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

Mahnomen County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2024, at 18.3%. Carver County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 10.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.3Mahnomen County
Lowest4.4Carver County
Median10.487 counties
Minnesota9.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 13.1 %Anoka County: 7 %Becker County: 12.9 %Beltrami County: 16.1 %Benton County: 9.9 %Big Stone County: 12.9 %Blue Earth County: 15.7 %Brown County: 8.5 %Carlton County: 11.9 %Carver County: 4.4 %Cass County: 12.8 %Chippewa County: 14.5 %Chisago County: 6 %Clay County: 13.3 %Clearwater County: 12.6 %Cook County: 10.2 %Cottonwood County: 15 %Crow Wing County: 9.9 %Dakota County: 5.9 %Dodge County: 7 %Douglas County: 9 %Faribault County: 10.4 %Fillmore County: 8.4 %Freeborn County: 10.6 %Goodhue County: 9.3 %Grant County: 11.6 %Hennepin County: 10 %Houston County: 6.6 %Hubbard County: 10.8 %Isanti County: 7.5 %Itasca County: 12.2 %Jackson County: 8.6 %Kanabec County: 10 %Kandiyohi County: 9.1 %Kittson County: 9.1 %Koochiching County: 10.9 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.1 %Lake County: 8.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 6.4 %Le Sueur County: 6.4 %Lincoln County: 12 %Lyon County: 12.2 %McLeod County: 8.7 %Mahnomen County: 18.3 %Marshall County: 8.3 %Martin County: 13.1 %Meeker County: 9.1 %Mille Lacs County: 10.4 %Morrison County: 11 %Mower County: 10.4 %Murray County: 9.3 %Nicollet County: 8 %Nobles County: 14 %Norman County: 10.1 %Olmsted County: 7.5 %Otter Tail County: 8.7 %Pennington County: 10.5 %Pine County: 11.1 %Pipestone County: 10.5 %Polk County: 11.9 %Pope County: 9.4 %Ramsey County: 12.3 %Red Lake County: 7.2 %Redwood County: 13.3 %Renville County: 11 %Rice County: 10.2 %Rock County: 10.6 %Roseau County: 12.2 %St. Louis County: 13.2 %Scott County: 4.6 %Sherburne County: 5.1 %Sibley County: 9 %Stearns County: 12.9 %Steele County: 8.3 %Stevens County: 11.1 %Swift County: 12 %Todd County: 11.5 %Traverse County: 11.3 %Wabasha County: 7.1 %Wadena County: 12.5 %Waseca County: 7.5 %Washington County: 5.1 %Watonwan County: 13.2 %Wilkin County: 14.1 %Winona County: 14.8 %Wright County: 5.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Mahnomen County: 18.3 %Mahnomen County18.3Beltrami County: 16.1 %Beltrami County16.1Blue Earth County: 15.7 %Blue Earth County15.7Cottonwood County: 15 %Cottonwood County15Winona County: 14.8 %Winona County14.8Chippewa County: 14.5 %Chippewa County14.5Wilkin County: 14.1 %Wilkin County14.1Nobles County: 14 %Nobles County14Redwood County: 13.3 %Redwood County13.3Clay County: 13.3 %Clay County13.3St. Louis County: 13.2 %St. Louis County13.2Watonwan County: 13.2 %Watonwan County13.2Martin County: 13.1 %Martin County13.1Aitkin County: 13.1 %Aitkin County13.1Big Stone County: 12.9 %Big Stone County12.9Becker County: 12.9 %Becker County12.9Stearns County: 12.9 %Stearns County12.9Cass County: 12.8 %Cass County12.8Clearwater County: 12.6 %Clearwater County12.6Wadena County: 12.5 %Wadena County12.5Ramsey County: 12.3 %Ramsey County12.3Itasca County: 12.2 %Itasca County12.2Lyon County: 12.2 %Lyon County12.2Roseau County: 12.2 %Roseau County12.2Swift County: 12 %Swift County12Lincoln County: 12 %Lincoln County12Carlton County: 11.9 %Carlton County11.9Polk County: 11.9 %Polk County11.9Grant County: 11.6 %Grant County11.6Todd County: 11.5 %Todd County11.5Traverse County: 11.3 %Traverse County11.3Pine County: 11.1 %Pine County11.1Stevens County: 11.1 %Stevens County11.1Renville County: 11 %Renville County11Morrison County: 11 %Morrison County11Koochiching County: 10.9 %Koochiching County10.9Hubbard County: 10.8 %Hubbard County10.8Freeborn County: 10.6 %Freeborn County10.6Rock County: 10.6 %Rock County10.6Pipestone County: 10.5 %Pipestone County10.5Mahnomen County: 18.3 %Mahnomen County18.3Beltrami County: 16.1 %Beltrami County16.1Blue Earth County: 15.7 %Blue Earth County15.7Cottonwood County: 15 %Cottonwood County15Winona County: 14.8 %Winona County14.8Chippewa County: 14.5 %Chippewa County14.5Wilkin County: 14.1 %Wilkin County14.1Nobles County: 14 %Nobles County14Redwood County: 13.3 %Redwood County13.3Clay County: 13.3 %Clay County13.3St. Louis County: 13.2 %St. Louis County13.2Watonwan County: 13.2 %Watonwan County13.2Martin County: 13.1 %Martin County13.1Aitkin County: 13.1 %Aitkin County13.1Big Stone County: 12.9 %Big Stone County12.9Becker County: 12.9 %Becker County12.9Stearns County: 12.9 %Stearns County12.9Cass County: 12.8 %Cass County12.8Clearwater County: 12.6 %Clearwater County12.6Wadena County: 12.5 %Wadena County12.5Ramsey County: 12.3 %Ramsey County12.3Itasca County: 12.2 %Itasca County12.2Lyon County: 12.2 %Lyon County12.2Roseau County: 12.2 %Roseau County12.2Swift County: 12 %Swift County12Lincoln County: 12 %Lincoln County12Carlton County: 11.9 %Carlton County11.9Polk County: 11.9 %Polk County11.9Grant County: 11.6 %Grant County11.6Todd County: 11.5 %Todd County11.5Traverse County: 11.3 %Traverse County11.3Pine County: 11.1 %Pine County11.1Stevens County: 11.1 %Stevens County11.1Renville County: 11 %Renville County11Morrison County: 11 %Morrison County11Koochiching County: 10.9 %Koochiching County10.9Hubbard County: 10.8 %Hubbard County10.8Freeborn County: 10.6 %Freeborn County10.6Rock County: 10.6 %Rock County10.6Pipestone County: 10.5 %Pipestone County10.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mahnomen County18.3-2.6 pts
2Beltrami County16.1+0.2 pts
3Blue Earth County15.7-0.6 pts
4Cottonwood County15+0.8 pts
5Winona County14.8+1.4 pts
6Chippewa County14.5+0.1 pts
7Wilkin County14.1-0.6 pts
8Nobles County14+1.4 pts
9Redwood County13.3+1.3 pts
10Clay County13.3-1.1 pts
11St. Louis County13.2-0.2 pts
12Watonwan County13.2+0.2 pts
13Martin County13.1+2.1 pts
14Aitkin County13.1+0.8 pts
15Big Stone County12.9+1.5 pts
16Becker County12.9+1.9 pts
17Stearns County12.9+0.7 pts
18Cass County12.8+0.1 pts
19Clearwater County12.6+1.4 pts
20Wadena County12.5+1.1 pts
21Ramsey County12.3-0.1 pts
22Itasca County12.2-0.5 pts
23Lyon County12.2-0.3 pts
24Roseau County12.2+1.2 pts
25Swift County12+1.2 pts
26Lincoln County12+2.8 pts
27Carlton County11.9+0.8 pts
28Polk County11.9+0.2 pts
29Grant County11.6+0.9 pts
30Todd County11.5-0.3 pts
31Traverse County11.3+1.2 pts
32Pine County11.1+0.6 pts
32Stevens County11.1+0.8 pts
34Renville County11+0.3 pts
35Morrison County11+1 pts
36Koochiching County10.9+0.2 pts
37Hubbard County10.8+1.1 pts
38Freeborn County10.6+0.8 pts
39Rock County10.6+1.1 pts
40Pipestone County10.5-0.9 pts
41Pennington County10.5+0.5 pts
42Mower County10.4-1.8 pts
43Mille Lacs County10.4-0.2 pts
44Faribault County10.4-1.4 pts
45Rice County10.2+0.9 pts
46Cook County10.2-1.1 pts
47Norman County10.1-0.1 pts
48Kanabec County10+0.3 pts
49Hennepin County10-0.1 pts
50Benton County9.9+0.1 pts
50Crow Wing County9.9+0.2 pts
52Pope County9.4-0.4 pts
53Murray County9.3+1.2 pts
54Goodhue County9.30 pts
55Kittson County9.1-0.5 pts
56Kandiyohi County9.1-0.9 pts
57Meeker County9.1+0.8 pts
58Sibley County9-0.9 pts
59Douglas County9+0.7 pts
60Otter Tail County8.7-0.2 pts
61McLeod County8.7+1 pts
62Jackson County8.6-0.5 pts
63Lake County8.6+0.2 pts
63Yellow Medicine County8.6+0.1 pts
65Brown County8.5+0.8 pts
66Fillmore County8.4-0.5 pts
67Steele County8.3+0.9 pts
68Marshall County8.3+0.9 pts
69Lac qui Parle County8.1+0.2 pts
70Nicollet County8-1.6 pts
71Olmsted County7.5-0.4 pts
71Waseca County7.5+0.3 pts
73Isanti County7.5-0.4 pts
74Red Lake County7.2-0.6 pts
75Wabasha County7.1-1.4 pts
76Dodge County7+1.6 pts
77Anoka County7+0.4 pts
78Houston County6.60 pts
79Le Sueur County6.4-0.6 pts
80Lake of the Woods County6.4-1.8 pts
81Chisago County60 pts
82Dakota County5.9+0.3 pts
83Wright County5.2+0.2 pts
84Washington County5.1+0.1 pts
85Sherburne County5.1+0.3 pts
86Scott County4.6+0.5 pts
87Carver County4.4+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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 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 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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties in Minnesota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Mahnomen County, with 18.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Carver County, with 4.4% in 2024.

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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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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