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Highest poverty rate, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15318.3%+1.6 pts

02Beltrami County, MNMN47,05516.1%−1.5 pts

03Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63415.7%+2.8 pts

04Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40515.0%+3.3 pts

05Winona County, MNMN50,52314.8%+2.8 pts

06Chippewa County, MNMN12,40614.5%+5.9 pts

07Wilkin County, MNMN6,28814.1%+6.0 pts

08Nobles County, MNMN22,33814.0%+2.3 pts

09Redwood County, MNMN15,26513.3%+5.6 pts

10Clay County, MNMN67,73413.3%+0.0 pts

11St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813.2%+1.2 pts

12Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913.2%+3.4 pts

13Martin County, MNMN19,44013.1%+2.7 pts

14Aitkin County, MNMN16,25213.1%+1.5 pts

15Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412.9%+0.9 pts

16Becker County, MNMN35,49712.9%+0.7 pts

17Stearns County, MNMN164,11012.9%+4.2 pts

18Cass County, MNMN31,43012.8%−0.8 pts

19Clearwater County, MNMN8,64712.6%−2.6 pts

20Wadena County, MNMN14,38812.5%−1.6 pts

21Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.3%+1.7 pts

22Itasca County, MNMN45,40412.2%+1.7 pts

23Lyon County, MNMN25,68412.2%+2.1 pts

24Roseau County, MNMN15,24612.2%+5.6 pts

25Swift County, MNMN9,76312.0%+3.6 pts

26Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311.9%+2.3 pts

27Carlton County, MNMN36,71111.9%+4.0 pts

28Polk County, MNMN30,54511.9%+0.9 pts

29Grant County, MNMN6,08511.6%+3.2 pts

30Todd County, MNMN26,06011.5%−1.4 pts

31Traverse County, MNMN3,13011.3%−0.7 pts

32Stevens County, MNMN9,74711.1%−2.5 pts

33Pine County, MNMN30,47211.1%−0.1 pts

34Renville County, MNMN14,35611.0%+2.3 pts

35Morrison County, MNMN34,62011.0%−0.1 pts

36Koochiching County, MNMN11,58710.9%−1.2 pts

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,36910.8%+1.1 pts

38Freeborn County, MNMN30,44010.6%+2.3 pts

39Rock County, MNMN9,52410.6%+2.7 pts

40Pipestone County, MNMN9,26010.5%+1.0 pts

41Pennington County, MNMN13,68610.5%−0.6 pts

42Mower County, MNMN40,97110.4%+1.2 pts

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75310.4%+0.8 pts

44Faribault County, MNMN13,88810.4%+1.7 pts

45Rice County, MNMN69,93910.2%+3.3 pts

46Cook County, MNMN5,52210.2%+0.0 pts

47Norman County, MNMN6,33610.1%−0.2 pts

48Kanabec County, MNMN16,62810.0%+0.5 pts

49Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78410.0%+1.7 pts

50Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.9%+0.1 pts

51Benton County, MNMN41,7449.9%+2.7 pts

52Pope County, MNMN11,4209.4%+0.6 pts

53Murray County, MNMN7,9429.3%+1.0 pts

54Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959.3%+3.6 pts

55Kittson County, MNMN4,0319.1%−1.0 pts

56Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.1%−0.1 pts

57Meeker County, MNMN23,6039.1%+2.0 pts

58Sibley County, MNMN15,3569.0%+0.9 pts

59Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.0%+0.5 pts

60Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0418.7%−1.4 pts

61McLeod County, MNMN36,6318.7%+3.9 pts

62Jackson County, MNMN9,8578.6%−0.0 pts

63Lake County, MNMN10,7468.6%+1.2 pts

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4778.6%−1.9 pts

65Brown County, MNMN25,5178.5%+2.1 pts

66Fillmore County, MNMN21,5408.4%−1.8 pts

67Steele County, MNMN37,4648.3%+2.1 pts

68Marshall County, MNMN8,7988.3%−1.5 pts

69Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.1%−0.4 pts

70Nicollet County, MNMN34,2738.0%+0.5 pts

71Waseca County, MNMN18,6887.5%+1.0 pts

72Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317.5%+1.1 pts

73Isanti County, MNMN44,3867.5%+1.8 pts

74Red Lake County, MNMN3,9407.2%−3.6 pts

75Wabasha County, MNMN21,5377.1%+1.1 pts

76Dodge County, MNMN21,3767.0%+1.2 pts

77Anoka County, MNMN381,6057.0%+2.8 pts

78Houston County, MNMN18,4006.6%+0.1 pts

79Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.4%−0.5 pts

80Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7706.4%−3.5 pts

81Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.0%+0.9 pts

82Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.8%+2.2 pts

83Wright County, MNMN157,5595.2%+0.4 pts

84Washington County, MNMN286,8955.1%+2.2 pts

85Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.1%+0.7 pts

86Scott County, MNMN159,0174.6%+1.2 pts

87Carver County, MNMN114,3794.4%+1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES