Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Minnesota by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | N/A | 9.3 | 522,508 | 3 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Carver County | Urban | 4.4 | 4,817 | 17 |
| Scott County | Urban | 4.6 | 7,034 | 25 |
| Sherburne County | Urban | 5.1 | 5,025 | 45 |
| Washington County | Urban | 5.1 | 13,989 | 45 |
| Wright County | Urban | 5.2 | 7,620 | 53 |
| Dakota County | Urban | 5.8 | 25,893 | 96 |
| Chisago County | Urban | 6.0 | 3,368 | 106 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Rural | 6.4 | 240 | 142 |
| Le Sueur County | Urban | 6.4 | 1,858 | 142 |
| Houston County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,213 | 159 |
| Anoka County | Urban | 7.0 | 25,759 | 203 |
| Dodge County | Urban | 7.0 | 1,454 | 203 |
| Wabasha County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,510 | 218 |
| Red Lake County | Rural | 7.2 | 281 | 234 |
| Isanti County | Urban | 7.5 | 3,139 | 271 |
| Olmsted County | Urban | 7.5 | 12,131 | 271 |
| Waseca County | Rural | 7.5 | 1,339 | 271 |
| Nicollet County | Urban | 8.0 | 2,557 | 352 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Rural | 8.1 | 531 | 370 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 8.3 | 728 | 411 |
| Steele County | Rural | 8.3 | 3,079 | 411 |
| Fillmore County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,753 | 429 |
| Brown County | Rural | 8.5 | 2,096 | 452 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 8.6 | 842 | 477 |
| Lake County | Rural | 8.6 | 915 | 477 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Rural | 8.6 | 798 | 477 |
| McLeod County | Rural | 8.7 | 3,134 | 495 |
| Otter Tail County | Rural | 8.7 | 5,187 | 495 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 9.0 | 3,496 | 563 |
| Sibley County | Rural | 9.0 | 1,337 | 563 |
| Kandiyohi County | Rural | 9.1 | 3,930 | 582 |
| Kittson County | Rural | 9.1 | 361 | 582 |
| Meeker County | Rural | 9.1 | 2,096 | 582 |
| Goodhue County | Rural | 9.3 | 4,363 | 629 |
| Murray County | Rural | 9.3 | 745 | 629 |
| Pope County | Rural | 9.4 | 1,058 | 658 |
| Benton County | Urban | 9.9 | 4,034 | 763 |
| Crow Wing County | Rural | 9.9 | 6,574 | 763 |
| Hennepin County | Urban | 10.0 | 123,902 | 785 |
| Kanabec County | Rural | 10.0 | 1,617 | 785 |
| Norman County | Rural | 10.1 | 630 | 803 |
| Cook County | Rural | 10.2 | 568 | 825 |
| Rice County | Rural | 10.2 | 6,157 | 825 |
| Faribault County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,413 | 871 |
| Mille Lacs County | Urban | 10.4 | 2,768 | 871 |
| Mower County | Rural | 10.4 | 4,119 | 871 |
| Pennington County | Rural | 10.5 | 1,416 | 891 |
| Pipestone County | Rural | 10.5 | 958 | 891 |
| Freeborn County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,194 | 912 |
| Rock County | Urban | 10.6 | 998 | 912 |
| Hubbard County | Rural | 10.8 | 2,325 | 958 |
| Koochiching County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,255 | 981 |
| Morrison County | Rural | 11.0 | 3,694 | 994 |
| Renville County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,572 | 994 |
| Pine County | Rural | 11.1 | 3,138 | 1,017 |
| Stevens County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,030 | 1,017 |
| Traverse County | Rural | 11.3 | 356 | 1,078 |
| Todd County | Rural | 11.5 | 2,900 | 1,125 |
| Grant County | Rural | 11.6 | 703 | 1,145 |
| Carlton County | Urban | 11.9 | 4,120 | 1,238 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 11.9 | 648 | 1,238 |
| Polk County | Urban | 11.9 | 3,510 | 1,238 |
| Swift County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,150 | 1,261 |
| Itasca County | Rural | 12.2 | 5,403 | 1,308 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 12.2 | 3,015 | 1,308 |
| Roseau County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,833 | 1,308 |
| Ramsey County | Urban | 12.3 | 65,292 | 1,339 |
| Wadena County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,737 | 1,386 |
| Clearwater County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,060 | 1,405 |
| Cass County | Rural | 12.8 | 3,919 | 1,459 |
| Becker County | Rural | 12.9 | 4,476 | 1,481 |
| Big Stone County | Rural | 12.9 | 645 | 1,481 |
| Stearns County | Urban | 12.9 | 19,912 | 1,481 |
| Aitkin County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,075 | 1,534 |
| Martin County | Rural | 13.1 | 2,564 | 1,534 |
| St. Louis County | Urban | 13.2 | 25,560 | 1,564 |
| Watonwan County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,459 | 1,564 |
| Clay County | Urban | 13.3 | 8,374 | 1,589 |
| Redwood County | Rural | 13.3 | 1,997 | 1,589 |
| Nobles County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,027 | 1,744 |
| Wilkin County | Rural | 14.1 | 879 | 1,768 |
| Chippewa County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,756 | 1,843 |
| Winona County | Rural | 14.8 | 6,917 | 1,905 |
| Cottonwood County | Rural | 15.0 | 1,681 | 1,938 |
| Blue Earth County | Urban | 15.7 | 10,363 | 2,064 |
| Beltrami County | Rural | 16.1 | 7,178 | 2,131 |
| Mahnomen County | Rural | 18.3 | 961 | 2,482 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 10:49 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.