@MNCompass Craig Helmstetter, Community Indicators Consortium November 9, 2015 Helping to build an equitable workforce in our community (and yours) Minnesota Compass provides a common foundation of information that people need to identify, understand, and effectively act on community issues. What is Minnesota Compass? Compass gives everyone in our state policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work here a common foundation of information to act on issues and improve our communities. Minnesotas population Of Color is smaller, but is growing faster than in the U.S. Twin Cities population Of Color more than tripled 37% 18% 25% 9% 6% Minnesotas population Of Color more than tripled 24% US population Of Color doubled Growth among all populations Of Color, but especially among Asian and Black populations TRIPLED Hispanic population QUINTUPLED Nearly all recent population growth is from populations of Color 6%