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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Minnesota

The top 25 of 48 Minnesota cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Winona
23.1%
2Bemidji
21.3%
3Mankato
20.6%
4St. Cloud
20.2%
5Worthington
17.6%
6Marshall
16.9%
7Duluth
16.8%
8Faribault
16.4%
9Hibbing
16.2%
10Moorhead
16.1%
11Minneapolis
16%
12St. Paul
15.6%
13Grand Rapids
15.5%
14Brainerd
15%
15Ely
13.9%
16Red Wing
13.8%
17International Falls
13.3%
18Willmar
13.1%
19Albert Lea
12.8%
20Austin
12.5%
21Alexandria
12%
22Maplewood
11.2%
23Burnsville
10.8%
24Brooklyn Park
9.5%
25Bloomington
9.2%

Top Minnesota Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Mahnomen County18.3%2. Beltrami County16.1%3. Blue Earth County15.7%4. Cottonwood County15%5. Winona County14.8%6. Chippewa County14.5%7. Wilkin County14.1%8. Nobles County14%9. Clay County13.3%10. Redwood County13.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Minnesota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/minnesota/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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