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
Rankings →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
Full ranking →| #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.