Counties in Minnesota by births (July to June)

Name: Counties in Minnesota by births (July to June), 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Hennepin County had the highest births (July to June) of 87 counties in 2023, at 14,216. Kittson County had the lowest, at 34. The median was 252 and the figure for Minnesota was 62,997. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14,216Hennepin County

Lowest34Kittson County

Median25287 counties

Minnesota62,997History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Hennepin County Estimated	14,216	-2.7%
2	Ramsey County Estimated	6,493	-3.3%
3	Dakota County Estimated	4,880	-4.6%
4	Anoka County Estimated	4,037	-3.1%
5	Washington County Estimated	2,834	+2.1%
6	Stearns County Estimated	1,990	-3.5%
7	Olmsted County Estimated	1,954	-1.1%
8	Wright County Estimated	1,909	+0.5%
9	St. Louis County Estimated	1,732	-4.3%
10	Scott County Estimated	1,713	+1.3%
11	Carver County Estimated	1,200	-1.5%
12	Sherburne County Estimated	1,179	-0.3%
13	Clay County Estimated	783	-9%
14	Blue Earth County Estimated	694	+7.1%
15	Rice County Estimated	671	+3.4%
16	Crow Wing County Estimated	629	+2.3%
17	Otter Tail County Estimated	598	-6.6%
18	Chisago County Estimated	595	-1.8%
19	Kandiyohi County Estimated	529	-2.6%
20	Goodhue County Estimated	522	+9.4%
21	Beltrami County Estimated	510	-5.2%
22	Mower County Estimated	487	-0.2%
23	Benton County Estimated	478	-5.2%
24	Winona County Estimated	459	+11.7%
25	Isanti County Estimated	446	-6.7%
26	McLeod County Estimated	416	+4.8%
27	Steele County Estimated	385	-11.1%
28	Douglas County Estimated	377	-6%
28	Itasca County Estimated	377	-7.6%
30	Todd County Estimated	375	+10.6%
31	Morrison County Estimated	364	-1.6%
32	Lyon County Estimated	356	+10.6%
33	Nobles County Estimated	355	-3.3%
34	Becker County Estimated	338	-2.9%
34	Polk County Estimated	338	-8.2%
36	Carlton County Estimated	323	-7.7%
37	Mille Lacs County Estimated	304	+10.5%
38	Le Sueur County Estimated	302	-1.9%
39	Nicollet County Estimated	275	-17.7%
40	Freeborn County Estimated	266	-9.2%
41	Pine County Estimated	265	+3.1%
42	Dodge County Estimated	263	0%
43	Meeker County Estimated	254	+3.7%
44	Cass County Estimated	252	-5.3%
45	Brown County Estimated	247	-7.8%
46	Fillmore County Estimated	234	-2.9%
47	Martin County Estimated	220	+2.3%
48	Wabasha County Estimated	219	-1.8%
49	Waseca County Estimated	202	+5.2%
50	Hubbard County Estimated	190	0%
51	Redwood County Estimated	185	0%
52	Wadena County Estimated	173	-17.2%
53	Kanabec County Estimated	171	+6.9%
54	Chippewa County Estimated	169	-5.6%
55	Houston County Estimated	168	+6.3%
55	Watonwan County Estimated	168	-19.6%
57	Sibley County Estimated	166	-13.5%
58	Renville County Estimated	162	-4.1%
59	Roseau County Estimated	160	-16.2%
60	Cottonwood County Estimated	148	-5.1%
61	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	146	+50.5%
62	Faribault County Estimated	139	0%
63	Pipestone County Estimated	135	+14.4%
64	Pennington County Estimated	132	-22.4%
65	Aitkin County Estimated	130	+25%
66	Stevens County Estimated	128	-2.3%
67	Swift County Estimated	122	+10.9%
68	Pope County Estimated	116	-4.9%
69	Clearwater County Estimated	105	+7.1%
70	Marshall County Estimated	99	+3.1%
71	Koochiching County Estimated	90	-18.2%
72	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	87	+11.5%
72	Mahnomen County Estimated	87	+19.2%
74	Lake County Estimated	81	0%
75	Jackson County Estimated	75	-29.2%
76	Norman County Estimated	74	+10.4%
77	Wilkin County Estimated	67	-1.5%
78	Big Stone County Estimated	63	+10.5%
78	Rock County Estimated	63	-41.7%
80	Grant County Estimated	61	-21.8%
81	Murray County Estimated	50	-35.1%
82	Lincoln County Estimated	46	-35.2%
83	Red Lake County Estimated	45	-10%
84	Traverse County Estimated	44	+29.4%
85	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	39	-9.3%
86	Cook County Estimated	34	+3%
86	Kittson County Estimated	34	-29.2%

Other periods

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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 births (July to June)?

Hennepin County, with 14,216 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Kittson County, with 34 in 2023.

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: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.