RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most residents in poverty, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 87 is 2,324.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78495,499–

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62355,396–

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51828,054–

04Stearns County, MNMN164,11014,607–

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60512,969–

06Dakota County, MNMN457,71011,826–

07Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6349,988–

08Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558,254–

09Clay County, MNMN67,7348,013–

10Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317,320–

11Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0417,197–

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1326,629–

13Itasca County, MNMN45,4046,472–

14Washington County, MNMN286,8956,351–

15Winona County, MNMN50,5236,103–

16Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205,320–

17Becker County, MNMN35,4974,958–

18Cass County, MNMN31,4304,749–

19Morrison County, MNMN34,6204,741–

20Wright County, MNMN157,5594,673–

21Polk County, MNMN30,5454,664–

22Todd County, MNMN26,0604,433–

23Rice County, MNMN69,9394,294–

24Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,837–

25Mower County, MNMN40,9713,748–

26Carlton County, MNMN36,7113,588–

27Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,390–

28Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953,309–

29Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943,308–

30Pine County, MNMN30,4723,185–

31Benton County, MNMN41,7443,086–

32Fillmore County, MNMN21,5403,080–

33Lyon County, MNMN25,6842,914–

34Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,863–

35Martin County, MNMN19,4402,720–

36Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,600–

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692,575–

38Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,493–

39McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,413–

40Scott County, MNMN159,0172,392–

41Chisago County, MNMN59,1422,386–

42Nobles County, MNMN22,3382,346–

43Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522,327–

44Carver County, MNMN114,3792,324–

45Renville County, MNMN14,3562,284–

46Isanti County, MNMN44,3862,264–

47Meeker County, MNMN23,6032,247–

48Brown County, MNMN25,5172,243–

49Redwood County, MNMN15,2652,211–

50Stevens County, MNMN9,7472,187–

51Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,169–

52Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872,107–

53Steele County, MNMN37,4642,066–

54Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4532,056–

55Faribault County, MNMN13,8882,032–

56Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,978–

57Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,884–

58Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,743–

59Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771,727–

60Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,697–

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,693–

62Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,693–

63Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,661–

64Houston County, MNMN18,4001,633–

65Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,548–

66Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,512–

67Swift County, MNMN9,7631,507–

68Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,498–

69Pope County, MNMN11,4201,487–

70Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,414–

71Murray County, MNMN7,9421,372–

72Jackson County, MNMN9,8571,371–

73Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,311–

74Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,194–

75Rock County, MNMN9,5241,189–

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,162–

77Norman County, MNMN6,3361,157–

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,087–

79Lake County, MNMN10,746985–

80Big Stone County, MNMN5,054950–

81Grant County, MNMN6,085945–

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,288824–

83Kittson County, MNMN4,031696–

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,940684–

85Traverse County, MNMN3,130673–

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770434–

87Cook County, MNMN5,522421–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS