Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 11.03. Among all Minnesota counties, Nobles County had the highest birth rate (16.98), followed by Mahnomen County (14.99), and Watonwan County (14.11).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Nobles County | 16.98 |
| 2 | Mahnomen County | 14.99 |
| 3 | Watonwan County | 14.11 |
| 4 | Pipestone County | 13.96 |
| 5 | Red Lake County | 13.69 |
| 6 | Beltrami County | 13.09 |
| 7 | Yellow Medicine County | 13 |
| 8 | Big Stone County | 12.78 |
| 9 | Wright County | 12.46 |
| 10 | Wadena County | 12.45 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 12.29 |
| 11 | Lyon County | 12.29 |
| 12 | Cottonwood County | 12.2 |
| 13 | Ramsey County | 12.1 |
| 14 | Clay County | 12.04 |
| 14 | Stearns County | 12.04 |
| 15 | Redwood County | 12.01 |
| 16 | Polk County | 11.95 |
| 17 | Olmsted County | 11.92 |
| 18 | Kandiyohi County | 11.9 |
| 19 | Dodge County | 11.81 |
| 19 | Mower County | 11.81 |
| 20 | Benton County | 11.75 |
| 21 | Isanti County | 11.57 |
| 22 | Sherburne County | 11.55 |
| 22 | Todd County | 11.55 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 11.52 |
| 24 | Traverse County | 11.45 |
| 25 | Martin County | 11.42 |
| 25 | Swift County | 11.42 |
| 26 | Chippewa County | 11.37 |
| 26 | Hennepin County | 11.37 |
| 27 | Anoka County | 11.13 |
| 28 | Dakota County | 11.1 |
| 29 | Clearwater County | 11.09 |
| 30 | Scott County | 11.06 |
| 31 | Rock County | 11.04 |
| 32 | Lac qui Parle County | 10.89 |
| 33 | Fillmore County | 10.8 |
| 34 | Steele County | 10.75 |
| 35 | Stevens County | 10.65 |
| 36 | Hubbard County | 10.62 |
| 37 | Norman County | 10.56 |
| 38 | Carver County | 10.55 |
| 38 | Pope County | 10.55 |
| 39 | Roseau County | 10.53 |
| 40 | Becker County | 10.52 |
| 41 | Sibley County | 10.43 |
| 42 | Meeker County | 10.38 |
| 43 | Blue Earth County | 10.32 |
| 44 | Mille Lacs County | 10.31 |
| 45 | Le Sueur County | 10.25 |
| 46 | Goodhue County | 10.21 |
| 47 | Douglas County | 10.15 |
| 48 | Wabasha County | 10.11 |
| 49 | Chisago County | 10.06 |
| 50 | Brown County | 10.04 |
| 51 | Freeborn County | 9.99 |
| 52 | Renville County | 9.97 |
| 53 | Washington County | 9.91 |
| 54 | Waseca County | 9.86 |
| 55 | Morrison County | 9.84 |
| 56 | Carlton County | 9.78 |
| 57 | McLeod County | 9.76 |
| 58 | Pennington County | 9.73 |
| 59 | Otter Tail County | 9.65 |
| 60 | Crow Wing County | 9.41 |
| 60 | Houston County | 9.41 |
| 61 | Winona County | 9.37 |
| 62 | Rice County | 9.36 |
| 63 | Grant County | 9.32 |
| 63 | Murray County | 9.32 |
| 64 | Cass County | 9.3 |
| 65 | Nicollet County | 9.15 |
| 66 | Kanabec County | 9.12 |
| 67 | St. Louis County | 9.09 |
| 68 | Wilkin County | 9 |
| 69 | Pine County | 8.92 |
| 70 | Jackson County | 8.9 |
| 71 | Lake of the Woods County | 8.68 |
| 72 | Kittson County | 8.38 |
| 73 | Faribault County | 8.13 |
| 74 | Itasca County | 8.1 |
| 75 | Lake County | 7.48 |
| 76 | Koochiching County | 7.01 |
| 77 | Cook County | 6.77 |
| 78 | Aitkin County | 6.63 |