Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 12.15. Among all Minnesota counties, Nobles County had the highest birth rate (18.25), followed by Mahnomen County (16.46), and Watonwan County (15.36).

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 2018
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Nobles County 18.25
2 Mahnomen County 16.46
3 Watonwan County 15.36
4 Kittson County 15.23
5 Wadena County 14.97
6 Big Stone County 14.44
7 Lincoln County 14.14
8 Ramsey County 14.07
9 Lyon County 14.02
10 Polk County 13.91
11 Chippewa County 13.68
12 Pipestone County 13.67
13 Beltrami County 13.65
14 Benton County 13.62
15 Kandiyohi County 13.48
16 Redwood County 13.38
17 Clay County 13.31
18 Olmsted County 13.3
19 Mower County 13.19
20 Stearns County 13.05
21 Wright County 13.01
22 Cottonwood County 12.96
23 Sherburne County 12.86
24 Hennepin County 12.67
25 Todd County 12.61
26 Renville County 12.56
27 Pennington County 12.55
28 Norman County 12.4
29 Douglas County 12.37
29 Fillmore County 12.37
30 Clearwater County 12.23
31 Anoka County 12.11
32 Stevens County 12.02
33 Dakota County 12.01
34 Scott County 11.9
35 Dodge County 11.85
35 Marshall County 11.85
36 Martin County 11.76
37 Wilkin County 11.75
38 Becker County 11.71
39 Pope County 11.69
40 Mille Lacs County 11.6
41 Houston County 11.52
41 Le Sueur County 11.52
42 Kanabec County 11.5
42 Yellow Medicine County 11.5
43 Meeker County 11.44
44 Swift County 11.43
45 Carver County 11.41
46 Red Lake County 11.3
47 Sibley County 11.29
48 Isanti County 11.19
48 Jackson County 11.19
49 Nicollet County 11.15
50 Waseca County 11.08
51 Rice County 11.04
52 Morrison County 10.94
53 Wabasha County 10.88
54 Steele County 10.76
55 Washington County 10.64
56 Freeborn County 10.63
56 Otter Tail County 10.63
57 Traverse County 10.61
58 Itasca County 10.53
59 Goodhue County 10.42
60 Murray County 10.38
60 Rock County 10.38
61 Blue Earth County 10.36
62 Cass County 10.35
63 Crow Wing County 10.3
64 Carlton County 10.12
64 Chisago County 10.12
65 Lake County 9.96
66 Roseau County 9.92
67 Lac qui Parle County 9.9
68 Faribault County 9.89
69 McLeod County 9.82
70 St. Louis County 9.71
71 Brown County 9.62
72 Grant County 9.59
73 Winona County 9.46
74 Hubbard County 9.35
75 Koochiching County 8.99
76 Pine County 8.5
77 Aitkin County 8.4
78 Lake of the Woods County 8.05
79 Cook County 7.94