Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June, 2025

Hennepin County had the highest natural change, July to June of 87 counties in 2025, at 4,189. St. Louis County had the lowest, at -620. The median was -6 and the figure for Minnesota was 12,071. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,189Hennepin County

Lowest-620St. Louis County

Median-687 counties

Minnesota12,071History

Map of counties, 2025

Under -60
-60 to -20
-20 to 0
0 to 30
30 to 110
110 and over

persons, 2025. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2025 persons	Change on 2024
1	Hennepin County Estimated	4,189	+0.5%
2	Dakota County Estimated	1,546	+1.1%
3	Ramsey County Estimated	1,512	-1.2%
4	Anoka County Estimated	1,379	-0.1%
5	Wright County Estimated	888	+3.1%
6	Stearns County Estimated	797	+3.1%
7	Scott County Estimated	682	+0.3%
8	Olmsted County Estimated	653	+3.2%
9	Washington County Estimated	604	+3.4%
10	Carver County Estimated	525	+0.4%
11	Sherburne County Estimated	498	+1.2%
12	Clay County Estimated	174	+1,350%
13	Nobles County Estimated	163	+11.6%
14	Dodge County Estimated	121	0%
15	Rice County Estimated	106	+2.9%
16	Benton County Estimated	105	+8.2%
17	Mower County Estimated	83	+13.7%
18	Watonwan County Estimated	78	0%
19	Kandiyohi County Estimated	71	-14.5%
20	Todd County Estimated	68	+9.7%
21	Chisago County Estimated	61	+7%
22	Blue Earth County Estimated	57	-17.4%
22	Sibley County Estimated	57	-8.1%
24	Beltrami County Estimated	56	-1.8%
25	Isanti County Estimated	54	-3.6%
26	Lyon County Estimated	46	+43.8%
27	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	38	+22.6%
28	Steele County Estimated	31	+29.2%
29	Le Sueur County Estimated	27	-32.5%
30	Roseau County Estimated	26	+13%
31	Redwood County Estimated	23	-4.2%
32	Clearwater County Estimated	22	+10%
32	Stevens County Estimated	22	+10%
34	Pennington County Estimated	17	+88.9%
35	Cottonwood County Estimated	14	+1,500%
36	Chippewa County Estimated	12	-33.3%
36	Marshall County Estimated	12	+700%
36	Nicollet County Estimated	12	-40%
39	Swift County Estimated	11	-26.7%
40	Lincoln County Estimated	8	+900%
41	Red Lake County Estimated	7	+133.3%
42	Morrison County Estimated	1	0%
43	Mahnomen County Estimated	-4	+33.3%
44	Pipestone County Estimated	-6	+53.8%
45	Goodhue County Estimated	-7	-75%
45	Wilkin County Estimated	-7	+65%
47	Jackson County Estimated	-8	+55.6%
48	Kittson County Estimated	-9	+35.7%
48	Meeker County Estimated	-9	-200%
50	Grant County Estimated	-10	+9.1%
51	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	-12	+7.7%
51	Traverse County Estimated	-12	+14.3%
53	Polk County Estimated	-14	+75.9%
54	Cook County Estimated	-15	+6.3%
55	Mille Lacs County Estimated	-16	+5.9%
56	Murray County Estimated	-18	-12.5%
57	Kanabec County Estimated	-19	-11.8%
57	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	-19	+20.8%
59	Renville County Estimated	-20	-17.6%
60	Big Stone County Estimated	-22	+24.1%
60	Waseca County Estimated	-22	-37.5%
62	McLeod County Estimated	-23	0%
63	Winona County Estimated	-26	+39.5%
64	Norman County Estimated	-27	+35.7%
65	Rock County Estimated	-30	+9.1%
66	Pope County Estimated	-31	-6.9%
67	Wabasha County Estimated	-38	-2.7%
68	Fillmore County Estimated	-39	+20.4%
69	Becker County Estimated	-41	+24.1%
70	Faribault County Estimated	-42	0%
71	Hubbard County Estimated	-44	-2.3%
72	Wadena County Estimated	-55	-5.8%
73	Lake County Estimated	-65	-1.6%
74	Brown County Estimated	-69	-9.5%
75	Martin County Estimated	-75	-8.7%
76	Koochiching County Estimated	-80	-2.6%
77	Freeborn County Estimated	-84	+15.2%
78	Douglas County Estimated	-90	-4.7%
79	Pine County Estimated	-96	-4.3%
80	Crow Wing County Estimated	-103	+6.4%
81	Houston County Estimated	-109	+14.2%
82	Carlton County Estimated	-119	-5.3%
83	Aitkin County Estimated	-143	-2.1%
83	Itasca County Estimated	-143	-2.1%
85	Cass County Estimated	-153	-4.8%
86	Otter Tail County Estimated	-191	+2.6%
87	St. Louis County Estimated	-620	-4.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/minnesota-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Hennepin County, with 4,189 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?

St. Louis County, with -620 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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.