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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Minnesota
Among 49 Minnesota counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Jackson County, MN (119, 1.99 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Cass County, MN (99.3, 1.66 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Chippewa County, MN (86.4, 1.44 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Minnesota counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County | MN | 119 | 59.8 | 1.99x |
| 2 | Cass County | MN | 99.3 | 59.8 | 1.66x |
| 3 | Chippewa County | MN | 86.4 | 59.8 | 1.44x |
| 4 | Houston County | MN | 78.8 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 5 | Renville County | MN | 74.8 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 6 | Carlton County | MN | 71 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 7 | Freeborn County | MN | 68.6 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 8 | Beltrami County | MN | 68.5 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 9 | Nobles County | MN | 67.9 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 10 | Fillmore County | MN | 66.8 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 11 | Mille Lacs County | MN | 66.5 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 12 | Wadena County | MN | 63.3 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 13 | Itasca County | MN | 56.7 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 14 | Dodge County | MN | 56.2 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 15 | Clay County | MN | 55.4 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 16 | Crow Wing County | MN | 54.4 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 17 | Pine County | MN | 52.4 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 18 | Lyon County | MN | 50.8 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 19 | Le Sueur County | MN | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 20 | Ramsey County | MN | 49.4 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 21 | Olmsted County | MN | 49 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 22 | Wabasha County | MN | 48.9 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 23 | Hennepin County | MN | 47.7 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 24 | Isanti County | MN | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 25 | Nicollet County | MN | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 26 | St. Louis County | MN | 45.8 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 27 | Mower County | MN | 45.3 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 28 | Becker County | MN | 44.3 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 29 | Anoka County | MN | 42.7 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 30 | Goodhue County | MN | 42 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 31 | Polk County | MN | 41.5 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 32 | Stearns County | MN | 41 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 33 | Steele County | MN | 40.5 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 34 | Benton County | MN | 39.7 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 35 | Otter Tail County | MN | 39.1 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 36 | Kandiyohi County | MN | 38.9 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 37 | Todd County | MN | 38.6 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 38 | Dakota County | MN | 37.8 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 39 | Blue Earth County | MN | 37.5 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 40 | Sherburne County | MN | 36.6 | 59.8 | 0.61x |
| 41 | Washington County | MN | 33.9 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 42 | Morrison County | MN | 32.6 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 43 | Winona County | MN | 32.1 | 59.8 | 0.54x |
| 44 | Scott County | MN | 30.3 | 59.8 | 0.51x |
| 45 | Chisago County | MN | 28.5 | 59.8 | 0.48x |
| 46 | Rice County | MN | 28.5 | 59.8 | 0.48x |
| 47 | McLeod County | MN | 28.1 | 59.8 | 0.47x |
| 48 | Wright County | MN | 27.7 | 59.8 | 0.46x |
| 49 | Carver County | MN | 25.6 | 59.8 | 0.43x |