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

Mahnomen County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 87 counties in 2014, at 32.6%. Carver County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 15.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.6Mahnomen County
Lowest5.5Carver County
Median15.787 counties
Minnesota14.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 23.9 %Anoka County: 10.7 %Becker County: 19.1 %Beltrami County: 24.8 %Benton County: 14.8 %Big Stone County: 17 %Blue Earth County: 16.8 %Brown County: 11.7 %Carlton County: 13.7 %Carver County: 5.5 %Cass County: 25.9 %Chippewa County: 17.5 %Chisago County: 7.3 %Clay County: 14.7 %Clearwater County: 26.8 %Cook County: 16.2 %Cottonwood County: 18.9 %Crow Wing County: 16.3 %Dakota County: 9.6 %Dodge County: 10.2 %Douglas County: 12.7 %Faribault County: 21.1 %Fillmore County: 16.9 %Freeborn County: 18.4 %Goodhue County: 11.9 %Grant County: 17.3 %Hennepin County: 17.1 %Houston County: 10.7 %Hubbard County: 19.3 %Isanti County: 11.7 %Itasca County: 21.8 %Jackson County: 15 %Kanabec County: 21 %Kandiyohi County: 18.7 %Kittson County: 13.6 %Koochiching County: 22.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 14.3 %Lake County: 15.3 %Lake of the Woods County: 18.6 %Le Sueur County: 10.9 %Lincoln County: 13.2 %Lyon County: 15.7 %McLeod County: 11.2 %Mahnomen County: 32.6 %Marshall County: 12.8 %Martin County: 19.5 %Meeker County: 13.1 %Mille Lacs County: 17.3 %Morrison County: 15.8 %Mower County: 16.3 %Murray County: 13.3 %Nicollet County: 11.4 %Nobles County: 18.1 %Norman County: 19 %Olmsted County: 12.9 %Otter Tail County: 16.1 %Pennington County: 12.7 %Pine County: 25.1 %Pipestone County: 18.1 %Polk County: 15.8 %Pope County: 13.3 %Ramsey County: 24.1 %Red Lake County: 11.5 %Redwood County: 18.3 %Renville County: 17.1 %Rice County: 16 %Rock County: 12.1 %Roseau County: 12.3 %St. Louis County: 19.9 %Scott County: 6.9 %Sherburne County: 8.7 %Sibley County: 13.5 %Stearns County: 13.5 %Steele County: 16.9 %Stevens County: 11.7 %Swift County: 14.5 %Todd County: 24.9 %Traverse County: 19.4 %Wabasha County: 10.5 %Wadena County: 22.4 %Waseca County: 13.6 %Washington County: 6.8 %Watonwan County: 16.4 %Wilkin County: 12.7 %Winona County: 14.5 %Wright County: 6.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 14.5 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Mahnomen County: 32.6 %Mahnomen County32.6Clearwater County: 26.8 %Clearwater County26.8Cass County: 25.9 %Cass County25.9Pine County: 25.1 %Pine County25.1Todd County: 24.9 %Todd County24.9Beltrami County: 24.8 %Beltrami County24.8Ramsey County: 24.1 %Ramsey County24.1Aitkin County: 23.9 %Aitkin County23.9Koochiching County: 22.5 %Koochiching County22.5Wadena County: 22.4 %Wadena County22.4Itasca County: 21.8 %Itasca County21.8Faribault County: 21.1 %Faribault County21.1Kanabec County: 21 %Kanabec County21St. Louis County: 19.9 %St. Louis County19.9Martin County: 19.5 %Martin County19.5Traverse County: 19.4 %Traverse County19.4Hubbard County: 19.3 %Hubbard County19.3Becker County: 19.1 %Becker County19.1Norman County: 19 %Norman County19Cottonwood County: 18.9 %Cottonwood County18.9Kandiyohi County: 18.7 %Kandiyohi County18.7Lake of the Woods County: 18.6 %Lake of the Woods County18.6Freeborn County: 18.4 %Freeborn County18.4Redwood County: 18.3 %Redwood County18.3Nobles County: 18.1 %Nobles County18.1Pipestone County: 18.1 %Pipestone County18.1Chippewa County: 17.5 %Chippewa County17.5Grant County: 17.3 %Grant County17.3Mille Lacs County: 17.3 %Mille Lacs County17.3Hennepin County: 17.1 %Hennepin County17.1Renville County: 17.1 %Renville County17.1Big Stone County: 17 %Big Stone County17Fillmore County: 16.9 %Fillmore County16.9Steele County: 16.9 %Steele County16.9Blue Earth County: 16.8 %Blue Earth County16.8Watonwan County: 16.4 %Watonwan County16.4Crow Wing County: 16.3 %Crow Wing County16.3Mower County: 16.3 %Mower County16.3Cook County: 16.2 %Cook County16.2Otter Tail County: 16.1 %Otter Tail County16.1Mahnomen County: 32.6 %Mahnomen County32.6Clearwater County: 26.8 %Clearwater County26.8Cass County: 25.9 %Cass County25.9Pine County: 25.1 %Pine County25.1Todd County: 24.9 %Todd County24.9Beltrami County: 24.8 %Beltrami County24.8Ramsey County: 24.1 %Ramsey County24.1Aitkin County: 23.9 %Aitkin County23.9Koochiching County: 22.5 %Koochiching County22.5Wadena County: 22.4 %Wadena County22.4Itasca County: 21.8 %Itasca County21.8Faribault County: 21.1 %Faribault County21.1Kanabec County: 21 %Kanabec County21St. Louis County: 19.9 %St. Louis County19.9Martin County: 19.5 %Martin County19.5Traverse County: 19.4 %Traverse County19.4Hubbard County: 19.3 %Hubbard County19.3Becker County: 19.1 %Becker County19.1Norman County: 19 %Norman County19Cottonwood County: 18.9 %Cottonwood County18.9Kandiyohi County: 18.7 %Kandiyohi County18.7Lake of the Woods County: 18.6 %Lake of the Woods County18.6Freeborn County: 18.4 %Freeborn County18.4Redwood County: 18.3 %Redwood County18.3Nobles County: 18.1 %Nobles County18.1Pipestone County: 18.1 %Pipestone County18.1Chippewa County: 17.5 %Chippewa County17.5Grant County: 17.3 %Grant County17.3Mille Lacs County: 17.3 %Mille Lacs County17.3Hennepin County: 17.1 %Hennepin County17.1Renville County: 17.1 %Renville County17.1Big Stone County: 17 %Big Stone County17Fillmore County: 16.9 %Fillmore County16.9Steele County: 16.9 %Steele County16.9Blue Earth County: 16.8 %Blue Earth County16.8Watonwan County: 16.4 %Watonwan County16.4Crow Wing County: 16.3 %Crow Wing County16.3Mower County: 16.3 %Mower County16.3Cook County: 16.2 %Cook County16.2Otter Tail County: 16.1 %Otter Tail County16.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Mahnomen County32.6-5.7 pts
2Clearwater County26.8+2.2 pts
3Cass County25.9-0.7 pts
4Pine County25.1+1.9 pts
5Todd County24.9+4.1 pts
6Beltrami County24.8-2.5 pts
7Ramsey County24.1+1.6 pts
8Aitkin County23.9+0.6 pts
9Koochiching County22.5-0.4 pts
10Wadena County22.4+2.1 pts
11Itasca County21.8+1.3 pts
12Faribault County21.1+2.9 pts
13Kanabec County21-0.6 pts
14St. Louis County19.9+0.9 pts
15Martin County19.5+1.7 pts
16Traverse County19.4+1.1 pts
17Hubbard County19.3-1.7 pts
18Becker County19.1-0.2 pts
19Norman County19-0.8 pts
20Cottonwood County18.9-0.1 pts
21Kandiyohi County18.7+0.6 pts
22Lake of the Woods County18.6-1.3 pts
23Freeborn County18.4+1.5 pts
24Redwood County18.3+4.6 pts
25Nobles County18.1-1.3 pts
25Pipestone County18.1+0.9 pts
27Chippewa County17.5+1.3 pts
28Grant County17.3+0.9 pts
28Mille Lacs County17.3-0.6 pts
30Hennepin County17.1+1.8 pts
30Renville County17.1-0.7 pts
32Big Stone County17-2.2 pts
33Fillmore County16.9+0.8 pts
33Steele County16.9+2.5 pts
35Blue Earth County16.8+3.3 pts
36Watonwan County16.4-0.9 pts
37Crow Wing County16.3-0.1 pts
37Mower County16.3-2.4 pts
39Cook County16.2-0.3 pts
40Otter Tail County16.1-0.4 pts
41Rice County16+2.1 pts
42Morrison County15.8-0.6 pts
42Polk County15.8-1.6 pts
44Lyon County15.7+0.5 pts
45Lake County15.3-1.3 pts
46Jackson County15+1 pts
47Benton County14.8+0.5 pts
48Clay County14.7+1.4 pts
49Swift County14.5+0.3 pts
49Winona County14.5+0.5 pts
49Yellow Medicine County14.5+0.4 pts
52Lac qui Parle County14.30 pts
53Carlton County13.7-0.4 pts
54Kittson County13.6+0.4 pts
54Waseca County13.6-0.4 pts
56Sibley County13.5-0.2 pts
56Stearns County13.5+0.9 pts
58Murray County13.3+0.2 pts
58Pope County13.3-0.2 pts
60Lincoln County13.2-0.4 pts
61Meeker County13.1+0.9 pts
62Olmsted County12.9+2.6 pts
63Marshall County12.8-0.8 pts
64Douglas County12.7-0.3 pts
64Pennington County12.7-1.9 pts
64Wilkin County12.7-1 pts
67Roseau County12.3+0.4 pts
68Rock County12.1-1.4 pts
69Goodhue County11.9+0.3 pts
70Brown County11.7+0.1 pts
70Isanti County11.7+0.9 pts
70Stevens County11.7+0.3 pts
73Red Lake County11.5-2.7 pts
74Nicollet County11.4-0.3 pts
75McLeod County11.2-0.6 pts
76Le Sueur County10.9-0.3 pts
77Anoka County10.7+0.4 pts
77Houston County10.7-1.2 pts
79Wabasha County10.5-1.2 pts
80Dodge County10.2+0.6 pts
81Dakota County9.6-0.4 pts
82Sherburne County8.7+1 pts
83Chisago County7.3-0.9 pts
84Scott County6.9+0.2 pts
85Washington County6.8-0.1 pts
86Wright County6.7-1.5 pts
87Carver County5.5+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/minnesota-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/minnesota-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/minnesota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Minnesota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Mahnomen County, with 32.6% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Carver County, with 5.5% in 2014.

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