What are the richest counties in Minnesota?

Carver County ($125,946), Scott County ($119,314) and Washington County ($115,345) had the highest median household income in Minnesota in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated November 5, 2026

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Minnesota counties ranked by median household income
Rank	County	Median household income 2020–24	Change since 2016–20	Residents
1	Carver County	$125,946	+21.1%	114,379
2	Scott County	$119,314	+15.5%	159,017
3	Washington County	$115,345	+18.2%	286,895
4	Wright County	$107,209	+22.1%	157,559
5	Dakota County	$106,318	+20.2%	457,710
6	Sherburne County	$105,466	+18.9%	104,194
7	Anoka County	$101,869	+20.7%	381,605
8	Chisago County	$99,400	+14.4%	59,142
9	Hennepin County	$97,653	+20.3%	1,284,784
10	Dodge County	$95,739	+21.2%	21,376
11	Olmsted County	$95,406	+18.7%	166,731
12	Le Sueur County	$94,968	+25.1%	29,453
13	Isanti County	$87,440	+13.6%	44,386
14	Steele County	$84,196	+23.5%	37,464
15	Goodhue County	$84,171	+21.4%	48,195
16	Rice County	$83,181	+17.8%	69,939
17	Wabasha County	$82,007	+20.8%	21,537
18	Ramsey County	$81,568	+21.3%	541,623
19	Clay County	$81,172	+22.9%	67,734
20	Carlton County	$80,573	+21.7%	36,711
21	McLeod County	$80,084	+27.3%	36,631
22	Houston County	$79,825	+34.1%	18,400
23	Nicollet County	$79,756	+15.3%	34,273
24	Douglas County	$79,043	+20.8%	40,120
25	Sibley County	$77,634	+21.0%	15,356
26	Lake of the Woods County	$77,546	+53.0%	3,770
27	Fillmore County	$77,512	+20.4%	21,540
28	Pennington County	$77,325	+26.9%	13,686
29	Red Lake County	$77,188	+29.3%	3,940
30	Stearns County	$77,066	+18.1%	164,110
31	Kandiyohi County	$76,592	+19.2%	44,720
32	Waseca County	$76,261	+26.2%	18,688
33	Pope County	$76,220	+21.2%	11,420
34	Kittson County	$76,100	+37.3%	4,031
35	Jackson County	$75,743	+21.2%	9,857
36	Stevens County	$75,733	+15.6%	9,747
37	Lake County	$75,541	+15.9%	10,746
38	Meeker County	$75,446	+18.2%	23,603
39	Lyon County	$75,303	+31.5%	25,684
40	Blue Earth County	$74,477	+22.0%	70,634
41	Roseau County	$74,474	+19.5%	15,246
42	Lac qui Parle County	$74,432	+28.8%	6,704
43	Benton County	$74,410	+22.9%	41,744
44	Murray County	$74,033	+17.8%	7,942
45	Yellow Medicine County	$74,000	+24.8%	9,477
46	Grant County	$73,917	+24.8%	6,085
47	Polk County	$73,107	+24.6%	30,545
48	Mower County	$73,074	+32.0%	40,971
49	Cottonwood County	$72,941	+42.8%	11,405
50	Mille Lacs County	$72,729	+27.2%	27,753
51	Cook County	$72,638	+22.0%	5,522
52	Crow Wing County	$72,589	+25.6%	69,132
53	Marshall County	$72,543	+19.0%	8,798
54	Norman County	$72,260	+28.8%	6,336
55	Otter Tail County	$72,255	+21.5%	61,041
56	Hubbard County	$71,995	+23.1%	22,369
57	Watonwan County	$71,699	+34.5%	11,459
58	Kanabec County	$71,460	+23.5%	16,628
59	Chippewa County	$71,458	+24.7%	12,406
60	Wilkin County	$71,410	+25.7%	6,288
61	Becker County	$71,388	+18.0%	35,497
62	Rock County	$71,295	+8.4%	9,524
63	Pine County	$71,146	+27.9%	30,472
64	Freeborn County	$71,023	+30.0%	30,440
65	Winona County	$70,744	+17.9%	50,523
66	Renville County	$70,625	+20.6%	14,356
67	Big Stone County	$70,400	+25.9%	5,054
68	St. Louis County	$70,069	+21.9%	200,518
69	Lincoln County	$69,694	+30.1%	5,583
70	Pipestone County	$69,628	+29.7%	9,260
71	Morrison County	$69,446	+18.1%	34,620
72	Brown County	$69,378	+16.0%	25,517
73	Beltrami County	$68,975	+36.5%	47,055
74	Cass County	$68,874	+27.9%	31,430
75	Itasca County	$68,603	+23.1%	45,404
76	Redwood County	$67,866	+18.6%	15,265
77	Todd County	$67,662	+24.1%	26,060
78	Koochiching County	$66,940	+28.0%	11,587
79	Faribault County	$66,815	+23.8%	13,888
80	Nobles County	$66,101	+18.0%	22,338
81	Clearwater County	$64,475	+24.6%	8,647
82	Traverse County	$62,989	+23.0%	3,130
83	Wadena County	$61,467	+33.1%	14,388
84	Aitkin County	$60,833	+23.9%	16,252
85	Swift County	$60,412	+13.0%	9,763
86	Martin County	$59,507	+10.5%	19,440
87	Mahnomen County	$59,441	+30.9%	5,153

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Minnesota has the highest median household income?

Carver County: $125,946, ahead of Scott County ($119,314) and Washington County ($115,345), of 87 Minnesota counties ranked.

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