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Health · Minnesota

Healthiest Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in Minnesota

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1Carver County, MN
99.1
2Washington County, MN
98.6
3Dodge County, MN
97.9
4Olmsted County, MN
97.5
5Dakota County, MN
97.2
6Wabasha County, MN
96.1
7Wright County, MN
95.8
8Scott County, MN
95.3
9Nicollet County, MN
94.6
10Anoka County, MN
94.1

All Minnesota Counties — Health Rankings

87 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Carver County, MN
99.1
56
2Washington County, MN
98.6
47.6
3Dodge County, MN
97.9
58.4
4Olmsted County, MN
97.5
43.7
5Dakota County, MN
97.2
43
6Wabasha County, MN
96.1
64.4
7Wright County, MN
95.8
56.5
8Scott County, MN
95.3
45.8
9Nicollet County, MN
94.6
54.4
10Anoka County, MN
94.1
43.7
11Sherburne County, MN
93.8
55.7
12Steele County, MN
93.5
49.6
13Chisago County, MN
93.2
46.2
14Hennepin County, MN
93.2
36
15Jackson County, MN
92.8
72.5
16Pennington County, MN
91.5
43.9
17Goodhue County, MN
90.9
47.8
18Stevens County, MN
90.9
65.6
19Houston County, MN
90.5
59.8
20Douglas County, MN
90
56.4
21Cook County, MN
89.9
61.6
22Winona County, MN
89.7
48
23Clay County, MN
89.3
41.8
24Meeker County, MN
89.3
57.7
25Waseca County, MN
89.2
52.5
26McLeod County, MN
89.1
50.1
27Lac qui Parle County, MN
89
72.5
28Red Lake County, MN
88.9
73.1
29Lyon County, MN
88.8
64.5
30Lake County, MN
88.5
65.5
31Rice County, MN
88.5
49.3
32Brown County, MN
88.1
60.3
33Isanti County, MN
87.2
43.6
34Morrison County, MN
86.9
50.8
35Pope County, MN
86.9
65.4
36Lake of the Woods County, MN
86.8
74.3
37Sibley County, MN
86.8
57.3
38Stearns County, MN
86.8
50.3
39Martin County, MN
86.6
59.2
40Benton County, MN
86.5
41
41Lincoln County, MN
86.5
69.3
42Le Sueur County, MN
85.7
56.3
43Marshall County, MN
85.6
69.1
44Rock County, MN
85.6
70.7
45Crow Wing County, MN
85.5
49.3
46Roseau County, MN
85.4
56.2
47Kandiyohi County, MN
84.9
46.2
48Redwood County, MN
83.6
62.9
49Hubbard County, MN
83.5
50.3
50Faribault County, MN
83.2
61.9
51Polk County, MN
82.3
50.9
52Murray County, MN
81.7
72.7
53Blue Earth County, MN
81.5
41.7
54Yellow Medicine County, MN
81.2
66.5
55Carlton County, MN
80.9
49.8
56Becker County, MN
80.5
52.7
57St. Louis County, MN
80.3
40.7
58Itasca County, MN
79.7
56.5
59Big Stone County, MN
78.6
68.8
60Fillmore County, MN
78.4
65.1
61Kittson County, MN
78.3
69.5
62Norman County, MN
78
68.8
63Wilkin County, MN
78
65.3
64Traverse County, MN
77.3
68.1
65Chippewa County, MN
76.9
59.5
66Grant County, MN
76.7
66.1
67Aitkin County, MN
76.6
53.3
68Koochiching County, MN
76.4
59.9
69Otter Tail County, MN
76.1
51.7
70Pine County, MN
75.8
46.9
71Pipestone County, MN
75
67
72Kanabec County, MN
74.6
52.6
73Todd County, MN
74.4
55.4
74Mower County, MN
74
44.7
75Cottonwood County, MN
73.9
63.2
76Ramsey County, MN
73.7
32.6
77Wadena County, MN
72
62.5
78Swift County, MN
71.4
65.2
79Renville County, MN
67.9
57.4
80Freeborn County, MN
66
47.5
81Watonwan County, MN
63.7
53.6
82Cass County, MN
62.1
57.2
83Clearwater County, MN
61.9
65.2
84Mille Lacs County, MN
59.1
42.6
85Nobles County, MN
57.2
50.4
86Beltrami County, MN
55.6
36
87Mahnomen County, MN
25.7
47

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