| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $12,992 | Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School District / 6,144 |
| 2. | $8,269 | Nett Lake Public School District / 331 |
| 3. | $7,923 | Lewiston-Altura Public School District / 3,921 |
| 4. | $7,830 | Nevis Public School District / 2,170 |
| 5. | $7,548 | Delano Public School District / 10,191 |
| 6. | $6,674 | Isle Public School District / 3,380 |
| 7. | $6,633 | La Crescent-Hokah School District / 8,646 |
| 8. | $6,520 | Chisago Lakes School District / 18,850 |
| 9. | $6,365 | New Prague Area Schools / 16,866 |
| 10. | $6,278 | Spring Grove School District / 2,114 |
| 11. | $5,820 | LeSueur-Henderson School District / 7,620 |
| 12. | $5,809 | Montgomery-Lonsdale School District / 8,615 |
| 13. | $5,753 | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial School District / 6,063 |
| 14. | $5,629 | Hermantown Public School District / 11,196 |
| 15. | $5,565 | Wrenshall Public School District / 1,830 |
| 16. | $5,489 | Fulda Public School District / 2,792 |
| 17. | $5,486 | St. Francis Public School District / 32,309 |
| 18. | $5,381 | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District / 7,521 |
| 19. | $5,300 | Randolph Public School District / 2,196 |
| 20. | $5,145 | Braham Public School District / 5,440 |
| 21. | $4,989 | MACCRAY School District / 4,443 |
| 22. | $4,971 | Rothsay Public School District / 1,051 |
| 23. | $4,948 | Minnetonka Public School District / 41,147 |
| 24. | $4,916 | Cass Lake-Bena Schools Public Schools / 4,385 |
| 25. | $4,903 | Roseau Public School District / 7,232 |
| 26. | $4,869 | Jordan Public School District / 7,512 |
| 27. | $4,808 | Marshall Public School District / 14,703 |
| 28. | $4,779 | Cleveland Public School District / 2,373 |
| 29. | $4,688 | Sartell-St. Stephen School District / 14,574 |
| 30. | $4,672 | ACGC School District / 5,836 |
| 31. | $4,669 | Red Lake Public School District / 5,331 |
| 32. | $4,505 | Plummer Public School District / 942 |
| 33. | $4,473 | LeCenter Public School District / 4,383 |
| 34. | $4,401 | Annandale Public School District / 9,967 |
| 35. | $4,380 | Pine Point Public School District / 269 |
| 36. | $4,341 | Edina Public School District / 37,989 |
| 37. | $4,309 | Dover-Eyota Public School District / 4,145 |
| 38. | $4,156 | Name N/A / 2,716 |
| 39. | $4,117 | Carlton Public School District / 4,156 |
| 40. | $4,023 | Forest Lake Public School District / 43,181 |
| 41. | $3,980 | Win-E-Mac School District / 3,542 |
| 42. | $3,967 | Houston Public School District / 2,909 |
| 43. | $3,952 | Fisher Public School District / 1,092 |
| 44. | $3,894 | Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools / 2,769 |
| 45. | $3,840 | Osakis Public School District / 3,721 |
| 46. | $3,817 | Name N/A / 5,181 |
| 47. | $3,800 | Chatfield Public Schools / 5,238 |
| 48. | $3,754 | Mounds View Public School District / 75,032 |
| 49. | $3,747 | Dawson-Boyd Public School District / 2,969 |
| 50. | $3,728 | Onamia Public School District / 5,606 |
| 51. | $3,712 | Ogilvie Public School District / 3,600 |
| 52. | $3,701 | Hastings Public School District / 31,404 |
| 53. | $3,686 | Laporte Public School District / 1,531 |
| 54. | $3,684 | Alexandria Public School District / 28,910 |
| 55. | $3,678 | Ashby Public School District / 1,311 |
| 56. | $3,657 | Northland Community Schools / 4,474 |
| 57. | $3,631 | New London-Spicer School District / 9,087 |
| 58. | $3,623 | Eden Valley-Watkins School District / 5,135 |
| 59. | $3,615 | South St. Paul Public School District / 19,120 |
| 60. | $3,592 | Northfield Public School District / 26,338 |
| 61. | $3,585 | St. Louis County School District / 17,746 |
| 62. | $3,583 | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Public School District / 2,454 |
| 63. | $3,565 | Lakeville Public School District / 48,564 |
| 64. | $3,562 | Mountain Iron-Buhl School District / 4,386 |
| 65. | $3,544 | Roseville Public School District / 53,016 |
| 66. | $3,537 | Princeton Public School District / 18,902 |
| 67. | $3,515 | Fillmore Central Schools / 4,880 |
| 68. | $3,496 | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District / 144,204 |
| 69. | $3,449 | Burnsville Public School District / 67,700 |
| 70. | $3,441 | Kingsland Public School District / 5,235 |
| 71. | $3,391 | Virginia Public School District / 10,651 |
| 72. | $3,376 | Rochester Public School District / 115,003 |
| 73. | $3,340 | North St. Paul-Maplewood School District / 75,152 |
| 74. | $3,330 | Nicollet Public School District / 2,521 |
| 75. | $3,324 | Fergus Falls Public School District / 20,016 |
| 76. | $3,287 | Buffalo Public School District / 30,031 |
| 77. | $3,265 | McGregor Public School District / 3,832 |
| 78. | $3,245 | Osseo Public School District / 130,704 |
| 79. | $3,228 | Lake City Public School District / 9,281 |
| 80. | $3,206 | South Washington County School District / 85,389 |
| 81. | $3,200 | Morris Public School District / 7,030 |
| 82. | $3,193 | Elk River Public School District / 63,397 |
| 83. | $3,186 | Farmington Public School District / 29,461 |
| 84. | $3,186 | Dassel-Cokato Public School District / 9,800 |
| 85. | $3,186 | Monticello Public School District / 20,314 |
| 86. | $3,174 | Redwood Area School District / 8,133 |
| 87. | $3,152 | Floodwood Public School District / 1,478 |
| 88. | $3,146 | Proctor Public School District / 10,244 |
| 89. | $3,144 | Pequot Lakes Public School District / 8,395 |
| 90. | $3,143 | Red Wing Public School District / 18,648 |
| 91. | $3,131 | St. Paul Public School District / 278,384 |
| 92. | $3,129 | United South Central School District / 6,236 |
| 93. | $3,118 | St. Charles Public School District / 5,529 |
| 94. | $3,103 | Milaca Public School District / 11,401 |
| 95. | $3,091 | White Bear Lake School District / 60,582 |
| 96. | $3,067 | Royalton Public School District / 3,548 |
| 97. | $3,027 | Fridley Public School District / 14,781 |
| 98. | $3,003 | Ada-Borup Public School District / 2,504 |
| 99. | $2,994 | Robbinsdale Public School District / 97,971 |
| 100. | $2,991 | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools / 37,949 |
| 101. | $2,984 | Anoka-Hennepin Public School District / 222,959 |
| 102. | $2,976 | Little Falls Public School District / 17,310 |
| 103. | $2,972 | Minneapolis Public School District / 379,499 |
| 104. | $2,965 | Buffalo Lake-Hector School District / 3,265 |
| 105. | $2,963 | New York Mills Public School District / 3,570 |
| 106. | $2,956 | Luverne Public School District / 6,937 |
| 107. | $2,915 | West Central Area Schools / 5,139 |
| 108. | $2,914 | Hutchinson Public School District / 18,289 |
| 109. | $2,889 | Browns Valley Public School District / 735 |
| 110. | $2,885 | Pierz Public School District / 5,291 |
| 111. | $2,876 | Bloomington Public School District / 81,932 |
| 112. | $2,845 | Centennial Public School District / 32,512 |
| 113. | $2,832 | Orono Public School District / 12,926 |
| 114. | $2,820 | Duluth Public School District / 93,579 |
| 115. | $2,808 | Eden Prairie Public School District / 58,590 |
| 116. | $2,773 | Yellow Medicine East School District / 7,102 |
| 117. | $2,754 | Staples-Motley School District / 10,625 |
| 118. | $2,748 | Name N/A / 3,031 |
| 119. | $2,742 | North Branch Public Schools / 18,950 |
| 120. | $2,721 | Mora Public School District / 11,063 |
| 121. | $2,709 | Richfield Public School District / 36,478 |
| 122. | $2,665 | Columbia Heights Public School District / 23,445 |
| 123. | $2,629 | St. Michael-Albertville School District / 20,509 |
| 124. | $2,618 | Fosston Public School District / 3,682 |
| 125. | $2,617 | Detroit Lakes Public School District / 16,237 |
| 126. | $2,614 | Mahtomedi Public School District / 13,982 |
| 127. | $2,612 | Owatonna Public School District / 28,784 |
| 128. | $2,604 | Wadena-Deer Creek School District / 7,510 |
| 129. | $2,595 | Lakeview School District / 2,625 |
| 130. | $2,588 | Waconia Public School District / 18,641 |
| 131. | $2,586 | Minnewaska School District / 9,307 |
| 132. | $2,580 | Bagley Public School District / 5,609 |
| 133. | $2,574 | Hopkins Public School District / 61,894 |
| 134. | $2,571 | Crookston Public School District / 9,288 |
| 135. | $2,545 | Barnum Public School District / 3,822 |
| 136. | $2,542 | Verndale Public School District / 1,319 |
| 137. | $2,517 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Public School District / 4,304 |
| 138. | $2,493 | Moose Lake Public School District / 5,431 |
| 139. | $2,481 | Inver Grove Heights Schools / 27,911 |
| 140. | $2,475 | Norwood Public School District / 8,007 |
| 141. | $2,474 | Willmar Public School District / 23,965 |
| 142. | $2,473 | Medford Public School District / 3,195 |
| 143. | $2,464 | St. Louis Park Public School District / 42,998 |
| 144. | $2,448 | Brainerd Public School District / 43,428 |
| 145. | $2,438 | St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools / 10,079 |
| 146. | $2,437 | Paynesville Public School District / 6,126 |
| 147. | $2,435 | Moorhead Public School District / 39,882 |
| 148. | $2,432 | Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District / 5,607 |
| 149. | $2,430 | Lake Park Audubon School District / 4,622 |
| 150. | $2,414 | Deer River Public School District / 5,384 |
| 151. | $2,405 | Aitkin Public School District / 9,613 |
| 152. | $2,400 | Adrian Public School District / 2,508 |
| 153. | $2,395 | Crosby-Ironton Public School District / 10,417 |
| 154. | $2,389 | Austin Public School District / 27,161 |
| 155. | $2,366 | East Central School District / 7,035 |
| 156. | $2,363 | Pipestone Area School District / 7,478 |
| 157. | $2,357 | Stephen-Argyle Central Schools / 1,755 |
| 158. | $2,348 | NRHEG School District / 5,288 |
| 159. | $2,344 | Browerville Public School District / 2,243 |
| 160. | $2,342 | Littlefork-Big Falls School District / 1,698 |
| 161. | $2,340 | Jackson County Central School District / 8,222 |
| 162. | $2,338 | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District / 2,759 |
| 163. | $2,336 | Renville County West School District / 4,273 |
| 164. | $2,307 | Wayzata Public School District / 58,140 |
| 165. | $2,306 | Climax Public School District / 1,016 |
| 166. | $2,287 | Badger Public School District / 1,158 |
| 166. | $2,287 | Campbell-Tintah Public School District / 911 |
| 168. | $2,275 | St. Cloud Public School District / 97,695 |
| 169. | $2,274 | Pelican Rapids Public School District / 6,947 |
| 170. | $2,266 | Willow River Public School District / 3,225 |
| 171. | $2,250 | Red Rock Central School District / 3,663 |
| 172. | $2,241 | Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District / 5,110 |
| 173. | $2,238 | Sauk Centre Public School District / 7,554 |
| 174. | $2,226 | Litchfield Public School District / 11,479 |
| 175. | $2,205 | Hawley Public School District / 3,517 |
| 176. | $2,200 | New Ulm Public School District / 19,322 |
| 177. | $2,194 | Spring Lake Park Public Schools / 29,609 |
| 178. | $2,173 | Cromwell-Wright Public Schools / 1,677 |
| 179. | $2,166 | Mankato Public School District / 58,557 |
| 180. | $2,161 | Worthington Public School District / 14,103 |
| 181. | $2,157 | West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District / 41,554 |
| 182. | $2,154 | Tri-County School District / 1,980 |
| 183. | $2,130 | International Falls Public School District / 9,949 |
| 184. | $2,126 | Triton School District / 6,882 |
| 185. | $2,123 | Name N/A / 1,228 |
| 186. | $2,119 | Hinckley-Finlayson School District / 7,133 |
| 187. | $2,117 | Pine Island Public School District / 6,673 |
| 188. | $2,099 | Stillwater Area Public School District / 56,872 |
| 189. | $2,086 | Faribault Public School District / 30,363 |
| 190. | $2,080 | Blue Earth Area Public School District / 8,449 |
| 191. | $2,075 | Rockford Public School District / 9,645 |
| 192. | $2,046 | Eveleth-Gilbert School District / 8,062 |
| 193. | $2,046 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District / 6,334 |
| 194. | $2,041 | Bemidji Public School District / 35,469 |
| 195. | $2,038 | Greenway Public School District / 8,361 |
| 196. | $2,026 | Brooklyn Center School District / 7,452 |
| 197. | $2,023 | Eastern Carver County District 112 Public Schools / 49,774 |
| 198. | $2,021 | Sibley East School District / 7,858 |
| 199. | $1,996 | Frazee-Vergas Public School District / 7,085 |
| 200. | $1,981 | Mabel-Canton Public School District / 2,257 |
| 201. | $1,976 | Mahnomen Public School District / 3,656 |
| 202. | $1,972 | Melrose Public School District / 8,440 |
| 203. | $1,967 | Greenbush-Middle River School District / 2,669 |
| 204. | $1,965 | Hill City Public School District / 1,830 |
| 205. | $1,948 | Hayfield Public School District / 4,798 |
| 206. | $1,937 | Shakopee Public School District / 37,988 |
| 207. | $1,931 | Big Lake Public School District / 15,928 |
| 208. | $1,924 | Maple Lake Public School District / 4,636 |
| 209. | $1,900 | Lyle Public School District / 1,093 |
| 210. | $1,890 | Cannon Falls Public School District / 8,153 |
| 211. | $1,877 | Marshall County Central Schools / 1,893 |
| 212. | $1,870 | Heron Lake-Okabena School District / 1,632 |
| 213. | $1,870 | GFW Schools / 5,739 |
| 214. | $1,864 | Grand Rapids Public School District / 26,833 |
| 215. | $1,849 | Foley Public School District / 9,194 |
| 216. | $1,843 | Pine River-Backus Public School District / 7,321 |
| 217. | $1,842 | Springfield Public School District / 3,610 |
| 218. | $1,838 | Kasson-Mantorville School District / 9,673 |
| 219. | $1,831 | Glenville-Emmons School District / 2,658 |
| 220. | $1,825 | Cedar Mountain School District / 2,651 |
| 221. | $1,813 | Stewartville Public School District / 8,432 |
| 222. | $1,811 | Glencoe-Silver Lake School District / 11,666 |
| 223. | $1,800 | Ivanhoe Public School District / 1,314 |
| 224. | $1,781 | Norman County West School District / 1,505 |
| 225. | $1,728 | Round Lake Public School District / 842 |
| 226. | $1,726 | Maple River School District / 6,113 |
| 227. | $1,725 | Murray County Central School District / 4,782 |
| 228. | $1,725 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public School District / 8,587 |
| 229. | $1,717 | Waubun Public School District / 3,138 |
| 230. | $1,705 | Cloquet Public School District / 13,477 |
| 231. | $1,693 | Holdingford Public School District / 5,094 |
| 232. | $1,687 | Mesabi East School District / 7,989 |
| 233. | $1,687 | St. James Public School District / 6,119 |
| 234. | $1,684 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District / 7,836 |
| 235. | $1,660 | Fairmont Area School District / 12,347 |
| 236. | $1,660 | Name N/A / 864 |
| 237. | $1,658 | Lac Qui Parle Valley School District / 8,118 |
| 238. | $1,658 | Brandon Public School District / 1,721 |
| 239. | $1,655 | Rocori Public School District / 11,898 |
| 240. | $1,652 | Chisholm Public School District / 5,406 |
| 241. | $1,650 | St. Clair Public School District / 2,459 |
| 242. | $1,648 | Cambridge-Isanti Public School District / 28,862 |
| 243. | $1,642 | Pine City Public School District / 9,789 |
| 244. | $1,636 | St. Peter Public School District / 14,337 |
| 245. | $1,615 | Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District / 4,118 |
| 246. | $1,614 | Warroad Public School District / 6,002 |
| 247. | $1,604 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District / 4,180 |
| 248. | $1,604 | Sebeka Public School District / 2,636 |
| 249. | $1,586 | Name N/A / 3,026 |
| 250. | $1,583 | Minneota Public School District / 2,494 |
| 251. | $1,580 | Rushford-Peterson Public Schools / 4,204 |
| 252. | $1,569 | Windom Public School District / 5,831 |
| 253. | $1,568 | Pillager Public School District / 4,858 |
| 254. | $1,562 | Winona Area Public School District / 38,882 |
| 255. | $1,550 | Lancaster Public School District / 782 |
| 256. | $1,545 | Sauk Rapids Public School District / 22,383 |
| 257. | $1,538 | Granada-Huntley-East Chain Public School District / 1,786 |
| 258. | $1,534 | Red Lake Falls Public School District / 2,406 |
| 259. | $1,533 | Perham Public School District / 9,728 |
| 260. | $1,530 | Westonka Public School District / 17,718 |
| 261. | $1,527 | East Grand Forks Public School District / 9,295 |
| 262. | $1,525 | Hibbing Public School District / 17,336 |
| 263. | $1,508 | Albert Lea Public School District / 23,115 |
| 264. | $1,500 | Ellsworth Public School District / 1,070 |
| 265. | $1,477 | Henning Public School District / 3,032 |
| 266. | $1,471 | Butterfield Public School District / 1,345 |
| 267. | $1,464 | Watertown-Mayer Public School District / 8,799 |
| 268. | $1,438 | Name N/A / 1,836 |
| 269. | $1,438 | Lester Prairie Public School District / 2,979 |
| 270. | $1,433 | Truman Public School District / 2,507 |
| 271. | $1,430 | Lanesboro Public School District / 1,633 |
| 272. | $1,428 | Montevideo Public School District / 7,493 |
| 273. | $1,400 | LeRoy Public School District / 2,042 |
| 274. | $1,394 | Hancock Public School District / 1,317 |
| 275. | $1,372 | Rush City Public School District / 6,089 |
| 276. | $1,350 | Wabasso Public School District / 2,480 |
| 277. | $1,341 | Kittson Central School District / 2,198 |
| 278. | $1,330 | Kelliher Public School District / 1,249 |
| 279. | $1,311 | Bertha-Hewitt Public School District / 2,270 |
| 280. | $1,260 | Lake Benton Public School District / 1,423 |
| 281. | $1,247 | Mountain Lake Public Schools / 2,963 |
| 282. | $1,230 | Benson Public School District / 5,561 |
| 283. | $1,210 | Fertile-Beltrami School District / 2,675 |
| 284. | $1,209 | Cook County Public Schools / 5,411 |
| 285. | $1,200 | Goodhue Public School District / 2,958 |
| 286. | $1,191 | Breckenridge Public School District / 4,781 |
| 287. | $1,188 | Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District / 1,575 |
| 288. | $1,187 | Belle Plaine Public School District / 9,055 |
| 289. | $1,183 | Blackduck Public School District / 3,746 |
| 290. | $1,179 | Norman County East School District / 2,061 |
| 291. | $1,175 | Albany Public School District / 8,732 |
| 292. | $1,174 | Ely Public School District / 5,227 |
| 293. | $1,149 | Martin County West Public School District / 4,564 |
| 294. | $1,146 | Nashwauk-Keewatin School District / 4,017 |
| 295. | $1,140 | Goodridge Public School District / 834 |
| 296. | $1,137 | Lake Superior Public School District / 13,361 |
| 297. | $1,136 | Evansville Public School District / 1,557 |
| 298. | $1,132 | Park Rapids Public School District / 10,998 |
| 299. | $1,121 | Parkers Prairie Public School District / 2,880 |
| 300. | $1,115 | Alden-Conger Public School District / 1,632 |
| 301. | $1,115 | Kenyon-Wanamingo School District / 5,166 |
| 302. | $1,103 | Clearbrook-Gonvick School District / 2,851 |
| 303. | $1,092 | Edgerton Public School District / 2,361 |
| 304. | $1,074 | Barnesville Public School District / 4,310 |
| 305. | $1,064 | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District / 5,950 |
| 306. | $1,052 | Grygla Public School District / 967 |
| 307. | $1,035 | Waseca Public School District / 13,275 |
| 308. | $1,027 | Kimball Public School District / 4,405 |
| 309. | $1,026 | Eagle Valley Public School District / 2,759 |
| 310. | $980 | Swanville Public School District / 1,743 |
| 311. | $974 | Madelia Public School District / 3,541 |
| 312. | $962 | Underwood Public School District / 2,260 |
| 313. | $945 | Brewster Public School District / 1,059 |
| 314. | $933 | Chokio-Alberta Public School District / 1,197 |
| 315. | $911 | Caledonia Public School District / 6,319 |
| 316. | $883 | South Koochiching School District / 1,567 |
| 317. | $872 | Wheaton Area School Public School District / 2,352 |
| 318. | $871 | Name N/A / 4,158 |
| 319. | $831 | Menahga Public School District / 3,425 |
| 320. | $827 | Southland Public School District / 3,595 |
| 321. | $809 | Becker Public School District / 11,232 |
| 322. | $788 | Esko Public School District / 5,249 |
| 323. | $774 | Thief River Falls School District / 13,149 |
| 324. | $770 | Comfrey Public School District / 1,168 |
| 325. | $746 | Hills-Beaver Creek School District / 1,959 |
| 326. | $708 | Battle Lake Public School District / 4,164 |
| 327. | $705 | Canby Public School District / 3,386 |
| 328. | $633 | Oklee Public School District / 1,164 |
| 329. | $626 | Lake of the Woods School District / 3,716 |
| 330. | $515 | Sleepy Eye Public School District / 5,420 |
| 331. | $500 | Herman-Norcross School District / 1,025 |
| 331. | $500 | Grand Meadow Public School District / 1,858 |
| 333. | $463 | Blooming Prairie Public School District / 4,228 |
| 334. | $433 | Cyrus Public School District / 838 |
| 335. | $418 | Byron Public School District / 7,347 |
| 336. | $400 | Name N/A / 627 |
| 337. | $300 | Hendricks Public School District / 1,065 |
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.
