RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most residents in poverty, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, MNMN1,284,784138,881+50%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62380,455+48%

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51830,334+26%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71022,171+73%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60521,210+69%

06Stearns County, MNMN164,11019,415+67%

07Washington County, MNMN286,89512,299+110%

08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63412,144+68%

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,73112,136+53%

10Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558,861+27%

11Winona County, MNMN50,5237,943+32%

12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0417,411+28%

13Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1327,173+33%

14Clay County, MNMN67,7347,075+4%

15Wright County, MNMN157,5596,828+60%

16Rice County, MNMN69,9396,694+70%

17Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946,482+127%

18Scott County, MNMN159,0176,047+100%

19Mower County, MNMN40,9715,586+57%

20Itasca County, MNMN45,4045,328+15%

21Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205,107+35%

22Benton County, MNMN41,7444,551+86%

23Morrison County, MNMN34,6204,334+23%

24Carver County, MNMN114,3794,313+78%

25Pine County, MNMN30,4724,159+39%

26Polk County, MNMN30,5454,119+20%

27Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,869+38%

28Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,855+59%

29Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,829+83%

30Nicollet County, MNMN34,2733,800+70%

31Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953,792+51%

32Cass County, MNMN31,4303,737+1%

33Todd County, MNMN26,0603,720+18%

34Carlton County, MNMN36,7113,701+48%

35Becker County, MNMN35,4973,651−0%

36Isanti County, MNMN44,3863,358+89%

37Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533,232+51%

38Lyon County, MNMN25,6843,143+22%

39Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,111+14%

40Steele County, MNMN37,4642,745+31%

41Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402,561+20%

42Brown County, MNMN25,5172,538+48%

43McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,427+45%

44Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692,394+34%

45Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,323+20%

46Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4532,259+28%

47Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522,195+24%

48Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282,024+43%

49Meeker County, MNMN23,6032,015+25%

50Martin County, MNMN19,4401,870−18%

51Houston County, MNMN18,4001,744+35%

52Redwood County, MNMN15,2651,719+33%

53Renville County, MNMN14,3561,693+13%

54Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,662+10%

55Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,651−5%

56Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,651+54%

57Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,589+14%

58Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,583+22%

59Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,458+18%

60Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,457+14%

61Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,390+1%

62Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,351+6%

63Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,324+14%

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771,324+15%

65Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,278+47%

66Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,271−11%

67Lake County, MNMN10,7461,260+55%

68Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,229+19%

69Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,168+4%

70Pipestone County, MNMN9,260952+1%

71Jackson County, MNMN9,857934−4%

72Rock County, MNMN9,524918+19%

73Swift County, MNMN9,763886−12%

74Pope County, MNMN11,420878−11%

75Norman County, MNMN6,336819+7%

76Murray County, MNMN7,942811+7%

77Marshall County, MNMN8,798792−20%

78Grant County, MNMN6,085722+36%

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704679−1%

80Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770552+24%

81Lincoln County, MNMN5,583544−12%

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,288521−10%

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,054495−29%

84Cook County, MNMN5,522461−12%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,940401−14%

86Traverse County, MNMN3,130332−33%

87Kittson County, MNMN4,031290−46%

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