Poverty Rate in Scott County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #26/3,222 · #2 in MN
99th
Scott 4.6%
MN 9.3% -50.5%
US 12.6% -63.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 4.6% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #23 | Boone County, IN | 4.5% |
| #24 | Sutton County, TX | 4.5% |
| #25 | Powhatan County, VA | 4.6% |
| #26 | Scott County, MN | 4.6% |
| #27 | Williamson County, TN | 4.6% |
| #28 | Delaware County, OH | 4.7% |
| #29 | Stafford County, VA | 4.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Minnesota has a poverty rate of 4.6%, ranking #26 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 63.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Minnesota, it ranks #2 of 87. This places it in the 99th 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.