Counties in Arkansas by birth rate (July to June)

Phillips County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 75 counties in 2021, at 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. Izard County had the lowest, at 7.48 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Arkansas was 11.57 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.81Phillips County
Lowest7.48Izard County
Median11.1175 counties
Arkansas11.57History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Phillips CountyPhillips County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 14.12 per 1,000 inhabitants14.12Sevier CountySevier County: 13.98 per 1,000 inhabitants13.98Madison CountyMadison County: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Craighead CountyCraighead County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Little River CountyLittle River County: 13.46 per 1,000 inhabitants13.46Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 13.25 per 1,000 inhabitants13.25Howard CountyHoward County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Washington CountyWashington County: 12.36 per 1,000 inhabitants12.36Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Benton CountyBenton County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Yell CountyYell County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Carroll CountyCarroll County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Pike CountyPike County: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Crawford CountyCrawford County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Sebastian CountySebastian County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98Miller CountyMiller County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Columbia CountyColumbia County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Clay CountyClay County: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Logan CountyLogan County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Drew CountyDrew County: 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants11.63Independence CountyIndependence County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 11.48 per 1,000 inhabitants11.48Greene CountyGreene County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Union CountyUnion County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Ashley CountyAshley County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants11.38Clark CountyClark County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Scott CountyScott County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Grant CountyGrant County: 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants11.18Cross CountyCross County: 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants11.12Johnson CountyJohnson County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Dallas CountyDallas County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitants10.98Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Phillips County Estimated14.81
2Crittenden County Estimated14.12
3Sevier County Estimated13.98
4Madison County Estimated13.9
5Craighead County Estimated13.53
6Little River County Estimated13.46
7Mississippi County Estimated13.39
8St. Francis County Estimated13.25
9Howard County Estimated12.49
10Pulaski County Estimated12.4
11Washington County Estimated12.36
12Hempstead County Estimated12.31
13Benton County Estimated12.25
14Yell County Estimated12.09
15Carroll County Estimated12.08
16Pike County Estimated12.04
17Crawford County Estimated12.03
18Sebastian County Estimated11.98
19Miller County Estimated11.95
20Columbia County Estimated11.94
21Poinsett County Estimated11.93
22Clay County Estimated11.91
23Logan County Estimated11.86
24Drew County Estimated11.63
25Independence County Estimated11.53
26Faulkner County Estimated11.5
27Randolph County Estimated11.5
28Jefferson County Estimated11.49
29Arkansas County Estimated11.49
30Lonoke County Estimated11.48
31Greene County Estimated11.44
32Union County Estimated11.39
33Ashley County Estimated11.38
34Clark County Estimated11.25
35Scott County Estimated11.21
36Grant County Estimated11.18
37Cross County Estimated11.12
38Johnson County Estimated11.11
39Dallas County Estimated10.98
40Franklin County Estimated10.91
41Montgomery County Estimated10.88
42White County Estimated10.81
43Pope County Estimated10.79
44Lawrence County Estimated10.7
45Woodruff County Estimated10.69
46Saline County Estimated10.69
47Lafayette County Estimated10.61
48Polk County Estimated10.6
49Ouachita County Estimated10.59
50Bradley County Estimated10.56
51Monroe County Estimated10.29
52Desha County Estimated10.28
53Sharp County Estimated10.23
54Boone County Estimated10.1
55Cleveland County Estimated9.84
56Chicot County Estimated9.81
57Conway County Estimated9.8
58Fulton County Estimated9.76
59Garland County Estimated9.65
60Stone County Estimated9.52
61Lee County Estimated9.3
62Searcy County Estimated9.14
63Jackson County Estimated9.01
64Hot Spring County Estimated9.01
65Nevada County Estimated8.75
66Van Buren County Estimated8.68
67Calhoun County Estimated8.66
68Cleburne County Estimated8.49
69Prairie County Estimated8.45
70Lincoln County Estimated8.44
71Perry County Estimated8.41
72Baxter County Estimated8.32
73Newton County Estimated8.22
74Marion County Estimated7.74
75Izard County Estimated7.48

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Phillips County, with 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Izard County, with 7.48 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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