Interpretation of Demographics Data
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.