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Highest poverty rate, Minnesota cities

Minnesota cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 155 is 7.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Medina, MN, up 79 places to #52.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲5Winona, MNMN26,53023.1%+5.8 pts

02▼1Bemidji, MNMN15,77021.3%+2.1 pts

03▲1Waite Park, MNMN8,45021.2%+9.2 pts

04▼1Mankato, MNMN46,52920.6%+1.7 pts

05St. Cloud, MNMN72,64720.2%+7.1 pts

06▲37Montevideo, MNMN5,33519.6%+9.6 pts

07▲5St. Joseph, MNMN6,84619.1%−1.7 pts

08▲8Little Falls, MNMN9,27718.7%+2.7 pts

09▼7Virginia, MNMN8,18718.0%+2.2 pts

10▲11Worthington, MNMN13,97917.6%+4.3 pts

11▲22Redwood Falls, MNMN5,04017.2%+9.8 pts

12▲1Marshall, MNMN14,17116.9%+4.4 pts

13▼2Duluth, MNMN88,33016.8%+1.3 pts

14▲13St. Peter, MNMN12,27516.8%+5.0 pts

15▲20Detroit Lakes, MNMN10,01916.6%+1.7 pts

16▲1Faribault, MNMN25,04016.4%+7.4 pts

17▲14Columbia Heights, MNMN22,48216.3%+9.9 pts

18▲6Hibbing, MNMN15,82316.2%+4.5 pts

19Moorhead, MNMN46,53316.1%−0.2 pts

20▼12Minneapolis, MNMN430,32416.0%−1.0 pts

21▲4Cloquet, MNMN12,39915.9%+6.0 pts

22▼8Morris, MNMN5,15015.9%−6.5 pts

23▼13St. Paul, MNMN306,68415.6%0.0 pts

24▲2Crookston, MNMN7,37515.6%+3.0 pts

25▼16Grand Rapids, MNMN11,18115.5%+4.3 pts

26▼11Fairmont, MNMN10,09915.3%+2.6 pts

27▲43Litchfield, MNMN6,52815.1%+7.4 pts

28▼21Brainerd, MNMN14,42815.0%−2.6 pts

29▲5Red Wing, MNMN16,80513.8%+7.0 pts

30▼10International Falls, MNMN5,48113.3%−1.2 pts

31▼9Willmar, MNMN22,00113.1%0.0 pts

32▲42Baxter, MNMN9,21713.1%+8.1 pts

33▲4Albert Lea, MNMN18,21712.8%+2.6 pts

34▼16Austin, MNMN26,68912.5%+1.6 pts

35▼7East Grand Forks, MNMN8,90612.4%0.0 pts

36▲30Hutchinson, MNMN14,65512.4%+7.0 pts

37▼8Brooklyn Center, MNMN31,84612.3%+4.8 pts

38▼8Thief River Falls, MNMN8,79912.2%−0.2 pts

39Hopkins, MNMN19,52312.1%+2.8 pts

40▼4Alexandria, MNMN15,04512.0%−1.3 pts

41▲4Mounds View, MNMN12,78612.0%+6.0 pts

42▲4Fridley, MNMN30,82911.9%+4.6 pts

43▲42Zimmerman, MNMN6,90411.8%+5.6 pts

44▲19Robbinsdale, MNMN14,03011.5%+6.8 pts

45▲4Little Canada, MNMN10,56711.5%+5.9 pts

46▼2Maplewood, MNMN40,71711.2%+6.4 pts

47▲18North St. Paul, MNMN12,78011.2%+7.0 pts

48▲49Spring Lake Park, MNMN7,12711.0%+5.9 pts

49▲29Burnsville, MNMN65,24410.8%+5.8 pts

50▲5New Hope, MNMN20,80710.7%+4.3 pts

51▲9Cambridge, MNMN11,09010.5%−0.1 pts

52▲79Medina, MNMN7,46010.3%+9.1 pts

53▲3Brooklyn Park, MNMN83,5439.5%+4.4 pts

54▲57Becker, MNMN5,4259.5%+5.4 pts

55▲4Waseca, MNMN9,0359.5%+1.1 pts

56▲1Newport, MNMN5,5259.4%+5.7 pts

57▲11Owatonna, MNMN26,6339.2%+2.6 pts

58▲23Glencoe, MNMN5,6329.2%+7.1 pts

59▲16Bloomington, MNMN89,0349.2%+5.2 pts

60▲20New Ulm, MNMN13,8639.2%+2.9 pts

61▲22Golden Valley, MNMN21,3259.1%+6.1 pts

62▼20Fergus Falls, MNMN14,2469.1%−1.8 pts

63▼1Buffalo, MNMN16,8788.9%+3.9 pts

64▼32West St. Paul, MNMN21,9508.9%+3.0 pts

65▼17Northfield, MNMN21,9928.8%+1.6 pts

66▼2Minnetrista, MNMN9,4588.8%+6.0 pts

67▲33Mound, MNMN9,0648.8%+6.1 pts

68▼45Princeton, MNMN5,4808.5%+1.9 pts

69▼17Rochester, MNMN124,2928.5%+0.7 pts

70▼32New Brighton, MNMN22,1598.3%+3.6 pts

71▼13Anoka, MNMN18,1698.3%+1.6 pts

72▼25South St. Paul, MNMN20,5328.3%+2.2 pts

73▲14Coon Rapids, MNMN64,1938.2%+3.4 pts

74▲5Crystal, MNMN22,2398.2%+3.9 pts

75▼6Richfield, MNMN36,5938.2%+1.9 pts

76▼22North Branch, MNMN12,3987.7%+2.7 pts

77▼27Falcon Heights, MNMN5,0717.5%−2.1 pts

78▼5Roseville, MNMN35,6637.5%+3.3 pts

79▲19Sartell, MNMN19,9187.4%+3.4 pts

80▲21Stillwater, MNMN19,3547.3%+3.0 pts

81▲10Blaine, MNMN76,6037.2%+4.2 pts

82▲12Champlin, MNMN23,1257.2%+4.7 pts

83▼22St. Francis, MNMN8,6357.1%+2.3 pts

84▼12Sauk Rapids, MNMN13,7687.0%+2.1 pts

85▼1White Bear Lake, MNMN23,3927.0%+2.7 pts

86▲16Forest Lake, MNMN20,9527.0%+0.7 pts

87▲40St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties), MNMN9,9896.9%+1.7 pts

88▲1St. Louis Park, MNMN50,0276.9%+1.7 pts

89▼38Monticello, MNMN15,6706.7%+2.1 pts

90▲5Lindstrom, MNMN5,0396.5%−1.5 pts

91▲14Orono, MNMN8,3016.2%+5.0 pts

92▲11Apple Valley, MNMN55,2486.0%+3.8 pts

93▼1Eagan, MNMN67,1095.9%+3.0 pts

94▲34Minnetonka, MNMN53,9695.9%+3.3 pts

95▼42Lake City, MNMN5,3065.9%−0.1 pts

96▼8Shakopee, MNMN49,3665.9%+2.4 pts

97▼4Savage, MNMN32,9705.8%+3.5 pts

98▲19Chaska, MNMN30,5135.8%+1.1 pts

99▼17La Crescent, MNMN5,2615.7%+1.9 pts

100▼24Oakdale, MNMN30,5885.7%+2.1 pts

101▲5Big Lake, MNMN12,9295.6%+0.9 pts

102▲27Shoreview, MNMN26,9065.6%+3.5 pts

103▲43Kasson, MNMN7,3505.5%+1.3 pts

104▼64Jordan, MNMN6,9885.5%+1.3 pts

105▼1Hermantown, MNMN10,1105.4%+1.4 pts

106▼7Hastings, MNMN22,5635.4%+0.5 pts

107▲5Woodbury, MNMN81,5585.3%+3.6 pts

108▲7Shorewood, MNMN7,6205.2%+3.5 pts

109▼68Isanti, MNMN7,7145.2%−2.8 pts

110▲24Farmington, MNMN25,4255.1%+2.7 pts

111▲30North Oaks, MNMN5,2835.1%+3.2 pts

112▲13St. Paul Park, MNMN5,3965.0%−0.6 pts

113▼46Inver Grove Heights, MNMN36,8734.9%+0.7 pts

114▲8Lake Elmo, MNMN14,3764.8%−2.5 pts

115▼25Stewartville, MNMN6,8504.8%−0.6 pts

116▼6Arden Hills, MNMN9,5834.7%+0.8 pts

117▼9Edina, MNMN54,3564.7%+1.3 pts

118▼11Eden Prairie, MNMN63,0754.6%+1.1 pts

119▼48North Mankato, MNMN14,1654.5%−2.5 pts

120▲3Plymouth, MNMN78,9424.3%+1.7 pts

121▲30Byron, MNMN6,7404.2%+0.6 pts

122▲17Cottage Grove, MNMN43,6044.2%+1.9 pts

123▼4Ramsey, MNMN29,6244.1%+2.5 pts

124▲14Waconia, MNMN14,1134.1%+0.3 pts

125▲1Maple Grove, MNMN73,8934.0%+2.7 pts

126▲16Ham Lake, MNMN17,1044.0%+1.9 pts

127▼9Delano, MNMN7,7884.0%+1.3 pts

128▼51Vadnais Heights, MNMN13,0523.9%+0.7 pts

129▼5Mahtomedi, MNMN8,1893.8%+1.1 pts

130▲18Wyoming, MNMN8,1213.7%−1.9 pts

131▲13Corcoran, MNMN9,2693.6%+2.6 pts

132▲20Otsego, MNMN24,5253.5%+0.2 pts

133▼12Elk River, MNMN27,8963.4%+0.2 pts

134▼38Chisago City, MNMN5,9553.4%−2.6 pts

135▲1Andover, MNMN33,8743.3%+1.3 pts

136▼16New Prague, MNMN8,2383.2%−3.3 pts

137▼4East Bethel, MNMN12,6053.2%−0.6 pts

138▲11St. Michael, MNMN22,4983.2%+0.4 pts

139▼30Prior Lake, MNMN28,1403.1%−0.5 pts

140▼54Dayton, MNMN11,4023.0%+0.3 pts

141▼9Rosemount, MNMN31,8813.0%−0.4 pts

142▼26Lakeville, MNMN79,2702.9%+0.9 pts

143▼8Chanhassen, MNMN25,7482.9%+1.0 pts

144▼30Mendota Heights, MNMN11,4752.8%+0.9 pts

145▼5Hugo, MNMN17,1672.8%+1.2 pts

146▼1Lino Lakes, MNMN23,2202.7%−0.3 pts

147▼34Belle Plaine, MNMN7,6322.7%−3.1 pts

148▲5Carver, MNMN7,1982.5%+0.5 pts

149Credit River, MNMN5,6442.1%–

150▼13Victoria, MNMN12,4472.1%−0.2 pts

151▼4Rogers, MNMN15,6061.9%0.0 pts

152▼9Oak Grove, MNMN9,4761.7%+0.2 pts

153▼23Lonsdale, MNMN5,1171.3%−4.8 pts

154▼4Albertville, MNMN8,5441.1%−5.8 pts

155▼1Elko New Market, MNMN5,3001.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES