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Lowest median household income, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$16,924−44%

02Wadena County, MNMN14,388$17,333−43%

03Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$17,564−44%

04Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$17,752−42%

05Cass County, MNMN31,430$18,732−45%

06Swift County, MNMN9,763$18,740−46%

07Todd County, MNMN26,060$18,836−42%

08Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$19,211−39%

09Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$19,408−37%

10Grant County, MNMN6,085$19,773−41%

11Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$19,926−38%

12Pope County, MNMN11,420$20,131−44%

13Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$20,151−43%

14Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$20,737−35%

15Traverse County, MNMN3,130$20,746−32%

16Becker County, MNMN35,497$20,920−40%

17Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$20,925−37%

18Pine County, MNMN30,472$21,191−43%

19Norman County, MNMN6,336$21,238−35%

20Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$21,537−37%

21Pennington County, MNMN13,686$21,571−37%

22Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$21,646−34%

23Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$21,661−32%

24Marshall County, MNMN8,798$21,707−38%

25Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$21,909−38%

26Stevens County, MNMN9,747$21,921−41%

27Douglas County, MNMN40,120$22,067−41%

28Morrison County, MNMN34,620$22,102−40%

29Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$22,155−40%

30Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$22,227−38%

31Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$22,250−41%

32Faribault County, MNMN13,888$22,421−35%

33Itasca County, MNMN45,404$22,442−38%

34Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$22,495−42%

35Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$22,496−37%

36Polk County, MNMN30,545$22,559−36%

37Murray County, MNMN7,942$22,673−35%

38Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$22,689−39%

39Redwood County, MNMN15,265$22,827−39%

40Cook County, MNMN5,522$22,908−37%

41Nobles County, MNMN22,338$22,942−36%

42Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$23,081−39%

43Jackson County, MNMN9,857$23,157−37%

44Renville County, MNMN14,356$23,278−38%

45Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$23,411−35%

46Lake County, MNMN10,746$23,478−42%

47Kittson County, MNMN4,031$23,518−28%

48Mower County, MNMN40,971$23,763−35%

49St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$24,093−34%

50Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$24,383−26%

51Martin County, MNMN19,440$24,414−30%

52Rock County, MNMN9,524$24,483−36%

53Meeker County, MNMN23,603$24,516−40%

54Lyon County, MNMN25,684$24,689−37%

55Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$24,764−33%

56Carlton County, MNMN36,711$24,900−38%

57Sibley County, MNMN15,356$24,957−40%

58Brown County, MNMN25,517$25,032−37%

59Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$25,366−35%

60Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$25,368−36%

61Houston County, MNMN18,400$25,846−36%

62Clay County, MNMN67,734$25,891−32%

63Roseau County, MNMN15,246$25,910−35%

64Winona County, MNMN50,523$25,937−33%

65Benton County, MNMN41,744$26,619−37%

66Waseca County, MNMN18,688$26,992−36%

67Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$26,998−36%

68Stearns County, MNMN164,110$27,512−35%

69Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$27,706−40%

70Dodge County, MNMN21,376$29,071−39%

71Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$29,237−38%

72McLeod County, MNMN36,631$29,549−36%

73Rice County, MNMN69,939$29,596−39%

74Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$30,491−34%

75Steele County, MNMN37,464$30,571−34%

76Chisago County, MNMN59,142$31,281−40%

77Isanti County, MNMN44,386$31,308−38%

78Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$32,043−30%

79Wright County, MNMN157,559$33,456−38%

80Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$35,585−38%

81Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$35,659−31%

82Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$35,789−30%

83Carver County, MNMN114,379$39,188−40%

84Anoka County, MNMN381,605$40,076−31%

85Scott County, MNMN159,017$40,798−39%

86Dakota County, MNMN457,710$42,218−32%

87Washington County, MNMN286,895$44,122−33%

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