Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Minnesota was 7.11%. Among all Minnesota counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Blue Earth County (14.89%), followed by Wadena County (13.28%), and Todd County (13.06%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Scott County (3.54%), Carver County (3.6%), and Washington County (3.64%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties where the White 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.

Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Blue Earth County
Wadena County
Todd County
Winona County
Big Stone County
St. Louis County
Beltrami County
Koochiching County
Aitkin County
Wilkin County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Blue Earth County 14.89
2 Wadena County 13.28
3 Todd County 13.06
4 Winona County 12.65
5 Big Stone County 12.62
6 St. Louis County 12.20
7 Beltrami County 11.79
8 Koochiching County 11.57
9 Aitkin County 11.24
10 Wilkin County 11.21
11 Martin County 11.02
12 Polk County 10.97
13 Faribault County 10.79
14 Clay County 10.78
15 Watonwan County 10.68
16 Cottonwood County 10.40
17 Lake of the Woods County 10.38
18 Itasca County 10.27
19 Norman County 10.24
20 Carlton County 10.22
21 Clearwater County 10.07
22 Pennington County 9.84
23 Crow Wing County 9.83
23 Swift County 9.83
24 Kanabec County 9.78
25 Mahnomen County 9.76
26 Mille Lacs County 9.70
27 Pine County 9.65
28 Morrison County 9.62
29 Cass County 9.60
30 Hubbard County 9.55
31 Lincoln County 9.47
32 Red Lake County 9.46
33 Kittson County 9.41
34 Stevens County 9.31
35 Nobles County 9.25
36 Mower County 9.24
37 Lyon County 9.23
38 Yellow Medicine County 8.97
39 Stearns County 8.95
40 Fillmore County 8.89
41 Chippewa County 8.84
42 Rock County 8.67
43 Isanti County 8.62
44 Becker County 8.56
45 Redwood County 8.54
46 Lac qui Parle County 8.48
47 Otter Tail County 8.32
48 Benton County 8.25
49 Freeborn County 8.23
50 Pipestone County 8.10
51 Pope County 8.04
52 Ramsey County 8.00
53 Roseau County 7.98
54 Kandiyohi County 7.97
55 Sibley County 7.94
56 Jackson County 7.93
57 Douglas County 7.87
58 Steele County 7.83
59 Goodhue County 7.74
60 Grant County 7.61
61 Lake County 7.56
62 Nicollet County 7.52
63 Meeker County 7.43
64 Marshall County 7.36
65 Rice County 7.28
66 Renville County 7.16
67 Le Sueur County 7.02
68 Brown County 6.93
69 Houston County 6.80
70 Wabasha County 6.48
70 Waseca County 6.48
71 McLeod County 6.39
72 Hennepin County 6.29
73 Chisago County 6.22
74 Cook County 6.21
75 Murray County 6.09
76 Traverse County 5.99
77 Olmsted County 5.69
78 Anoka County 4.86
79 Dakota County 4.55
80 Wright County 4.52
81 Dodge County 3.90
82 Sherburne County 3.79
83 Washington County 3.64
84 Carver County 3.60
85 Scott County 3.54