Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Minnesota

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#50. Lake of the Woods County

- Population: 3,800
- Born in Minnesota: 2,820 (74.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 926 (24.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 54 (1.4% of population)

#49. Murray County

- Population: 8,119
- Born in Minnesota: 6,039 (74.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,801 (22.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 263 (3.2% of population)

#48. Freeborn County

- Population: 30,752
- Born in Minnesota: 23,187 (75.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,211 (20.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 189 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,165 (3.8% of population)

#47. Blue Earth County

- Population: 69,386
- Born in Minnesota: 52,366 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,752 (18.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 219 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,049 (5.8% of population)

#46. Steele County

- Population: 37,413
- Born in Minnesota: 28,255 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,089 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 266 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,803 (4.8% of population)

#45. Koochiching County

- Population: 11,950
- Born in Minnesota: 9,031 (75.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,268 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 229 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 422 (3.5% of population)

#44. Nicollet County

- Population: 34,350
- Born in Minnesota: 25,980 (75.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,537 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 295 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,538 (4.5% of population)

#43. Lake County

- Population: 10,911
- Born in Minnesota: 8,293 (76.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,502 (22.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 23 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 93 (0.9% of population)

#42. St. Louis County

- Population: 200,056
- Born in Minnesota: 152,183 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 42,494 (21.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,117 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,262 (2.1% of population)

#41. Big Stone County

- Population: 5,152
- Born in Minnesota: 3,921 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,124 (21.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 94 (1.8% of population)

#40. Beltrami County

- Population: 46,421
- Born in Minnesota: 35,330 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,094 (21.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 245 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 752 (1.6% of population)

#39. Martin County

- Population: 19,864
- Born in Minnesota: 15,145 (76.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,926 (19.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 229 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 564 (2.8% of population)

#38. Stearns County

- Population: 159,358
- Born in Minnesota: 121,783 (76.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 24,516 (15.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,147 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 11,912 (7.5% of population)

#37. Dodge County

- Population: 20,962
- Born in Minnesota: 16,068 (76.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,962 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 147 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 785 (3.7% of population)

#36. Chisago County

- Population: 57,434
- Born in Minnesota: 44,027 (76.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 11,677 (20.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 374 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,356 (2.4% of population)

#35. Lac qui Parle County

- Population: 6,694
- Born in Minnesota: 5,146 (76.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,388 (20.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 30 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 130 (1.9% of population)

#34. Cass County

- Population: 30,688
- Born in Minnesota: 23,785 (77.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,313 (20.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 126 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 464 (1.5% of population)

#33. Goodhue County

- Population: 47,844
- Born in Minnesota: 37,102 (77.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,321 (19.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 160 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,261 (2.6% of population)

#32. Faribault County

- Population: 13,909
- Born in Minnesota: 10,814 (77.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,724 (19.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 98 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 273 (2.0% of population)

#31. Wright County

- Population: 145,270
- Born in Minnesota: 113,564 (78.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 25,198 (17.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 877 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 5,631 (3.9% of population)

#30. Yellow Medicine County

- Population: 9,509
- Born in Minnesota: 7,451 (78.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,780 (18.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 46 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 232 (2.4% of population)

#29. Todd County

- Population: 25,402
- Born in Minnesota: 19,915 (78.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,936 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 407 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,144 (4.5% of population)

#28. Waseca County

- Population: 18,958
- Born in Minnesota: 14,863 (78.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,497 (18.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 69 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 529 (2.8% of population)

#27. Chippewa County

- Population: 12,388
- Born in Minnesota: 9,713 (78.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,800 (14.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 77 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 798 (6.4% of population)

#26. Wabasha County

- Population: 21,519
- Born in Minnesota: 16,962 (78.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,061 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 135 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 361 (1.7% of population)

#25. Crow Wing County

- Population: 67,113
- Born in Minnesota: 53,108 (79.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,796 (19.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 287 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 922 (1.4% of population)

#24. Pine County

- Population: 29,411
- Born in Minnesota: 23,276 (79.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,587 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 93 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 455 (1.5% of population)

#23. Clearwater County

- Population: 8,579
- Born in Minnesota: 6,807 (79.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,622 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 46 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 104 (1.2% of population)

#22. Brown County

- Population: 25,826
- Born in Minnesota: 20,593 (79.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,386 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 37 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 810 (3.1% of population)

#21. Sherburne County

- Population: 99,178
- Born in Minnesota: 79,469 (80.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,331 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 413 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,965 (4.0% of population)

#20. Douglas County

- Population: 39,354
- Born in Minnesota: 31,567 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,176 (18.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 69 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 542 (1.4% of population)

#19. Itasca County

- Population: 45,141
- Born in Minnesota: 36,274 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,324 (18.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 149 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 394 (0.9% of population)

#18. Aitkin County

- Population: 15,930
- Born in Minnesota: 12,806 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,943 (18.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 68 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 113 (0.7% of population)

#17. Carlton County

- Population: 36,457
- Born in Minnesota: 29,442 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,357 (17.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 216 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 442 (1.2% of population)

#16. Wadena County

- Population: 14,135
- Born in Minnesota: 11,425 (80.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,403 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 53 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 254 (1.8% of population)

#15. Benton County

- Population: 41,458
- Born in Minnesota: 33,650 (81.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,457 (15.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 287 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,064 (2.6% of population)

#14. McLeod County

- Population: 36,771
- Born in Minnesota: 29,859 (81.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,299 (14.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 210 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,403 (3.8% of population)

#13. Grant County

- Population: 6,108
- Born in Minnesota: 4,965 (81.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,063 (17.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 64 (1.0% of population)

#12. Mahnomen County

- Population: 5,371
- Born in Minnesota: 4,375 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 941 (17.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 50 (0.9% of population)

#11. Swift County

- Population: 9,787
- Born in Minnesota: 8,005 (81.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,452 (14.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 62 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 268 (2.7% of population)

#10. Isanti County

- Population: 41,934
- Born in Minnesota: 34,438 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,502 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 72 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 922 (2.2% of population)

#9. Le Sueur County

- Population: 28,936
- Born in Minnesota: 23,769 (82.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,157 (14.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 150 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 860 (3.0% of population)

#8. Sibley County

- Population: 14,933
- Born in Minnesota: 12,359 (82.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,907 (12.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 114 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 553 (3.7% of population)

#7. Kanabec County

- Population: 16,261
- Born in Minnesota: 13,593 (83.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,447 (15.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 64 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 157 (1.0% of population)

#6. Renville County

- Population: 14,587
- Born in Minnesota: 12,205 (83.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,858 (12.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 29 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 495 (3.4% of population)

#5. Mille Lacs County

- Population: 26,912
- Born in Minnesota: 22,520 (83.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,011 (14.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 75 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 306 (1.1% of population)

#4. Redwood County

- Population: 15,383
- Born in Minnesota: 12,992 (84.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,987 (12.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 29 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 375 (2.4% of population)

#3. Meeker County

- Population: 23,422
- Born in Minnesota: 19,905 (85.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,153 (13.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 33 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 331 (1.4% of population)

#2. Pope County

- Population: 11,363
- Born in Minnesota: 9,666 (85.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,528 (13.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 43 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 126 (1.1% of population)

#1. Morrison County

- Population: 34,131
- Born in Minnesota: 29,743 (87.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,889 (11.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 214 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 285 (0.8% of population)

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