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Where are the children?
Minnesota Counties Ranked by Percent of Children Living in Poverty
(80% of Minnesota counties have more than 10% of children living in poverty.)



Rank
Minnesota 11.9% 
1 Mahnomen 31.2% 
2 Clearwater 24.4% 
3 Beltrami 24.1% 
4 Cass 22.2% 
5 Aitkin 21.9% 
6 Todd 20.1% 
7 Nobles 19.5% 
8 Ramsey 19.3% 
9 Wadena 19.1% 
10 Koochiching 19.0% 
10 Pine 19.0% 
12 St. Louis 18.6% 
13 Becker 18.4% 
13 Hubbard 18.4% 
15 Norman 16.4% 
16 Kanabec 16.2% 
17 Polk 16.1% 
17 Grant 16.1% 
19 Cottonwood 16.0% 
20 Big Stone 15.4% 
21 Lake of the Woods 15.3% 
22 Otter Tail 15.2% 
23 Faribault 14.9% 
24 Kittson 14.8% 
25 Martin 14.6% 
25 Pipestone 14.6% 
25 Mower 14.6% 
28 Fillmore 14.4% 
29 Marshall 14.3% 
29 Lincoln 14.3% 
29 Hennepin 14.3% 
32 Kandiyohi 14.2% 
32 Itasca 14.2% 
34 Clay 13.9% 
35 Chippewa 13.8% 
36 Watonwan 13.7% 
37 Douglas 13.6% 
38 Traverse 13.5% 
38 Mille Lacs 13.5% 
40 Red Lake 13.4% 
41 Yellow Medicine 13.3% 
41 Pennington 13.3% 
43 Carlton 13.1% 
43 Renville 13.1% 
43 Lake 13.1% 
46 Pope 12.9% 
47 Crow Wing 12.8% 
47 Sibley 12.8% 
49 Morrison 12.7% 
50 Lac qui Parle 12.4% 
51 Redwood 12.2% 
52 Cook 12.1% 
53 Freeborn 11.9% 
54 Jackson 11.8% 
54 Lyon 11.8% 
56 Swift 11.7% 
56 Winona 11.7% 
58 Blue Earth 11.5% 
59 Meeker 11.3% 
60 Brown 11.2% 
61 Rock 11.0% 
62 Stearns 10.7% 
62 Houston 10.7% 
64 Wilkin 10.6% 
65 Murray 10.4% 
66 Benton 10.2% 
66 Isanti 10.2% 
68 Olmsted 10.1% 
68 Waseca 10.1% 
70 Stevens 9.9% 
71 Goodhue 9.6% 
72 Nicollet 9.5% 
73 Steele 9.3% 
73 Roseau 9.3% 
75 Le Sueur 9.1% 
76 Rice 8.7% 
77 Wabasha 8.4% 
78 McLeod 8.1% 
79 Anoka 8.0% 
80 Chisago 7.4% 
81 Dodge 7.3% 
82 Dakota 6.1% 
83 Wright 5.9% 
84 Washington 5.5% 
85 Sherburne 5.3% 
86 Scott 5.0% 
87 Carver