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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 2024, at 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cook County had the lowest, at 5.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 10.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.81Watonwan County
Lowest5.56Cook County
Median10.187 counties
Minnesota10.62History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants16.81Nobles CountyNobles County: 15.44 per 1,000 inhabitants15.44Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 13.92 per 1,000 inhabitants13.92Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 13.08 per 1,000 inhabitants13.08Dodge CountyDodge County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 12.88 per 1,000 inhabitants12.88Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 12.83 per 1,000 inhabitants12.83Sibley CountySibley County: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Wadena CountyWadena County: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Todd CountyTodd County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 12.68 per 1,000 inhabitants12.68Wright CountyWright County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Mower CountyMower County: 12.41 per 1,000 inhabitants12.41Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Stearns CountyStearns County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Redwood CountyRedwood County: 12.11 per 1,000 inhabitants12.11Swift CountySwift County: 11.85 per 1,000 inhabitants11.85Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 11.68 per 1,000 inhabitants11.68Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 11.62 per 1,000 inhabitants11.62Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Lyon CountyLyon County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Kittson CountyKittson County: 11.41 per 1,000 inhabitants11.41Traverse CountyTraverse County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants11.38Sherburne CountySherburne County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Morrison CountyMorrison County: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Meeker CountyMeeker County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 10.96 per 1,000 inhabitants10.96Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Isanti CountyIsanti County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Carver CountyCarver County: 10.77 per 1,000 inhabitants10.77Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 10.76 per 1,000 inhabitants10.76Renville CountyRenville County: 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants10.67McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Benton CountyBenton County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Dakota CountyDakota County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Anoka CountyAnoka County: 10.59 per 1,000 inhabitants10.59Pennington CountyPennington County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Watonwan County Estimated16.81+1.87 pts
2Nobles County Estimated15.44-0.64 pts
3Chippewa County Estimated13.92+0.22 pts
4Mahnomen County Estimated13.08-3.29 pts
5Dodge County Estimated13.06+0.59 pts
6Cottonwood County Estimated12.88-0.09 pts
7Yellow Medicine County Estimated12.83-2.52 pts
8Sibley County Estimated12.8+1.79 pts
9Wadena County Estimated12.8+0.66 pts
10Lac qui Parle County Estimated12.75-0.28 pts
11Todd County Estimated12.71-1.89 pts
12Clearwater County Estimated12.68+0.56 pts
13Wright County Estimated12.44-0.31 pts
14Mower County Estimated12.41+0.28 pts
15Pipestone County Estimated12.3-2.2 pts
16Stearns County Estimated12.19-0.18 pts
17Kandiyohi County Estimated12.14+0.17 pts
18Redwood County Estimated12.11+0.05 pts
19Swift County Estimated11.85-0.7 pts
20Ramsey County Estimated11.83-0.24 pts
21Mille Lacs County Estimated11.68+0.57 pts
22Olmsted County Estimated11.62-0.27 pts
23Red Lake County Estimated11.53-0.02 pts
24Lyon County Estimated11.52-2.41 pts
25Kittson County Estimated11.41+3 pts
26Traverse County Estimated11.38-2.3 pts
27Sherburne County Estimated11.33-0.27 pts
28Morrison County Estimated11.3+0.69 pts
29Meeker County Estimated11.27+0.47 pts
30Hennepin County Estimated10.96-0.29 pts
31Goodhue County Estimated10.92+0.08 pts
32Isanti County Estimated10.87+0.49 pts
33Carver County Estimated10.77-0.08 pts
34Beltrami County Estimated10.76-0.18 pts
35Renville County Estimated10.67-0.51 pts
36McLeod County Estimated10.61-0.69 pts
37Benton County Estimated10.61-0.9 pts
38Dakota County Estimated10.61-0.33 pts
39Anoka County Estimated10.59-0.29 pts
40Pennington County Estimated10.33+0.75 pts
41Steele County Estimated10.280 pts
42Roseau County Estimated10.15-0.29 pts
43Scott County Estimated10.13-0.88 pts
44Fillmore County Estimated10.1-0.8 pts
45Le Sueur County Estimated10.01-0.32 pts
46Stevens County Estimated9.92-3.07 pts
47Martin County Estimated9.88-1.29 pts
48Chisago County Estimated9.83-0.37 pts
49Faribault County Estimated9.77-0.2 pts
50Lincoln County Estimated9.66+1.44 pts
51Freeborn County Estimated9.66+0.96 pts
52Becker County Estimated9.65+0.08 pts
53Kanabec County Estimated9.56-0.77 pts
54Waseca County Estimated9.55-1.08 pts
55Washington County Estimated9.54-0.67 pts
56Polk County Estimated9.54-1.48 pts
57Blue Earth County Estimated9.49-0.39 pts
58Rice County Estimated9.45-0.37 pts
59Wabasha County Estimated9.44-0.67 pts
60Douglas County Estimated9.35-0.13 pts
61Brown County Estimated9.3-0.33 pts
62Lake of the Woods County Estimated9.24-0.9 pts
63Otter Tail County Estimated9.15-0.7 pts
64Hubbard County Estimated9.1+0.46 pts
65Crow Wing County Estimated9.08-0.16 pts
66Grant County Estimated8.94-0.97 pts
67Carlton County Estimated8.94+0.14 pts
68Lake County Estimated8.87+1.45 pts
69Pope County Estimated8.83-1.33 pts
70Nicollet County Estimated8.79+0.76 pts
71Itasca County Estimated8.67+0.36 pts
72St. Louis County Estimated8.41-0.23 pts
73Wilkin County Estimated8.37-2.18 pts
74Clay County Estimated8.32-3.48 pts
75Cass County Estimated8.32+0.26 pts
76Big Stone County Estimated8.25-4.05 pts
77Winona County Estimated8.2-1.01 pts
78Marshall County Estimated8.17-3.01 pts
79Rock County Estimated7.92+1.37 pts
80Pine County Estimated7.92-0.91 pts
81Norman County Estimated7.91-3.75 pts
82Jackson County Estimated7.89+0.31 pts
83Koochiching County Estimated7.54-0.09 pts
84Aitkin County Estimated7.4-0.65 pts
85Murray County Estimated7.2+1.01 pts
86Houston County Estimated5.8-3.17 pts
87Cook County Estimated5.56-0.44 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 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cook County, with 5.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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