Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 11.3. Among all Minnesota counties, Watonwan County had the highest birth rate (18.57), followed by Nobles County (16.73), and Wadena County (14.77).

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 2022
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Watonwan County 18.57
2 Nobles County 16.73
3 Wadena County 14.77
4 Chippewa County 14.32
5 Cottonwood County 13.64
6 Stevens County 13.52
7 Todd County 13.37
8 Mahnomen County 13.19
9 Clay County 13.16
10 Wright County 12.97
11 Stearns County 12.95
12 Sibley County 12.91
13 Red Lake County 12.76
14 Grant County 12.7
15 Lincoln County 12.66
16 Pipestone County 12.64
17 Kandiyohi County 12.59
17 Lyon County 12.59
18 Roseau County 12.47
19 Dodge County 12.43
20 Ramsey County 12.41
21 Mower County 12.34
22 Pennington County 12.31
23 Benton County 12.27
24 Olmsted County 12.08
25 Redwood County 12.03
26 Polk County 11.95
27 Sherburne County 11.91
28 Beltrami County 11.77
29 Kittson County 11.68
30 Lac qui Parle County 11.65
31 Hennepin County 11.56
31 Steele County 11.56
32 Dakota County 11.53
32 Renville County 11.53
33 Clearwater County 11.39
34 Isanti County 11.31
35 Anoka County 11.3
36 Fillmore County 11.26
37 Swift County 11.24
38 Rock County 11.2
39 Carver County 11.16
40 Lake of the Woods County 11.12
41 Big Stone County 11.05
42 Scott County 11.02
43 Martin County 10.85
44 Morrison County 10.83
45 McLeod County 10.79
46 Marshall County 10.72
47 Pope County 10.68
48 Jackson County 10.65
48 Wilkin County 10.65
49 Otter Tail County 10.64
50 Le Sueur County 10.6
51 Chisago County 10.51
52 Norman County 10.47
53 Traverse County 10.4
54 Brown County 10.37
55 Meeker County 10.36
56 Wabasha County 10.33
57 Yellow Medicine County 10.25
58 Washington County 10.16
59 Douglas County 10.15
59 Mille Lacs County 10.15
60 Waseca County 10.14
61 Becker County 10.04
62 Faribault County 9.98
63 Goodhue County 9.97
64 Kanabec County 9.8
65 Nicollet County 9.72
66 Rice County 9.67
67 Carlton County 9.62
68 Freeborn County 9.53
69 Murray County 9.51
70 Blue Earth County 9.38
71 Koochiching County 9.33
72 Itasca County 9.12
73 St. Louis County 9.11
74 Crow Wing County 9.1
75 Pine County 8.73
76 Cass County 8.68
77 Hubbard County 8.66
78 Houston County 8.42
79 Winona County 8.31
80 Lake County 7.39
81 Aitkin County 6.48
82 Cook County 5.81