Poverty Rate in Blue Earth County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.7%
Rank #2,068/3,222 · #85 in MN
36th
Blue Earth 15.7%
MN 9.3% +68.5%
US 12.6% +24.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Blue Earth County's poverty rate of 15.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Blue Earth County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,065 | Fairfield County, SC | 15.6% |
| #2,066 | Abbeville County, SC | 15.7% |
| #2,067 | Peoria County, IL | 15.7% |
| #2,068 | Blue Earth County, MN | 15.7% |
| #2,069 | Quitman County, GA | 15.7% |
| #2,070 | Ross County, OH | 15.7% |
| #2,071 | Jefferson County, AL | 15.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Blue Earth County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 15.7%, ranking #2,068 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #85 of 87. This places it in the 36th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.