Counties in Minnesota by median household income

Scott County had the highest median household income of 87 counties in 2021, at $109,031. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $48,021. The median was $63,587 and the figure for Minnesota was $77,706. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest109,031Scott County
Lowest48,021Mahnomen County
Median63,58787 counties
Minnesota77,706History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Scott CountyScott County: 109,031 USD109,031Carver CountyCarver County: 107,890 USD107,890Washington CountyWashington County: 102,258 USD102,258Wright CountyWright County: 94,276 USD94,276Dakota CountyDakota County: 93,892 USD93,892Sherburne CountySherburne County: 92,374 USD92,374Chisago CountyChisago County: 90,870 USD90,870Anoka CountyAnoka County: 88,680 USD88,680Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 85,438 USD85,438Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 84,656 USD84,656Dodge CountyDodge County: 84,568 USD84,568Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 80,425 USD80,425Isanti CountyIsanti County: 78,687 USD78,687Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 74,317 USD74,317Steele CountySteele County: 73,468 USD73,468Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 71,494 USD71,494Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 71,414 USD71,414Rice CountyRice County: 71,384 USD71,384Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 70,603 USD70,603Murray CountyMurray County: 69,250 USD69,250Douglas CountyDouglas County: 69,069 USD69,069Rock CountyRock County: 68,638 USD68,638Carlton CountyCarlton County: 68,579 USD68,579Stearns CountyStearns County: 68,212 USD68,212Clay CountyClay County: 67,984 USD67,984Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 67,798 USD67,798Sibley CountySibley County: 67,412 USD67,412Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 67,195 USD67,195Meeker CountyMeeker County: 67,099 USD67,099McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 67,067 USD67,067Pope CountyPope County: 67,040 USD67,040Lake CountyLake County: 66,828 USD66,828Waseca CountyWaseca County: 66,502 USD66,502Stevens CountyStevens County: 65,750 USD65,750Roseau CountyRoseau County: 65,651 USD65,651Benton CountyBenton County: 65,529 USD65,529Cook CountyCook County: 65,045 USD65,045Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 65,014 USD65,014Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 65,000 USD65,000Becker CountyBecker County: 64,296 USD64,296
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Scott County109,031
2Carver County107,890
3Washington County102,258
4Wright County94,276
5Dakota County93,892
6Sherburne County92,374
7Chisago County90,870
8Anoka County88,680
9Hennepin County85,438
10Olmsted County84,656
11Dodge County84,568
12Le Sueur County80,425
13Isanti County78,687
14Nicollet County74,317
15Steele County73,468
16Ramsey County71,494
17Goodhue County71,414
18Rice County71,384
19Wabasha County70,603
20Murray County69,250
21Douglas County69,069
22Rock County68,638
23Carlton County68,579
24Stearns County68,212
25Clay County67,984
26Kandiyohi County67,798
27Sibley County67,412
28Fillmore County67,195
29Meeker County67,099
30McLeod County67,067
31Pope County67,040
32Lake County66,828
33Waseca County66,502
34Stevens County65,750
35Roseau County65,651
36Benton County65,529
37Cook County65,045
38Yellow Medicine County65,014
39Blue Earth County65,000
40Becker County64,296
41Pennington County64,268
42Marshall County64,239
43Jackson County64,134
44Otter Tail County63,587
45Hubbard County63,122
46Brown County62,999
47Red Lake County62,417
48Houston County62,397
49Lyon County62,388
50Mille Lacs County61,995
51Morrison County61,873
52Winona County61,753
53Polk County61,643
54Renville County61,233
55St. Louis County61,213
56Kanabec County60,982
57Crow Wing County60,810
58Grant County60,781
59Lac qui Parle County60,718
60Kittson County60,676
61Mower County60,386
62Freeborn County59,862
63Pine County59,840
64Redwood County59,638
65Watonwan County59,494
66Chippewa County59,051
67Norman County58,846
68Lincoln County58,621
69Itasca County58,393
70Pipestone County58,288
71Big Stone County58,095
72Todd County58,021
73Wilkin County57,907
74Nobles County57,101
75Martin County57,002
76Traverse County56,667
77Clearwater County56,605
78Cass County56,487
79Cottonwood County56,297
80Lake of the Woods County55,913
81Beltrami County55,910
82Faribault County55,186
83Koochiching County54,708
84Swift County53,664
85Aitkin County50,900
86Wadena County50,100
87Mahnomen County48,021

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Scott County, with $109,031 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Mahnomen County, with $48,021 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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