Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021
Lake of the Woods County
Stevens County
Kandiyohi County
Rock County
McLeod County
Rice County
Chippewa County
Renville County
Blue Earth County
Cottonwood County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021
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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