Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Minnesota was 25.01%. Among all Minnesota counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Big Stone County (100%), followed by Lake County (100%), and Lake of the Woods County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Faribault County (0%), Kanabec County (0%), and Lincoln County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties where the Black or African American 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 ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Stone County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Lake County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Lake of the Woods County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Koochiching County | 94.29 |
| 3 | Pipestone County | 83.33 |
| 4 | Waseca County | 76.24 |
| 5 | Martin County | 62.86 |
| 6 | Carlton County | 61.23 |
| 7 | Beltrami County | 61.20 |
| 8 | Le Sueur County | 57.95 |
| 9 | Stevens County | 57.49 |
| 10 | Nicollet County | 56.27 |
| 11 | Clay County | 56.11 |
| 12 | Mille Lacs County | 55.81 |
| 13 | Wadena County | 55.74 |
| 14 | Chippewa County | 55.71 |
| 15 | Goodhue County | 52.73 |
| 16 | Morrison County | 51.19 |
| 17 | Kandiyohi County | 49.03 |
| 18 | Swift County | 47.54 |
| 19 | Stearns County | 46.69 |
| 20 | St. Louis County | 44.51 |
| 21 | Renville County | 41.67 |
| 22 | Cass County | 39.33 |
| 23 | Crow Wing County | 37.65 |
| 24 | Rice County | 35.12 |
| 25 | Otter Tail County | 34.02 |
| 26 | Dodge County | 33.71 |
| 27 | Steele County | 32.62 |
| 28 | Itasca County | 32.56 |
| 29 | Fillmore County | 31.73 |
| 30 | Olmsted County | 30.51 |
| 31 | Freeborn County | 29.41 |
| 32 | Blue Earth County | 29.36 |
| 33 | Yellow Medicine County | 28.57 |
| 34 | Aitkin County | 27.78 |
| 35 | Houston County | 27.60 |
| 36 | Lyon County | 26.83 |
| 37 | Ramsey County | 26.65 |
| 38 | Hennepin County | 26.37 |
| 39 | Scott County | 26.26 |
| 40 | Mower County | 26.13 |
| 41 | Hubbard County | 25.64 |
| 42 | Benton County | 25.37 |
| 43 | Clearwater County | 25.00 |
| 44 | Isanti County | 24.42 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 22.89 |
| 46 | Red Lake County | 22.86 |
| 47 | Norman County | 21.33 |
| 48 | Kittson County | 20.00 |
| 49 | Chisago County | 19.53 |
| 50 | Carver County | 18.43 |
| 51 | Winona County | 18.01 |
| 52 | Sherburne County | 16.34 |
| 53 | Brown County | 15.17 |
| 54 | Todd County | 15.15 |
| 55 | Anoka County | 14.53 |
| 56 | Lac qui Parle County | 14.29 |
| 57 | McLeod County | 13.50 |
| 58 | Pine County | 13.42 |
| 59 | Polk County | 13.39 |
| 60 | Grant County | 11.63 |
| 61 | Nobles County | 11.44 |
| 62 | Dakota County | 10.88 |
| 63 | Washington County | 10.21 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 10.00 |
| 65 | Meeker County | 8.54 |
| 66 | Redwood County | 7.06 |
| 67 | Becker County | 6.90 |
| 68 | Roseau County | 5.70 |
| 69 | Cottonwood County | 3.70 |
| 70 | Pope County | 3.64 |
| 71 | Marshall County | 3.45 |
| 72 | Murray County | 2.38 |
| 73 | Wright County | 2.18 |
| 74 | Wabasha County | 2.06 |
| 75 | Sibley County | 1.48 |
| 76 | Pennington County | 0.59 |
| 77 | Faribault County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Kanabec County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Mahnomen County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Rock County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Traverse County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Watonwan County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Wilkin County | 0.00 |