Counties in Minnesota by births (July to June)

Hennepin County had the highest births (July to June) of 87 counties in 2024, at 13,927. Cook County had the lowest, at 31. The median was 240 and the figure for Minnesota was 61,344. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13,927Hennepin County
Lowest31Cook County
Median24087 counties
Minnesota61,344History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 13,927 count13,927Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 6,378 count6,378Dakota CountyDakota County: 4,785 count4,785Anoka CountyAnoka County: 3,975 count3,975Washington CountyWashington County: 2,679 count2,679Stearns CountyStearns County: 1,980 count1,980Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 1,921 count1,921Wright CountyWright County: 1,903 count1,903St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1,687 count1,687Scott CountyScott County: 1,589 count1,589Carver CountyCarver County: 1,204 count1,204Sherburne CountySherburne County: 1,164 count1,164Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 667 count667Rice CountyRice County: 653 count653Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 622 count622Chisago CountyChisago County: 578 count578Clay CountyClay County: 557 count557Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 557 count557Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 541 count541Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 526 count526Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 502 count502Mower CountyMower County: 502 count502Isanti CountyIsanti County: 472 count472Benton CountyBenton County: 442 count442Winona CountyWinona County: 411 count411Itasca CountyItasca County: 394 count394McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 391 count391Morrison CountyMorrison County: 389 count389Steele CountySteele County: 385 count385Douglas CountyDouglas County: 373 count373Nobles CountyNobles County: 342 count342Becker CountyBecker County: 341 count341Todd CountyTodd County: 329 count329Carlton CountyCarlton County: 328 count328Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 322 count322Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 300 count300Lyon CountyLyon County: 296 count296Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 294 count294Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 294 count294Polk CountyPolk County: 292 count292
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Hennepin County Estimated13,927-2%
2Ramsey County Estimated6,378-1.8%
3Dakota County Estimated4,785-1.9%
4Anoka County Estimated3,975-1.5%
5Washington County Estimated2,679-5.5%
6Stearns County Estimated1,980-0.5%
7Olmsted County Estimated1,921-1.7%
8Wright County Estimated1,903-0.3%
9St. Louis County Estimated1,687-2.6%
10Scott County Estimated1,589-7.2%
11Carver County Estimated1,204+0.3%
12Sherburne County Estimated1,164-1.3%
13Blue Earth County Estimated667-3.9%
14Rice County Estimated653-2.7%
15Crow Wing County Estimated622-1.1%
16Chisago County Estimated578-2.9%
17Clay County Estimated557-28.9%
17Otter Tail County Estimated557-6.9%
19Kandiyohi County Estimated541+2.3%
20Goodhue County Estimated526+0.8%
21Beltrami County Estimated502-1.6%
21Mower County Estimated502+3.1%
23Isanti County Estimated472+5.8%
24Benton County Estimated442-7.5%
25Winona County Estimated411-10.5%
26Itasca County Estimated394+4.5%
27McLeod County Estimated391-6%
28Morrison County Estimated389+6.9%
29Steele County Estimated3850%
30Douglas County Estimated373-1.1%
31Nobles County Estimated342-3.7%
32Becker County Estimated341+0.9%
33Todd County Estimated329-12.3%
34Carlton County Estimated328+1.5%
35Mille Lacs County Estimated322+5.9%
36Nicollet County Estimated300+9.1%
37Lyon County Estimated296-16.9%
38Freeborn County Estimated294+10.5%
38Le Sueur County Estimated294-2.6%
40Polk County Estimated292-13.6%
41Dodge County Estimated277+5.3%
42Meeker County Estimated265+4.3%
43Cass County Estimated261+3.6%
44Pine County Estimated240-9.4%
45Brown County Estimated238-3.6%
46Fillmore County Estimated217-7.3%
47Wabasha County Estimated204-6.8%
48Hubbard County Estimated201+5.8%
49Sibley County Estimated195+17.5%
50Martin County Estimated194-11.8%
51Watonwan County Estimated190+13.1%
52Redwood County Estimated1850%
53Wadena County Estimated183+5.8%
54Waseca County Estimated180-10.9%
55Chippewa County Estimated172+1.8%
56Kanabec County Estimated159-7%
57Roseau County Estimated155-3.1%
58Renville County Estimated154-4.9%
59Cottonwood County Estimated147-0.7%
60Pennington County Estimated142+7.6%
61Faribault County Estimated136-2.2%
62Yellow Medicine County Estimated122-16.4%
63Aitkin County Estimated120-7.7%
64Swift County Estimated115-5.7%
65Pipestone County Estimated114-15.6%
66Clearwater County Estimated110+4.8%
67Houston County Estimated108-35.7%
68Pope County Estimated101-12.9%
69Stevens County Estimated98-23.4%
70Lake County Estimated96+18.5%
71Koochiching County Estimated88-2.2%
72Lac qui Parle County Estimated85-2.3%
73Jackson County Estimated78+4%
74Rock County Estimated76+20.6%
75Marshall County Estimated72-27.3%
76Mahnomen County Estimated69-20.7%
77Murray County Estimated58+16%
78Grant County Estimated55-9.8%
79Lincoln County Estimated54+17.4%
80Wilkin County Estimated53-20.9%
81Norman County Estimated50-32.4%
82Kittson County Estimated46+35.3%
83Red Lake County Estimated450%
84Big Stone County Estimated42-33.3%
85Traverse County Estimated36-18.2%
86Lake of the Woods County Estimated35-10.3%
87Cook County Estimated31-8.8%

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

Hennepin County, with 13,927 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cook County, with 31 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: births, 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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