Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 4.17. Among all Minnesota counties, Nobles County had the highest natural population increase rate (9.26), followed by Scott County (7.23), and Wright County (6.96).

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 Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2018
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
1 Nobles County 9.26
2 Scott County 7.23
3 Wright County 6.96
4 Sherburne County 6.84
5 Carver County 6.55
6 Stearns County 6.33
7 Dakota County 5.9
8 Ramsey County 5.82
9 Olmsted County 5.8
10 Anoka County 5.76
11 Hennepin County 5.61
12 Clay County 5.54
13 Lyon County 5.15
14 Beltrami County 4.66
14 Watonwan County 4.66
15 Le Sueur County 4.51
16 Todd County 4.48
17 Kandiyohi County 4.37
18 Washington County 4.14
19 Benton County 4.09
20 Dodge County 4.05
21 Stevens County 4.01
22 Kanabec County 3.52
23 Nicollet County 3.46
24 Rice County 3.34
25 Isanti County 3.23
26 Mower County 2.9
27 Marshall County 2.78
28 Pennington County 2.75
29 Mahnomen County 2.71
30 Polk County 2.7
31 Blue Earth County 2.53
32 Chisago County 2.37
33 Jackson County 2.12
33 Steele County 2.12
34 Sibley County 1.87
35 Wabasha County 1.85
36 Red Lake County 1.76
37 Morrison County 1.36
38 Waseca County 1.28
39 Mille Lacs County 1.23
40 Redwood County 1.12
41 Roseau County 1.05
42 Winona County 1.04
43 Becker County 1.02
44 Fillmore County 0.9
45 Meeker County 0.82
46 Yellow Medicine County 0.71
47 Douglas County 0.66
48 Pope County 0.54
49 Lincoln County 0.53
50 Houston County 0.48
50 Renville County 0.48
51 Kittson County 0.47
51 McLeod County 0.47
52 Pipestone County 0.33
53 Cottonwood County 0.27
54 Itasca County -0.22
55 Clearwater County -0.34
56 Martin County -0.4
57 Pine County -0.44
58 Carlton County -0.48
59 Goodhue County -0.71
60 Crow Wing County -0.76
60 Hubbard County -0.76
61 St. Louis County -0.92
62 Cass County -1.12
63 Otter Tail County -1.49
64 Wadena County -1.53
65 Big Stone County -1.6
66 Murray County -1.69
67 Brown County -1.87
68 Freeborn County -1.9
69 Chippewa County -1.93
70 Grant County -2.19
71 Cook County -2.22
72 Koochiching County -2.33
73 Swift County -2.78
74 Lac qui Parle County -2.85
75 Wilkin County -2.86
76 Lake County -3.03
77 Rock County -3.18
78 Faribault County -4.29
79 Lake of the Woods County -4.83
80 Norman County -5.05
81 Aitkin County -6.37
82 Traverse County -10.61