In 2023, around 9.3 percent of Minnesota's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Martin County, MN was 11.10% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Martin County, MN reached a record high of 13.70 in January of 2019 and a record low of 10.60 in January of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Martin County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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6.3 (%) in 2018.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Pennington County, MN was 9.90% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Pennington County, MN reached a record high of 11.00 in January of 2019 and a record low of 8.70 in January of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Pennington County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Lac Qui Parle County, MN - Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Lac qui Parle County, MN was 8.00% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Lac Qui Parle County, MN - Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Lac qui Parle County, MN reached a record high of 9.30 in January of 2017 and a record low of 7.10 in January of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Lac Qui Parle County, MN - Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Lac qui Parle County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Olmsted County, MN was 7.90% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Olmsted County, MN reached a record high of 9.20 in January of 2016 and a record low of 7.60 in January of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Olmsted County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This dataset provides equity-relevant characteristics for each census tract in the Twin Cities region. Formerly known as the Areas of Concentrated Poverty dataset, it has been greatly expanded to provide a more nuanced portrait of neighborhoods, with data on: demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (including multiple income levels); racial/ethnic/cultural groups; historical data on discriminatory practices; facets of housing markets; land use, environment/climate, amenities, and employment/commuting patterns. Our intention is to call attention to broader patterns of economic segregation and their root causes, and to show that census tracts are much more multifaceted than a narrow focus on poverty rates would imply.

For more background on this file, please see our website ( https://metrocouncil.org/research/place-basedequity ) -- in particular, the User Guide.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Mille Lacs County, MN was 10.50% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Mille Lacs County, MN reached a record high of 14.00 in January of 2012 and a record low of 10.50 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Mille Lacs County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

10,10 (%) in 2018.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Hennepin County, MN was 10.00% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Hennepin County, MN reached a record high of 12.90 in January of 2014 and a record low of 9.80 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Hennepin County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Mongolia MN: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data was reported at 0.031 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.057 % for 2011. Mongolia MN: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data is updated yearly, averaging 0.067 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2012, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.139 % in 2007 and a record low of 0.031 % in 2012. Mongolia MN: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mongolia – Table MN.World Bank: Poverty. Increase in poverty gap at $3.10 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, as a percentage of the $1.90 poverty line; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted Average;

This resouce contains two spatial datasets.

MPCA Environmental Justice Areas
MPCA Census Tribal Areas

These data represent areas of consideration for MPCA environmental justice efforts. Our goal is to highlight regions where community members are disproportionately impacted by environmental issues. The data fields in this layer are a mix of American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates and calculations performed by MPCA staff. Margins of error are not considered when determining potential areas of consideration.

As an attempt to highlight environmental justice areas of concern, we show census tracts where the estimated percentage of the population that identify as people of color is 40% or greater, the estimated percentage of economically disadvantaged community members is 35% or greater, as well as the estimated percentage of the population that has limited English proficiency is 40% or greater. We also include language information for each census tract and highlight the top three estimated languages spoken by those who report that they do not speak English well.

Income Threshold:
The federal government defines poverty thresholds on an annual basis (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html). For MPCA use, we show an income threshold at 2 times the federal poverty threshold.

2022:
2 x $13,590 = $27,180 (individual)
2 x $27,750 = $55,500 (family of four)

This resource also contains Tribal Areas. These areas are derived by taking the maximum extent of two spatial datasets: the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas for United States; and Minnesota Department of Transportation's Tribal Government in Minnesota.

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