diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 06d82578cb9ef..84799d12df0c4 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -7664,7 +7664,7 @@ def _doc_parms(cls):
 
 
 _min_count_stub = """\
-min_count : int, default 1
+min_count : int, default 0
     The required number of valid values to perform the operation. If fewer than
     ``min_count`` non-NA values are present the result will be NA.