Poverty Rate in Houston County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #161/3,222 · #10 in MN
95th
Houston 6.6%
MN 9.3% -29.2%
US 12.6% -47.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Houston County's poverty rate of 6.6% 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 Houston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #158 | Leelanau County, MI | 6.5% |
| #159 | St. Johns County, FL | 6.5% |
| #160 | DuPage County, IL | 6.6% |
| #161 | Houston County, MN | 6.6% |
| #162 | Richland County, MT | 6.6% |
| #163 | St. Croix County, WI | 6.6% |
| #164 | Dare County, NC | 6.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Houston County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 6.6%, ranking #161 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #10 of 87. This places it in the 95th 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.