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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. The median across all 87 is 10.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Roseau County, MN, up 45 places to #24.

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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
04▲21Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40515.0%+3.3 pts
05▲5Winona County, MNMN50,52314.8%+2.8 pts
06▲39Chippewa County, MNMN12,40614.5%+5.9 pts
07▲29Wilkin County, MNMN6,28814.1%+6.0 pts
08▲12Nobles County, MNMN22,33814.0%+2.3 pts
09▲43Redwood County, MNMN15,26513.3%+5.6 pts
10▲2Clay County, MNMN67,73413.3%0.0 pts
11▼5St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813.2%+1.2 pts
12▲3Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913.2%+3.4 pts
13Martin County, MNMN19,44013.1%+2.7 pts
14▲5Aitkin County, MNMN16,25213.1%+1.5 pts
15▲2Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412.9%+0.9 pts
16▲17Becker County, MNMN35,49712.9%+0.7 pts
17▲5Stearns County, MNMN164,11012.9%+4.2 pts
18▼7Cass County, MNMN31,43012.8%−0.8 pts
19▼14Clearwater County, MNMN8,64712.6%−2.6 pts
20▼16Wadena County, MNMN14,38812.5%−1.6 pts
21▼12Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.3%+1.7 pts
22▼4Itasca County, MNMN45,40412.2%+1.7 pts
23▼9Lyon County, MNMN25,68412.2%+2.1 pts
24▲45Roseau County, MNMN15,24612.2%+5.6 pts
25▲3Swift County, MNMN9,76312.0%+3.6 pts
26▲1Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311.9%+2.3 pts
27▲4Carlton County, MNMN36,71111.9%+4.0 pts
28▼4Polk County, MNMN30,54511.9%+0.9 pts
29▲21Grant County, MNMN6,08511.6%+3.2 pts
30▼23Todd County, MNMN26,06011.5%−1.4 pts
31▲25Traverse County, MNMN3,13011.3%−0.7 pts
32▼16Stevens County, MNMN9,74711.1%−2.5 pts
33▲1Pine County, MNMN30,47211.1%−0.1 pts
34▲13Renville County, MNMN14,35611.0%+2.3 pts
35▲3Morrison County, MNMN34,62011.0%−0.1 pts
36▼15Koochiching County, MNMN11,58710.9%−1.2 pts
37▼11Hubbard County, MNMN22,36910.8%+1.1 pts
38▲8Freeborn County, MNMN30,44010.6%+2.3 pts
39▲9Rock County, MNMN9,52410.6%+2.7 pts
40▼1Pipestone County, MNMN9,26010.5%+1.0 pts
41▼6Pennington County, MNMN13,68610.5%−0.6 pts
42▼34Mower County, MNMN40,97110.4%+1.2 pts
43▼14Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75310.4%+0.8 pts
44▼14Faribault County, MNMN13,88810.4%+1.7 pts
45▼3Rice County, MNMN69,93910.2%+3.3 pts
46▼5Cook County, MNMN5,52210.2%0.0 pts
47▲4Norman County, MNMN6,33610.1%−0.2 pts
48▲1Kanabec County, MNMN16,62810.0%+0.5 pts
49▼9Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78410.0%+1.7 pts
50▼7Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.9%+0.1 pts
51▲9Benton County, MNMN41,7449.9%+2.7 pts
52▲9Pope County, MNMN11,4209.4%+0.6 pts
53▲22Murray County, MNMN7,9429.3%+1.0 pts
54▲4Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959.3%+3.6 pts
55▼32Kittson County, MNMN4,0319.1%−1.0 pts
56▼19Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.1%−0.1 pts
57▲21Meeker County, MNMN23,6039.1%+2.0 pts
58▲15Sibley County, MNMN15,3569.0%+0.9 pts
59▲8Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.0%+0.5 pts
60▼3Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0418.7%−1.4 pts
61▲13McLeod County, MNMN36,6318.7%+3.9 pts
62▲9Jackson County, MNMN9,8578.6%0.0 pts
63▲2Lake County, MNMN10,7468.6%+1.2 pts
64▼10Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4778.6%−1.9 pts
65▲11Brown County, MNMN25,5178.5%+2.1 pts
66▼13Fillmore County, MNMN21,5408.4%−1.8 pts
67▼1Steele County, MNMN37,4648.3%+2.1 pts
68▲9Marshall County, MNMN8,7988.3%−1.5 pts
69▼14Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.1%−0.4 pts
70▼11Nicollet County, MNMN34,2738.0%+0.5 pts
71▼7Waseca County, MNMN18,6887.5%+1.0 pts
72▼9Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317.5%+1.1 pts
73▼1Isanti County, MNMN44,3867.5%+1.8 pts
74▼42Red Lake County, MNMN3,9407.2%−3.6 pts
75▼7Wabasha County, MNMN21,5377.1%+1.1 pts
76▲9Dodge County, MNMN21,3767.0%+1.2 pts
77▲4Anoka County, MNMN381,6057.0%+2.8 pts
78▼8Houston County, MNMN18,4006.6%+0.1 pts
79▼17Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.4%−0.5 pts
80▼36Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7706.4%−3.5 pts
81▼2Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.0%+0.9 pts
82▼2Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.8%+2.2 pts
83▲1Wright County, MNMN157,5595.2%+0.4 pts
84▲2Washington County, MNMN286,8955.1%+2.2 pts
85▼2Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.1%+0.7 pts
86▼4Scott County, MNMN159,0174.6%+1.2 pts
87Carver County, MNMN114,3794.4%+1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES