Poverty Rate in Polk County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.9%
Rank #1,248/3,222 · #60 in MN
61th
Polk 11.9%
MN 9.3% +27.7%
US 12.6% -5.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's poverty rate of 11.9% 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 Polk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,245 | Trousdale County, TN | 11.9% |
| #1,246 | Lawrence County, PA | 11.9% |
| #1,247 | Lancaster County, NE | 11.9% |
| #1,248 | Polk County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,249 | Hopkins County, TX | 11.9% |
| #1,250 | Yakutat City and Borough, AK | 11.9% |
| #1,251 | Lafayette County, WI | 11.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Polk County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 11.9%, ranking #1,248 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #60 of 87. This places it in the 61th 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.