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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Minnesota
Among 20 Minnesota counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Beltrami County, MN (8.7, 1.4 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Isanti County, MN (7, 1.13 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Benton County, MN (6.8, 1.1 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
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
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beltrami County | MN | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.4x |
| 2 | Isanti County | MN | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 3 | Benton County | MN | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 4 | Rice County | MN | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x |
| 5 | Ramsey County | MN | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 6 | St. Louis County | MN | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x |
| 7 | Olmsted County | MN | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 8 | Hennepin County | MN | 5 | 6.2 | 0.81x |
| 9 | Crow Wing County | MN | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x |
| 10 | Clay County | MN | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x |
| 11 | Otter Tail County | MN | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x |
| 12 | Stearns County | MN | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | MN | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.74x |
| 14 | Anoka County | MN | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x |
| 15 | Washington County | MN | 3.9 | 6.2 | 0.63x |
| 16 | Dakota County | MN | 3.6 | 6.2 | 0.58x |
| 17 | Scott County | MN | 3.4 | 6.2 | 0.55x |
| 18 | Wright County | MN | 3.4 | 6.2 | 0.55x |
| 19 | Carver County | MN | 3.3 | 6.2 | 0.53x |
| 20 | Sherburne County | MN | 2.8 | 6.2 | 0.45x |