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Most residents in poverty, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784126,325+37%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62366,990+23%

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51826,437+9%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71026,066+103%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60525,996+108%

06Stearns County, MNMN164,11020,740+78%

07Washington County, MNMN286,89514,153+142%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,73112,335+55%

09Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63410,950+52%

10Clay County, MNMN67,7348,763+29%

11Wright County, MNMN157,5597,673+80%

12Beltrami County, MNMN47,0557,506+7%

13Winona County, MNMN50,5237,368+22%

14Scott County, MNMN159,0177,114+136%

15Rice County, MNMN69,9396,930+76%

16Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1326,679+24%

17Itasca County, MNMN45,4045,544+19%

18Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415,277−9%

19Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945,122+80%

20Carver County, MNMN114,3794,866+101%

21Becker County, MNMN35,4974,559+25%

22Goodhue County, MNMN48,1954,448+77%

23Carlton County, MNMN36,7114,344+73%

24Mower County, MNMN40,9714,194+18%

25Benton County, MNMN41,7444,103+68%

26Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7204,015+6%

27Cass County, MNMN31,4303,969+8%

28Morrison County, MNMN34,6203,750+7%

29Polk County, MNMN30,5453,646+6%

30Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,553+27%

31Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,451+65%

32Pine County, MNMN30,4723,298+10%

33Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,254+19%

34McLeod County, MNMN36,6313,189+90%

35Isanti County, MNMN44,3863,175+78%

36Steele County, MNMN37,4643,120+49%

37Lyon County, MNMN25,6843,105+21%

38Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,086+27%

39Todd County, MNMN26,0602,941−7%

40Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,817+32%

41Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,756+23%

42Martin County, MNMN19,4402,597+14%

43Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692,352+32%

44Brown County, MNMN25,5172,185+27%

45Meeker County, MNMN23,6032,129+32%

46Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522,105+19%

47Redwood County, MNMN15,2652,036+57%

48Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,876+6%

49Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,861+73%

50Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,799+60%

51Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,796−16%

52Wadena County, MNMN14,3881,779−8%

53Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,719+21%

54Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,642+16%

55Renville County, MNMN14,3561,607+7%

56Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,525+17%

57Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,482+43%

58Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,478+27%

59Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,443+3%

60Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,443−4%

61Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,417+11%

62Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,352+9%

63Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,286−26%

64Houston County, MNMN18,4001,228−5%

65Swift County, MNMN9,7631,172+17%

66Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,084−15%

67Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,084−21%

68Pope County, MNMN11,4201,077+9%

69Rock County, MNMN9,5241,022+32%

70Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153983+13%

71Pipestone County, MNMN9,260977+4%

72Lake County, MNMN10,746932+14%

73Wilkin County, MNMN6,288897+55%

74Jackson County, MNMN9,857854−12%

75Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477809−30%

76Murray County, MNMN7,942755−1%

77Marshall County, MNMN8,798740−25%

78Grant County, MNMN6,085711+34%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,583669+8%

80Big Stone County, MNMN5,054663−5%

81Norman County, MNMN6,336645−16%

82Cook County, MNMN5,522573+9%

83Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704544−21%

84Kittson County, MNMN4,031373−31%

85Traverse County, MNMN3,130368−26%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,940282−39%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770243−45%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES