Poverty Rate in Lake County, MN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

8.6% Rank #481/3,222 · #25 in MN
85th
Lake 8.6%
MN 9.3% -7.9%
US 12.6% -32.0%

Poverty Rate Trend

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Percentile Rank Over Time

Year-over-Year Poverty Change

National Distribution

How Lake County's poverty rate of 8.6% 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 Lake County for poverty rate.

Nearby Rankings

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#478 Mono County, CA 8.6%
#479 Yellow Medicine County, MN 8.6%
#480 Schuyler County, MO 8.6%
#481 Lake County, MN 8.6%
#482 Ward County, ND 8.6%
#483 Hansford County, TX 8.6%
#484 Sarasota County, FL 8.6%

About Poverty Rate

Lake County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #481 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #25 of 87. This places it in the 85th 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.