Minnesota Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for Minnesota was 3.47, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Nobles County: 9.57
- Mahnomen County: 7.63
- Clay County: 6.49
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Aitkin County: -8.46
- Koochiching County: -5.44
- Lac qui Parle County: -4.26
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Minnesota county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Aitkin | -8.46 |
| Anoka | 5 |
| Becker | -0.03 |
| Beltrami | 4.95 |
| Benton | 4.15 |
| Big Stone | -1.21 |
| Blue Earth | 3.34 |
| Brown | -2.09 |
| Carlton | -0.72 |
| Carver | 5.06 |
| Cass | -2.42 |
| Chippewa | 0.51 |
| Chisago | 2.42 |
| Clay | 6.49 |
| Clearwater | 2.13 |
| Cook | -2.21 |
| Cottonwood | -1.33 |
| Crow Wing | -1.59 |
| Dakota | 5.04 |
| Dodge | 4.62 |
| Douglas | -1.52 |
| Faribault | -1.25 |
| Fillmore | 0.14 |
| Freeborn | -1.68 |
| Goodhue | -0.37 |
| Grant | 0.33 |
| Hennepin | 4.74 |
| Houston | 0.54 |
| Hubbard | -0.14 |
| Isanti | 2.66 |
| Itasca | -1.92 |
| Jackson | -1.43 |
| Kanabec | -1.28 |
| Kandiyohi | 3.92 |
| Kittson | -2.59 |
| Koochiching | -5.44 |
| Lac qui Parle | -4.26 |
| Lake | -2.92 |
| Lake of the Woods | 0.27 |
| Le Sueur | 1.81 |
| Lincoln | -2.14 |
| Lyon | 4.09 |
| McLeod | 0.39 |
| Mahnomen | 7.63 |
| Marshall | 1.82 |
| Martin | 0.61 |
| Meeker | 2.02 |
| Mille Lacs | -0.31 |
| Morrison | -0.57 |
| Mower | 2.97 |
| Murray | -0.37 |
| Nicollet | 1.25 |
| Nobles | 9.57 |
| Norman | -1.57 |
| Olmsted | 5.68 |
| Otter Tail | -1.21 |
| Pennington | 1.36 |
| Pine | -3.06 |
| Pipestone | 2.85 |
| Polk | 2.22 |
| Pope | -1.16 |
| Ramsey | 4.96 |
| Red Lake | 3.96 |
| Redwood | 1.79 |
| Renville | -1.38 |
| Rice | 3.03 |
| Rock | -2.79 |
| Roseau | 1.92 |
| St. Louis | -1.9 |
| Scott | 6.19 |
| Sherburne | 6.06 |
| Sibley | 2.1 |
| Stearns | 5.45 |
| Steele | 1.75 |
| Stevens | 3.17 |
| Swift | 1.08 |
| Todd | 3.36 |
| Traverse | 0 |
| Wabasha | 0.79 |
| Wadena | -0.36 |
| Waseca | 1.94 |
| Washington | 3.13 |
| Watonwan | 4.81 |
| Wilkin | -1.45 |
| Winona | 0.02 |
| Wright | 5.56 |
| Yellow Medicine | -0.1 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Minnesota
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Minnesota.