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Lowest median household income, Minnesota counties · 2020

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$45,398+51%

02Wadena County, MNMN14,388$46,178+51%

03Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$49,086+58%

04Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$50,525+51%

05Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$50,669+54%

06Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$51,067+60%

07Traverse County, MNMN3,130$51,216+67%

08Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$51,742+70%

09Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$52,297+44%

10Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$53,304+50%

11Swift County, MNMN9,763$53,457+54%

12Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$53,557+69%

13Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$53,688+68%

14Cass County, MNMN31,430$53,845+57%

15Martin County, MNMN19,440$53,851+55%

16Faribault County, MNMN13,888$53,963+57%

17Todd County, MNMN26,060$54,502+69%

18Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$54,628+48%

19Mower County, MNMN40,971$55,378+51%

20Kittson County, MNMN4,031$55,410+70%

21Pine County, MNMN30,472$55,606+49%

22Itasca County, MNMN45,404$55,744+54%

23Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$55,909+82%

24Nobles County, MNMN22,338$56,000+57%

25Norman County, MNMN6,336$56,081+72%

26Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$56,829+49%

27Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$57,173+55%

28Redwood County, MNMN15,265$57,243+53%

29Lyon County, MNMN25,684$57,274+47%

30Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$57,301+61%

31St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$57,480+58%

32Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$57,779+54%

33Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$57,802+77%

34Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$57,877+50%

35Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$58,475+66%

36Renville County, MNMN14,356$58,542+55%

37Polk County, MNMN30,545$58,682+67%

38Morrison County, MNMN34,620$58,826+59%

39Grant County, MNMN6,085$59,246+75%

40Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$59,289+72%

41Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$59,456+68%

42Houston County, MNMN18,400$59,514+46%

43Cook County, MNMN5,522$59,537+62%

44Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$59,698+86%

45Brown County, MNMN25,517$59,804+50%

46Winona County, MNMN50,523$60,020+55%

47Waseca County, MNMN18,688$60,450+42%

48Becker County, MNMN35,497$60,508+74%

49Benton County, MNMN41,744$60,564+44%

50Pennington County, MNMN13,686$60,940+78%

51Marshall County, MNMN8,798$60,951+75%

52Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$61,058+57%

53Roseau County, MNMN15,246$62,304+56%

54Jackson County, MNMN9,857$62,479+70%

55Murray County, MNMN7,942$62,839+80%

56Pope County, MNMN11,420$62,878+76%

57McLeod County, MNMN36,631$62,885+37%

58Meeker County, MNMN23,603$63,841+56%

59Sibley County, MNMN15,356$64,170+55%

60Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$64,252+62%

61Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$64,375+76%

62Lake County, MNMN10,746$65,201+61%

63Stearns County, MNMN164,110$65,244+54%

64Douglas County, MNMN40,120$65,430+74%

65Stevens County, MNMN9,747$65,503+76%

66Rock County, MNMN9,524$65,744+73%

67Clay County, MNMN67,734$66,069+74%

68Carlton County, MNMN36,711$66,201+65%

69Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$67,238+47%

70Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$67,906+61%

71Steele County, MNMN37,464$68,172+48%

72Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$69,174+50%

73Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$69,334+48%

74Rice County, MNMN69,939$70,600+45%

75Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$75,925+65%

76Isanti County, MNMN44,386$76,999+54%

77Dodge County, MNMN21,376$79,020+67%

78Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$80,403+57%

79Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$81,169+57%

80Anoka County, MNMN381,605$84,379+46%

81Chisago County, MNMN59,142$86,900+67%

82Wright County, MNMN157,559$87,772+63%

83Dakota County, MNMN457,710$88,468+43%

84Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$88,671+56%

85Washington County, MNMN286,895$97,584+47%

86Scott County, MNMN159,017$103,261+55%

87Carver County, MNMN114,379$104,011+59%

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