Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Birth Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 10.64. Among all Minnesota counties, Watonwan County had the highest birth rate (14.74), followed by Mahnomen County (14.68), and Wadena County (13.37).

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 2024
Watonwan
Mahnomen
Wadena
Nobles
Chippewa
Stevens
Stearns
Todd
Renville
Kandiyohi
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Watonwan County 14.74
2 Mahnomen County 14.68
3 Wadena County 13.37
4 Nobles County 13.17
5 Chippewa County 13.03
5 Stevens County 13.03
6 Stearns County 12.69
7 Todd County 12.6
8 Renville County 12.43
9 Kandiyohi County 12.37
10 Ramsey County 12.14
11 Grant County 12.07
12 Wright County 12.04
13 Olmsted County 11.92
14 Mower County 11.89
15 Benton County 11.76
15 Dodge County 11.76
16 Roseau County 11.59
17 Hennepin County 11.27
18 Pope County 11.26
19 Swift County 11.16
20 Martin County 11.15
21 McLeod County 11.11
22 Sherburne County 11.09
23 Beltrami County 11.07
23 Cottonwood County 11.07
24 Redwood County 11.06
25 Lake of the Woods County 11.05
26 Clearwater County 10.98
27 Scott County 10.88
28 Steele County 10.79
29 Dakota County 10.74
30 Anoka County 10.72
31 Carver County 10.55
32 Fillmore County 10.51
33 Lyon County 10.49
34 Morrison County 10.45
35 Big Stone County 10.43
36 Brown County 10.23
37 Meeker County 10.18
38 Isanti County 10.17
39 Wabasha County 10.08
40 Waseca County 10.06
41 Sibley County 10.03
42 Pennington County 9.93
43 Goodhue County 9.91
44 Washington County 9.85
45 Mille Lacs County 9.82
46 Rice County 9.76
47 Le Sueur County 9.73
48 Douglas County 9.7
49 Chisago County 9.65
50 Otter Tail County 9.44
51 Blue Earth County 9.43
52 Faribault County 9.35
53 Lac qui Parle County 9.31
54 Yellow Medicine County 9.23
55 Crow Wing County 9.19
56 Becker County 8.99
57 Pipestone County 8.95
58 Freeborn County 8.92
59 Itasca County 8.88
60 St. Louis County 8.86
61 Kanabec County 8.84
62 Red Lake County 8.72
63 Carlton County 8.6
64 Nicollet County 8.55
65 Koochiching County 8.4
66 Pine County 8.14
67 Jackson County 7.99
67 Kittson County 7.99
68 Traverse County 7.93
69 Cass County 7.8
70 Aitkin County 7.64
71 Hubbard County 7.39
72 Polk County 7.26
73 Murray County 6.94
74 Cook County 6.42
75 Lake County 6.4
76 Marshall County 6.37
77 Lincoln County 6.09
78 Rock County 5.96
79 Winona County 5.65
80 Clay County 5.63
81 Norman County 5.56
82 Wilkin County 5.24
83 Houston County 1.19