Counties in Minnesota by median household income

Scott County had the highest median household income of 87 counties in 2022, at $118,268. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $52,739. The median was $69,396 and the figure for Minnesota was $84,313. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest118,268Scott County
Lowest52,739Mahnomen County
Median69,39687 counties
Minnesota84,313History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Scott CountyScott County: 118,268 USD118,268Carver CountyCarver County: 116,308 USD116,308Washington CountyWashington County: 110,828 USD110,828Wright CountyWright County: 102,980 USD102,980Dakota CountyDakota County: 101,360 USD101,360Sherburne CountySherburne County: 99,431 USD99,431Chisago CountyChisago County: 97,446 USD97,446Anoka CountyAnoka County: 95,782 USD95,782Dodge CountyDodge County: 92,890 USD92,890Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 92,595 USD92,595Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 90,420 USD90,420Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 87,180 USD87,180Isanti CountyIsanti County: 84,063 USD84,063Steele CountySteele County: 79,722 USD79,722Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 79,113 USD79,113Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 78,338 USD78,338Rice CountyRice County: 78,214 USD78,214Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 78,108 USD78,108Meeker CountyMeeker County: 75,926 USD75,926Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 75,063 USD75,063Rock CountyRock County: 75,060 USD75,060Clay CountyClay County: 75,006 USD75,006Sibley CountySibley County: 74,781 USD74,781Carlton CountyCarlton County: 74,660 USD74,660Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 73,889 USD73,889Lake CountyLake County: 73,860 USD73,860McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 73,296 USD73,296Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 73,285 USD73,285Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 73,234 USD73,234Stearns CountyStearns County: 73,105 USD73,105Douglas CountyDouglas County: 72,472 USD72,472Cook CountyCook County: 71,937 USD71,937Waseca CountyWaseca County: 71,856 USD71,856Houston CountyHouston County: 71,580 USD71,580Pennington CountyPennington County: 71,504 USD71,504Murray CountyMurray County: 71,500 USD71,500Pope CountyPope County: 71,212 USD71,212Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 70,906 USD70,906Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 70,605 USD70,605Benton CountyBenton County: 70,346 USD70,346
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Scott County118,268+8.5%
2Carver County116,308+7.8%
3Washington County110,828+8.4%
4Wright County102,980+9.2%
5Dakota County101,360+8%
6Sherburne County99,431+7.6%
7Chisago County97,446+7.2%
8Anoka County95,782+8%
9Dodge County92,890+9.8%
10Hennepin County92,595+8.4%
11Olmsted County90,420+6.8%
12Le Sueur County87,180+8.4%
13Isanti County84,063+6.8%
14Steele County79,722+8.5%
15Nicollet County79,113+6.5%
16Goodhue County78,338+9.7%
17Rice County78,214+9.6%
18Ramsey County78,108+9.3%
19Meeker County75,926+13.2%
20Wabasha County75,063+6.3%
21Rock County75,060+9.4%
22Clay County75,006+10.3%
23Sibley County74,781+10.9%
24Carlton County74,660+8.9%
25Red Lake County73,889+18.4%
26Lake County73,860+10.5%
27McLeod County73,296+9.3%
28Kandiyohi County73,285+8.1%
29Fillmore County73,234+9%
30Stearns County73,105+7.2%
31Douglas County72,472+4.9%
32Cook County71,937+10.6%
33Waseca County71,856+8.1%
34Houston County71,580+14.7%
35Pennington County71,504+11.3%
36Murray County71,500+3.2%
37Pope County71,212+6.2%
38Blue Earth County70,906+9.1%
39Yellow Medicine County70,605+8.6%
40Benton County70,346+7.4%
41Roseau County70,122+6.8%
42Stevens County69,737+6.1%
43Polk County69,540+12.8%
44Marshall County69,396+8%
45Kanabec County68,995+13.1%
46Lyon County68,919+10.5%
47Becker County68,683+6.8%
48Jackson County68,368+6.6%
49Pipestone County68,341+17.2%
50Mille Lacs County68,088+9.8%
51Otter Tail County67,990+6.9%
52Grant County67,600+11.2%
53Hubbard County67,197+6.5%
54Wilkin County67,114+15.9%
55Brown County67,038+6.4%
56Mower County66,972+10.9%
57Lac qui Parle County66,967+10.3%
58St. Louis County66,491+8.6%
59Renville County66,313+8.3%
60Morrison County66,264+7.1%
61Winona County66,162+7.1%
62Kittson County66,000+8.8%
63Crow Wing County65,975+8.5%
64Freeborn County65,679+9.7%
65Redwood County65,617+10%
66Norman County65,278+10.9%
67Watonwan County65,197+9.6%
68Pine County65,059+8.7%
69Lincoln County64,750+10.5%
70Faribault County64,000+16%
71Itasca County63,962+9.5%
72Cottonwood County63,586+12.9%
73Traverse County63,456+12%
74Todd County63,216+9%
75Big Stone County63,024+8.5%
76Nobles County62,973+10.3%
77Clearwater County62,723+10.8%
78Beltrami County62,173+11.2%
79Chippewa County62,112+5.2%
80Cass County61,970+9.7%
81Martin County61,674+8.2%
82Lake of the Woods County61,667+10.3%
83Koochiching County59,779+9.3%
84Swift County58,362+8.8%
85Aitkin County56,406+10.8%
86Wadena County54,747+9.3%
87Mahnomen County52,739+9.8%

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Minnesota by median household income using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"median_household_income","level":"province","within":"Minnesota","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=median_household_income&level=province&within=Minnesota&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Scott County, with $118,268 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Mahnomen County, with $52,739 in 2022.

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.

Median household income: other rankings

Counties in Minnesota: more rankings