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Most residents in poverty, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, MNMN1,284,784130,090+41%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62374,095+36%

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51827,566+14%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71025,491+99%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60521,057+68%

06Stearns County, MNMN164,11019,093+64%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113,108+65%

08Washington County, MNMN286,89511,664+99%

09Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63411,369+57%

10Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558,471+21%

11Clay County, MNMN67,7348,466+25%

12Scott County, MNMN159,0178,001+165%

13Wright County, MNMN157,5597,162+68%

14Rice County, MNMN69,9396,797+73%

15Winona County, MNMN50,5236,605+10%

16Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1326,597+23%

17Itasca County, MNMN45,4045,545+19%

18Mower County, MNMN40,9715,402+52%

19Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415,253−9%

20Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945,130+80%

21Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7204,506+19%

22Goodhue County, MNMN48,1954,084+62%

23Carlton County, MNMN36,7113,923+56%

24Cass County, MNMN31,4303,907+6%

25Becker County, MNMN35,4973,750+3%

26Polk County, MNMN30,5453,665+7%

27Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,639+74%

28Carver County, MNMN114,3793,629+50%

29Benton County, MNMN41,7443,502+43%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,6203,501−1%

31Todd County, MNMN26,0603,420+9%

32Lyon County, MNMN25,6843,258+27%

33Isanti County, MNMN44,3863,100+74%

34Pine County, MNMN30,4723,065+2%

35Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,063+10%

36Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,014+10%

37Steele County, MNMN37,4642,984+43%

38Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,930+37%

39Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,923+30%

40Nobles County, MNMN22,3382,701+11%

41McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,624+57%

42Martin County, MNMN19,4402,591+14%

43Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692,423+36%

44Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4532,309+31%

45Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,056+7%

46Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,984−7%

47Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,923+8%

48Brown County, MNMN25,5171,821+6%

49Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,627+25%

50Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,584−2%

51Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,519+7%

52Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,519+19%

53Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,516+9%

54Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,476−2%

55Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,461−16%

56Redwood County, MNMN15,2651,442+12%

57Renville County, MNMN14,3561,427−5%

58Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,427+23%

59Houston County, MNMN18,4001,425+11%

60Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,346−5%

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,231+10%

62Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,213−5%

63Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,207−12%

64Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,160+8%

65Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,138+31%

66Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,118−10%

67Swift County, MNMN9,7631,105+10%

68Dodge County, MNMN21,376993−4%

69Pipestone County, MNMN9,260968+3%

70Pope County, MNMN11,420949−4%

71Rock County, MNMN9,524922+19%

72Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477873−24%

73Lake County, MNMN10,746872+7%

74Jackson County, MNMN9,857753−22%

75Wilkin County, MNMN6,288671+16%

76Big Stone County, MNMN5,054638−9%

77Lincoln County, MNMN5,583634+2%

78Marshall County, MNMN8,798622−37%

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704608−12%

80Norman County, MNMN6,336607−21%

81Murray County, MNMN7,942579−24%

82Grant County, MNMN6,085575+9%

83Cook County, MNMN5,522568+8%

84Kittson County, MNMN4,031500−7%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,940421−9%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770369−17%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130296−40%

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