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

Mahnomen County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2022, at 20.6%. Carver County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 10.1% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.6Mahnomen County
Lowest3.8Carver County
Median10.187 counties
Minnesota9.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 12.4 %Anoka County: 6.3 %Becker County: 10.9 %Beltrami County: 16.1 %Benton County: 9.3 %Big Stone County: 10.5 %Blue Earth County: 16.4 %Brown County: 7.7 %Carlton County: 12.7 %Carver County: 3.8 %Cass County: 12.2 %Chippewa County: 11.2 %Chisago County: 6.3 %Clay County: 14.8 %Clearwater County: 11.3 %Cook County: 8.6 %Cottonwood County: 12.9 %Crow Wing County: 10.4 %Dakota County: 5.6 %Dodge County: 4.9 %Douglas County: 8.5 %Faribault County: 11.4 %Fillmore County: 8.7 %Freeborn County: 9.6 %Goodhue County: 9.1 %Grant County: 10.1 %Hennepin County: 9.8 %Houston County: 7.2 %Hubbard County: 10.1 %Isanti County: 8.8 %Itasca County: 11.8 %Jackson County: 9.7 %Kanabec County: 9.8 %Kandiyohi County: 10.9 %Kittson County: 11 %Koochiching County: 11.7 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.7 %Lake County: 8.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 10.7 %Le Sueur County: 7.5 %Lincoln County: 9.1 %Lyon County: 12.4 %McLeod County: 7.1 %Mahnomen County: 20.6 %Marshall County: 7.4 %Martin County: 11.7 %Meeker County: 7.6 %Mille Lacs County: 11 %Morrison County: 10.3 %Mower County: 11.9 %Murray County: 7.4 %Nicollet County: 10.3 %Nobles County: 12.2 %Norman County: 8.9 %Olmsted County: 7.9 %Otter Tail County: 8.7 %Pennington County: 9.6 %Pine County: 10.6 %Pipestone County: 13 %Polk County: 11.6 %Pope County: 9.6 %Ramsey County: 12.9 %Red Lake County: 9.3 %Redwood County: 10.1 %Renville County: 10.4 %Rice County: 9.3 %Rock County: 8.8 %Roseau County: 10.4 %St. Louis County: 13.7 %Scott County: 5 %Sherburne County: 5.8 %Sibley County: 8.6 %Stearns County: 12.7 %Steele County: 8.5 %Stevens County: 11.7 %Swift County: 10.7 %Todd County: 12 %Traverse County: 8.4 %Wabasha County: 7.6 %Wadena County: 11.9 %Waseca County: 6.6 %Washington County: 4.7 %Watonwan County: 13.3 %Wilkin County: 13.5 %Winona County: 14 %Wright County: 4.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 10 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mahnomen County: 20.6 %Mahnomen County20.6Blue Earth County: 16.4 %Blue Earth County16.4Beltrami County: 16.1 %Beltrami County16.1Clay County: 14.8 %Clay County14.8Winona County: 14 %Winona County14St. Louis County: 13.7 %St. Louis County13.7Wilkin County: 13.5 %Wilkin County13.5Watonwan County: 13.3 %Watonwan County13.3Pipestone County: 13 %Pipestone County13Ramsey County: 12.9 %Ramsey County12.9Cottonwood County: 12.9 %Cottonwood County12.9Carlton County: 12.7 %Carlton County12.7Stearns County: 12.7 %Stearns County12.7Aitkin County: 12.4 %Aitkin County12.4Lyon County: 12.4 %Lyon County12.4Nobles County: 12.2 %Nobles County12.2Cass County: 12.2 %Cass County12.2Todd County: 12 %Todd County12Wadena County: 11.9 %Wadena County11.9Mower County: 11.9 %Mower County11.9Itasca County: 11.8 %Itasca County11.8Stevens County: 11.7 %Stevens County11.7Koochiching County: 11.7 %Koochiching County11.7Martin County: 11.7 %Martin County11.7Polk County: 11.6 %Polk County11.6Faribault County: 11.4 %Faribault County11.4Clearwater County: 11.3 %Clearwater County11.3Chippewa County: 11.2 %Chippewa County11.2Kittson County: 11 %Kittson County11Mille Lacs County: 11 %Mille Lacs County11Kandiyohi County: 10.9 %Kandiyohi County10.9Becker County: 10.9 %Becker County10.9Swift County: 10.7 %Swift County10.7Lake of the Woods County: 10.7 %Lake of the Woods County10.7Pine County: 10.6 %Pine County10.6Big Stone County: 10.5 %Big Stone County10.5Crow Wing County: 10.4 %Crow Wing County10.4Renville County: 10.4 %Renville County10.4Roseau County: 10.4 %Roseau County10.4Nicollet County: 10.3 %Nicollet County10.3Mahnomen County: 20.6 %Mahnomen County20.6Blue Earth County: 16.4 %Blue Earth County16.4Beltrami County: 16.1 %Beltrami County16.1Clay County: 14.8 %Clay County14.8Winona County: 14 %Winona County14St. Louis County: 13.7 %St. Louis County13.7Wilkin County: 13.5 %Wilkin County13.5Watonwan County: 13.3 %Watonwan County13.3Pipestone County: 13 %Pipestone County13Ramsey County: 12.9 %Ramsey County12.9Cottonwood County: 12.9 %Cottonwood County12.9Carlton County: 12.7 %Carlton County12.7Stearns County: 12.7 %Stearns County12.7Aitkin County: 12.4 %Aitkin County12.4Lyon County: 12.4 %Lyon County12.4Nobles County: 12.2 %Nobles County12.2Cass County: 12.2 %Cass County12.2Todd County: 12 %Todd County12Wadena County: 11.9 %Wadena County11.9Mower County: 11.9 %Mower County11.9Itasca County: 11.8 %Itasca County11.8Stevens County: 11.7 %Stevens County11.7Koochiching County: 11.7 %Koochiching County11.7Martin County: 11.7 %Martin County11.7Polk County: 11.6 %Polk County11.6Faribault County: 11.4 %Faribault County11.4Clearwater County: 11.3 %Clearwater County11.3Chippewa County: 11.2 %Chippewa County11.2Kittson County: 11 %Kittson County11Mille Lacs County: 11 %Mille Lacs County11Kandiyohi County: 10.9 %Kandiyohi County10.9Becker County: 10.9 %Becker County10.9Swift County: 10.7 %Swift County10.7Lake of the Woods County: 10.7 %Lake of the Woods County10.7Pine County: 10.6 %Pine County10.6Big Stone County: 10.5 %Big Stone County10.5Crow Wing County: 10.4 %Crow Wing County10.4Renville County: 10.4 %Renville County10.4Roseau County: 10.4 %Roseau County10.4Nicollet County: 10.3 %Nicollet County10.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mahnomen County20.6-0.5 pts
2Blue Earth County16.4+0.1 pts
3Beltrami County16.1-0.7 pts
4Clay County14.8+0.7 pts
5Winona County14+0.6 pts
6St. Louis County13.7+0.2 pts
7Wilkin County13.50 pts
8Watonwan County13.3+0.2 pts
9Pipestone County13+1.6 pts
10Ramsey County12.9-0.3 pts
11Cottonwood County12.9+1.4 pts
12Carlton County12.7+0.9 pts
13Stearns County12.7-0.1 pts
14Aitkin County12.4+0.8 pts
14Lyon County12.4+0.1 pts
16Nobles County12.2+0.5 pts
17Cass County12.2-0.3 pts
18Todd County12-1.7 pts
19Wadena County11.9-1.6 pts
20Mower County11.9-0.8 pts
21Itasca County11.8+0.7 pts
22Stevens County11.7-1.9 pts
23Koochiching County11.7+0.3 pts
23Martin County11.70 pts
25Polk County11.6-0.4 pts
26Faribault County11.4-0.1 pts
27Clearwater County11.3-1.7 pts
28Chippewa County11.2-0 pts
29Kittson County11+0.8 pts
30Mille Lacs County110 pts
31Kandiyohi County10.9-0.1 pts
32Becker County10.9-0 pts
33Swift County10.7-1.5 pts
34Lake of the Woods County10.7-1.9 pts
35Pine County10.6+0.1 pts
36Big Stone County10.5-2.2 pts
37Crow Wing County10.4+0.3 pts
38Renville County10.4+0.7 pts
38Roseau County10.4+2 pts
40Nicollet County10.3+0.9 pts
41Morrison County10.3+0.3 pts
42Hubbard County10.1-0.8 pts
43Grant County10.1+2.2 pts
44Redwood County10.1+0.2 pts
45Yellow Medicine County10+0.1 pts
46Hennepin County9.8-0 pts
47Kanabec County9.80 pts
48Jackson County9.7+0.1 pts
49Pennington County9.6-0.6 pts
50Pope County9.6+1.6 pts
51Freeborn County9.6-1 pts
52Benton County9.3-0.1 pts
53Red Lake County9.3-0.8 pts
54Rice County9.3-1 pts
55Lincoln County9.1-0.5 pts
56Goodhue County9.1+0.4 pts
57Norman County8.9-1.4 pts
58Isanti County8.8-0 pts
58Rock County8.8-0.5 pts
60Fillmore County8.7-0.4 pts
61Lac qui Parle County8.7-0.5 pts
62Otter Tail County8.7-0.2 pts
63Sibley County8.6+0.7 pts
64Lake County8.6+0.9 pts
65Cook County8.6-0.6 pts
66Douglas County8.5+0.4 pts
67Steele County8.5-0.1 pts
68Traverse County8.4+0.2 pts
69Olmsted County7.9+0.3 pts
70Brown County7.7-0.3 pts
71Wabasha County7.6+0.5 pts
72Meeker County7.6-0.2 pts
73Le Sueur County7.5-0.4 pts
74Marshall County7.4-0.1 pts
75Murray County7.4+1.1 pts
76Houston County7.2+0.2 pts
77McLeod County7.1-0.1 pts
78Waseca County6.6-1.5 pts
79Anoka County6.3+0.5 pts
80Chisago County6.3-0.3 pts
81Sherburne County5.8+0.8 pts
82Dakota County5.6+0.2 pts
83Scott County5+0.4 pts
84Dodge County4.9+0.1 pts
85Wright County4.8-0.1 pts
86Washington County4.7+0.5 pts
87Carver County3.8-0 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Mahnomen County, with 20.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Carver County, with 3.8% in 2022.

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