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Most residents in poverty, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78492,339−3%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62354,327−2%

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51824,168−14%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71012,837+9%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60512,514−4%

06Stearns County, MNMN164,11011,623−20%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317,941+8%

08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6347,221−28%

09Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556,984−15%

10Clay County, MNMN67,7346,788−15%

11Winona County, MNMN50,5236,021−1%

12Washington County, MNMN286,8955,857−8%

13Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415,789−20%

14Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325,376−19%

15Itasca County, MNMN45,4044,643−28%

16Wright County, MNMN157,5594,262−9%

17Rice County, MNMN69,9393,930−8%

18Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203,775−29%

19Cass County, MNMN31,4303,687−22%

20Becker County, MNMN35,4973,657−26%

21Mower County, MNMN40,9713,550−5%

22Morrison County, MNMN34,6203,520−26%

23Polk County, MNMN30,5453,434−26%

24Todd County, MNMN26,0603,150−29%

25Scott County, MNMN159,0173,016+26%

26Pine County, MNMN30,4722,991−6%

27Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942,852−14%

28Douglas County, MNMN40,1202,795−27%

29Freeborn County, MNMN30,4402,728−20%

30Lyon County, MNMN25,6842,567−12%

31Goodhue County, MNMN48,1952,518−24%

32Carlton County, MNMN36,7112,508−30%

33Benton County, MNMN41,7442,445−21%

34Nobles County, MNMN22,3382,428+3%

35Carver County, MNMN114,3792,423+4%

36Martin County, MNMN19,4402,281−16%

37Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,240−10%

38Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402,143−30%

39Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,138−18%

40Chisago County, MNMN59,1422,095−12%

41Steele County, MNMN37,4642,092+1%

42Wadena County, MNMN14,3881,930−33%

43Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,783−31%

44Isanti County, MNMN44,3861,779−21%

45Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,776−24%

46Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,762−14%

47Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,735−18%

48Brown County, MNMN25,5171,718−23%

49McLeod County, MNMN36,6311,676−31%

50Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,609−28%

51Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,505−31%

52Renville County, MNMN14,3561,501−34%

53Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,423−18%

54Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,420−28%

55Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,396−31%

56Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,372−37%

57Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,299−22%

58Redwood County, MNMN15,2651,293−42%

59Houston County, MNMN18,4001,288−21%

60Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,278−25%

61Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,276−32%

62Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,240−17%

63Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,164−18%

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771,156−33%

65Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,124−34%

66Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,073−37%

67Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,034−13%

68Swift County, MNMN9,7631,003−33%

69Marshall County, MNMN8,798991−34%

70Pope County, MNMN11,420990−33%

71Jackson County, MNMN9,857970−29%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,260941−39%

73Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153867−34%

74Lake County, MNMN10,746815−17%

75Rock County, MNMN9,524773−35%

76Norman County, MNMN6,336768−34%

77Murray County, MNMN7,942759−45%

78Big Stone County, MNMN5,054700−26%

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704688−41%

80Lincoln County, MNMN5,583621−43%

81Wilkin County, MNMN6,288577−30%

82Kittson County, MNMN4,031537−23%

83Grant County, MNMN6,085529−44%

84Cook County, MNMN5,522525+25%

85Traverse County, MNMN3,130496−26%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,940464−32%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770445+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS