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Lac qui Parle County — 63 children under 5 per centerLyon County — 103 children under 5 per centerMcLeod County — 111 children under 5 per centerMeeker County — 220 children under 5 per centerNicollet County — 138 children under 5 per centerPennington County — 187 children under 5 per centerPope County — 154 children under 5 per centerRedwood County — 199 children under 5 per centerSteele County — 239 children under 5 per centerTodd County — 172 children under 5 per centerWaseca County — 144 children under 5 per centerBenton County — 179 children under 5 per centerCarver County — 159 children under 5 per centerClearwater County — 496 children under 5 per centerDodge County — 166 children under 5 per centerGrant County — 170 children under 5 per centerHubbard County — 222 children under 5 per centerKandiyohi County — 171 children under 5 per centerLincoln County — no licensed centersMarshall County — 496 children under 5 per centerMartin County — 227 children under 5 per centerMille Lacs County — 218 children under 5 per centerMorrison County — 197 children under 5 per centerMower County — 254 children under 5 per centerNobles County — 584 children under 5 per centerOlmsted County — 123 children under 5 per centerOtter Tail County — 168 children under 5 per centerPine County — 206 children under 5 per centerPipestone County — 131 children under 5 per centerPolk County — 176 children under 5 per centerRenville County — 114 children under 5 per centerRock County — 151 children under 5 per centerSherburne County — 185 children under 5 per centerStearns County — 137 children under 5 per centerStevens County — 150 children under 5 per centerWabasha County — 134 children under 5 per centerWashington County — 123 children under 5 per centerWright County — 215 children under 5 per centerLake of the Woods County — 190 children under 5 per centerSt. Louis County — 123 children under 5 per centerAitkin County — 171 children under 5 per centerAnoka County — 148 children under 5 per centerBig Stone County — 306 children under 5 per centerCarlton County — 88 children under 5 per centerChisago County — 229 children under 5 per centerCrow Wing County — 109 children under 5 per centerDakota County — 127 children under 5 per centerDouglas County — 108 children under 5 per centerFaribault County — 112 children under 5 per centerFillmore County — 123 children under 5 per centerHennepin County — 111 children under 5 per centerIsanti County — 178 children under 5 per centerJackson County — 171 children under 5 per centerKanabec County — 146 children under 5 per centerKittson County — 202 children under 5 per centerKoochiching County — 165 children under 5 per centerLe Sueur County — 230 children under 5 per centerMahnomen County — 389 children under 5 per centerMurray County — 417 children under 5 per centerNorman County — 122 children under 5 per centerRed Lake County — 257 children under 5 per centerRice County — 157 children under 5 per centerSibley County — 232 children under 5 per centerWadena County — 193 children under 5 per centerWinona County — 104 children under 5 per centerBecker County — 169 children under 5 per centerBlue Earth County — 97 children under 5 per centerChippewa County — 111 children under 5 per centerCottonwood County — 120 children under 5 per centerFreeborn County — 323 children under 5 per centerItasca County — 143 children under 5 per centerLake County — 93 children under 5 per centerRamsey County — 145 children under 5 per centerRoseau County — 866 children under 5 per centerSwift County — 116 children under 5 per centerTraverse County — no licensed centersWatonwan County — 219 children under 5 per centerWilkin County — 324 children under 5 per centerYellow Medicine County — 140 children under 5 per centerBeltrami County — 144 children under 5 per centerBrown County — 126 children under 5 per centerCass County — 182 children under 5 per centerClay County — 174 children under 5 per centerCook County — 188 children under 5 per centerGoodhue County — 114 children under 5 per centerHouston County — 87 children under 5 per centerScott County — 182 children under 5 per center

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Minnesota Child Care Access & Deserts — 2026

An independent report on where families can — and can't — find licensed child care, presented in partnership with your organization.

328,430
MN children under 5
137
young children per licensed center (statewide)
Lincoln
tightest-supply county

The supply gap, county by county

Lac qui Parle County — 63 children under 5 per centerLyon County — 103 children under 5 per centerMcLeod County — 111 children under 5 per centerMeeker County — 220 children under 5 per centerNicollet County — 138 children under 5 per centerPennington County — 187 children under 5 per centerPope County — 154 children under 5 per centerRedwood County — 199 children under 5 per centerSteele County — 239 children under 5 per centerTodd County — 172 children under 5 per centerWaseca County — 144 children under 5 per centerBenton County — 179 children under 5 per centerCarver County — 159 children under 5 per centerClearwater County — 496 children under 5 per centerDodge County — 166 children under 5 per centerGrant County — 170 children under 5 per centerHubbard County — 222 children under 5 per centerKandiyohi County — 171 children under 5 per centerLincoln County — no licensed centersMarshall County — 496 children under 5 per centerMartin County — 227 children under 5 per centerMille Lacs County — 218 children under 5 per centerMorrison County — 197 children under 5 per centerMower County — 254 children under 5 per centerNobles County — 584 children under 5 per centerOlmsted County — 123 children under 5 per centerOtter Tail County — 168 children under 5 per centerPine County — 206 children under 5 per centerPipestone County — 131 children under 5 per centerPolk County — 176 children under 5 per centerRenville County — 114 children under 5 per centerRock County — 151 children under 5 per centerSherburne County — 185 children under 5 per centerStearns County — 137 children under 5 per centerStevens County — 150 children under 5 per centerWabasha County — 134 children under 5 per centerWashington County — 123 children under 5 per centerWright County — 215 children under 5 per centerLake of the Woods County — 190 children under 5 per centerSt. Louis County — 123 children under 5 per centerAitkin County — 171 children under 5 per centerAnoka County — 148 children under 5 per centerBig Stone County — 306 children under 5 per centerCarlton County — 88 children under 5 per centerChisago County — 229 children under 5 per centerCrow Wing County — 109 children under 5 per centerDakota County — 127 children under 5 per centerDouglas County — 108 children under 5 per centerFaribault County — 112 children under 5 per centerFillmore County — 123 children under 5 per centerHennepin County — 111 children under 5 per centerIsanti County — 178 children under 5 per centerJackson County — 171 children under 5 per centerKanabec County — 146 children under 5 per centerKittson County — 202 children under 5 per centerKoochiching County — 165 children under 5 per centerLe Sueur County — 230 children under 5 per centerMahnomen County — 389 children under 5 per centerMurray County — 417 children under 5 per centerNorman County — 122 children under 5 per centerRed Lake County — 257 children under 5 per centerRice County — 157 children under 5 per centerSibley County — 232 children under 5 per centerWadena County — 193 children under 5 per centerWinona County — 104 children under 5 per centerBecker County — 169 children under 5 per centerBlue Earth County — 97 children under 5 per centerChippewa County — 111 children under 5 per centerCottonwood County — 120 children under 5 per centerFreeborn County — 323 children under 5 per centerItasca County — 143 children under 5 per centerLake County — 93 children under 5 per centerRamsey County — 145 children under 5 per centerRoseau County — 866 children under 5 per centerSwift County — 116 children under 5 per centerTraverse County — no licensed centersWatonwan County — 219 children under 5 per centerWilkin County — 324 children under 5 per centerYellow Medicine County — 140 children under 5 per centerBeltrami County — 144 children under 5 per centerBrown County — 126 children under 5 per centerCass County — 182 children under 5 per centerClay County — 174 children under 5 per centerCook County — 188 children under 5 per centerGoodhue County — 114 children under 5 per centerHouston County — 87 children under 5 per centerScott County — 182 children under 5 per center

Counties with the tightest child-care supply

CountyChildren under 5 per licensed centerChildren under 5
LincolnNo licensed centers301
TraverseNo licensed centers174
Roseau866866
Nobles5841,752
Clearwater496496
Marshall496496
Murray417417
Mahnomen389389
Wilkin324324
Freeborn3231,613

About this report

Built from public U.S. Census population estimates and Childcare Alerts's roster of every licensed child care center in Minnesota. Childcare Alerts is an independent service; a sponsor's support funds the work but never changes the data or what any provider's public record shows. The co-branded edition carries your logo and can be distributed to your audience, members, or the press.

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