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Counties in Minnesota by birth rate (July to June)

Watonwan County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 87 counties in 2022, at 18.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cook County had the lowest, at 5.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.06 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.66Watonwan County
Lowest5.82Cook County
Median11.0687 counties
Minnesota11.28History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 18.66 per 1,000 inhabitants18.66Nobles CountyNobles County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Wadena CountyWadena County: 14.71 per 1,000 inhabitants14.71Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants13.64Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitants13.56Stevens CountyStevens County: 13.46 per 1,000 inhabitants13.46Todd CountyTodd County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Clay CountyClay County: 13.05 per 1,000 inhabitants13.05Wright CountyWright County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95Stearns CountyStearns County: 12.92 per 1,000 inhabitants12.92Sibley CountySibley County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 12.77 per 1,000 inhabitants12.77Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Grant CountyGrant County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 12.63 per 1,000 inhabitants12.63Lyon CountyLyon County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Dodge CountyDodge County: 12.52 per 1,000 inhabitants12.52Roseau CountyRoseau County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 12.36 per 1,000 inhabitants12.36Pennington CountyPennington County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Mower CountyMower County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Benton CountyBenton County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 12.06 per 1,000 inhabitants12.06Redwood CountyRedwood County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Polk CountyPolk County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Sherburne CountySherburne County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Kittson CountyKittson County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitants11.69Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Renville CountyRenville County: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Steele CountySteele County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Dakota CountyDakota County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Anoka CountyAnoka County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Isanti CountyIsanti County: 11.29 per 1,000 inhabitants11.29Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 11.26 per 1,000 inhabitants11.26Swift CountySwift County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Watonwan County Estimated18.66+4.37 pts
2Nobles County Estimated16.61-0.19 pts
3Wadena County Estimated14.71+2.33 pts
4Chippewa County Estimated14.47+3.11 pts
5Mahnomen County Estimated13.64-1.61 pts
6Cottonwood County Estimated13.56+1.36 pts
7Stevens County Estimated13.46+2.82 pts
8Todd County Estimated13.33+1.86 pts
9Clay County Estimated13.05+0.85 pts
10Wright County Estimated12.95+0.51 pts
11Stearns County Estimated12.92+0.85 pts
12Sibley County Estimated12.82+2.28 pts
13Red Lake County Estimated12.77-1.18 pts
14Lincoln County Estimated12.7+0.38 pts
15Grant County Estimated12.69+3.38 pts
16Pipestone County Estimated12.63-1.33 pts
17Lyon County Estimated12.62+0.29 pts
18Dodge County Estimated12.52+0.62 pts
19Roseau County Estimated12.48+2.01 pts
20Ramsey County Estimated12.42+0.32 pts
21Kandiyohi County Estimated12.36+0.55 pts
22Pennington County Estimated12.31+2.58 pts
23Mower County Estimated12.15+0.52 pts
24Benton County Estimated12.13+0.5 pts
25Olmsted County Estimated12.06+0.23 pts
26Redwood County Estimated12.03-0.11 pts
27Polk County Estimated11.93-0.07 pts
28Sherburne County Estimated11.82+0.33 pts
29Kittson County Estimated11.69+3.3 pts
30Lac qui Parle County Estimated11.67+0.76 pts
31Renville County Estimated11.6+1.63 pts
32Steele County Estimated11.56+0.82 pts
33Beltrami County Estimated11.55-1.48 pts
34Hennepin County Estimated11.55+0.16 pts
35Dakota County Estimated11.54+0.45 pts
36Clearwater County Estimated11.39+0.42 pts
37Anoka County Estimated11.31+0.19 pts
38Isanti County Estimated11.29-0.18 pts
39Fillmore County Estimated11.26+0.5 pts
40Swift County Estimated11.25-0.18 pts
41Rock County Estimated11.19+0.15 pts
42Lake of the Woods County Estimated11.13+2.44 pts
43Carver County Estimated11.12+0.59 pts
44Big Stone County Estimated11.06-1.73 pts
45Scott County Estimated10.97-0.11 pts
46Martin County Estimated10.85-0.52 pts
47Morrison County Estimated10.83+0.98 pts
48McLeod County Estimated10.79+1.03 pts
49Marshall County Estimated10.74-0.8 pts
50Pope County Estimated10.68+0.13 pts
51Jackson County Estimated10.65+1.75 pts
52Wilkin County Estimated10.65+1.65 pts
53Le Sueur County Estimated10.61+0.39 pts
54Otter Tail County Estimated10.59+0.92 pts
55Chisago County Estimated10.49+0.46 pts
56Norman County Estimated10.47-0.4 pts
57Meeker County Estimated10.44+0.02 pts
58Traverse County Estimated10.4-0.75 pts
59Brown County Estimated10.39+0.35 pts
60Wabasha County Estimated10.33+0.22 pts
61Yellow Medicine County Estimated10.25-2.74 pts
62Douglas County Estimated10.160 pts
63Mille Lacs County Estimated10.15-0.15 pts
64Washington County Estimated10.11+0.23 pts
65Waseca County Estimated10.11+0.32 pts
66Faribault County Estimated9.98+1.85 pts
67Goodhue County Estimated9.92-0.22 pts
68Becker County Estimated9.85-0.68 pts
69Kanabec County Estimated9.8+0.68 pts
70Nicollet County Estimated9.7+0.55 pts
71Rice County Estimated9.59+0.25 pts
72Carlton County Estimated9.56-0.1 pts
73Freeborn County Estimated9.53-0.42 pts
74Murray County Estimated9.5+0.19 pts
75Blue Earth County Estimated9.29-0.91 pts
76Koochiching County Estimated9.25+2.24 pts
77Crow Wing County Estimated9.09-0.35 pts
78St. Louis County Estimated9.05-0.01 pts
79Itasca County Estimated9.03+1.02 pts
80Pine County Estimated8.73-0.27 pts
81Hubbard County Estimated8.7-1.91 pts
82Cass County Estimated8.59-0.71 pts
83Houston County Estimated8.41-0.99 pts
84Winona County Estimated8.25-1.04 pts
85Lake County Estimated7.38-0.09 pts
86Aitkin County Estimated6.48-0.15 pts
87Cook County Estimated5.82-0.77 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 18.66 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cook County, with 5.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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