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Highest poverty rate, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Beltrami County, MNMN47,05517.6%−6.4 pts

02Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15316.7%−9.3 pts

03Clearwater County, MNMN8,64715.1%−7.5 pts

04Wadena County, MNMN14,38814.1%−7.7 pts

05Stevens County, MNMN9,74713.6%−6.9 pts

06Cass County, MNMN31,43013.6%−8.2 pts

07Clay County, MNMN67,73413.2%−2.6 pts

08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63412.9%−5.6 pts

09Todd County, MNMN26,06012.9%−6.1 pts

10Becker County, MNMN35,49712.2%−5.6 pts

11Koochiching County, MNMN11,58712.1%−0.8 pts

12St. Louis County, MNMN200,51812.1%−2.1 pts

13Winona County, MNMN50,52312.0%−0.7 pts

14Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412.0%−3.1 pts

15Traverse County, MNMN3,13012.0%−3.1 pts

16Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40511.7%−2.0 pts

17Nobles County, MNMN22,33811.7%−0.0 pts

18Aitkin County, MNMN16,25211.6%−7.1 pts

19Pine County, MNMN30,47211.3%−3.7 pts

20Morrison County, MNMN34,62011.1%−4.9 pts

21Pennington County, MNMN13,68611.1%−5.2 pts

22Polk County, MNMN30,54510.9%−3.4 pts

23Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010.8%−4.3 pts

24Ramsey County, MNMN541,62310.6%−0.8 pts

25Itasca County, MNMN45,40410.6%−5.3 pts

26Martin County, MNMN19,44010.5%−1.4 pts

27Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47710.4%−4.3 pts

28Norman County, MNMN6,33610.3%−4.2 pts

29Kittson County, MNMN4,03110.2%−1.9 pts

30Cook County, MNMN5,52210.1%−0.7 pts

31Fillmore County, MNMN21,54010.1%−4.7 pts

32Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04110.1%−4.1 pts

33Lyon County, MNMN25,68410.1%−1.7 pts

34Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7709.8%−0.8 pts

35Watonwan County, MNMN11,4599.8%−2.3 pts

36Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.8%−5.2 pts

37Marshall County, MNMN8,7989.8%−4.0 pts

38Hubbard County, MNMN22,3699.7%−7.5 pts

39Lincoln County, MNMN5,5839.7%−6.1 pts

40Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7539.6%−4.4 pts

41Pipestone County, MNMN9,2609.5%−5.2 pts

42Kanabec County, MNMN16,6289.5%−6.0 pts

43Mower County, MNMN40,9719.2%−0.8 pts

44Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.2%−4.6 pts

45Pope County, MNMN11,4208.8%−5.0 pts

46Renville County, MNMN14,3568.8%−4.2 pts

47Stearns County, MNMN164,1108.7%−3.6 pts

48Faribault County, MNMN13,8888.6%−3.4 pts

49Jackson County, MNMN9,8578.6%−3.1 pts

50Chippewa County, MNMN12,4068.6%−4.2 pts

51Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.5%−4.5 pts

52Douglas County, MNMN40,1208.5%−4.9 pts

53Grant County, MNMN6,0858.4%−6.7 pts

54Swift County, MNMN9,7638.4%−5.7 pts

55Freeborn County, MNMN30,4408.4%−1.9 pts

56Murray County, MNMN7,9428.3%−5.9 pts

57Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7848.3%−1.0 pts

58Wilkin County, MNMN6,2888.1%−2.9 pts

59Sibley County, MNMN15,3568.1%−2.4 pts

60Rock County, MNMN9,5248.0%−4.2 pts

61Carlton County, MNMN36,7117.9%−4.3 pts

62Redwood County, MNMN15,2657.7%−5.1 pts

63Nicollet County, MNMN34,2737.5%−1.4 pts

64Lake County, MNMN10,7467.4%−2.1 pts

65Benton County, MNMN41,7447.1%−3.1 pts

66Meeker County, MNMN23,6037.1%−3.7 pts

67Rice County, MNMN69,9396.9%−1.8 pts

68Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.9%−1.9 pts

69Roseau County, MNMN15,2466.6%−4.7 pts

70Waseca County, MNMN18,6886.5%−2.8 pts

71Houston County, MNMN18,4006.5%−2.3 pts

72Olmsted County, MNMN166,7316.4%−0.5 pts

73Brown County, MNMN25,5176.4%−1.9 pts

74Steele County, MNMN37,4646.2%−0.5 pts

75Wabasha County, MNMN21,5376.0%−2.4 pts

76Dodge County, MNMN21,3765.8%−1.8 pts

77Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955.7%−2.4 pts

78Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.7%−3.0 pts

79Chisago County, MNMN59,1425.1%−2.7 pts

80McLeod County, MNMN36,6314.8%−2.7 pts

81Wright County, MNMN157,5594.7%−2.1 pts

82Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.4%−3.5 pts

83Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.2%−1.1 pts

84Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%−0.7 pts

85Carver County, MNMN114,3793.5%−1.4 pts

86Scott County, MNMN159,0173.4%−0.8 pts

87Washington County, MNMN286,8952.9%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS