US Census Data

Highest poverty rate in Minnesota

Minnesota counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Minnesota by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Mahnomen County leads at 20.9%.

Among cities & places, Donaldson leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#NamePoverty rate
1Mahnomen County20.9%
2Blue Earth County16.3%
3Beltrami County16.0%
4Wilkin County14.7%
5Chippewa County14.4%
6Clay County14.4%
7Cottonwood County14.2%
8Winona County13.4%
9St. Louis County13.4%
10Watonwan County13.0%
11Cass County12.7%
12Itasca County12.7%
13Nobles County12.6%
14Lyon County12.5%
15Ramsey County12.4%
16Aitkin County12.3%
17Stearns County12.2%
18Mower County12.1%
19Redwood County12.0%
20Faribault County11.8%
21Todd County11.8%
22Polk County11.7%
23Big Stone County11.5%
24Pipestone County11.4%
25Wadena County11.4%
26Cook County11.3%
27Clearwater County11.2%
28Carlton County11.1%
29Martin County11.1%
30Becker County11.0%
31Roseau County11.0%
32Swift County10.8%
33Renville County10.7%
34Koochiching County10.7%
35Grant County10.7%
36Mille Lacs County10.5%
37Pine County10.5%
38Stevens County10.3%
39Norman County10.3%
40Traverse County10.1%
41Hennepin County10.0%
42Kandiyohi County10.0%
43Morrison County10.0%
44Pennington County9.9%
45Sibley County9.9%
46Pope County9.8%
47Freeborn County9.8%
48Benton County9.8%
49Kanabec County9.8%
50Kittson County9.7%
51Hubbard County9.7%
52Crow Wing County9.7%
53Nicollet County9.6%
54Rock County9.5%
55Rice County9.3%
56Goodhue County9.3%
57Lincoln County9.2%
58Jackson County9.1%
59Fillmore County8.9%
60Otter Tail County8.9%
61Yellow Medicine County8.5%
62Wabasha County8.4%
63Lake County8.3%
64Meeker County8.3%
65Douglas County8.3%
66Lake of the Woods County8.2%
67Murray County8.1%
68Lac qui Parle County8.0%
69Olmsted County7.9%
70Isanti County7.8%
71Red Lake County7.8%
72McLeod County7.7%
73Brown County7.7%
74Steele County7.4%
75Marshall County7.4%
76Waseca County7.2%
77Le Sueur County7.1%
78Anoka County6.6%
79Houston County6.5%
80Chisago County5.9%
81Dakota County5.6%
82Dodge County5.4%
83Washington County5.0%
84Wright County4.9%
85Sherburne County4.8%
86Carver County4.2%
87Scott County4.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Donaldson100.0%
2Nashua91.2%
3Funkley85.2%
4Inger75.3%
5McGrath72.4%
6White Earth63.5%
7Kenneth62.5%
8Mahnomen60.9%
9Kinbrae50.0%
10Bruno47.8%
11Ebro46.8%
12Richville46.5%
13Riverland46.2%
14Moose Lake45.3%
15Humboldt45.2%
16Ball Club45.1%
17Nielsville44.1%
18Lengby42.9%
19South End42.5%
20Marietta42.2%
21Pine Point41.5%
22Red Lake40.9%
23Rice Lake40.5%
24Naytahwaush40.4%
25Dent38.8%
26Elbow Lake38.5%
27Leonidas38.5%
28Jeffers37.5%
29Manchester37.0%
30Midway35.3%
31Dundee35.1%
32Ogema34.3%
33The Ranch33.3%
34Vineland33.3%
35Deer River33.1%
36Twin Lakes32.9%
37Lynd32.9%
38Little Rock32.8%
39Twin Lakes32.6%
40St. John's University31.3%
41Correll31.3%
42Bejou30.9%
43Milan29.6%
44Walters29.3%
45Lansing29.1%
46Boyd29.0%
47Halma28.9%
48Onamia27.9%
49Claremont27.9%
50Walker27.8%
51Keewatin27.6%
52Elmore27.4%
53Evansville27.3%
54Hubbard27.0%
55Bigfork26.7%
56Sandstone26.6%
57Kiester26.5%
58Ulen26.4%
59Belview26.2%
60Roscoe26.0%
61Walnut Grove25.9%
62West Union25.9%
63Wright25.8%
64Granada25.5%
65McGregor25.4%
66Kelliher25.3%
67Odessa25.3%
68Farwell25.0%
69Floodwood24.7%
70Cass Lake24.5%
71Essig24.5%
72Remer24.5%
73Fosston24.2%
74Waite Park24.1%
75Kasota23.6%
76Pine River23.6%
77Hill City23.5%
78Barnum23.4%
79Graceville23.4%
80Garvin23.3%
81Virginia23.2%
82Wendell23.2%
83Clements23.1%
84Odin23.1%
85Longville23.0%
86Laporte23.0%
87Browns Valley23.0%
88Mapleview23.0%
89Big Falls22.9%
90Breckenridge22.8%
91Jasper22.7%
92Hillman22.7%
93Blackduck22.6%
94McIntosh22.6%
95Squaw Lake22.6%
96Ponemah22.4%
97Sedan22.2%
98Frazee22.0%
99Bena22.0%
100Askov22.0%

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