• On any given night, at least 2,500 Minnesota youth are homeless. About 550 are under age 18; another 1,950 are young adults age 18 to 21.• Six out of 10 are girls.

• Two-thirds are black, American Indian, Hispanic or mixed race.

• Seven out of 10 grew up in Minnesota.

• Most -- 65 percent -- grew up living with biological parents.

• Twelve percent identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or unsure about their sexual orientation.

• 22 percent had been attacked or beaten while they were homeless.

• One in four had slept outside at least one night in a month.

• Nearly half reported a significant mental health problem.

• Over a third had been in a correctional facility.

• Almost half had been pregnant or made someone else pregnant.

Source: Wilder Research, Homelessness in Minnesota, 2009