RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest poverty rate, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Beltrami County, MNMN47,05517.6%+0%

02Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15316.7%+0%

03Clearwater County, MNMN8,64715.1%+0%

04Wadena County, MNMN14,38814.1%+0%

05Stevens County, MNMN9,74713.6%+0%

06Cass County, MNMN31,43013.6%+0%

07Clay County, MNMN67,73413.2%+0%

08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63412.9%+0%

09Todd County, MNMN26,06012.9%+0%

10Becker County, MNMN35,49712.2%+0%

11Koochiching County, MNMN11,58712.1%+0%

12St. Louis County, MNMN200,51812.1%+0%

13Winona County, MNMN50,52312.0%+0%

14Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412.0%+0%

15Traverse County, MNMN3,13012.0%+0%

16Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40511.7%+0%

17Nobles County, MNMN22,33811.7%+0%

18Aitkin County, MNMN16,25211.6%+0%

19Pine County, MNMN30,47211.3%+0%

20Morrison County, MNMN34,62011.1%+0%

21Pennington County, MNMN13,68611.1%+0%

22Polk County, MNMN30,54510.9%+0%

23Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010.8%+0%

24Ramsey County, MNMN541,62310.6%+0%

25Itasca County, MNMN45,40410.6%+0%

26Martin County, MNMN19,44010.5%+0%

27Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47710.4%+0%

28Norman County, MNMN6,33610.3%+0%

29Kittson County, MNMN4,03110.2%+0%

30Cook County, MNMN5,52210.1%+0%

31Fillmore County, MNMN21,54010.1%+0%

32Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04110.1%+0%

33Lyon County, MNMN25,68410.1%+0%

34Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7709.8%+0%

35Watonwan County, MNMN11,4599.8%+0%

36Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.8%+0%

37Marshall County, MNMN8,7989.8%+0%

38Hubbard County, MNMN22,3699.7%+0%

39Lincoln County, MNMN5,5839.7%+0%

40Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7539.6%+0%

41Pipestone County, MNMN9,2609.5%+0%

42Kanabec County, MNMN16,6289.5%+0%

43Mower County, MNMN40,9719.2%+0%

44Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.2%+0%

45Pope County, MNMN11,4208.8%+0%

46Renville County, MNMN14,3568.8%+0%

47Stearns County, MNMN164,1108.7%+0%

48Faribault County, MNMN13,8888.6%+0%

49Jackson County, MNMN9,8578.6%+0%

50Chippewa County, MNMN12,4068.6%+0%

51Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.5%+0%

52Douglas County, MNMN40,1208.5%+0%

53Grant County, MNMN6,0858.4%+0%

54Swift County, MNMN9,7638.4%+0%

55Freeborn County, MNMN30,4408.4%+0%

56Murray County, MNMN7,9428.3%+0%

57Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7848.3%+0%

58Wilkin County, MNMN6,2888.1%+0%

59Sibley County, MNMN15,3568.1%+0%

60Rock County, MNMN9,5248.0%+0%

61Carlton County, MNMN36,7117.9%+0%

62Redwood County, MNMN15,2657.7%+0%

63Nicollet County, MNMN34,2737.5%+0%

64Lake County, MNMN10,7467.4%+0%

65Benton County, MNMN41,7447.1%+0%

66Meeker County, MNMN23,6037.1%+0%

67Rice County, MNMN69,9396.9%+0%

68Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.9%+0%

69Roseau County, MNMN15,2466.6%+0%

70Waseca County, MNMN18,6886.5%+0%

71Houston County, MNMN18,4006.5%+0%

72Olmsted County, MNMN166,7316.4%+0%

73Brown County, MNMN25,5176.4%+0%

74Steele County, MNMN37,4646.2%+0%

75Wabasha County, MNMN21,5376.0%+0%

76Dodge County, MNMN21,3765.8%+0%

77Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955.7%+0%

78Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.7%+0%

79Chisago County, MNMN59,1425.1%+0%

80McLeod County, MNMN36,6314.8%+0%

81Wright County, MNMN157,5594.7%+0%

82Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.4%+0%

83Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.2%+0%

84Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%+0%

85Carver County, MNMN114,3793.5%+0%

86Scott County, MNMN159,0173.4%+0%

87Washington County, MNMN286,8952.9%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES