Rice Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Prairie Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States, near Lower Rice Lake.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 226 people, 61 households, and 53 families residing in the CDP.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.27% White, 84.96% Native American, and 1.77% from two or more races.

1.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 39.1% of families and 45.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 63.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 50.0% of those 65 or over.