Counties in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Pope County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 87 counties in 2024, at 66.5%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 26.3%. The median was 43.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 48.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.5Pope County
Lowest26.3Red Lake County
Median43.787 counties
Minnesota48.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 47.3 %Anoka County: 51.2 %Becker County: 46.4 %Beltrami County: 43.8 %Benton County: 40 %Big Stone County: 41.3 %Blue Earth County: 48.1 %Brown County: 47.9 %Carlton County: 46.6 %Carver County: 42.9 %Cass County: 38.7 %Chippewa County: 43.2 %Chisago County: 52.5 %Clay County: 52.6 %Clearwater County: 37.3 %Cook County: 41 %Cottonwood County: 30 %Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Dakota County: 49.8 %Dodge County: 41.7 %Douglas County: 43 %Faribault County: 42.5 %Fillmore County: 40.2 %Freeborn County: 44.9 %Goodhue County: 49.8 %Grant County: 43.6 %Hennepin County: 47.6 %Houston County: 48.7 %Hubbard County: 47.1 %Isanti County: 49.9 %Itasca County: 58.1 %Jackson County: 38.2 %Kanabec County: 41.4 %Kandiyohi County: 41.5 %Kittson County: 26.4 %Koochiching County: 31.7 %Lac qui Parle County: 42.9 %Lake County: 45 %Lake of the Woods County: 52.4 %Le Sueur County: 44.9 %Lincoln County: 43.3 %Lyon County: 42.5 %McLeod County: 39.7 %Mahnomen County: 34.7 %Marshall County: 42.7 %Martin County: 50.9 %Meeker County: 45.9 %Mille Lacs County: 42.1 %Morrison County: 36.6 %Mower County: 43.7 %Murray County: 38.9 %Nicollet County: 40.3 %Nobles County: 42 %Norman County: 36.7 %Olmsted County: 48.1 %Otter Tail County: 42.5 %Pennington County: 35.5 %Pine County: 46.8 %Pipestone County: 47.6 %Polk County: 55.2 %Pope County: 66.5 %Ramsey County: 51 %Red Lake County: 26.3 %Redwood County: 47.5 %Renville County: 46.4 %Rice County: 44.6 %Rock County: 43.4 %Roseau County: 33.8 %St. Louis County: 52.8 %Scott County: 51.9 %Sherburne County: 46.2 %Sibley County: 41.6 %Stearns County: 49.9 %Steele County: 60.9 %Stevens County: 44.8 %Swift County: 56 %Todd County: 44.3 %Traverse County: 65.5 %Wabasha County: 38.3 %Wadena County: 36.6 %Waseca County: 38.4 %Washington County: 51.1 %Watonwan County: 35.7 %Wilkin County: 41.7 %Winona County: 51 %Wright County: 41.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 29.7 %
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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

Pope County: 66.5 %Pope County66.5Traverse County: 65.5 %Traverse County65.5Steele County: 60.9 %Steele County60.9Itasca County: 58.1 %Itasca County58.1Swift County: 56 %Swift County56Polk County: 55.2 %Polk County55.2St. Louis County: 52.8 %St. Louis County52.8Clay County: 52.6 %Clay County52.6Chisago County: 52.5 %Chisago County52.5Lake of the Woods County: 52.4 %Lake of the Woods County52.4Scott County: 51.9 %Scott County51.9Anoka County: 51.2 %Anoka County51.2Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Ramsey County: 51 %Ramsey County51Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Martin County: 50.9 %Martin County50.9Isanti County: 49.9 %Isanti County49.9Stearns County: 49.9 %Stearns County49.9Goodhue County: 49.8 %Goodhue County49.8Dakota County: 49.8 %Dakota County49.8Houston County: 48.7 %Houston County48.7Blue Earth County: 48.1 %Blue Earth County48.1Olmsted County: 48.1 %Olmsted County48.1Brown County: 47.9 %Brown County47.9Pipestone County: 47.6 %Pipestone County47.6Hennepin County: 47.6 %Hennepin County47.6Redwood County: 47.5 %Redwood County47.5Aitkin County: 47.3 %Aitkin County47.3Hubbard County: 47.1 %Hubbard County47.1Pine County: 46.8 %Pine County46.8Carlton County: 46.6 %Carlton County46.6Renville County: 46.4 %Renville County46.4Becker County: 46.4 %Becker County46.4Sherburne County: 46.2 %Sherburne County46.2Meeker County: 45.9 %Meeker County45.9Lake County: 45 %Lake County45Freeborn County: 44.9 %Freeborn County44.9Le Sueur County: 44.9 %Le Sueur County44.9Stevens County: 44.8 %Stevens County44.8Rice County: 44.6 %Rice County44.6Pope County: 66.5 %Pope County66.5Traverse County: 65.5 %Traverse County65.5Steele County: 60.9 %Steele County60.9Itasca County: 58.1 %Itasca County58.1Swift County: 56 %Swift County56Polk County: 55.2 %Polk County55.2St. Louis County: 52.8 %St. Louis County52.8Clay County: 52.6 %Clay County52.6Chisago County: 52.5 %Chisago County52.5Lake of the Woods County: 52.4 %Lake of the Woods County52.4Scott County: 51.9 %Scott County51.9Anoka County: 51.2 %Anoka County51.2Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Ramsey County: 51 %Ramsey County51Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Martin County: 50.9 %Martin County50.9Isanti County: 49.9 %Isanti County49.9Stearns County: 49.9 %Stearns County49.9Goodhue County: 49.8 %Goodhue County49.8Dakota County: 49.8 %Dakota County49.8Houston County: 48.7 %Houston County48.7Blue Earth County: 48.1 %Blue Earth County48.1Olmsted County: 48.1 %Olmsted County48.1Brown County: 47.9 %Brown County47.9Pipestone County: 47.6 %Pipestone County47.6Hennepin County: 47.6 %Hennepin County47.6Redwood County: 47.5 %Redwood County47.5Aitkin County: 47.3 %Aitkin County47.3Hubbard County: 47.1 %Hubbard County47.1Pine County: 46.8 %Pine County46.8Carlton County: 46.6 %Carlton County46.6Renville County: 46.4 %Renville County46.4Becker County: 46.4 %Becker County46.4Sherburne County: 46.2 %Sherburne County46.2Meeker County: 45.9 %Meeker County45.9Lake County: 45 %Lake County45Freeborn County: 44.9 %Freeborn County44.9Le Sueur County: 44.9 %Le Sueur County44.9Stevens County: 44.8 %Stevens County44.8Rice County: 44.6 %Rice County44.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pope County66.5+12.2 pts
2Traverse County65.5+18.2 pts
3Steele County60.9+3.4 pts
4Itasca County58.1-0.2 pts
5Swift County56+2.3 pts
6Polk County55.2-0.7 pts
7St. Louis County52.8-1.1 pts
8Clay County52.6-0.4 pts
9Chisago County52.5+0.5 pts
10Lake of the Woods County52.4-10.5 pts
11Scott County51.9+4.5 pts
12Anoka County51.2-0 pts
13Washington County51.1+1.4 pts
14Ramsey County51+0.6 pts
15Winona County51+5.3 pts
16Martin County50.9+2.7 pts
17Isanti County49.9+0.7 pts
18Stearns County49.9+4.1 pts
19Goodhue County49.8+2.1 pts
20Dakota County49.8+0.5 pts
21Houston County48.7+5.9 pts
22Blue Earth County48.1+1.2 pts
23Olmsted County48.1-0.5 pts
24Brown County47.9+1.5 pts
25Pipestone County47.6-1 pts
26Hennepin County47.6+1.1 pts
27Redwood County47.5+1.9 pts
28Aitkin County47.3+0.2 pts
29Hubbard County47.1-2.2 pts
30Pine County46.8-2 pts
31Carlton County46.6+3.4 pts
32Renville County46.4-0.8 pts
33Becker County46.4+1.1 pts
34Sherburne County46.2+2 pts
35Meeker County45.9+4.3 pts
36Lake County45+5.5 pts
37Freeborn County44.9+0.5 pts
37Le Sueur County44.9-3.9 pts
39Stevens County44.8+7.8 pts
40Rice County44.6-1.9 pts
41Crow Wing County44.6-0 pts
42Todd County44.3+0.9 pts
43Beltrami County43.8+3.9 pts
44Mower County43.7+0.7 pts
45Grant County43.6+2.8 pts
46Rock County43.4-1.3 pts
47Lincoln County43.3+3.4 pts
48Chippewa County43.2-3.4 pts
49Douglas County43+4.5 pts
50Carver County42.9+2 pts
51Lac qui Parle County42.9-0.4 pts
52Marshall County42.7-1.9 pts
53Lyon County42.5-2.2 pts
54Otter Tail County42.5-1.8 pts
55Faribault County42.5+1.2 pts
56Mille Lacs County42.1-0.7 pts
57Nobles County42+6.7 pts
58Wilkin County41.7+2.8 pts
59Dodge County41.7+3.2 pts
60Sibley County41.6+1.2 pts
61Kandiyohi County41.5+5.1 pts
62Kanabec County41.4-0.4 pts
63Big Stone County41.3-2.4 pts
64Wright County41.2-1.7 pts
65Cook County41+8.8 pts
66Nicollet County40.3-1.8 pts
67Fillmore County40.2+1.1 pts
68Benton County40+4.8 pts
69McLeod County39.7+0.9 pts
70Murray County38.9+10.1 pts
71Cass County38.7-2.8 pts
72Waseca County38.4-1.8 pts
73Wabasha County38.3-4.1 pts
74Jackson County38.2-5.4 pts
75Clearwater County37.3-1.2 pts
76Norman County36.7+0.5 pts
77Morrison County36.6+1.9 pts
77Wadena County36.6-6 pts
79Watonwan County35.7+0.4 pts
80Pennington County35.5-1.4 pts
81Mahnomen County34.7-1.1 pts
82Roseau County33.8-3.4 pts
83Koochiching County31.7+0.8 pts
84Cottonwood County30-4 pts
85Yellow Medicine County29.7+0.9 pts
86Kittson County26.4-1.7 pts
87Red Lake County26.3-3.7 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Pope County, with 66.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red Lake County, with 26.3% in 2024.

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