Counties in Minnesota by natural change, July to June

Hennepin County had the highest natural change, July to June of 87 counties in 2016, at 8,201. St. Louis County had the lowest, at -160. The median was 26 and the figure for Minnesota was 27,455. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,201Hennepin County

Lowest-160St. Louis County

Median2687 counties

Minnesota27,455History

Map of counties, 2016

Under -30
-30 to -10
-10 to 0
0 to 30
30 to 160
160 and over

persons, 2016. 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, 2016

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	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Hennepin County Estimated	8,201	-0.5%
2	Ramsey County Estimated	3,707	+4.5%
3	Dakota County Estimated	2,888	+1.8%
4	Anoka County Estimated	2,358	+13%
5	Washington County Estimated	1,213	-9.5%
6	Scott County Estimated	1,195	+0.8%
7	Olmsted County Estimated	1,110	-10.6%
8	Wright County Estimated	992	-2.2%
9	Stearns County Estimated	944	-3.2%
10	Carver County Estimated	718	+1%
11	Sherburne County Estimated	647	-8.5%
12	Clay County Estimated	381	-6.4%
13	Rice County Estimated	323	+62.3%
14	Beltrami County Estimated	316	+55.7%
15	Blue Earth County Estimated	288	+34.6%
16	Nobles County Estimated	255	+44.1%
17	Benton County Estimated	230	-21.2%
18	Kandiyohi County Estimated	216	+26.3%
19	Chisago County Estimated	203	+61.1%
20	Nicollet County Estimated	181	+4%
21	Lyon County Estimated	155	+12.3%
22	Isanti County Estimated	139	-5.4%
23	Steele County Estimated	125	-31.7%
24	Dodge County Estimated	124	+18.1%
25	Todd County Estimated	111	+40.5%
26	Polk County Estimated	99	+43.5%
27	Meeker County Estimated	86	+230.8%
28	Crow Wing County Estimated	76	+38.2%
29	Morrison County Estimated	75	+33.9%
30	Pennington County Estimated	70	+6.1%
31	Mower County Estimated	67	-57.6%
32	Le Sueur County Estimated	60	-25%
33	Becker County Estimated	59	+7.3%
34	McLeod County Estimated	56	-51.7%
34	Winona County Estimated	56	+143.5%
36	Watonwan County Estimated	55	+19.6%
37	Wabasha County Estimated	48	+128.6%
38	Roseau County Estimated	45	-2.2%
39	Waseca County Estimated	44	+10%
40	Marshall County Estimated	40	+37.9%
41	Chippewa County Estimated	34	+325%
42	Mahnomen County Estimated	33	-23.3%
43	Brown County Estimated	28	+157.1%
44	Houston County Estimated	26	+620%
45	Mille Lacs County Estimated	24	+200%
45	Otter Tail County Estimated	24	+172.7%
47	Cottonwood County Estimated	22	+83.3%
48	Fillmore County Estimated	21	+1,150%
48	Stevens County Estimated	21	-30%
50	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	18	+700%
51	Clearwater County Estimated	15	+600%
52	Cook County Estimated	13	+62.5%
52	Goodhue County Estimated	13	-61.8%
54	Cass County Estimated	12	-14.3%
54	Red Lake County Estimated	12	-50%
56	Hubbard County Estimated	11	+320%
57	Swift County Estimated	9	+160%
58	Jackson County Estimated	5	-58.3%
58	Lincoln County Estimated	5	+120.8%
60	Redwood County Estimated	1	+107.7%
61	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	0	+100%
62	Freeborn County Estimated	-1	+99%
63	Murray County Estimated	-3	+25%
64	Pope County Estimated	-8	-166.7%
65	Sibley County Estimated	-9	-280%
66	Rock County Estimated	-10	-400%
67	Grant County Estimated	-11	-178.6%
68	Wilkin County Estimated	-12	-300%
69	Big Stone County Estimated	-13	+40.9%
70	Martin County Estimated	-14	+77.4%
71	Pipestone County Estimated	-16	-184.2%
71	Renville County Estimated	-16	+27.3%
73	Traverse County Estimated	-17	+5.6%
74	Faribault County Estimated	-21	+46.2%
75	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	-25	-108.3%
76	Kittson County Estimated	-26	+10.3%
77	Douglas County Estimated	-29	-200%
77	Norman County Estimated	-29	-70.6%
79	Carlton County Estimated	-30	+9.1%
80	Kanabec County Estimated	-31	-272.2%
81	Lake County Estimated	-39	-2.6%
81	Wadena County Estimated	-39	-333.3%
83	Pine County Estimated	-45	-50%
84	Koochiching County Estimated	-59	-145.8%
85	Itasca County Estimated	-60	+22.1%
86	Aitkin County Estimated	-125	-23.8%
87	St. Louis County Estimated	-160	-1,677.8%

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2016. 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 8,201 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Louis County, with -160 in 2016.

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