| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $14,926 | Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School District / 6,338 |
| 2. | $11,464 | Lewiston-Altura Public School District / 4,168 |
| 3. | $10,406 | Fulda Public School District / 2,638 |
| 4. | $9,775 | Plummer Public School District / 942 |
| 5. | $9,545 | Nett Lake Public School District / 344 |
| 6. | $8,908 | Montgomery-Lonsdale School District / 8,378 |
| 7. | $8,893 | Waseca Public School District / 13,205 |
| 8. | $8,378 | Roseau Public School District / 7,131 |
| 9. | $6,664 | Chisago Lakes School District / 20,921 |
| 10. | $6,395 | Carlton Public School District / 4,185 |
| 11. | $6,290 | Annandale Public School District / 9,829 |
| 12. | $6,264 | Spring Grove School District / 2,266 |
| 13. | $6,200 | Chatfield Public Schools / 4,925 |
| 14. | $6,030 | Sartell-St. Stephen School District / 16,327 |
| 15. | $6,020 | Nevis Public School District / 2,389 |
| 16. | $5,986 | Ivanhoe Public School District / 1,345 |
| 17. | $5,960 | La Crescent-Hokah School District / 8,422 |
| 18. | $5,820 | Delano Public School District / 10,660 |
| 19. | $5,800 | LeSueur-Henderson School District / 7,659 |
| 19. | $5,800 | LeRoy Public School District / 1,892 |
| 21. | $5,776 | Isle Public School District / 3,492 |
| 22. | $5,731 | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial School District / 6,049 |
| 23. | $5,497 | Farmington Public School District / 30,515 |
| 24. | $5,448 | St. Francis Public School District / 30,821 |
| 25. | $5,206 | New Prague Area Schools / 17,962 |
| 26. | $5,154 | Dassel-Cokato Public School District / 9,749 |
| 27. | $5,091 | Red Lake Public School District / 5,684 |
| 28. | $5,068 | Fillmore Central Schools / 4,783 |
| 29. | $5,064 | North Branch Public Schools / 19,533 |
| 30. | $5,057 | Rothsay Public School District / 1,026 |
| 31. | $5,043 | Edina Public School District / 38,993 |
| 32. | $5,022 | Centennial Public School District / 31,516 |
| 33. | $4,775 | Dover-Eyota Public School District / 4,225 |
| 34. | $4,523 | Elk River Public School District / 64,188 |
| 35. | $4,461 | GFW Schools / 6,026 |
| 36. | $4,397 | ACGC School District / 5,955 |
| 37. | $4,329 | Osakis Public School District / 3,905 |
| 38. | $4,298 | Lakeville Public School District / 49,918 |
| 39. | $4,267 | Forest Lake Public School District / 44,247 |
| 40. | $4,263 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public School District / 8,010 |
| 41. | $4,239 | St. Charles Public School District / 5,675 |
| 42. | $4,197 | Ogilvie Public School District / 3,635 |
| 43. | $4,116 | Cass Lake-Bena Schools Public Schools / 4,212 |
| 44. | $4,111 | Alexandria Public School District / 28,726 |
| 45. | $4,050 | Randolph Public School District / 2,115 |
| 46. | $4,047 | Hutchinson Public School District / 18,435 |
| 47. | $3,962 | Minnetonka Public School District / 39,793 |
| 48. | $3,941 | St. Louis County School District / 18,100 |
| 49. | $3,935 | Northland Community Schools / 4,454 |
| 50. | $3,934 | Roseville Public School District / 53,650 |
| 51. | $3,920 | Wayzata Public School District / 57,415 |
| 52. | $3,908 | Fisher Public School District / 1,074 |
| 53. | $3,907 | Hastings Public School District / 31,233 |
| 54. | $3,884 | Win-E-Mac School District / 3,535 |
| 55. | $3,871 | Monticello Public School District / 21,048 |
| 56. | $3,862 | Ashby Public School District / 1,334 |
| 57. | $3,851 | Proctor Public School District / 10,640 |
| 58. | $3,846 | New York Mills Public School District / 3,589 |
| 59. | $3,826 | Laporte Public School District / 1,858 |
| 60. | $3,826 | Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools / 2,876 |
| 61. | $3,825 | Cleveland Public School District / 2,437 |
| 62. | $3,820 | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District / 143,534 |
| 63. | $3,819 | LeCenter Public School District / 4,098 |
| 64. | $3,790 | Pine Point Public School District / 251 |
| 65. | $3,754 | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District / 7,188 |
| 66. | $3,750 | West Central Area Schools / 5,235 |
| 67. | $3,750 | Rochester Public School District / 117,301 |
| 68. | $3,736 | Mounds View Public School District / 74,437 |
| 69. | $3,718 | Fergus Falls Public School District / 19,814 |
| 70. | $3,688 | Marshall Public School District / 15,510 |
| 71. | $3,675 | Osseo Public School District / 132,060 |
| 72. | $3,663 | Kingsland Public School District / 5,232 |
| 73. | $3,605 | St. Paul Public School District / 282,079 |
| 74. | $3,602 | White Bear Lake School District / 58,840 |
| 75. | $3,595 | Yellow Medicine East School District / 6,899 |
| 76. | $3,587 | Mountain Iron-Buhl School District / 4,278 |
| 77. | $3,585 | Eden Prairie Public School District / 56,769 |
| 78. | $3,580 | Ortonville -Bellingham Public School District / 3,705 |
| 79. | $3,556 | Royalton Public School District / 3,535 |
| 80. | $3,531 | Columbia Heights Public School District / 24,863 |
| 81. | $3,482 | Redwood Area School District / 8,102 |
| 82. | $3,447 | Eastern Carver County District 112 Public Schools / 49,594 |
| 83. | $3,443 | Tri-County School District / 2,052 |
| 84. | $3,433 | Anoka-Hennepin Public School District / 222,677 |
| 85. | $3,425 | Hopkins Public School District / 61,319 |
| 86. | $3,411 | Houston Public School District / 2,877 |
| 87. | $3,394 | Duluth Public School District / 94,896 |
| 88. | $3,382 | Onamia Public School District / 5,979 |
| 89. | $3,371 | McGregor Public School District / 3,920 |
| 90. | $3,363 | South St. Paul Public School District / 20,114 |
| 91. | $3,319 | Pierz Public School District / 5,325 |
| 92. | $3,310 | South Washington County School District / 91,125 |
| 93. | $3,307 | Owatonna Public School District / 29,239 |
| 94. | $3,306 | Eden Valley-Watkins School District / 5,033 |
| 95. | $3,303 | Mahtomedi Public School District / 13,799 |
| 96. | $3,301 | Red Wing Public School District / 19,361 |
| 97. | $3,243 | Herman-Norcross School District / 1,029 |
| 98. | $3,239 | Northfield Public School District / 26,835 |
| 99. | $3,203 | Braham Public School District / 5,494 |
| 100. | $3,200 | Hendricks Public School District / 1,086 |
| 101. | $3,193 | Wrenshall Public School District / 1,957 |
| 102. | $3,189 | Glenville-Emmons School District / 2,678 |
| 103. | $3,187 | Virginia Public School District / 10,834 |
| 104. | $3,179 | Buffalo Public School District / 30,870 |
| 105. | $3,147 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public School District / 8,416 |
| 106. | $3,135 | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools / 36,878 |
| 107. | $3,133 | Fridley Public School District / 15,493 |
| 108. | $3,125 | Big Lake Public School District / 16,530 |
| 109. | $3,122 | Mankato Public School District / 61,881 |
| 110. | $3,115 | NRHEG School District / 4,944 |
| 111. | $3,075 | New London-Spicer School District / 9,220 |
| 112. | $3,067 | Dawson-Boyd Public School District / 2,958 |
| 113. | $3,046 | Robbinsdale Public School District / 98,155 |
| 114. | $3,041 | Minneapolis Public School District / 379,631 |
| 115. | $3,026 | Orono Public School District / 12,294 |
| 116. | $3,014 | Pequot Lakes Public School District / 9,015 |
| 117. | $2,962 | Mora Public School District / 11,225 |
| 118. | $2,946 | Faribault Public School District / 30,281 |
| 119. | $2,929 | Burnsville Public School District / 67,820 |
| 120. | $2,913 | Paynesville Public School District / 5,986 |
| 121. | $2,906 | Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District / 5,457 |
| 122. | $2,900 | Prinsburg Public School District / 801 |
| 123. | $2,890 | Richfield Public School District / 39,097 |
| 124. | $2,882 | Red Rock Central School District / 3,580 |
| 125. | $2,879 | St. Louis Park Public School District / 43,291 |
| 126. | $2,872 | Milaca Public School District / 11,411 |
| 127. | $2,872 | Ada-Borup Public School District / 2,605 |
| 128. | $2,864 | Staples-Motley School District / 10,508 |
| 129. | $2,859 | Rush City Public School District / 6,503 |
| 130. | $2,833 | Jordan Public School District / 8,712 |
| 131. | $2,803 | Lake City Public School District / 9,094 |
| 132. | $2,800 | Campbell-Tintah Public School District / 918 |
| 133. | $2,779 | Browns Valley Public School District / 798 |
| 134. | $2,760 | Bloomington Public School District / 82,621 |
| 135. | $2,744 | Fosston Public School District / 3,732 |
| 136. | $2,743 | Waubun Public School District / 3,455 |
| 137. | $2,739 | Bemidji Public School District / 35,715 |
| 138. | $2,722 | Climax Public School District / 975 |
| 139. | $2,718 | United South Central School District / 6,147 |
| 140. | $2,642 | Brainerd Public School District / 43,251 |
| 141. | $2,619 | Cedar Mountain School District / 2,773 |
| 142. | $2,618 | Spring Lake Park Public Schools / 30,203 |
| 143. | $2,616 | Cook County Public Schools / 5,211 |
| 144. | $2,610 | Moorhead Public School District / 41,552 |
| 145. | $2,600 | Worthington Public School District / 15,380 |
| 146. | $2,596 | Hinckley-Finlayson School District / 7,345 |
| 147. | $2,584 | Ellsworth Public School District / 975 |
| 148. | $2,576 | Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District / 5,128 |
| 149. | $2,543 | Aitkin Public School District / 9,900 |
| 150. | $2,542 | Bagley Public School District / 5,833 |
| 151. | $2,517 | Southland Public School District / 3,648 |
| 152. | $2,511 | Lakeview School District / 2,639 |
| 153. | $2,505 | Minnewaska School District / 9,348 |
| 154. | $2,489 | Morris Public School District / 7,133 |
| 155. | $2,483 | Rushford-Peterson Public Schools / 4,478 |
| 156. | $2,458 | Maple Lake Public School District / 5,159 |
| 157. | $2,452 | St. Cloud Public School District / 95,015 |
| 158. | $2,433 | North St. Paul-Maplewood School District / 75,984 |
| 159. | $2,428 | East Central School District / 7,113 |
| 160. | $2,413 | Barnum Public School District / 3,884 |
| 161. | $2,407 | West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District / 41,888 |
| 162. | $2,388 | St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools / 9,761 |
| 163. | $2,360 | Cambridge-Isanti Public School District / 28,241 |
| 164. | $2,348 | Willow River Public School District / 3,522 |
| 165. | $2,345 | Princeton Public School District / 20,008 |
| 166. | $2,340 | Sibley East School District / 7,751 |
| 167. | $2,320 | Stewartville Public School District / 8,472 |
| 168. | $2,309 | Buffalo Lake-Hector School District / 4,513 |
| 169. | $2,308 | Mabel-Canton Public School District / 2,319 |
| 170. | $2,287 | Windom Public School District / 6,081 |
| 171. | $2,268 | St. Michael-Albertville School District / 21,149 |
| 172. | $2,258 | Maple River School District / 6,200 |
| 173. | $2,252 | Litchfield Public School District / 11,763 |
| 174. | $2,252 | Wadena-Deer Creek School District / 7,734 |
| 175. | $2,247 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Public School District / 4,356 |
| 176. | $2,243 | Granada-Huntley-East Chain Public School District / 1,873 |
| 177. | $2,243 | Crookston Public School District / 9,555 |
| 178. | $2,241 | Inver Grove Heights Schools / 27,850 |
| 179. | $2,226 | Sauk Centre Public School District / 7,721 |
| 180. | $2,209 | Evansville Public School District / 1,482 |
| 181. | $2,206 | Stephen-Argyle Central Schools / 1,736 |
| 182. | $2,195 | Westonka Public School District / 17,152 |
| 183. | $2,191 | Red Lake Falls Public School District / 2,322 |
| 184. | $2,190 | Hayfield Public School District / 4,578 |
| 185. | $2,180 | RTR Public School District / 3,343 |
| 186. | $2,174 | Marshall County Central Schools / 1,991 |
| 187. | $2,170 | Cromwell-Wright Public Schools / 1,662 |
| 188. | $2,159 | Hawley Public School District / 3,761 |
| 189. | $2,158 | Badger Public School District / 1,081 |
| 190. | $2,140 | Heron Lake-Okabena School District / 1,569 |
| 191. | $2,130 | Willmar Public School District / 25,112 |
| 192. | $2,122 | Greenway Public School District / 7,854 |
| 193. | $2,110 | Foley Public School District / 9,096 |
| 194. | $2,109 | Springfield Public School District / 3,542 |
| 195. | $2,103 | Eveleth-Gilbert School District / 8,299 |
| 196. | $2,092 | Pine Island Public School District / 6,035 |
| 197. | $2,077 | Hibbing Public School District / 17,489 |
| 198. | $2,075 | Luverne Public School District / 7,029 |
| 199. | $2,072 | Austin Public School District / 28,195 |
| 200. | $2,069 | Kasson-Mantorville School District / 9,788 |
| 201. | $2,056 | Sauk Rapids Public School District / 23,481 |
| 202. | $2,052 | Warroad Public School District / 6,067 |
| 203. | $2,023 | Pipestone Area School District / 7,782 |
| 204. | $2,022 | Little Falls Public School District / 17,545 |
| 205. | $2,022 | St. Peter Public School District / 14,415 |
| 206. | $2,021 | Pillager Public School District / 5,262 |
| 207. | $1,989 | Jackson County Central School District / 7,928 |
| 208. | $1,977 | Rocori Public School District / 11,927 |
| 209. | $1,959 | Lake Park Audubon School District / 4,695 |
| 210. | $1,954 | Deer River Public School District / 5,101 |
| 211. | $1,954 | Rockford Public School District / 9,442 |
| 212. | $1,924 | Kittson Central School District / 2,223 |
| 212. | $1,924 | Hill City Public School District / 1,833 |
| 214. | $1,921 | Melrose Public School District / 8,905 |
| 215. | $1,897 | Pelican Rapids Public School District / 7,372 |
| 216. | $1,880 | Cloquet Public School District / 14,221 |
| 217. | $1,874 | Perham Public School District / 10,148 |
| 218. | $1,870 | Norwood Public School District / 8,004 |
| 219. | $1,869 | Glencoe-Silver Lake School District / 13,118 |
| 220. | $1,864 | Waconia Public School District / 18,885 |
| 221. | $1,857 | Stillwater Area Public School District / 57,655 |
| 222. | $1,850 | Goodhue Public School District / 2,974 |
| 223. | $1,841 | Grand Rapids Public School District / 28,173 |
| 224. | $1,836 | Kelliher Public School District / 1,198 |
| 225. | $1,827 | Greenbush-Middle River School District / 2,696 |
| 226. | $1,821 | Verndale Public School District / 1,484 |
| 227. | $1,807 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District / 6,516 |
| 228. | $1,803 | Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District / 1,779 |
| 229. | $1,791 | Triton School District / 7,015 |
| 230. | $1,785 | New Ulm Public School District / 19,459 |
| 231. | $1,784 | Crosby-Ironton Public School District / 10,263 |
| 232. | $1,775 | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Public School District / 2,458 |
| 233. | $1,768 | Detroit Lakes Public School District / 16,723 |
| 234. | $1,719 | Fairmont Area School District / 12,852 |
| 235. | $1,708 | Floodwood Public School District / 1,406 |
| 236. | $1,706 | Mountain Lake Public Schools / 3,042 |
| 237. | $1,688 | Nashwauk-Keewatin School District / 3,966 |
| 238. | $1,680 | Alden-Conger Public School District / 1,575 |
| 239. | $1,676 | Renville County West School District / 4,270 |
| 240. | $1,670 | Medford Public School District / 3,224 |
| 241. | $1,667 | St. Clair Public School District / 2,508 |
| 242. | $1,663 | Becker Public School District / 11,126 |
| 243. | $1,657 | Pine City Public School District / 10,436 |
| 244. | $1,653 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District / 4,124 |
| 245. | $1,650 | Pine River-Backus Public School District / 7,051 |
| 246. | $1,641 | Montevideo Public School District / 7,665 |
| 247. | $1,638 | Lancaster Public School District / 808 |
| 248. | $1,637 | Mesabi East School District / 7,838 |
| 249. | $1,635 | International Falls Public School District / 9,999 |
| 250. | $1,619 | Murray County Central School District / 5,035 |
| 251. | $1,617 | Butterfield Public School District / 1,152 |
| 252. | $1,613 | East Grand Forks Public School District / 9,902 |
| 253. | $1,600 | Lanesboro Public School District / 1,553 |
| 254. | $1,584 | Sebeka Public School District / 2,791 |
| 255. | $1,560 | Moose Lake Public School District / 5,777 |
| 256. | $1,532 | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District / 2,621 |
| 257. | $1,531 | Chisholm Public School District / 5,772 |
| 258. | $1,526 | Mahnomen Public School District / 3,819 |
| 259. | $1,517 | Brooklyn Center School District / 8,185 |
| 260. | $1,516 | Ely Public School District / 5,199 |
| 261. | $1,510 | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District / 5,891 |
| 262. | $1,506 | Hancock Public School District / 1,263 |
| 263. | $1,493 | Nicollet Public School District / 2,413 |
| 264. | $1,489 | Blue Earth Area Public School District / 8,438 |
| 265. | $1,485 | Winona Area Public School District / 40,329 |
| 266. | $1,475 | Brandon Public School District / 1,917 |
| 267. | $1,470 | Shakopee Public School District / 39,863 |
| 268. | $1,433 | Minneota Public School District / 2,494 |
| 269. | $1,429 | Clearbrook-Gonvick School District / 2,944 |
| 270. | $1,428 | Littlefork-Big Falls School District / 1,680 |
| 271. | $1,426 | Holdingford Public School District / 5,244 |
| 272. | $1,424 | Park Rapids Public School District / 11,823 |
| 273. | $1,409 | Henning Public School District / 3,023 |
| 274. | $1,400 | MACCRAY School District / 4,538 |
| 275. | $1,396 | Frazee-Vergas Public School District / 6,824 |
| 276. | $1,395 | Albert Lea Public School District / 23,398 |
| 277. | $1,386 | Fertile-Beltrami School District / 2,578 |
| 278. | $1,384 | Lake Superior Public School District / 13,505 |
| 279. | $1,325 | Edgerton Public School District / 2,148 |
| 280. | $1,324 | Belle Plaine Public School District / 8,664 |
| 281. | $1,300 | Lester Prairie Public School District / 3,009 |
| 282. | $1,287 | Underwood Public School District / 2,393 |
| 283. | $1,285 | Lake Benton Public School District / 1,502 |
| 284. | $1,281 | Browerville Public School District / 2,394 |
| 284. | $1,281 | Watertown-Mayer Public School District / 8,942 |
| 286. | $1,260 | Lac Qui Parle Valley School District / 7,457 |
| 287. | $1,252 | Martin County West Public School District / 4,382 |
| 288. | $1,251 | Adrian Public School District / 2,326 |
| 289. | $1,243 | Caledonia Public School District / 6,300 |
| 290. | $1,242 | Hermantown Public School District / 11,106 |
| 291. | $1,232 | Tracy Area Public School District / 5,437 |
| 292. | $1,214 | Round Lake Public School District / 845 |
| 293. | $1,181 | Norman County East School District / 2,174 |
| 294. | $1,167 | Truman Public School District / 2,591 |
| 295. | $1,111 | Lyle Public School District / 1,108 |
| 296. | $1,033 | Oklee Public School District / 1,200 |
| 297. | $1,010 | Parkers Prairie Public School District / 2,780 |
| 298. | $996 | Eagle Valley Public School District / 2,639 |
| 299. | $970 | Albany Public School District / 8,533 |
| 300. | $964 | Breckenridge Public School District / 5,043 |
| 301. | $963 | Esko Public School District / 5,123 |
| 302. | $950 | Chokio-Alberta Public School District / 1,246 |
| 302. | $950 | Cyrus Public School District / 850 |
| 304. | $931 | Madelia Public School District / 3,687 |
| 305. | $924 | Menahga Public School District / 3,361 |
| 306. | $918 | Kenyon-Wanamingo School District / 5,392 |
| 307. | $908 | St. James Public School District / 6,354 |
| 308. | $900 | Barnesville Public School District / 4,405 |
| 309. | $870 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District / 8,557 |
| 310. | $868 | Benson Public School District / 5,411 |
| 311. | $867 | South Koochiching School District / 1,694 |
| 311. | $867 | Goodridge Public School District / 868 |
| 313. | $859 | Bertha-Hewitt Public School District / 2,280 |
| 314. | $833 | Canby Public School District / 3,654 |
| 315. | $827 | Thief River Falls School District / 13,241 |
| 316. | $825 | Cannon Falls Public School District / 7,940 |
| 317. | $804 | Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District / 4,000 |
| 318. | $777 | Hills-Beaver Creek School District / 2,119 |
| 319. | $750 | Norman County West School District / 1,519 |
| 320. | $734 | Battle Lake Public School District / 4,096 |
| 321. | $708 | Blackduck Public School District / 3,762 |
| 322. | $693 | Kimball Public School District / 4,450 |
| 323. | $686 | Comfrey Public School District / 1,173 |
| 324. | $676 | Grygla Public School District / 1,159 |
| 325. | $625 | Swanville Public School District / 1,827 |
| 326. | $607 | Wheaton Area School Public School District / 2,231 |
| 327. | $566 | Sleepy Eye Public School District / 5,485 |
| 328. | $556 | Blooming Prairie Public School District / 4,118 |
| 329. | $551 | Byron Public School District / 7,001 |
| 330. | $500 | Grand Meadow Public School District / 1,758 |
| 331. | $378 | Brewster Public School District / 974 |
| 332. | $133 | Wabasso Public School District / 2,556 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
