What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Minnesota?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Minnesota is $33,000.

Minnesota

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Minnesota has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 98.6.

Sales tax: 8.1%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 1.02%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Minnesota. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Aitkin County · 2-bed $1,048
Anoka County · 2-bed $1,734
Becker County · 2-bed $1,105
Beltrami County · 2-bed $1,230
Benton County · 2-bed $1,233
Big Stone County · 2-bed $1,014
Blue Earth County · 2-bed $1,230
Brown County · 2-bed $1,071
Carlton County · 2-bed $1,207
Carver County · 2-bed $1,734
Chippewa County · 2-bed $1,014
Chisago County · 2-bed $1,734
Clay County · 2-bed $1,104
Clearwater County · 2-bed $1,014
Cook County · 2-bed $1,022
Cottonwood County · 2-bed $1,014
Crow Wing County · 2-bed $1,172
Dakota County · 2-bed $1,734
Dodge County · 2-bed $1,422
Douglas County · 2-bed $1,027
Faribault County · 2-bed $1,014
Fillmore County · 2-bed $1,014
Freeborn County · 2-bed $1,033
Goodhue County · 2-bed $1,172
Grant County · 2-bed $1,014
Hennepin County · 2-bed $1,734
Houston County · 2-bed $1,343
Hubbard County · 2-bed $1,020
Isanti County · 2-bed $1,734
Itasca County · 2-bed $1,164
Jackson County · 2-bed $1,014
Kanabec County · 2-bed $1,014
Kandiyohi County · 2-bed $1,026
Koochiching County · 2-bed $1,014
Lac qui Parle County · 2-bed $1,014
Lake County · 2-bed $1,358
Lake of the Woods County · 2-bed $1,154
Le Sueur County · 2-bed $1,098
Lyon County · 2-bed $1,014
Marshall County · 2-bed $1,014
Martin County · 2-bed $1,014
McLeod County · 2-bed $1,073
Meeker County · 2-bed $1,089
Mille Lacs County · 2-bed $1,124
Morrison County · 2-bed $1,014
Mower County · 2-bed $1,080
Murray County · 2-bed $1,014
Nicollet County · 2-bed $1,230
Nobles County · 2-bed $1,076
Norman County · 2-bed $1,014
Olmsted County · 2-bed $1,422
Otter Tail County · 2-bed $1,071
Pennington County · 2-bed $1,142
Pine County · 2-bed $1,096
Pipestone County · 2-bed $1,014
Polk County · 2-bed $1,014
Pope County · 2-bed $1,088
Ramsey County · 2-bed $1,734
Red Lake County · 2-bed $1,014
Redwood County · 2-bed $1,014
Renville County · 2-bed $1,014
Rice County · 2-bed $1,226
Rock County · 2-bed $1,014
Roseau County · 2-bed $1,014
Scott County · 2-bed $1,734
Sherburne County · 2-bed $1,734
Sibley County · 2-bed $1,014
St. Louis County · 2-bed $1,207
Stearns County · 2-bed $1,233
Steele County · 2-bed $1,244
Stevens County · 2-bed $1,027
Swift County · 2-bed $1,014
Todd County · 2-bed $1,025
Traverse County · 2-bed $1,014
Wabasha County · 2-bed $1,014
Wadena County · 2-bed $1,059
Waseca County · 2-bed $1,030
Washington County · 2-bed $1,734
Watonwan County · 2-bed $1,014
Wilkin County · 2-bed $1,014
Winona County · 2-bed $1,118
Wright County · 2-bed $1,734
Yellow Medicine County · 2-bed $1,014

Towns

347 places in Minnesota have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI