Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2012

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase for Minnesota was 28,748, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Hennepin County: 8,290
  2. Ramsey County: 3,717
  3. Dakota County: 3,086

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Otter Tail County: -70
  2. Faribault County: -66
  3. Aitkin County: -57

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Minnesota county in 2012. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2012
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Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2012
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Aitkin -57
Anoka 2336
Becker 86
Beltrami 328
Benton 244
Big Stone -28
Blue Earth 299
Brown 13
Carlton 40
Carver 695
Cass 73
Chippewa -1
Chisago 222
Clay 368
Clearwater 0
Cook 11
Cottonwood 18
Crow Wing 86
Dakota 3086
Dodge 130
Douglas 22
Faribault -66
Fillmore 0
Freeborn -31
Goodhue 105
Grant -3
Hennepin 8290
Houston 25
Hubbard 15
Isanti 139
Itasca -22
Jackson 3
Kanabec -18
Kandiyohi 168
Kittson -29
Koochiching -47
Lac qui Parle -39
Lake -3
Lake of the Woods -21
Le Sueur 116
Lincoln -4
Lyon 134
McLeod 70
Mahnomen 46
Marshall 40
Martin -22
Meeker 71
Mille Lacs 59
Morrison 49
Mower 144
Murray -32
Nicollet 182
Nobles 163
Norman -31
Olmsted 1167
Otter Tail -70
Pennington 43
Pine 49
Pipestone 1
Polk 48
Pope 7
Ramsey 3717
Red Lake 22
Redwood -11
Renville -5
Rice 244
Rock -10
Roseau 38
St. Louis -41
Scott 1405
Sherburne 705
Sibley 39
Stearns 872
Steele 141
Stevens 53
Swift 9
Todd 141
Traverse -25
Wabasha 55
Wadena 5
Waseca 44
Washington 1381
Watonwan 41
Wilkin -4
Winona 76
Wright 1194
Yellow Medicine -5

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Minnesota

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in Minnesota.