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Highest poverty rate, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15326.0%–

02Beltrami County, MNMN47,05524.0%–

03Clearwater County, MNMN8,64722.7%–

04Cass County, MNMN31,43021.8%–

05Wadena County, MNMN14,38821.8%–

06Stevens County, MNMN9,74720.6%–

07Todd County, MNMN26,06019.0%–

08Aitkin County, MNMN16,25218.7%–

09Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63418.5%–

10Becker County, MNMN35,49717.8%–

11Hubbard County, MNMN22,36917.2%–

12Pennington County, MNMN13,68616.3%–

13Morrison County, MNMN34,62016.0%–

14Clay County, MNMN67,73415.9%–

15Itasca County, MNMN45,40415.8%–

16Lincoln County, MNMN5,58315.8%–

17Kanabec County, MNMN16,62815.4%–

18Grant County, MNMN6,08515.1%–

19Red Lake County, MNMN3,94015.1%–

20Big Stone County, MNMN5,05415.1%–

21Traverse County, MNMN3,13015.1%–

22Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13215.0%–

23Pine County, MNMN30,47215.0%–

24Fillmore County, MNMN21,54014.8%–

25Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47714.8%–

26Pipestone County, MNMN9,26014.8%–

27Norman County, MNMN6,33614.5%–

28Polk County, MNMN30,54514.4%–

29Murray County, MNMN7,94214.2%–

30Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04114.2%–

31St. Louis County, MNMN200,51814.2%–

32Swift County, MNMN9,76314.1%–

33Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75313.9%–

34Pope County, MNMN11,42013.8%–

35Marshall County, MNMN8,79813.8%–

36Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40513.7%–

37Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72013.7%–

38Douglas County, MNMN40,12013.4%–

39Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70413.0%–

40Koochiching County, MNMN11,58712.9%–

41Renville County, MNMN14,35612.9%–

42Redwood County, MNMN15,26512.8%–

43Chippewa County, MNMN12,40612.8%–

44Winona County, MNMN50,52312.8%–

45Stearns County, MNMN164,11012.3%–

46Carlton County, MNMN36,71112.3%–

47Rock County, MNMN9,52412.1%–

48Watonwan County, MNMN11,45912.1%–

49Kittson County, MNMN4,03112.1%–

50Faribault County, MNMN13,88812.0%–

51Martin County, MNMN19,44011.9%–

52Lyon County, MNMN25,68411.8%–

53Jackson County, MNMN9,85711.7%–

54Nobles County, MNMN22,33811.7%–

55Ramsey County, MNMN541,62311.4%–

56Roseau County, MNMN15,24611.3%–

57Wilkin County, MNMN6,28811.0%–

58Cook County, MNMN5,52210.9%–

59Meeker County, MNMN23,60310.8%–

60Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77010.6%–

61Sibley County, MNMN15,35610.4%–

62Freeborn County, MNMN30,44010.3%–

63Benton County, MNMN41,74410.2%–

64Mower County, MNMN40,97110.0%–

65Lake County, MNMN10,7469.5%–

66Waseca County, MNMN18,6889.4%–

67Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7849.2%–

68Nicollet County, MNMN34,2738.9%–

69Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4538.8%–

70Houston County, MNMN18,4008.8%–

71Isanti County, MNMN44,3868.7%–

72Rice County, MNMN69,9398.7%–

73Wabasha County, MNMN21,5378.4%–

74Brown County, MNMN25,5178.3%–

75Goodhue County, MNMN48,1958.1%–

76Sherburne County, MNMN104,1947.9%–

77Chisago County, MNMN59,1427.8%–

78Dodge County, MNMN21,3767.6%–

79McLeod County, MNMN36,6317.5%–

80Olmsted County, MNMN166,7316.9%–

81Wright County, MNMN157,5596.8%–

82Steele County, MNMN37,4646.7%–

83Anoka County, MNMN381,6055.3%–

84Carver County, MNMN114,3794.9%–

85Washington County, MNMN286,8954.4%–

86Dakota County, MNMN457,7104.3%–

87Scott County, MNMN159,0174.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS