Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2018

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase for Minnesota was 23,290, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Hennepin County: 7,030
  2. Ramsey County: 3,185
  3. Dakota County: 2,498

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

  1. St. Louis County: -184
  2. Aitkin County: -101
  3. Otter Tail County: -87

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Minnesota county in 2018. 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 2018
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Minnesota Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Aitkin -101
Anoka 2030
Becker 35
Beltrami 217
Benton 165
Big Stone -8
Blue Earth 170
Brown -47
Carlton -17
Carver 674
Cass -33
Chippewa -23
Chisago 132
Clay 354
Clearwater -3
Cook -12
Cottonwood 3
Crow Wing -49
Dakota 2498
Dodge 84
Douglas 25
Faribault -59
Fillmore 19
Freeborn -58
Goodhue -33
Grant -13
Hennepin 7030
Houston 9
Hubbard -16
Isanti 128
Itasca -10
Jackson 21
Kanabec 57
Kandiyohi 187
Kittson 2
Koochiching -29
Lac qui Parle -19
Lake -32
Lake of the Woods -18
Le Sueur 128
Lincoln 3
Lyon 133
McLeod 17
Mahnomen 15
Marshall 26
Martin -8
Meeker 19
Mille Lacs 32
Morrison 45
Mower 116
Murray -14
Nicollet 118
Nobles 201
Norman -33
Olmsted 902
Otter Tail -87
Pennington 39
Pine -13
Pipestone 3
Polk 85
Pope 6
Ramsey 3185
Red Lake 7
Redwood 17
Renville 7
Rice 222
Rock -30
Roseau 16
St. Louis -184
Scott 1059
Sherburne 652
Sibley 28
Stearns 1008
Steele 78
Stevens 39
Swift -26
Todd 110
Traverse -35
Wabasha 40
Wadena -21
Waseca 24
Washington 1066
Watonwan 51
Wilkin -18
Winona 53
Wright 942
Yellow Medicine 7

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Minnesota

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