Cities in Minnesota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Winona, MN had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 103 cities in 2024, at 23.1%. Rogers, MN had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.1Winona, MN
Lowest1.9Rogers, MN
Median8.2103 cities
Minnesota9.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Winona, MN: 23.1 %Winona, MN23.1Bemidji, MN: 21.3 %Bemidji, MN21.3Mankato, MN: 20.6 %Mankato, MN20.6St. Cloud, MN: 20.2 %St. Cloud, MN20.2Worthington, MN: 17.6 %Worthington, MN17.6Marshall, MN: 16.9 %Marshall, MN16.9Duluth, MN: 16.8 %Duluth, MN16.8St. Peter, MN: 16.8 %St. Peter, MN16.8Detroit Lakes, MN: 16.6 %Detroit Lakes, MN16.6Faribault, MN: 16.4 %Faribault, MN16.4Columbia Heights, MN: 16.3 %Columbia Heights, MN16.3Hibbing, MN: 16.2 %Hibbing, MN16.2Moorhead, MN: 16.1 %Moorhead, MN16.1Minneapolis, MN: 16 %Minneapolis, MN16Cloquet, MN: 15.9 %Cloquet, MN15.9St. Paul, MN: 15.6 %St. Paul, MN15.6Grand Rapids, MN: 15.5 %Grand Rapids, MN15.5Fairmont, MN: 15.3 %Fairmont, MN15.3Brainerd, MN: 15 %Brainerd, MN15Red Wing, MN: 13.8 %Red Wing, MN13.8Willmar, MN: 13.1 %Willmar, MN13.1Albert Lea, MN: 12.8 %Albert Lea, MN12.8Austin, MN: 12.5 %Austin, MN12.5Hutchinson, MN: 12.4 %Hutchinson, MN12.4Brooklyn Center, MN: 12.3 %Brooklyn Center, MN12.3Hopkins, MN: 12.1 %Hopkins, MN12.1Alexandria, MN: 12 %Alexandria, MN12Mounds View, MN: 12 %Mounds View, MN12Fridley, MN: 11.9 %Fridley, MN11.9Robbinsdale, MN: 11.5 %Robbinsdale, MN11.5Little Canada, MN: 11.5 %Little Canada, MN11.5Maplewood, MN: 11.2 %Maplewood, MN11.2North St. Paul, MN: 11.2 %North St. Paul, MN11.2Burnsville, MN: 10.9 %Burnsville, MN10.9New Hope, MN: 10.8 %New Hope, MN10.8Cambridge, MN: 10.5 %Cambridge, MN10.5Brooklyn Park, MN: 9.5 %Brooklyn Park, MN9.5Owatonna, MN: 9.2 %Owatonna, MN9.2Bloomington, MN: 9.2 %Bloomington, MN9.2New Ulm, MN: 9.2 %New Ulm, MN9.2Winona, MN: 23.1 %Winona, MN23.1Bemidji, MN: 21.3 %Bemidji, MN21.3Mankato, MN: 20.6 %Mankato, MN20.6St. Cloud, MN: 20.2 %St. Cloud, MN20.2Worthington, MN: 17.6 %Worthington, MN17.6Marshall, MN: 16.9 %Marshall, MN16.9Duluth, MN: 16.8 %Duluth, MN16.8St. Peter, MN: 16.8 %St. Peter, MN16.8Detroit Lakes, MN: 16.6 %Detroit Lakes, MN16.6Faribault, MN: 16.4 %Faribault, MN16.4Columbia Heights, MN: 16.3 %Columbia Heights, MN16.3Hibbing, MN: 16.2 %Hibbing, MN16.2Moorhead, MN: 16.1 %Moorhead, MN16.1Minneapolis, MN: 16 %Minneapolis, MN16Cloquet, MN: 15.9 %Cloquet, MN15.9St. Paul, MN: 15.6 %St. Paul, MN15.6Grand Rapids, MN: 15.5 %Grand Rapids, MN15.5Fairmont, MN: 15.3 %Fairmont, MN15.3Brainerd, MN: 15 %Brainerd, MN15Red Wing, MN: 13.8 %Red Wing, MN13.8Willmar, MN: 13.1 %Willmar, MN13.1Albert Lea, MN: 12.8 %Albert Lea, MN12.8Austin, MN: 12.5 %Austin, MN12.5Hutchinson, MN: 12.4 %Hutchinson, MN12.4Brooklyn Center, MN: 12.3 %Brooklyn Center, MN12.3Hopkins, MN: 12.1 %Hopkins, MN12.1Alexandria, MN: 12 %Alexandria, MN12Mounds View, MN: 12 %Mounds View, MN12Fridley, MN: 11.9 %Fridley, MN11.9Robbinsdale, MN: 11.5 %Robbinsdale, MN11.5Little Canada, MN: 11.5 %Little Canada, MN11.5Maplewood, MN: 11.2 %Maplewood, MN11.2North St. Paul, MN: 11.2 %North St. Paul, MN11.2Burnsville, MN: 10.9 %Burnsville, MN10.9New Hope, MN: 10.8 %New Hope, MN10.8Cambridge, MN: 10.5 %Cambridge, MN10.5Brooklyn Park, MN: 9.5 %Brooklyn Park, MN9.5Owatonna, MN: 9.2 %Owatonna, MN9.2Bloomington, MN: 9.2 %Bloomington, MN9.2New Ulm, MN: 9.2 %New Ulm, MN9.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Winona, MN23.1+2.3 pts
2Bemidji, MN21.3+0.6 pts
3Mankato, MN20.6-1.1 pts
4St. Cloud, MN20.2+1.7 pts
5Worthington, MN17.6+2 pts
6Marshall, MN16.9-0 pts
7Duluth, MN16.8-0.4 pts
7St. Peter, MN16.8-0.7 pts
9Detroit Lakes, MN16.6+6.5 pts
10Faribault, MN16.4+0.5 pts
11Columbia Heights, MN16.3+1.9 pts
12Hibbing, MN16.2+2 pts
13Moorhead, MN16.1-1.6 pts
14Minneapolis, MN16-0.4 pts
15Cloquet, MN15.9+2.5 pts
16St. Paul, MN15.6-0.1 pts
17Grand Rapids, MN15.5-2.1 pts
18Fairmont, MN15.3+2.9 pts
19Brainerd, MN15-1.7 pts
20Red Wing, MN13.8-0.2 pts
21Willmar, MN13.1-2 pts
22Albert Lea, MN12.8+1.3 pts
23Austin, MN12.5-2.3 pts
24Hutchinson, MN12.4+1.7 pts
25Brooklyn Center, MN12.3+0.7 pts
26Hopkins, MN12.1+2.2 pts
27Alexandria, MN12+0.8 pts
28Mounds View, MN12-0.5 pts
29Fridley, MN11.9+0.5 pts
30Robbinsdale, MN11.5+0.1 pts
31Little Canada, MN11.5+1.4 pts
32Maplewood, MN11.2+1.2 pts
33North St. Paul, MN11.2-1.9 pts
34Burnsville, MN10.9+2.1 pts
35New Hope, MN10.8-0.9 pts
36Cambridge, MN10.5-0.2 pts
37Brooklyn Park, MN9.5-0.8 pts
38Owatonna, MN9.2+1.1 pts
39Bloomington, MN9.2+0.1 pts
40New Ulm, MN9.2+0.4 pts
41Golden Valley, MN9.1+1.1 pts
42Fergus Falls, MN9.1-1.7 pts
43Buffalo, MN9+2.4 pts
44West St. Paul, MN8.9-0.3 pts
45Northfield, MN8.8+1.6 pts
46Rochester, MN8.5-0.5 pts
47Anoka, MN8.3+0.4 pts
47New Brighton, MN8.3-1.9 pts
49South St. Paul, MN8.3-0.8 pts
50Coon Rapids, MN8.2+0.2 pts
51Crystal, MN8.2+0.4 pts
52Richfield, MN8.2+0.9 pts
53North Branch, MN7.7+0.9 pts
54Roseville, MN7.5+0.3 pts
55Sartell, MN7.4-0.7 pts
56Stillwater, MN7.3-0.4 pts
57Blaine, MN7.2+0.8 pts
58Champlin, MN7.2+0.2 pts
59Sauk Rapids, MN7.1-0.1 pts
60Forest Lake, MN7+0.3 pts
60White Bear Lake, MN7-0.8 pts
62St. Louis Park, MN6.9-0.5 pts
63Monticello, MN6.8-2.1 pts
64Apple Valley, MN6+0.1 pts
65Eagan, MN5.9-0 pts
65Minnetonka, MN5.9+1.2 pts
67Shakopee, MN5.9+0.8 pts
68Chaska, MN5.8+0.9 pts
68Savage, MN5.8+1 pts
70Oakdale, MN5.7-0.4 pts
71Big Lake, MN5.6+0.6 pts
72Shoreview, MN5.6+0.1 pts
73Hastings, MN5.4-0.2 pts
73Hermantown, MN5.4+0.4 pts
75Woodbury, MN5.3+0.4 pts
76Farmington, MN5.1+1.3 pts
77Inver Grove Heights, MN4.9+0.2 pts
78Lake Elmo, MN4.8+0.5 pts
79Edina, MN4.7+0.3 pts
80Eden Prairie, MN4.6-1.4 pts
81North Mankato, MN4.5-3.1 pts
82Plymouth, MN4.3+0.2 pts
83Cottage Grove, MN4.20 pts
84Ramsey, MN4.1+0.4 pts
85Maple Grove, MN4.1+0.2 pts
85Waconia, MN4.1-0.2 pts
87Ham Lake, MN4-0.1 pts
88Vadnais Heights, MN3.9-1.4 pts
89Otsego, MN3.5+2.6 pts
90Elk River, MN3.4+0.2 pts
91Andover, MN3.3-0.1 pts
92East Bethel, MN3.2+0.6 pts
93St. Michael, MN3.2-0.8 pts
94Prior Lake, MN3.1+0.2 pts
95Dayton, MN3+0.2 pts
96Rosemount, MN3+0.1 pts
97Chanhassen, MN2.9+0.1 pts
97Lakeville, MN2.9-0.4 pts
99Mendota Heights, MN2.8+0.2 pts
100Hugo, MN2.8+1 pts
101Lino Lakes, MN2.7-0 pts
102Victoria, MN2.1+0.3 pts
103Rogers, MN1.9-0.2 pts

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People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-cities.

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Winona, MN, with 23.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Rogers, MN, with 1.9% in 2024.

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