Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 12.73. Among all Minnesota counties, Nobles County had the highest birth rate (18.56), followed by Mahnomen County (17.61), and Watonwan County (15.35).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Nobles County 18.56
2 Mahnomen County 17.61
3 Watonwan County 15.35
4 Beltrami County 15.34
5 Chippewa County 15.18
6 Lyon County 14.51
7 Benton County 14.48
8 Ramsey County 14.46
9 Olmsted County 14.17
10 Kandiyohi County 14.14
11 Todd County 14.04
12 Pennington County 13.75
13 Hennepin County 13.66
14 Wright County 13.61
15 Clay County 13.6
16 Cottonwood County 13.59
17 Polk County 13.42
18 Lincoln County 13.32
19 Scott County 13.3
19 Wadena County 13.3
20 Redwood County 13.25
21 Mille Lacs County 13.16
22 Dodge County 13.03
23 Sherburne County 12.9
24 Meeker County 12.88
25 Clearwater County 12.82
26 Dakota County 12.76
27 Yellow Medicine County 12.66
28 Swift County 12.63
29 Anoka County 12.6
30 Becker County 12.56
31 Fillmore County 12.44
32 Mower County 12.4
33 Otter Tail County 12.38
34 Stearns County 12.37
35 Morrison County 12.33
36 Carver County 12.22
37 Waseca County 12.19
38 Steele County 12.14
39 Pipestone County 12.08
40 Marshall County 12.04
41 Martin County 12.01
42 Renville County 11.98
43 Murray County 11.97
44 McLeod County 11.91
45 Lake of the Woods County 11.75
46 Rice County 11.74
47 Brown County 11.72
48 Nicollet County 11.71
49 Big Stone County 11.61
49 Blue Earth County 11.61
50 Norman County 11.55
51 Red Lake County 11.49
52 Roseau County 11.42
53 Isanti County 11.4
54 Douglas County 11.36
55 Wabasha County 11.35
56 Faribault County 11.28
57 Pope County 11.23
58 Cass County 11.19
59 Crow Wing County 11.13
59 Rock County 11.13
60 Freeborn County 11.12
61 Washington County 11.09
62 Grant County 11.03
63 Cook County 10.95
64 Houston County 10.9
65 Le Sueur County 10.88
66 Wilkin County 10.86
67 Sibley County 10.77
68 Chisago County 10.7
69 Goodhue County 10.57
70 Itasca County 10.42
71 Jackson County 10.37
72 Carlton County 10.2
73 Hubbard County 10.11
74 St. Louis County 9.7
75 Winona County 9.51
76 Lake County 9.32
77 Stevens County 9.14
78 Lac qui Parle County 9.11
79 Pine County 9.08
80 Kittson County 8.93
81 Traverse County 8.65
82 Kanabec County 8.43
83 Koochiching County 7.72
84 Aitkin County 6.58