# Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 87 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/minnesota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mahnomen County | 20.9 |
| 2 | Beltrami County | 20.3 |
| 3 | Clearwater County | 18.5 |
| 4 | Chippewa County | 18.1 |
| 5 | Traverse County | 17.1 |
| 6 | Swift County | 16.5 |
| 7 | Wadena County | 16.1 |
| 8 | Cass County | 16 |
| 9 | Cottonwood County | 15.4 |
| 10 | Martin County | 15.3 |
| 11 | Koochiching County | 15.1 |
| 12 | Becker County | 14.9 |
| 13 | Hubbard County | 14.8 |
| 14 | Aitkin County | 14.5 |
| 15 | Ramsey County | 14.4 |
| 16 | Nobles County | 13.9 |
| 16 | Polk County | 13.9 |
| 18 | Faribault County | 13.6 |
| 19 | Big Stone County | 13.5 |
| 20 | Freeborn County | 13.1 |
| 21 | Mille Lacs County | 12.9 |
| 21 | Renville County | 12.9 |
| 21 | Stearns County | 12.9 |
| 24 | Crow Wing County | 12.8 |
| 25 | Todd County | 12.7 |
| 25 | Watonwan County | 12.7 |
| 27 | Cook County | 12.6 |
| 27 | Pine County | 12.6 |
| 29 | Norman County | 12.5 |
| 30 | Murray County | 12.3 |
| 31 | Lyon County | 12.2 |
| 32 | Kanabec County | 12.1 |
| 32 | Redwood County | 12.1 |
| 34 | Itasca County | 11.9 |
| 35 | Lake County | 11.8 |
| 36 | Kittson County | 11.5 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 11.4 |
| 38 | Kandiyohi County | 11.3 |
| 38 | Mower County | 11.3 |
| 38 | Rice County | 11.3 |
| 41 | Carlton County | 11.2 |
| 41 | Lac qui Parle County | 11.2 |
| 43 | Lake of the Woods County | 11.1 |
| 43 | Otter Tail County | 11.1 |
| 45 | Pipestone County | 11 |
| 46 | Morrison County | 10.9 |
| 46 | Yellow Medicine County | 10.9 |
| 48 | Clay County | 10.6 |
| 48 | St. Louis County | 10.6 |
| 50 | Blue Earth County | 10.3 |
| 50 | Pennington County | 10.3 |
| 52 | Grant County | 10.2 |
| 52 | Jackson County | 10.2 |
| 54 | Hennepin County | 9.8 |
| 54 | Red Lake County | 9.8 |
| 56 | Fillmore County | 9.6 |
| 57 | Roseau County | 9.4 |
| 57 | Waseca County | 9.4 |
| 59 | Wilkin County | 9.3 |
| 60 | Marshall County | 9.2 |
| 61 | Benton County | 9 |
| 61 | Steele County | 9 |
| 63 | Sibley County | 8.7 |
| 63 | Winona County | 8.7 |
| 65 | Pope County | 8.5 |
| 66 | Anoka County | 8.4 |
| 66 | Rock County | 8.4 |
| 68 | Brown County | 8 |
| 68 | Douglas County | 8 |
| 68 | Houston County | 8 |
| 68 | Nicollet County | 8 |
| 72 | Meeker County | 7.9 |
| 73 | Isanti County | 7.8 |
| 74 | McLeod County | 7.7 |
| 75 | Dodge County | 7.4 |
| 75 | Olmsted County | 7.4 |
| 77 | Goodhue County | 7.2 |
| 77 | Wabasha County | 7.2 |
| 79 | Le Sueur County | 7.1 |
| 80 | Dakota County | 6.9 |
| 81 | Stevens County | 6.7 |
| 82 | Chisago County | 6.3 |
| 83 | Sherburne County | 6.1 |
| 84 | Scott County | 5.5 |
| 85 | Wright County | 5.3 |
| 86 | Washington County | 4.3 |
| 87 | Carver County | 3.5 |