Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2016

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for Minnesota was 27,455, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Hennepin County: 8,201
  2. Ramsey County: 3,707
  3. Dakota County: 2,888

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

  1. St. Louis County: -160
  2. Aitkin County: -125
  3. Itasca County: -60

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Minnesota county in 2016. 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 2016
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Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Aitkin -125
Anoka 2358
Becker 59
Beltrami 316
Benton 230
Big Stone -13
Blue Earth 288
Brown 28
Carlton -30
Carver 718
Cass 12
Chippewa 34
Chisago 203
Clay 381
Clearwater 15
Cook 13
Cottonwood 22
Crow Wing 76
Dakota 2888
Dodge 124
Douglas -29
Faribault -21
Fillmore 21
Freeborn -1
Goodhue 13
Grant -11
Hennepin 8201
Houston 26
Hubbard 11
Isanti 139
Itasca -60
Jackson 5
Kanabec -31
Kandiyohi 216
Kittson -26
Koochiching -59
Lac qui Parle -25
Lake -39
Lake of the Woods 0
Le Sueur 60
Lincoln 5
Lyon 155
McLeod 56
Mahnomen 33
Marshall 40
Martin -14
Meeker 86
Mille Lacs 24
Morrison 75
Mower 67
Murray -3
Nicollet 181
Nobles 255
Norman -29
Olmsted 1110
Otter Tail 24
Pennington 70
Pine -45
Pipestone -16
Polk 99
Pope -8
Ramsey 3707
Red Lake 12
Redwood 1
Renville -16
Rice 323
Rock -10
Roseau 45
St. Louis -160
Scott 1195
Sherburne 647
Sibley -9
Stearns 944
Steele 125
Stevens 21
Swift 9
Todd 111
Traverse -17
Wabasha 48
Wadena -39
Waseca 44
Washington 1213
Watonwan 55
Wilkin -12
Winona 56
Wright 992
Yellow Medicine 18

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Minnesota

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