The Indicators for an Inclusive Regional Economy illustrate the state of economic inclusion in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region by disaggregating data by race, ethnicity, and cultural community. Created by the Center for Economic inclusion, this data is meant to act as a guide to understanding the dimensions of economic inclusion – and exclusion – within our region, and to spur cross-sector action from leaders in the private, public, and civic sectors. Our hope is that with this data comes understanding – and with that understanding, a drive to act. Together, we can build a regional economy that is truly inclusive.
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How to use the Indicator Visualization
Applying a racial equity lens
“But all our phrasing — race relations, racial chasm, racial justice, racial profiling, white privilege, even white supremacy — serves to obscure that racism is a visceral experience, that it dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts organs, cracks bones, breaks teeth. You must never look away from this. You must always remember that the sociology, the history, the economics, the graphs, the charts, the regressions all land, with great violence, upon the body. ” - Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me
“All models are wrong – but some are useful. ” - Statistician George E. P. Box
The numbers presented on this website are not mere abstractions – they represent pieces of the lives and lived experiences of millions of residents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Nor are these numbers infallible – they are imperfect reflections of the realities of economic inclusion, and exclusion, in our region.
As you review the Indicators, it’s worth considering why a project like this exists.