Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Number of Births in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Births for Minnesota was 70.06K. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of births (16.79K), followed by Ramsey County (7.80K), and Dakota County (5.31K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Number of Births in 2016
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 16789 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 7797 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 5310 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 4353 |
| 5 | Washington County | 2790 |
| 6 | Olmsted County | 2161 |
| 7 | St. Louis County | 1942 |
| 8 | Stearns County | 1938 |
| 9 | Scott County | 1894 |
| 10 | Wright County | 1792 |
| 11 | Carver County | 1216 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 1191 |
| 13 | Clay County | 852 |
| 14 | Rice County | 770 |
| 15 | Blue Earth County | 767 |
| 16 | Otter Tail County | 714 |
| 17 | Crow Wing County | 707 |
| 18 | Beltrami County | 703 |
| 19 | Kandiyohi County | 603 |
| 20 | Chisago County | 582 |
| 21 | Benton County | 573 |
| 22 | Mower County | 490 |
| 23 | Goodhue County | 488 |
| 24 | Winona County | 484 |
| 25 | Itasca County | 471 |
| 26 | Steele County | 445 |
| 27 | Isanti County | 439 |
| 28 | McLeod County | 426 |
| 29 | Polk County | 424 |
| 30 | Becker County | 422 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 420 |
| 32 | Morrison County | 405 |
| 32 | Nobles County | 405 |
| 33 | Nicollet County | 394 |
| 34 | Lyon County | 376 |
| 35 | Carlton County | 362 |
| 36 | Todd County | 342 |
| 37 | Freeborn County | 339 |
| 38 | Mille Lacs County | 336 |
| 39 | Cass County | 323 |
| 40 | Le Sueur County | 302 |
| 41 | Meeker County | 297 |
| 42 | Brown County | 296 |
| 43 | Dodge County | 267 |
| 44 | Pine County | 263 |
| 45 | Fillmore County | 259 |
| 46 | Wabasha County | 243 |
| 47 | Martin County | 240 |
| 48 | Waseca County | 230 |
| 49 | Hubbard County | 209 |
| 50 | Houston County | 204 |
| 51 | Redwood County | 203 |
| 52 | Pennington County | 196 |
| 53 | Chippewa County | 183 |
| 54 | Wadena County | 181 |
| 55 | Roseau County | 178 |
| 56 | Renville County | 176 |
| 57 | Watonwan County | 169 |
| 58 | Sibley County | 160 |
| 59 | Faribault County | 157 |
| 60 | Cottonwood County | 155 |
| 61 | Kanabec County | 134 |
| 62 | Yellow Medicine County | 125 |
| 63 | Pope County | 123 |
| 64 | Swift County | 119 |
| 65 | Clearwater County | 113 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 113 |
| 66 | Pipestone County | 112 |
| 67 | Rock County | 105 |
| 68 | Aitkin County | 104 |
| 68 | Jackson County | 104 |
| 69 | Murray County | 100 |
| 70 | Koochiching County | 98 |
| 70 | Lake County | 98 |
| 71 | Mahnomen County | 96 |
| 72 | Stevens County | 90 |
| 73 | Lincoln County | 76 |
| 73 | Norman County | 76 |
| 74 | Wilkin County | 69 |
| 75 | Grant County | 65 |
| 76 | Lac qui Parle County | 62 |
| 77 | Big Stone County | 58 |
| 77 | Cook County | 58 |
| 78 | Red Lake County | 46 |
| 79 | Lake of the Woods County | 45 |
| 80 | Kittson County | 39 |
| 81 | Traverse County | 29 |