Poverty Rate in Dakota County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #97/3,222 · #6 in MN
97th
Dakota 5.8%
MN 9.3% -37.1%
US 12.6% -53.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dakota County's poverty rate of 5.8% 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 Dakota County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #94 | Jefferson County, MT | 5.7% |
| #95 | Teton County, WY | 5.7% |
| #96 | Washington County, WI | 5.8% |
| #97 | Dakota County, MN | 5.8% |
| #98 | Kiowa County, KS | 5.9% |
| #99 | King William County, VA | 5.9% |
| #100 | Skagway Municipality, AK | 5.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Dakota County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 5.8%, ranking #97 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 53.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #6 of 87. This places it in the 97th 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.