54.07	0.223	9.59	1100
Ramsey	MN	40.97	0.395	8.67	4900
Scott	MN	51.94	0.260	-1.93	1300
Sherburne	MN	50.79	0.245	-2.79	1100
St. Croix	WI	53.59	0.226	-3.13	1500
Washington	MN	49.60	0.309	7.97	2900
Wright	MN	47.54	0.322	3.81	2100

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

The five lenses at a glance