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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%+10%

02Beltrami County, MNMN47,05516.1%−8%

03Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63415.7%+21%

04Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40515.0%+28%

05Winona County, MNMN50,52314.8%+23%

06Chippewa County, MNMN12,40614.5%+69%

07Wilkin County, MNMN6,28814.1%+74%

08Nobles County, MNMN22,33814.0%+20%

09Redwood County, MNMN15,26513.3%+73%

10Clay County, MNMN67,73413.3%+0%

11St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813.2%+10%

12Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913.2%+35%

13Martin County, MNMN19,44013.1%+25%

14Aitkin County, MNMN16,25213.1%+13%

15Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412.9%+8%

16Becker County, MNMN35,49712.9%+6%

17Stearns County, MNMN164,11012.9%+48%

18Cass County, MNMN31,43012.8%−6%

19Clearwater County, MNMN8,64712.6%−17%

20Wadena County, MNMN14,38812.5%−11%

21Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.3%+16%

22Itasca County, MNMN45,40412.2%+16%

23Lyon County, MNMN25,68412.2%+21%

24Roseau County, MNMN15,24612.2%+85%

25Swift County, MNMN9,76312.0%+43%

26Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311.9%+24%

27Carlton County, MNMN36,71111.9%+50%

28Polk County, MNMN30,54511.9%+8%

29Grant County, MNMN6,08511.6%+38%

30Todd County, MNMN26,06011.5%−11%

31Traverse County, MNMN3,13011.3%−6%

32Stevens County, MNMN9,74711.1%−18%

33Pine County, MNMN30,47211.1%−1%

34Renville County, MNMN14,35611.0%+26%

35Morrison County, MNMN34,62011.0%−1%

36Koochiching County, MNMN11,58710.9%−10%

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,36910.8%+11%

38Freeborn County, MNMN30,44010.6%+27%

39Rock County, MNMN9,52410.6%+33%

40Pipestone County, MNMN9,26010.5%+11%

41Pennington County, MNMN13,68610.5%−6%

42Mower County, MNMN40,97110.4%+13%

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75310.4%+8%

44Faribault County, MNMN13,88810.4%+20%

45Rice County, MNMN69,93910.2%+47%

46Cook County, MNMN5,52210.2%+0%

47Norman County, MNMN6,33610.1%−2%

48Kanabec County, MNMN16,62810.0%+6%

49Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78410.0%+20%

50Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.9%+1%

51Benton County, MNMN41,7449.9%+38%

52Pope County, MNMN11,4209.4%+7%

53Murray County, MNMN7,9429.3%+12%

54Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959.3%+63%

55Kittson County, MNMN4,0319.1%−10%

56Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.1%−1%

57Meeker County, MNMN23,6039.1%+28%

58Sibley County, MNMN15,3569.0%+12%

59Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.0%+5%

60Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0418.7%−14%

61McLeod County, MNMN36,6318.7%+80%

62Jackson County, MNMN9,8578.6%−0%

63Lake County, MNMN10,7468.6%+16%

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4778.6%−18%

65Brown County, MNMN25,5178.5%+33%

66Fillmore County, MNMN21,5408.4%−17%

67Steele County, MNMN37,4648.3%+34%

68Marshall County, MNMN8,7988.3%−15%

69Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.1%−5%

70Nicollet County, MNMN34,2738.0%+6%

71Waseca County, MNMN18,6887.5%+15%

72Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317.5%+17%

73Isanti County, MNMN44,3867.5%+31%

74Red Lake County, MNMN3,9407.2%−33%

75Wabasha County, MNMN21,5377.1%+18%

76Dodge County, MNMN21,3767.0%+21%

77Anoka County, MNMN381,6057.0%+67%

78Houston County, MNMN18,4006.6%+1%

79Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.4%−7%

80Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7706.4%−35%

81Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.0%+17%

82Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.8%+62%

83Wright County, MNMN157,5595.2%+9%

84Washington County, MNMN286,8955.1%+76%

85Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.1%+15%

86Scott County, MNMN159,0174.6%+37%

87Carver County, MNMN114,3794.4%+28%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES