Collection, review and analysis of health data is an important function of Hennepin County Public Health. Organization of that data into the community health assessment and other reports provides health data to inform stakeholders and the public about health issues and concerns in the community.
The county uses the Community Health Assessment tool to monitor the health of children and adults who live in Hennepin County. It serves as a resource for an ongoing conversation about policies and programs to enhance health in the county.
Public Health also prepares reports and briefs that are topic-specific, often including a review of the current status, and where possible breakdowns by race/ethnicity, age, income, education and/or geography are provided, and in some cases comparison to state, local or national data and trend data. For most topics more specific requests may be accommodated.
For specific data requests or any questions on data in the fact sheets, please email publichealthdata@hennepin.us. Reports are updated as new data becomes available.
On April 30, 2024, Hennepin County Public Health held a community data forum titled LGBTQ+ Health in Hennepin County: Data, Resiliency, and Action. This event focused on the health of LGBTQ+ residents.
View racial discrimination and health – findings from SHAPE 2018 (PDF, 1MB).
Community health assessment, 2021 – 2025 (PDF, 15MB)
Community health assessment, 2016 – 2020 (PDF, 3MB)
The community health assessment is a tool to monitor the health of children and adults who live in Hennepin County. It serves as a resource for an ongoing conversation about policies and programs to enhance health in the county. Collection, review, and analysis of health data is an important function of Hennepin County Public Health. Organization of that data into the community health assessment and relevant facts sheets is one way to share health data to inform stakeholders and the public about health issues and concerns in the community.
HIV infection rate – 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
11 cases per 100,000 population
Chlamydia rate – 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
707 cases per 100,000 population
Gonorrhea rate – 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
263 cases per 100,000 population
Early syphilis rate – 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
13 cases per 100,000 population
Tobacco use among adolescents in suburban Hennepin County – 2019 (PDF, 1MB)
3% of suburban Hennepin County 9th graders
Children (24–35 months) up to date on immunizations – 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
53% of children 24–35 months completed 4:3:1:3:3:1 series
Open the Hennepin County birth data in a new browser window
Pregnant and parenting teens face challenges to achieving healthy outcomes for themselves and their children. The teen parent report card describes the scope of this issue, and the ways that Hennepin County, Bloomington Public Health, and the Minneapolis Health Department have collaborated to prevent teen pregnancies and provide supportive services for pregnant and parenting teens.