Richest & Poorest Counties in Minnesota

Name: Minnesota County Income Rankings
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Minnesota has 87 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Carver County at $125,946 , while the lowest-income county is Mahnomen County at $59,441 . The statewide median household income is $89,062, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Minnesota — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

59K 70K 73K 76K 82K 126K

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Minnesota — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

114K 164K 208K 246K 291K 454K

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Minnesota — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

27K 37K 38K 40K 44K 61K

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Minnesota — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

4% 8% 9% 11% 13% 18%

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Richest Counties in Minnesota

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
3	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
4	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
5	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
6	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
7	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
8	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
9	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
10	Dodge County	$95,739	$287,700	$43,583	7.0%

Poorest Counties in Minnesota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%
86	Martin County	$59,507	$163,500	$37,332	13.1%
85	Swift County	$60,412	$161,400	$36,134	12.0%
84	Aitkin County	$60,833	$255,800	$36,503	13.1%
83	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
82	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%
81	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
80	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
79	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
78	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%

All 87 Counties Ranked

Every county in Minnesota ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
3	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
4	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
5	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
6	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
7	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
8	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
9	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
10	Dodge County	$95,739	$287,700	$43,583	7.0%
11	Olmsted County	$95,406	$331,700	$54,393	7.5%
12	Le Sueur County	$94,968	$316,500	$45,340	6.4%
13	Isanti County	$87,440	$306,200	$39,737	7.5%
14	Steele County	$84,196	$245,400	$41,674	8.3%
15	Goodhue County	$84,171	$285,100	$43,250	9.3%
16	Rice County	$83,181	$320,200	$38,682	10.2%
17	Wabasha County	$82,007	$264,400	$43,686	7.1%
18	Ramsey County	$81,568	$326,600	$46,355	12.3%
19	Clay County	$81,172	$265,500	$39,936	13.3%
20	Carlton County	$80,573	$245,100	$39,410	11.9%
21	McLeod County	$80,084	$246,100	$42,495	8.7%
22	Houston County	$79,825	$239,000	$44,963	6.6%
23	Nicollet County	$79,756	$270,300	$44,053	8.0%
24	Douglas County	$79,043	$321,400	$44,466	9.0%
25	Sibley County	$77,634	$231,900	$39,712	9.0%
26	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	$216,100	$43,861	6.4%
27	Fillmore County	$77,512	$221,100	$38,354	8.4%
28	Pennington County	$77,325	$195,500	$41,551	10.5%
29	Red Lake County	$77,188	$162,000	$37,741	7.2%
30	Stearns County	$77,066	$273,400	$38,286	12.9%
31	Kandiyohi County	$76,592	$243,200	$38,860	9.1%
32	Waseca County	$76,261	$220,800	$36,326	7.5%
33	Pope County	$76,220	$255,100	$41,437	9.4%
34	Kittson County	$76,100	$134,800	$40,409	9.1%
35	Jackson County	$75,743	$157,100	$43,301	8.6%
36	Stevens County	$75,733	$202,800	$41,309	11.1%
37	Lake County	$75,541	$241,300	$41,362	8.6%
38	Meeker County	$75,446	$249,000	$37,905	9.1%
39	Lyon County	$75,303	$200,700	$39,073	12.2%
40	Blue Earth County	$74,477	$266,700	$37,155	15.7%
41	Roseau County	$74,474	$183,700	$38,348	12.2%
42	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	$157,600	$44,004	8.1%
43	Benton County	$74,410	$271,000	$38,579	9.9%
44	Murray County	$74,033	$185,400	$40,935	9.3%
45	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	$154,700	$40,068	8.6%
46	Grant County	$73,917	$191,000	$40,151	11.6%
47	Polk County	$73,107	$222,800	$37,371	11.9%
48	Mower County	$73,074	$185,200	$36,188	10.4%
49	Cottonwood County	$72,941	$169,300	$36,506	15.0%
50	Mille Lacs County	$72,729	$258,300	$36,173	10.4%
51	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%
52	Crow Wing County	$72,589	$306,800	$41,886	9.9%
53	Marshall County	$72,543	$164,500	$37,984	8.3%
54	Norman County	$72,260	$147,100	$37,402	10.1%
55	Otter Tail County	$72,255	$273,000	$39,580	8.7%
56	Hubbard County	$71,995	$282,600	$39,508	10.8%
57	Watonwan County	$71,699	$162,400	$35,869	13.2%
58	Kanabec County	$71,460	$228,100	$35,685	10.0%
59	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
60	Wilkin County	$71,410	$182,200	$36,613	14.1%
61	Becker County	$71,388	$291,000	$41,842	12.9%
62	Rock County	$71,295	$224,300	$38,826	10.6%
63	Pine County	$71,146	$239,300	$35,805	11.1%
64	Freeborn County	$71,023	$171,100	$39,886	10.6%
65	Winona County	$70,744	$235,400	$38,508	14.8%
66	Renville County	$70,625	$163,200	$37,576	11.0%
67	Big Stone County	$70,400	$169,100	$41,277	12.9%
68	St. Louis County	$70,069	$221,400	$41,302	13.2%
69	Lincoln County	$69,694	$164,400	$39,497	11.9%
70	Pipestone County	$69,628	$140,200	$37,956	10.5%
71	Morrison County	$69,446	$248,500	$37,269	11.0%
72	Brown County	$69,378	$191,200	$37,653	8.5%
73	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
74	Cass County	$68,874	$288,300	$38,449	12.8%
75	Itasca County	$68,603	$225,200	$37,533	12.2%
76	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
77	Todd County	$67,662	$207,700	$33,830	11.5%
78	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%
79	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
80	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
81	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
82	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%
83	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
84	Aitkin County	$60,833	$255,800	$36,503	13.1%
85	Swift County	$60,412	$161,400	$36,134	12.0%
86	Martin County	$59,507	$163,500	$37,332	13.1%
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%

Richest Counties in Minnesota

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
3	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
4	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
5	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
6	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
7	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
8	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
9	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
10	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%

Poorest Counties in Minnesota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
87	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%
86	Kittson County	$76,100	$134,800	$40,409	9.1%
85	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
84	Pipestone County	$69,628	$140,200	$37,956	10.5%
83	Norman County	$72,260	$147,100	$37,402	10.1%
82	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	$154,700	$40,068	8.6%
81	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
80	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%
79	Jackson County	$75,743	$157,100	$43,301	8.6%
78	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	$157,600	$44,004	8.1%

All 87 Counties Ranked

Every county in Minnesota ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
3	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
4	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
5	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
6	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
7	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
8	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
9	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
10	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%
11	Olmsted County	$95,406	$331,700	$54,393	7.5%
12	Ramsey County	$81,568	$326,600	$46,355	12.3%
13	Douglas County	$79,043	$321,400	$44,466	9.0%
14	Rice County	$83,181	$320,200	$38,682	10.2%
15	Le Sueur County	$94,968	$316,500	$45,340	6.4%
16	Crow Wing County	$72,589	$306,800	$41,886	9.9%
17	Isanti County	$87,440	$306,200	$39,737	7.5%
18	Becker County	$71,388	$291,000	$41,842	12.9%
19	Cass County	$68,874	$288,300	$38,449	12.8%
20	Dodge County	$95,739	$287,700	$43,583	7.0%
21	Goodhue County	$84,171	$285,100	$43,250	9.3%
22	Hubbard County	$71,995	$282,600	$39,508	10.8%
23	Stearns County	$77,066	$273,400	$38,286	12.9%
24	Otter Tail County	$72,255	$273,000	$39,580	8.7%
25	Benton County	$74,410	$271,000	$38,579	9.9%
26	Nicollet County	$79,756	$270,300	$44,053	8.0%
27	Blue Earth County	$74,477	$266,700	$37,155	15.7%
28	Clay County	$81,172	$265,500	$39,936	13.3%
29	Wabasha County	$82,007	$264,400	$43,686	7.1%
30	Mille Lacs County	$72,729	$258,300	$36,173	10.4%
31	Aitkin County	$60,833	$255,800	$36,503	13.1%
32	Pope County	$76,220	$255,100	$41,437	9.4%
33	Meeker County	$75,446	$249,000	$37,905	9.1%
34	Morrison County	$69,446	$248,500	$37,269	11.0%
35	McLeod County	$80,084	$246,100	$42,495	8.7%
36	Steele County	$84,196	$245,400	$41,674	8.3%
37	Carlton County	$80,573	$245,100	$39,410	11.9%
38	Kandiyohi County	$76,592	$243,200	$38,860	9.1%
39	Lake County	$75,541	$241,300	$41,362	8.6%
40	Pine County	$71,146	$239,300	$35,805	11.1%
41	Houston County	$79,825	$239,000	$44,963	6.6%
42	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
43	Winona County	$70,744	$235,400	$38,508	14.8%
44	Sibley County	$77,634	$231,900	$39,712	9.0%
45	Kanabec County	$71,460	$228,100	$35,685	10.0%
46	Itasca County	$68,603	$225,200	$37,533	12.2%
47	Rock County	$71,295	$224,300	$38,826	10.6%
48	Polk County	$73,107	$222,800	$37,371	11.9%
49	St. Louis County	$70,069	$221,400	$41,302	13.2%
50	Fillmore County	$77,512	$221,100	$38,354	8.4%
51	Waseca County	$76,261	$220,800	$36,326	7.5%
52	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	$216,100	$43,861	6.4%
53	Todd County	$67,662	$207,700	$33,830	11.5%
54	Stevens County	$75,733	$202,800	$41,309	11.1%
55	Lyon County	$75,303	$200,700	$39,073	12.2%
56	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
57	Pennington County	$77,325	$195,500	$41,551	10.5%
58	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
59	Brown County	$69,378	$191,200	$37,653	8.5%
60	Grant County	$73,917	$191,000	$40,151	11.6%
61	Murray County	$74,033	$185,400	$40,935	9.3%
62	Mower County	$73,074	$185,200	$36,188	10.4%
63	Roseau County	$74,474	$183,700	$38,348	12.2%
64	Wilkin County	$71,410	$182,200	$36,613	14.1%
65	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
66	Freeborn County	$71,023	$171,100	$39,886	10.6%
67	Cottonwood County	$72,941	$169,300	$36,506	15.0%
68	Big Stone County	$70,400	$169,100	$41,277	12.9%
69	Marshall County	$72,543	$164,500	$37,984	8.3%
70	Lincoln County	$69,694	$164,400	$39,497	11.9%
71	Martin County	$59,507	$163,500	$37,332	13.1%
72	Renville County	$70,625	$163,200	$37,576	11.0%
73	Watonwan County	$71,699	$162,400	$35,869	13.2%
74	Red Lake County	$77,188	$162,000	$37,741	7.2%
75	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%
76	Swift County	$60,412	$161,400	$36,134	12.0%
77	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
78	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	$157,600	$44,004	8.1%
79	Jackson County	$75,743	$157,100	$43,301	8.6%
80	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%
81	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
82	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	$154,700	$40,068	8.6%
83	Norman County	$72,260	$147,100	$37,402	10.1%
84	Pipestone County	$69,628	$140,200	$37,956	10.5%
85	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
86	Kittson County	$76,100	$134,800	$40,409	9.1%
87	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%

Richest Counties in Minnesota

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
3	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
4	Olmsted County	$95,406	$331,700	$54,393	7.5%
5	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
6	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
7	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%
8	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
9	Ramsey County	$81,568	$326,600	$46,355	12.3%
10	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%

Poorest Counties in Minnesota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%
86	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
85	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
84	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
83	Todd County	$67,662	$207,700	$33,830	11.5%
82	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
81	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
80	Kanabec County	$71,460	$228,100	$35,685	10.0%
79	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
78	Pine County	$71,146	$239,300	$35,805	11.1%

All 87 Counties Ranked

Every county in Minnesota ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
3	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
4	Olmsted County	$95,406	$331,700	$54,393	7.5%
5	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
6	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
7	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%
8	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
9	Ramsey County	$81,568	$326,600	$46,355	12.3%
10	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
11	Le Sueur County	$94,968	$316,500	$45,340	6.4%
12	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
13	Houston County	$79,825	$239,000	$44,963	6.6%
14	Douglas County	$79,043	$321,400	$44,466	9.0%
15	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
16	Nicollet County	$79,756	$270,300	$44,053	8.0%
17	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	$157,600	$44,004	8.1%
18	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	$216,100	$43,861	6.4%
19	Wabasha County	$82,007	$264,400	$43,686	7.1%
20	Dodge County	$95,739	$287,700	$43,583	7.0%
21	Jackson County	$75,743	$157,100	$43,301	8.6%
22	Goodhue County	$84,171	$285,100	$43,250	9.3%
23	McLeod County	$80,084	$246,100	$42,495	8.7%
24	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%
25	Crow Wing County	$72,589	$306,800	$41,886	9.9%
26	Becker County	$71,388	$291,000	$41,842	12.9%
27	Steele County	$84,196	$245,400	$41,674	8.3%
28	Pennington County	$77,325	$195,500	$41,551	10.5%
29	Pope County	$76,220	$255,100	$41,437	9.4%
30	Lake County	$75,541	$241,300	$41,362	8.6%
31	Stevens County	$75,733	$202,800	$41,309	11.1%
32	St. Louis County	$70,069	$221,400	$41,302	13.2%
33	Big Stone County	$70,400	$169,100	$41,277	12.9%
34	Murray County	$74,033	$185,400	$40,935	9.3%
35	Kittson County	$76,100	$134,800	$40,409	9.1%
36	Grant County	$73,917	$191,000	$40,151	11.6%
37	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	$154,700	$40,068	8.6%
38	Clay County	$81,172	$265,500	$39,936	13.3%
39	Freeborn County	$71,023	$171,100	$39,886	10.6%
40	Isanti County	$87,440	$306,200	$39,737	7.5%
41	Sibley County	$77,634	$231,900	$39,712	9.0%
42	Otter Tail County	$72,255	$273,000	$39,580	8.7%
43	Hubbard County	$71,995	$282,600	$39,508	10.8%
44	Lincoln County	$69,694	$164,400	$39,497	11.9%
45	Carlton County	$80,573	$245,100	$39,410	11.9%
46	Lyon County	$75,303	$200,700	$39,073	12.2%
47	Kandiyohi County	$76,592	$243,200	$38,860	9.1%
48	Rock County	$71,295	$224,300	$38,826	10.6%
49	Rice County	$83,181	$320,200	$38,682	10.2%
50	Benton County	$74,410	$271,000	$38,579	9.9%
51	Winona County	$70,744	$235,400	$38,508	14.8%
52	Cass County	$68,874	$288,300	$38,449	12.8%
53	Fillmore County	$77,512	$221,100	$38,354	8.4%
54	Roseau County	$74,474	$183,700	$38,348	12.2%
55	Stearns County	$77,066	$273,400	$38,286	12.9%
56	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
57	Marshall County	$72,543	$164,500	$37,984	8.3%
58	Pipestone County	$69,628	$140,200	$37,956	10.5%
59	Meeker County	$75,446	$249,000	$37,905	9.1%
60	Red Lake County	$77,188	$162,000	$37,741	7.2%
61	Brown County	$69,378	$191,200	$37,653	8.5%
62	Renville County	$70,625	$163,200	$37,576	11.0%
63	Itasca County	$68,603	$225,200	$37,533	12.2%
64	Norman County	$72,260	$147,100	$37,402	10.1%
65	Polk County	$73,107	$222,800	$37,371	11.9%
66	Martin County	$59,507	$163,500	$37,332	13.1%
67	Morrison County	$69,446	$248,500	$37,269	11.0%
68	Blue Earth County	$74,477	$266,700	$37,155	15.7%
69	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%
70	Wilkin County	$71,410	$182,200	$36,613	14.1%
71	Cottonwood County	$72,941	$169,300	$36,506	15.0%
72	Aitkin County	$60,833	$255,800	$36,503	13.1%
73	Waseca County	$76,261	$220,800	$36,326	7.5%
74	Mower County	$73,074	$185,200	$36,188	10.4%
75	Mille Lacs County	$72,729	$258,300	$36,173	10.4%
76	Swift County	$60,412	$161,400	$36,134	12.0%
77	Watonwan County	$71,699	$162,400	$35,869	13.2%
78	Pine County	$71,146	$239,300	$35,805	11.1%
79	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
80	Kanabec County	$71,460	$228,100	$35,685	10.0%
81	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
82	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
83	Todd County	$67,662	$207,700	$33,830	11.5%
84	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
85	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
86	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%

Richest Counties in Minnesota

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
3	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
4	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
5	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
6	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
7	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
8	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	$216,100	$43,861	6.4%
9	Le Sueur County	$94,968	$316,500	$45,340	6.4%
10	Houston County	$79,825	$239,000	$44,963	6.6%

Poorest Counties in Minnesota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%
86	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
85	Blue Earth County	$74,477	$266,700	$37,155	15.7%
84	Cottonwood County	$72,941	$169,300	$36,506	15.0%
83	Winona County	$70,744	$235,400	$38,508	14.8%
82	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
81	Wilkin County	$71,410	$182,200	$36,613	14.1%
80	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
79	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
78	Clay County	$81,172	$265,500	$39,936	13.3%

All 87 Counties Ranked

Every county in Minnesota ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Carver County	$125,946	$453,600	$60,893	4.4%
2	Scott County	$119,314	$419,400	$54,014	4.6%
3	Sherburne County	$105,466	$361,400	$45,141	5.1%
4	Washington County	$115,345	$422,000	$56,954	5.1%
5	Wright County	$107,209	$358,900	$46,650	5.2%
6	Dakota County	$106,318	$381,000	$52,084	5.8%
7	Chisago County	$99,400	$351,900	$44,346	6.0%
8	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	$216,100	$43,861	6.4%
9	Le Sueur County	$94,968	$316,500	$45,340	6.4%
10	Houston County	$79,825	$239,000	$44,963	6.6%
11	Anoka County	$101,869	$346,500	$45,484	7.0%
12	Dodge County	$95,739	$287,700	$43,583	7.0%
13	Wabasha County	$82,007	$264,400	$43,686	7.1%
14	Red Lake County	$77,188	$162,000	$37,741	7.2%
15	Isanti County	$87,440	$306,200	$39,737	7.5%
16	Olmsted County	$95,406	$331,700	$54,393	7.5%
17	Waseca County	$76,261	$220,800	$36,326	7.5%
18	Nicollet County	$79,756	$270,300	$44,053	8.0%
19	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	$157,600	$44,004	8.1%
20	Marshall County	$72,543	$164,500	$37,984	8.3%
21	Steele County	$84,196	$245,400	$41,674	8.3%
22	Fillmore County	$77,512	$221,100	$38,354	8.4%
23	Brown County	$69,378	$191,200	$37,653	8.5%
24	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	$154,700	$40,068	8.6%
25	Lake County	$75,541	$241,300	$41,362	8.6%
26	Jackson County	$75,743	$157,100	$43,301	8.6%
27	McLeod County	$80,084	$246,100	$42,495	8.7%
28	Otter Tail County	$72,255	$273,000	$39,580	8.7%
29	Douglas County	$79,043	$321,400	$44,466	9.0%
30	Sibley County	$77,634	$231,900	$39,712	9.0%
31	Meeker County	$75,446	$249,000	$37,905	9.1%
32	Kandiyohi County	$76,592	$243,200	$38,860	9.1%
33	Kittson County	$76,100	$134,800	$40,409	9.1%
34	Goodhue County	$84,171	$285,100	$43,250	9.3%
35	Murray County	$74,033	$185,400	$40,935	9.3%
36	Pope County	$76,220	$255,100	$41,437	9.4%
37	Benton County	$74,410	$271,000	$38,579	9.9%
38	Crow Wing County	$72,589	$306,800	$41,886	9.9%
39	Hennepin County	$97,653	$392,900	$59,401	10.0%
40	Kanabec County	$71,460	$228,100	$35,685	10.0%
41	Norman County	$72,260	$147,100	$37,402	10.1%
42	Cook County	$72,638	$336,200	$46,808	10.2%
43	Rice County	$83,181	$320,200	$38,682	10.2%
44	Faribault County	$66,815	$135,300	$38,110	10.4%
45	Mille Lacs County	$72,729	$258,300	$36,173	10.4%
46	Mower County	$73,074	$185,200	$36,188	10.4%
47	Pennington County	$77,325	$195,500	$41,551	10.5%
48	Pipestone County	$69,628	$140,200	$37,956	10.5%
49	Rock County	$71,295	$224,300	$38,826	10.6%
50	Freeborn County	$71,023	$171,100	$39,886	10.6%
51	Hubbard County	$71,995	$282,600	$39,508	10.8%
52	Koochiching County	$66,940	$156,600	$42,268	10.9%
53	Morrison County	$69,446	$248,500	$37,269	11.0%
54	Renville County	$70,625	$163,200	$37,576	11.0%
55	Pine County	$71,146	$239,300	$35,805	11.1%
56	Stevens County	$75,733	$202,800	$41,309	11.1%
57	Traverse County	$62,989	$114,100	$37,082	11.3%
58	Todd County	$67,662	$207,700	$33,830	11.5%
59	Grant County	$73,917	$191,000	$40,151	11.6%
60	Polk County	$73,107	$222,800	$37,371	11.9%
61	Carlton County	$80,573	$245,100	$39,410	11.9%
62	Lincoln County	$69,694	$164,400	$39,497	11.9%
63	Swift County	$60,412	$161,400	$36,134	12.0%
64	Roseau County	$74,474	$183,700	$38,348	12.2%
65	Lyon County	$75,303	$200,700	$39,073	12.2%
66	Itasca County	$68,603	$225,200	$37,533	12.2%
67	Ramsey County	$81,568	$326,600	$46,355	12.3%
68	Wadena County	$61,467	$173,000	$32,541	12.5%
69	Clearwater County	$64,475	$192,100	$33,526	12.6%
70	Cass County	$68,874	$288,300	$38,449	12.8%
71	Stearns County	$77,066	$273,400	$38,286	12.9%
72	Becker County	$71,388	$291,000	$41,842	12.9%
73	Big Stone County	$70,400	$169,100	$41,277	12.9%
74	Aitkin County	$60,833	$255,800	$36,503	13.1%
75	Martin County	$59,507	$163,500	$37,332	13.1%
76	Watonwan County	$71,699	$162,400	$35,869	13.2%
77	St. Louis County	$70,069	$221,400	$41,302	13.2%
78	Clay County	$81,172	$265,500	$39,936	13.3%
79	Redwood County	$67,866	$158,200	$34,812	13.3%
80	Nobles County	$66,101	$197,200	$31,342	14.0%
81	Wilkin County	$71,410	$182,200	$36,613	14.1%
82	Chippewa County	$71,458	$156,100	$35,718	14.5%
83	Winona County	$70,744	$235,400	$38,508	14.8%
84	Cottonwood County	$72,941	$169,300	$36,506	15.0%
85	Blue Earth County	$74,477	$266,700	$37,155	15.7%
86	Beltrami County	$68,975	$237,500	$35,509	16.1%
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	$161,900	$27,297	18.3%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Minnesota only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.