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Highest fertility rate, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Swift County, MNMN9,763116.7+74%

02Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153101.9+14%

03Chippewa County, MNMN12,40696.6+83%

04Red Lake County, MNMN3,94094.5+28%

05Watonwan County, MNMN11,45993.6+7%

06Wilkin County, MNMN6,28893.2+39%

07Grant County, MNMN6,08591.5+49%

08Mower County, MNMN40,97191.1+26%

09Nobles County, MNMN22,33890.1+44%

10Rock County, MNMN9,52489.1+35%

11Redwood County, MNMN15,26585.6−2%

12Lincoln County, MNMN5,58384.5+49%

13Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40581.9+67%

14Clearwater County, MNMN8,64781.7+105%

15Cook County, MNMN5,52280.1+82%

16Douglas County, MNMN40,12079.3+24%

17Stevens County, MNMN9,74777.0+18%

18Freeborn County, MNMN30,44074.7+68%

19Wright County, MNMN157,55974.2+7%

20Traverse County, MNMN3,13073.9−8%

21Becker County, MNMN35,49773.5−2%

22Todd County, MNMN26,06072.5−19%

23Roseau County, MNMN15,24672.0+31%

24Pope County, MNMN11,42071.9+49%

25Renville County, MNMN14,35671.2+32%

26Pipestone County, MNMN9,26071.1+48%

27Wadena County, MNMN14,38870.0+26%

28Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72069.1+21%

29Chisago County, MNMN59,14268.5−3%

30Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77067.8−12%

31Sibley County, MNMN15,35667.4+26%

32Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04167.1+22%

33Olmsted County, MNMN166,73166.0+11%

34Sherburne County, MNMN104,19465.8−12%

35Aitkin County, MNMN16,25265.7+47%

36Jackson County, MNMN9,85764.8−33%

37Anoka County, MNMN381,60564.3+19%

38Faribault County, MNMN13,88864.2+37%

39Norman County, MNMN6,33662.4+162%

40Wabasha County, MNMN21,53762.4+28%

41Big Stone County, MNMN5,05462.2+8%

42Dodge County, MNMN21,37662.1−12%

43Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45361.8+31%

44Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75361.1+10%

45Fillmore County, MNMN21,54061.0−29%

46Clay County, MNMN67,73460.4+25%

47Meeker County, MNMN23,60359.9−25%

48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47759.9−7%

49Cass County, MNMN31,43059.6−17%

50Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63459.0+7%

51Isanti County, MNMN44,38658.8−6%

52Kittson County, MNMN4,03158.7+48%

53Brown County, MNMN25,51758.5+6%

54Houston County, MNMN18,40058.4−20%

55Hubbard County, MNMN22,36957.3+26%

56Rice County, MNMN69,93957.2−4%

57Stearns County, MNMN164,11056.9−3%

58Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70456.1−5%

59Pennington County, MNMN13,68656.1−4%

60Ramsey County, MNMN541,62355.7−8%

61Scott County, MNMN159,01755.5−3%

62Kanabec County, MNMN16,62855.2−26%

63Goodhue County, MNMN48,19554.5+3%

64Koochiching County, MNMN11,58754.3−14%

65Martin County, MNMN19,44053.5+40%

66Morrison County, MNMN34,62053.4−12%

67Steele County, MNMN37,46452.3−7%

68McLeod County, MNMN36,63152.2−17%

69Polk County, MNMN30,54552.0−33%

70Dakota County, MNMN457,71051.6−14%

71Beltrami County, MNMN47,05550.9−34%

72Carlton County, MNMN36,71150.8−13%

73Lyon County, MNMN25,68450.7−7%

74Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78449.0−15%

75Pine County, MNMN30,47246.7+3%

76Washington County, MNMN286,89546.1−40%

77Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13245.9−24%

78Carver County, MNMN114,37945.7−26%

79Marshall County, MNMN8,79845.6−34%

80St. Louis County, MNMN200,51844.8−8%

81Nicollet County, MNMN34,27341.4−35%

82Benton County, MNMN41,74439.8−37%

83Murray County, MNMN7,94236.9−20%

84Winona County, MNMN50,52336.8−34%

85Waseca County, MNMN18,68836.3−15%

86Itasca County, MNMN45,40436.2−27%

87Lake County, MNMN10,74627.4−72%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES