Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group in Minnesota was 31.2%. Among all Minnesota counties, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Lake of the Woods County (95.89%), followed by Stevens County (84.78%), and Kandiyohi County (84.07%). On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Big Stone County (0%), Chisago County (0%), and Grant County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties where the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Minnesota.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake of the Woods County | 95.89 |
| 2 | Stevens County | 84.78 |
| 3 | Kandiyohi County | 84.07 |
| 4 | Rock County | 76.92 |
| 5 | McLeod County | 69.57 |
| 6 | Rice County | 67.93 |
| 7 | Chippewa County | 66.83 |
| 8 | Renville County | 62.77 |
| 9 | Blue Earth County | 61.29 |
| 10 | Cottonwood County | 57.50 |
| 11 | Swift County | 57.14 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 56.52 |
| 13 | Nicollet County | 54.95 |
| 14 | Clay County | 53.33 |
| 15 | Freeborn County | 52.87 |
| 16 | Pipestone County | 52.10 |
| 17 | Pine County | 49.20 |
| 18 | Pennington County | 47.13 |
| 19 | Dodge County | 45.65 |
| 20 | Mower County | 45.28 |
| 21 | Fillmore County | 42.86 |
| 22 | St. Louis County | 40.95 |
| 23 | Clearwater County | 40.70 |
| 24 | Becker County | 40.20 |
| 25 | Lyon County | 40.00 |
| 26 | Wadena County | 39.76 |
| 27 | Ramsey County | 38.83 |
| 28 | Lake County | 38.10 |
| 29 | Itasca County | 34.67 |
| 30 | Mahnomen County | 34.02 |
| 31 | Hennepin County | 32.48 |
| 32 | Beltrami County | 30.39 |
| 33 | Cass County | 30.19 |
| 34 | Red Lake County | 29.58 |
| 35 | Brown County | 29.49 |
| 36 | Winona County | 28.31 |
| 37 | Goodhue County | 27.64 |
| 38 | Kanabec County | 27.59 |
| 39 | Mille Lacs County | 27.47 |
| 40 | Carlton County | 26.73 |
| 41 | Washington County | 26.10 |
| 42 | Hubbard County | 26.03 |
| 43 | Roseau County | 25.96 |
| 44 | Yellow Medicine County | 24.53 |
| 45 | Benton County | 23.35 |
| 46 | Le Sueur County | 21.62 |
| 47 | Meeker County | 20.83 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 20.00 |
| 49 | Aitkin County | 19.81 |
| 50 | Cook County | 19.73 |
| 51 | Traverse County | 18.86 |
| 52 | Wabasha County | 18.33 |
| 53 | Scott County | 18.17 |
| 54 | Isanti County | 17.32 |
| 55 | Norman County | 17.27 |
| 56 | Morrison County | 16.67 |
| 56 | Steele County | 16.67 |
| 57 | Polk County | 16.47 |
| 58 | Sibley County | 15.39 |
| 59 | Anoka County | 14.02 |
| 60 | Wright County | 12.61 |
| 61 | Koochiching County | 12.40 |
| 62 | Olmsted County | 11.97 |
| 63 | Redwood County | 11.85 |
| 64 | Stearns County | 11.06 |
| 65 | Dakota County | 10.33 |
| 66 | Faribault County | 9.52 |
| 67 | Crow Wing County | 8.45 |
| 68 | Otter Tail County | 8.22 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 8.07 |
| 70 | Carver County | 7.73 |
| 71 | Waseca County | 6.20 |
| 72 | Todd County | 4.27 |
| 73 | Nobles County | 3.74 |
| 74 | Houston County | 3.70 |
| 75 | Pope County | 2.78 |
| 76 | Big Stone County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Chisago County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Grant County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Kittson County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Marshall County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Martin County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Murray County | 0.00 |
| 76 | Wilkin County | 0.00 |