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Minnesota Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 87 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Poverty Rate ↑
1 Beltrami County, Minnesota 0.0%
2 Scott County, Minnesota 2.4%
3 Benton County, Minnesota 2.7%
4 Fillmore County, Minnesota 2.9%
5 Sherburne County, Minnesota 3.0%
6 Dakota County, Minnesota 3.3%
7 Washington County, Minnesota 3.3%
8 Wright County, Minnesota 3.4%
9 Stevens County, Minnesota 3.4%
10 Marshall County, Minnesota 3.6%
11 Freeborn County, Minnesota 3.6%
12 Chippewa County, Minnesota 3.6%
13 Dodge County, Minnesota 3.8%
14 Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 3.9%
15 Red Lake County, Minnesota 4.0%
16 Le Sueur County, Minnesota 4.0%
17 Lincoln County, Minnesota 4.0%
18 Kittson County, Minnesota 4.1%
19 Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota 4.2%
20 Steele County, Minnesota 4.3%
21 Anoka County, Minnesota 4.5%
22 Lake County, Minnesota 4.7%
23 Brown County, Minnesota 4.7%
24 Winona County, Minnesota 4.8%
25 Sibley County, Minnesota 4.9%
26 Pope County, Minnesota 4.9%
27 Olmsted County, Minnesota 4.9%
28 Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 4.9%
29 Jackson County, Minnesota 5.0%
30 Otter Tail County, Minnesota 5.0%
31 Houston County, Minnesota 5.1%
32 Isanti County, Minnesota 5.2%
33 Waseca County, Minnesota 5.2%
34 Hubbard County, Minnesota 5.4%
35 Wabasha County, Minnesota 5.4%
36 Rock County, Minnesota 5.5%
37 Cook County, Minnesota 5.5%
38 Kanabec County, Minnesota 5.6%
39 Meeker County, Minnesota 5.7%
40 McLeod County, Minnesota 5.7%
41 Big Stone County, Minnesota 5.7%
42 Rice County, Minnesota 5.9%
43 Becker County, Minnesota 6.2%
44 Pine County, Minnesota 6.2%
45 Morrison County, Minnesota 6.2%
46 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 6.3%
47 Faribault County, Minnesota 6.3%
48 Swift County, Minnesota 6.5%
49 Martin County, Minnesota 6.5%
50 Pennington County, Minnesota 6.5%
51 St. Louis County, Minnesota 6.5%
52 Crow Wing County, Minnesota 6.5%
53 Renville County, Minnesota 6.7%
54 Traverse County, Minnesota 6.7%
55 Goodhue County, Minnesota 6.7%
56 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota 6.9%
57 Koochiching County, Minnesota 6.9%
58 Stearns County, Minnesota 7.0%
59 Douglas County, Minnesota 7.1%
60 Polk County, Minnesota 7.1%
61 Wilkin County, Minnesota 7.5%
62 Grant County, Minnesota 7.5%
63 Clearwater County, Minnesota 7.5%
64 Redwood County, Minnesota 7.6%
65 Aitkin County, Minnesota 7.6%
66 Mower County, Minnesota 7.9%
67 Nicollet County, Minnesota 8.3%
68 Ramsey County, Minnesota 8.3%
69 Todd County, Minnesota 8.4%
70 Chisago County, Minnesota 8.4%
71 Clay County, Minnesota 8.6%
72 Lyon County, Minnesota 8.7%
73 Itasca County, Minnesota 8.8%
74 Cottonwood County, Minnesota 8.9%
75 Wadena County, Minnesota 8.9%
76 Roseau County, Minnesota 8.9%
77 Pipestone County, Minnesota 9.5%
78 Hennepin County, Minnesota 9.6%
79 Cass County, Minnesota 10.1%
80 Watonwan County, Minnesota 10.2%
81 Blue Earth County, Minnesota 11.4%
82 Carver County, Minnesota 13.5%
83 Carlton County, Minnesota 15.2%
84 Mahnomen County, Minnesota 16.6%
85 Norman County, Minnesota 17.1%
86 Murray County, Minnesota 18.0%
87 Nobles County, Minnesota 23.1%