Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 12.48. Among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest birth rate (19.57), followed by Nobles County (15.84), and Clay County (14.76).

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 2017
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Mahnomen County 19.57
2 Nobles County 15.84
3 Clay County 14.76
4 Lyon County 14.39
5 Beltrami County 14.31
6 Ramsey County 14.22
7 Pipestone County 14.12
8 Kandiyohi County 14
9 Benton County 13.96
10 Polk County 13.77
11 Wilkin County 13.72
12 Olmsted County 13.64
13 Hennepin County 13.36
13 Todd County 13.36
14 Wadena County 13.24
15 Clearwater County 13.12
15 Renville County 13.12
16 Mower County 13.11
17 Wright County 13.09
18 Watonwan County 13.05
19 Stearns County 12.97
20 Becker County 12.95
21 Fillmore County 12.94
21 Sherburne County 12.94
22 Mille Lacs County 12.87
23 Redwood County 12.8
24 Norman County 12.64
25 Scott County 12.58
26 Chippewa County 12.51
26 Le Sueur County 12.51
27 Stevens County 12.4
28 Dakota County 12.37
29 Marshall County 12.28
30 Otter Tail County 12.27
31 Rock County 12.18
32 Anoka County 12.09
33 Brown County 11.89
34 Swift County 11.87
35 Martin County 11.86
35 Roseau County 11.86
36 Steele County 11.73
37 Kanabec County 11.7
38 McLeod County 11.59
39 Rice County 11.57
40 Carver County 11.56
41 Morrison County 11.49
42 Traverse County 11.45
43 Cottonwood County 11.39
44 Yellow Medicine County 11.34
45 Goodhue County 11.21
46 Big Stone County 11.19
46 Isanti County 11.19
46 Meeker County 11.19
47 Douglas County 11.16
48 Crow Wing County 11.15
49 Washington County 11.1
50 Freeborn County 11.01
51 Sibley County 10.96
52 Dodge County 10.95
53 Faribault County 10.93
54 Nicollet County 10.88
55 Jackson County 10.84
56 Pennington County 10.83
56 Wabasha County 10.83
57 Blue Earth County 10.8
58 Pope County 10.75
59 Chisago County 10.72
60 Lake of the Woods County 10.64
61 Houston County 10.63
62 Lincoln County 10.38
63 Grant County 10.31
64 Hubbard County 10.26
65 Waseca County 10.23
66 Carlton County 10.19
67 Cass County 10.01
68 Murray County 9.98
69 St. Louis County 9.86
70 Lake County 9.82
71 Itasca County 9.79
72 Red Lake County 9.52
73 Cook County 9.3
74 Pine County 9.27
75 Kittson County 9.09
76 Winona County 8.97
77 Lac qui Parle County 8.05
78 Koochiching County 7.65
79 Aitkin County 7.48