American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet: Impact on Minnesota

by Joseph Robinette Biden

The American Rescue Plan: Impacts on Minnesota

The Need for Action in Minnesota

The pandemic and the associated economic crisis have had a severe impact on Minnesota. The need for action is clear:

• Since the pandemic began, more than 490,011 people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 6,618 people have died.
• The unemployment rate is 4.7%, up from 3.3% before the pandemic.
• Since February 2020, more than 108,707 fewer people are employed.
• 343,000 adults – 9% of all adults in the state – report not having enough food to eat. This includes 134,000 adults living with children, or 10% of all adults living with children, who report that the children in their household do not have enough to eat.
• An estimated 153,000 renters or 16% of renters are not caught up on rent.
• An estimated 1,019,000 adults or 25% of all adults statewide report having difficulty covering normal household expenses.

The Effect of the American Rescue Plan on Minnesota

President Biden’s American Rescue Plan will provide Minnesota with:

• $2.965 billion in state fiscal relief
• $1.986 billion in local fiscal relief
• More than $1.373 billion in relief for K-12 schools
• Economic impact payments of up to $1,400 per person (above the $600 per person provided in December) for more than 3,462,000 adults and 1,296,400 children. This is 85% of all adults in the state and 82% of all children in the state.
• Additional relief of up to $1,600 per child through the Child Tax Credit to the families of 1,126,000 children, lifting 44,000 children out of poverty
• Additional relief of up to nearly $1,000 through the Earned Income Tax Credit to 289,000 childless workers, including many in frontline jobs
• Marketplace health insurance premiums that are $773 lower per month for a 60-year old couple earning $75,000 per year