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Demographic Data Report for Minnesota by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

Minnesota

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 78,847.
Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

United States

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
Rank within US : N/A

Carver County

Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 643.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 36 of 3143

Washington County

Value (Percent) : The value is 2.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,036.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 65 of 3143

Sherburne County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 746.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 74 of 3143

Murray County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 68.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 83 of 3143

Scott County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,265.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 89 of 3143

Sibley County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 125.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 104 of 3143

Wright County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,217.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 108 of 3143

Dakota County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,010.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 124 of 3143

Dodge County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 213.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 165 of 3143

Marshall County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 88.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 177 of 3143

Chisago County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 587.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 187 of 3143

Pope County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 127.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 199 of 3143

Houston County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 202.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 200 of 3143

Wabasha County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 245.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 206 of 3143

Anoka County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,872.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 226 of 3143

Steele County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 412.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 229 of 3143

Meeker County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 258.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 246 of 3143

Kittson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 46.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 247 of 3143

Winona County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 468.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 255 of 3143

Douglas County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 483.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 263 of 3143

McLeod County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 413.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143

Red Lake County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 47.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 290 of 3143

Cook County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 70.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 298 of 3143

Olmsted County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,893.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 302 of 3143

Lake County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 149.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 321 of 3143

Traverse County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 40.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 337 of 3143

Nicollet County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 395.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 341 of 3143

Otter Tail County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 836.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 411 of 3143

Lincoln County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 77.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 426 of 3143

Grant County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 87.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 447 of 3143

Fillmore County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 299.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 448 of 3143

Jackson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 138.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 458 of 3143

Brown County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 372.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 482 of 3143

Benton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 549.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 497 of 3143

Lac qui Parle County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 101.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 507 of 3143

Norman County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 92.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 521 of 3143

Kanabec County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 245.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 535 of 3143

Hennepin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,998.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 542 of 3143

Yellow Medicine County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 156.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 563 of 3143

Goodhue County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 722.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 568 of 3143

Rock County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 153.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 587 of 3143

Redwood County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 235.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 602 of 3143

Le Sueur County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 472.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 603 of 3143

Renville County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 219.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 604 of 3143

Isanti County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 609.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 620 of 3143

Stevens County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 136.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 624 of 3143

Pine County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 421.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 654 of 3143

Hubbard County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 372.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 701 of 3143

Becker County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 572.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 711 of 3143

Lake of the Woods County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 53.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 738 of 3143

Waseca County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 323.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 740 of 3143

Wilkin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 103.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 760 of 3143

Morrison County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 586.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 779 of 3143

Aitkin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 268.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 798 of 3143

Carlton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 593.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 803 of 3143

Chippewa County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 218.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 841 of 3143

St. Louis County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,298.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 895 of 3143

Rice County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,056.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 901 of 3143

Clay County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,047.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 908 of 3143

Polk County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 538.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 934 of 3143

Crow Wing County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,243.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 947 of 3143

Freeborn County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 588.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 969 of 3143

Itasca County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 851.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1004 of 3143

Roseau County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 281.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1015 of 3143

Kandiyohi County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 836.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1020 of 3143

Nobles County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 376.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1028 of 3143

Stearns County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,855.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1042 of 3143

Faribault County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 280.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1097 of 3143

Mille Lacs County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 514.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1117 of 3143

Pennington County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 277.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1124 of 3143

Cass County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 629.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1141 of 3143

Cottonwood County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 232.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1158 of 3143

Mower County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 869.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1305 of 3143

Martin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 458.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1344 of 3143

Blue Earth County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,327.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1385 of 3143

Todd County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 581.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1437 of 3143

Koochiching County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 283.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1438 of 3143

Big Stone County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 122.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1464 of 3143

Ramsey County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,020.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1480 of 3143

Clearwater County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 190.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1498 of 3143

Swift County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 240.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1512 of 3143

Lyon County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 580.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1534 of 3143

Wadena County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 323.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1537 of 3143

Pipestone County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 221.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1566 of 3143

Watonwan County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 266.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1630 of 3143

Beltrami County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,142.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1834 of 3143

Mahnomen County

Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 201.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2792 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/28/2023 9:47 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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