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Lowest fertility rate, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 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 2000

01Lake County, MNMN10,74627.4–

02Itasca County, MNMN45,40436.2–

03Waseca County, MNMN18,68836.3–

04Winona County, MNMN50,52336.8–

05Murray County, MNMN7,94236.9–

06Benton County, MNMN41,74439.8–

07Nicollet County, MNMN34,27341.4–

08St. Louis County, MNMN200,51844.8–

09Marshall County, MNMN8,79845.6–

10Carver County, MNMN114,37945.7–

11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13245.9–

12Washington County, MNMN286,89546.1–

13Pine County, MNMN30,47246.7–

14Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78449.0–

15Lyon County, MNMN25,68450.7–

16Carlton County, MNMN36,71150.8–

17Beltrami County, MNMN47,05550.9–

18Dakota County, MNMN457,71051.6–

19Polk County, MNMN30,54552.0–

20McLeod County, MNMN36,63152.2–

21Steele County, MNMN37,46452.3–

22Morrison County, MNMN34,62053.4–

23Martin County, MNMN19,44053.5–

24Koochiching County, MNMN11,58754.3–

25Goodhue County, MNMN48,19554.5–

26Kanabec County, MNMN16,62855.2–

27Scott County, MNMN159,01755.5–

28Ramsey County, MNMN541,62355.7–

29Pennington County, MNMN13,68656.1–

30Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70456.1–

31Stearns County, MNMN164,11056.9–

32Rice County, MNMN69,93957.2–

33Hubbard County, MNMN22,36957.3–

34Houston County, MNMN18,40058.4–

35Brown County, MNMN25,51758.5–

36Kittson County, MNMN4,03158.7–

37Isanti County, MNMN44,38658.8–

38Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63459.0–

39Cass County, MNMN31,43059.6–

40Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47759.9–

41Meeker County, MNMN23,60359.9–

42Clay County, MNMN67,73460.4–

43Fillmore County, MNMN21,54061.0–

44Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75361.1–

45Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45361.8–

46Dodge County, MNMN21,37662.1–

47Big Stone County, MNMN5,05462.2–

48Wabasha County, MNMN21,53762.4–

49Norman County, MNMN6,33662.4–

50Faribault County, MNMN13,88864.2–

51Anoka County, MNMN381,60564.3–

52Jackson County, MNMN9,85764.8–

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,25265.7–

54Sherburne County, MNMN104,19465.8–

55Olmsted County, MNMN166,73166.0–

56Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04167.1–

57Sibley County, MNMN15,35667.4–

58Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77067.8–

59Chisago County, MNMN59,14268.5–

60Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72069.1–

61Wadena County, MNMN14,38870.0–

62Pipestone County, MNMN9,26071.1–

63Renville County, MNMN14,35671.2–

64Pope County, MNMN11,42071.9–

65Roseau County, MNMN15,24672.0–

66Todd County, MNMN26,06072.5–

67Becker County, MNMN35,49773.5–

68Traverse County, MNMN3,13073.9–

69Wright County, MNMN157,55974.2–

70Freeborn County, MNMN30,44074.7–

71Stevens County, MNMN9,74777.0–

72Douglas County, MNMN40,12079.3–

73Cook County, MNMN5,52280.1–

74Clearwater County, MNMN8,64781.7–

75Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40581.9–

76Lincoln County, MNMN5,58384.5–

77Redwood County, MNMN15,26585.6–

78Rock County, MNMN9,52489.1–

79Nobles County, MNMN22,33890.1–

80Mower County, MNMN40,97191.1–

81Grant County, MNMN6,08591.5–

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,28893.2–

83Watonwan County, MNMN11,45993.6–

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,94094.5–

85Chippewa County, MNMN12,40696.6–

86Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153101.9–

87Swift County, MNMN9,763116.7–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES