# Counties in Minnesota by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/minnesota-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/minnesota-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Beltrami County | 17.3 |
| 2 | Mahnomen County | 16.4 |
| 3 | Wadena County | 15.1 |
| 4 | Blue Earth County | 14.1 |
| 4 | Clearwater County | 14.1 |
| 6 | Aitkin County | 13.9 |
| 7 | Pine County | 13.5 |
| 8 | Koochiching County | 13.4 |
| 9 | Nobles County | 13.3 |
| 9 | Ramsey County | 13.3 |
| 9 | Winona County | 13.3 |
| 12 | Polk County | 13.2 |
| 12 | Swift County | 13.2 |
| 14 | Traverse County | 13.1 |
| 15 | Becker County | 12.8 |
| 16 | Martin County | 12.7 |
| 16 | St. Louis County | 12.7 |
| 18 | Chippewa County | 12.4 |
| 18 | Hubbard County | 12.4 |
| 20 | Big Stone County | 12.3 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 12.3 |
| 22 | Cass County | 11.7 |
| 22 | Cottonwood County | 11.7 |
| 22 | Stearns County | 11.7 |
| 25 | Morrison County | 11.5 |
| 26 | Freeborn County | 11.3 |
| 27 | Carlton County | 11.2 |
| 27 | Clay County | 11.2 |
| 29 | Lyon County | 11.1 |
| 30 | Itasca County | 11 |
| 30 | Kanabec County | 11 |
| 30 | Redwood County | 11 |
| 33 | Stevens County | 10.9 |
| 34 | Crow Wing County | 10.8 |
| 34 | Faribault County | 10.8 |
| 34 | Mille Lacs County | 10.8 |
| 34 | Renville County | 10.8 |
| 38 | Pennington County | 10.7 |
| 39 | Rice County | 10.6 |
| 39 | Watonwan County | 10.6 |
| 41 | Norman County | 10.5 |
| 41 | Otter Tail County | 10.5 |
| 41 | Todd County | 10.5 |
| 44 | Lake of the Woods County | 10.3 |
| 45 | Murray County | 10.2 |
| 46 | Kittson County | 10 |
| 46 | Lake County | 10 |
| 46 | Pipestone County | 10 |
| 49 | Cook County | 9.8 |
| 49 | Grant County | 9.8 |
| 49 | Yellow Medicine County | 9.8 |
| 52 | Brown County | 9.6 |
| 53 | Benton County | 9.5 |
| 53 | Hennepin County | 9.5 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 9.4 |
| 56 | Douglas County | 9.3 |
| 56 | Lac qui Parle County | 9.3 |
| 56 | Meeker County | 9.3 |
| 59 | Mower County | 9.2 |
| 60 | Red Lake County | 9.1 |
| 61 | Marshall County | 9 |
| 62 | Kandiyohi County | 8.9 |
| 62 | Rock County | 8.9 |
| 62 | Waseca County | 8.9 |
| 65 | Roseau County | 8.8 |
| 66 | Houston County | 8.6 |
| 66 | Pope County | 8.6 |
| 68 | Wilkin County | 8.5 |
| 69 | Steele County | 8.3 |
| 70 | Fillmore County | 8.1 |
| 70 | Sibley County | 8.1 |
| 72 | McLeod County | 8 |
| 73 | Nicollet County | 7.8 |
| 74 | Dodge County | 7.4 |
| 74 | Le Sueur County | 7.4 |
| 76 | Goodhue County | 7.2 |
| 76 | Isanti County | 7.2 |
| 78 | Dakota County | 7.1 |
| 79 | Wabasha County | 7 |
| 80 | Anoka County | 6.9 |
| 81 | Olmsted County | 6.8 |
| 82 | Chisago County | 6.4 |
| 83 | Wright County | 6.2 |
| 84 | Sherburne County | 5.9 |
| 85 | Scott County | 5.3 |
| 86 | Washington County | 4.9 |
| 87 | Carver County | 4.7 |