Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June

Hennepin County had the highest natural change, July to June of 87 counties in 2015, at 8,244. Aitkin County had the lowest, at -101. The median was 23 and the figure for Minnesota was 26,848. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,244Hennepin County

Lowest-101Aitkin County

Median2387 counties

Minnesota26,848History

Map of counties, 2015

Under -30
-30 to -10
-10 to 0
0 to 40
40 to 170
170 and over

persons, 2015. 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, 2015

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	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Hennepin County Estimated	8,244	-4.6%
2	Ramsey County Estimated	3,549	-12.3%
3	Dakota County Estimated	2,838	-4.4%
4	Anoka County Estimated	2,086	-14.1%
5	Washington County Estimated	1,340	-6.4%
6	Olmsted County Estimated	1,241	+3.3%
7	Scott County Estimated	1,186	-9%
8	Wright County Estimated	1,014	-2.3%
9	Stearns County Estimated	975	-8.2%
10	Carver County Estimated	711	-2.5%
11	Sherburne County Estimated	707	+4%
12	Clay County Estimated	407	+1%
13	Benton County Estimated	292	+52.1%
14	Blue Earth County Estimated	214	-21.9%
15	Beltrami County Estimated	203	-33.2%
16	Rice County Estimated	199	-21%
17	Steele County Estimated	183	-6.6%
18	Nobles County Estimated	177	+15.7%
19	Nicollet County Estimated	174	+6.1%
20	Kandiyohi County Estimated	171	-21.9%
21	Mower County Estimated	158	+54.9%
22	Isanti County Estimated	147	+45.5%
23	Lyon County Estimated	138	-4.8%
24	Chisago County Estimated	126	+5.9%
25	McLeod County Estimated	116	+90.2%
26	Dodge County Estimated	105	+8.2%
27	Le Sueur County Estimated	80	-4.8%
28	Todd County Estimated	79	+9.7%
29	Polk County Estimated	69	+23.2%
30	Pennington County Estimated	66	+88.6%
31	Morrison County Estimated	56	-34.1%
32	Becker County Estimated	55	-45.5%
32	Crow Wing County Estimated	55	-30.4%
34	Roseau County Estimated	46	-37.8%
34	Watonwan County Estimated	46	+283.3%
36	Mahnomen County Estimated	43	+48.3%
37	Waseca County Estimated	40	-24.5%
38	Goodhue County Estimated	34	+88.9%
39	Stevens County Estimated	30	-31.8%
40	Douglas County Estimated	29	-35.6%
40	Marshall County Estimated	29	-25.6%
42	Meeker County Estimated	26	-56.7%
43	Red Lake County Estimated	24	+166.7%
44	Winona County Estimated	23	-73.3%
45	Wabasha County Estimated	21	-44.7%
46	Pipestone County Estimated	19	+137.5%
47	Kanabec County Estimated	18	+157.1%
48	Cass County Estimated	14	-70.8%
48	Grant County Estimated	14	+133.3%
50	Cottonwood County Estimated	12	-53.8%
50	Jackson County Estimated	12	+400%
52	Chippewa County Estimated	8	-72.4%
52	Cook County Estimated	8	+166.7%
52	Mille Lacs County Estimated	8	-69.2%
55	Sibley County Estimated	5	-89.6%
56	Fillmore County Estimated	-2	-104.8%
56	Rock County Estimated	-2	n/a
58	Clearwater County Estimated	-3	+66.7%
58	Pope County Estimated	-3	-50%
58	Wilkin County Estimated	-3	+62.5%
58	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	-3	0%
62	Murray County Estimated	-4	+81.8%
63	Houston County Estimated	-5	-123.8%
63	Hubbard County Estimated	-5	-145.5%
65	St. Louis County Estimated	-9	-152.9%
65	Wadena County Estimated	-9	-28.6%
67	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	-12	+47.8%
68	Redwood County Estimated	-13	-159.1%
69	Swift County Estimated	-15	-250%
70	Norman County Estimated	-17	-70%
71	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	-18	-200%
71	Traverse County Estimated	-18	+14.3%
73	Big Stone County Estimated	-22	-22.2%
73	Renville County Estimated	-22	-46.7%
75	Koochiching County Estimated	-24	+52%
75	Lincoln County Estimated	-24	-166.7%
77	Kittson County Estimated	-29	-61.1%
78	Pine County Estimated	-30	-188.2%
79	Carlton County Estimated	-33	-10%
79	Otter Tail County Estimated	-33	-200%
81	Lake County Estimated	-38	+5%
82	Faribault County Estimated	-39	-85.7%
83	Brown County Estimated	-49	-390%
84	Martin County Estimated	-62	-17%
85	Itasca County Estimated	-77	-22.2%
86	Freeborn County Estimated	-98	-653.8%
87	Aitkin County Estimated	-101	+9.8%

Other periods

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (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?period=2015. 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 8,244 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Aitkin County, with -101 in 2015.

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.