Counties in Minnesota by poverty rate

Mahnomen County had the highest poverty rate of 87 counties in 2022, at 18%. Carver County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest4.5Carver County
Median9.987 counties
Minnesota9.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 18 %18Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 17.3 %17.3Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 15.5 %15.5Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 14.9 %14.9St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 14.6 %14.6Winona CountyWinona County: 14.3 %14.3Cass CountyCass County: 13.8 %13.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 13.8 %13.8Traverse CountyTraverse County: 13.7 %13.7Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 13.5 %13.5Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 13.2 %13.2Pine CountyPine County: 11.9 %11.9Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 11.8 %11.8Wadena CountyWadena County: 11.8 %11.8Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 11.7 %11.7Clay CountyClay County: 11.4 %11.4Itasca CountyItasca County: 11.4 %11.4Martin CountyMartin County: 11.4 %11.4Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 11.3 %11.3Grant CountyGrant County: 11.2 %11.2Lyon CountyLyon County: 11.2 %11.2Nobles CountyNobles County: 11.1 %11.1Stearns CountyStearns County: 11.1 %11.1Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 11 %11Redwood CountyRedwood County: 11 %11Renville CountyRenville County: 11 %11Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 10.9 %10.9Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 10.8 %10.8Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 10.8 %10.8Faribault CountyFaribault County: 10.7 %10.7Polk CountyPolk County: 10.7 %10.7Stevens CountyStevens County: 10.7 %10.7Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 10.7 %10.7Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 10.6 %10.6Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 10.6 %10.6Rice CountyRice County: 10.6 %10.6Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 10.4 %10.4Carlton CountyCarlton County: 10.3 %10.3Kittson CountyKittson County: 10.3 %10.3Pope CountyPope County: 10.3 %10.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mahnomen County18-0.7 pts
2Beltrami County17.3+2 pts
3Watonwan County15.5+3.9 pts
4Blue Earth County14.9+1.7 pts
5St. Louis County14.6+0.8 pts
6Winona County14.3+2 pts
7Cass County13.8+2.1 pts
7Ramsey County13.8+0.8 pts
9Traverse County13.7+1.1 pts
10Aitkin County13.5+2.6 pts
11Cottonwood County13.2+1.2 pts
12Pine County11.9+1 pts
13Koochiching County11.8-1.8 pts
13Wadena County11.8-0.9 pts
15Freeborn County11.7+1.5 pts
16Clay County11.4-1.5 pts
16Itasca County11.4-0.8 pts
16Martin County11.4+0.6 pts
19Big Stone County11.3-1.5 pts
20Grant County11.2+1.2 pts
20Lyon County11.2+0.8 pts
22Nobles County11.1-0.3 pts
22Stearns County11.1-2.4 pts
24Lake of the Woods County11+0.6 pts
24Redwood County11+1.6 pts
24Renville County11+0.4 pts
27Mille Lacs County10.90 pts
28Hennepin County10.8+0.8 pts
28Pipestone County10.8+0.2 pts
30Faribault County10.7-0.7 pts
30Polk County10.7-1.6 pts
30Stevens County10.7-1.2 pts
30Yellow Medicine County10.70 pts
34Clearwater County10.6-3.4 pts
34Crow Wing County10.6-0.1 pts
34Rice County10.6+1.2 pts
37Chippewa County10.4-0.2 pts
38Carlton County10.3-0.1 pts
38Kittson County10.3+0.5 pts
38Pope County10.3+1.7 pts
41Wilkin County10.2+0.2 pts
42Todd County10.1-3 pts
43Norman County10-1.9 pts
44Kanabec County9.9-2.8 pts
45Becker County9.8-1.5 pts
45Roseau County9.8-0.1 pts
47Red Lake County9.7+0.6 pts
48Hubbard County9.6-0.6 pts
48Morrison County9.6-0.5 pts
48Pennington County9.6-0.4 pts
51Lac qui Parle County9.5-0.3 pts
51Lincoln County9.5+0.7 pts
51Mower County9.5-2.1 pts
51Swift County9.5-1.3 pts
55Murray County9.4+0.7 pts
56Cook County9.2-0.5 pts
56Meeker County9.2+0.6 pts
58Benton County9.1+0.4 pts
58Jackson County9.1-1.2 pts
60Goodhue County9+1 pts
60Nicollet County9-0.8 pts
62Olmsted County8.9+1.2 pts
62Steele County8.9-0.2 pts
64Kandiyohi County8.8-3.6 pts
65Douglas County8.7-0.5 pts
65Otter Tail County8.7-0.8 pts
65Rock County8.7-1 pts
68Marshall County8.5-0.8 pts
69Lake County8.4-0.4 pts
69Waseca County8.4-0.4 pts
71Brown County8.2-1 pts
72Fillmore County8.1-4.2 pts
73Sibley County8-1 pts
74Houston County7.5+0.1 pts
74Wabasha County7.5+0.1 pts
76Anoka County7.4+0.6 pts
77McLeod County7.3-0.2 pts
78Isanti County7-1.5 pts
79Le Sueur County6.3-0.4 pts
80Dakota County6.1+1.1 pts
80Sherburne County6.1+0.1 pts
82Dodge County60 pts
83Washington County5.7+0.5 pts
84Chisago County5.4-1.1 pts
85Wright County5.3+0.4 pts
86Scott County4.60 pts
87Carver County4.5-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Mahnomen County, with 18% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Carver County, with 4.5% 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, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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