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Poverty Rate in Minnesota, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Minnesota, ranked. The highest is Mahnomen County at 18.3% and the lowest is Carver County at 4.4%.

Minnesota: 9.3% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Minnesota: 10.4%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Mahnomen County18.3%
2Beltrami County16.1%
3Blue Earth County15.7%
4Cottonwood County15.0%
5Winona County14.8%
6Chippewa County14.5%
7Wilkin County14.1%
8Nobles County14.0%
9Clay County13.3%
10Redwood County13.3%
11St. Louis County13.2%
12Watonwan County13.2%
13Aitkin County13.1%
14Martin County13.1%
15Becker County12.9%
16Big Stone County12.9%
17Stearns County12.9%
18Cass County12.8%
19Clearwater County12.6%
20Wadena County12.5%
21Ramsey County12.3%
22Itasca County12.2%
23Lyon County12.2%
24Roseau County12.2%
25Swift County12.0%
26Carlton County11.9%
27Lincoln County11.9%
28Polk County11.9%
29Grant County11.6%
30Todd County11.5%
31Traverse County11.3%
32Pine County11.1%
33Stevens County11.1%
34Morrison County11.0%
35Renville County11.0%
36Koochiching County10.9%
37Hubbard County10.8%
38Freeborn County10.6%
39Rock County10.6%
40Pennington County10.5%
41Pipestone County10.5%
42Faribault County10.4%
43Mille Lacs County10.4%
44Mower County10.4%
45Cook County10.2%
46Rice County10.2%
47Norman County10.1%
48Hennepin County10.0%
49Kanabec County10.0%
50Benton County9.9%
51Crow Wing County9.9%
52Pope County9.4%
53Goodhue County9.3%
54Murray County9.3%
55Kandiyohi County9.1%
56Kittson County9.1%
57Meeker County9.1%
58Douglas County9.0%
59Sibley County9.0%
60McLeod County8.7%
61Otter Tail County8.7%
62Jackson County8.6%
63Lake County8.6%
64Yellow Medicine County8.6%
65Brown County8.5%
66Fillmore County8.4%
67Marshall County8.3%
68Steele County8.3%
69Lac qui Parle County8.1%
70Nicollet County8.0%
71Isanti County7.5%
72Olmsted County7.5%
73Waseca County7.5%
74Red Lake County7.2%
75Wabasha County7.1%
76Anoka County7.0%
77Dodge County7.0%
78Houston County6.6%
79Lake of the Woods County6.4%
80Le Sueur County6.4%
81Chisago County6.0%
82Dakota County5.8%
83Wright County5.2%
84Sherburne County5.1%
85Washington County5.1%
86Scott County4.6%
87Carver County4.4%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Minnesota ranks 50th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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