Counties in Minnesota by birth rate (July to June), 2025

Watonwan County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 87 counties in 2025, at 17 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cook County had the lowest, at 5.61 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 10.76 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest5.61Cook County
Median10.787 counties
Minnesota10.76History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Nobles CountyNobles County: 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants16.38Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitants14.24Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitants14.07Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 14.03 per 1,000 inhabitants14.03Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Kittson CountyKittson County: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Todd CountyTodd County: 13.26 per 1,000 inhabitants13.26Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Dodge CountyDodge County: 13.17 per 1,000 inhabitants13.17Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants13.02Wadena CountyWadena County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Traverse CountyTraverse County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Sibley CountySibley County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Mower CountyMower County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Wright CountyWright County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Stearns CountyStearns County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Lyon CountyLyon County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitants12.32Redwood CountyRedwood County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 12.11 per 1,000 inhabitants12.11Swift CountySwift County: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants11.88Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Morrison CountyMorrison County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Sherburne CountySherburne County: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Meeker CountyMeeker County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28Pennington CountyPennington County: 11.23 per 1,000 inhabitants11.23Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Polk CountyPolk County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 10.97 per 1,000 inhabitants10.97Norman CountyNorman County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Benton CountyBenton County: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Clay CountyClay County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79Isanti CountyIsanti County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Watonwan County Estimated17+0.19 pts
2Nobles County Estimated16.38+0.94 pts
3Mahnomen County Estimated14.24+1.16 pts
4Cottonwood County Estimated14.2+1.33 pts
5Lac qui Parle County Estimated14.07+1.32 pts
6Chippewa County Estimated14.03+0.11 pts
7Yellow Medicine County Estimated13.82+0.99 pts
8Kittson County Estimated13.4+1.99 pts
9Pipestone County Estimated13.4+1.1 pts
10Todd County Estimated13.26+0.55 pts
11Clearwater County Estimated13.18+0.5 pts
12Dodge County Estimated13.17+0.12 pts
13Red Lake County Estimated13.02+1.5 pts
14Wadena County Estimated12.94+0.14 pts
15Traverse County Estimated12.73+1.36 pts
16Sibley County Estimated12.73-0.07 pts
17Mower County Estimated12.59+0.18 pts
18Wright County Estimated12.38-0.05 pts
19Stearns County Estimated12.38+0.19 pts
20Lyon County Estimated12.32+0.79 pts
21Redwood County Estimated12.13+0.02 pts
22Kandiyohi County Estimated12.11-0.02 pts
23Swift County Estimated11.91+0.06 pts
24Ramsey County Estimated11.88+0.05 pts
25Mille Lacs County Estimated11.8+0.12 pts
26Olmsted County Estimated11.77+0.14 pts
27Morrison County Estimated11.55+0.24 pts
28Sherburne County Estimated11.36+0.04 pts
29Meeker County Estimated11.33+0.07 pts
30Lincoln County Estimated11.28+1.61 pts
31Pennington County Estimated11.23+0.89 pts
32Goodhue County Estimated11.11+0.18 pts
33Polk County Estimated11.04+1.51 pts
34Hennepin County Estimated11.01+0.05 pts
35Fillmore County Estimated10.97+0.87 pts
36Norman County Estimated10.92+3.01 pts
37Benton County Estimated10.9+0.29 pts
38Clay County Estimated10.79+2.48 pts
39Isanti County Estimated10.79-0.08 pts
40Wilkin County Estimated10.79+2.42 pts
41Beltrami County Estimated10.79+0.03 pts
42McLeod County Estimated10.76+0.14 pts
43Carver County Estimated10.74-0.02 pts
44Renville County Estimated10.7+0.04 pts
45Dakota County Estimated10.58-0.03 pts
46Anoka County Estimated10.55-0.03 pts
47Steele County Estimated10.55+0.27 pts
48Roseau County Estimated10.36+0.21 pts
49Stevens County Estimated10.32+0.39 pts
50Freeborn County Estimated10.28+0.63 pts
51Martin County Estimated10.2+0.33 pts
52Becker County Estimated10.16+0.51 pts
53Scott County Estimated10.11-0.03 pts
54Big Stone County Estimated10.07+1.81 pts
55Chisago County Estimated10.03+0.2 pts
56Marshall County Estimated10.01+1.83 pts
57Le Sueur County Estimated9.99-0.03 pts
58Faribault County Estimated9.93+0.16 pts
59Kanabec County Estimated9.8+0.25 pts
60Lake of the Woods County Estimated9.8+0.56 pts
61Wabasha County Estimated9.79+0.35 pts
62Waseca County Estimated9.69+0.14 pts
63Blue Earth County Estimated9.54+0.05 pts
64Washington County Estimated9.52-0.01 pts
65Douglas County Estimated9.44+0.1 pts
66Rice County Estimated9.42-0.03 pts
67Otter Tail County Estimated9.41+0.26 pts
68Jackson County Estimated9.33+1.44 pts
69Brown County Estimated9.28-0.02 pts
70Crow Wing County Estimated9.23+0.15 pts
71Hubbard County Estimated9.17+0.07 pts
72Grant County Estimated9.16+0.22 pts
73Lake County Estimated9.02+0.15 pts
74Carlton County Estimated8.99+0.05 pts
75Pope County Estimated8.91+0.08 pts
76Rock County Estimated8.91+0.98 pts
77Itasca County Estimated8.78+0.12 pts
78Nicollet County Estimated8.76-0.03 pts
79Winona County Estimated8.68+0.49 pts
80St. Louis County Estimated8.44+0.03 pts
81Cass County Estimated8.4+0.08 pts
82Pine County Estimated7.95+0.03 pts
83Koochiching County Estimated7.94+0.4 pts
84Aitkin County Estimated7.5+0.1 pts
85Murray County Estimated7.26+0.07 pts
86Houston County Estimated6.93+1.13 pts
87Cook County Estimated5.61+0.05 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Watonwan County, with 17 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Cook County, with 5.61 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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