Counties in Arkansas by birth rate (July to June)

Hempstead County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 75 counties in 2022, at 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Izard County had the lowest, at 7.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Arkansas was 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.06Hempstead County
Lowest7.66Izard County
Median11.3775 counties
Arkansas11.91History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 13.79 per 1,000 inhabitants13.79Craighead CountyCraighead County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitants13.76Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 13.62 per 1,000 inhabitants13.62Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.48 per 1,000 inhabitants13.48Sevier CountySevier County: 13.32 per 1,000 inhabitants13.32Benton CountyBenton County: 13.26 per 1,000 inhabitants13.26Yell CountyYell County: 13.17 per 1,000 inhabitants13.17Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitants13.04Scott CountyScott County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Washington CountyWashington County: 12.92 per 1,000 inhabitants12.92Madison CountyMadison County: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Independence CountyIndependence County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitants12.87Union CountyUnion County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants12.79Miller CountyMiller County: 12.74 per 1,000 inhabitants12.74Randolph CountyRandolph County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Howard CountyHoward County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Sebastian CountySebastian County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Logan CountyLogan County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Bradley CountyBradley County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Phillips CountyPhillips County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Columbia CountyColumbia County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Johnson CountyJohnson County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71White CountyWhite County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitants11.69Conway CountyConway County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.66 per 1,000 inhabitants11.66Drew CountyDrew County: 11.65 per 1,000 inhabitants11.65Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 11.61 per 1,000 inhabitants11.61Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants11.51Clark CountyClark County: 11.47 per 1,000 inhabitants11.47Little River CountyLittle River County: 11.45 per 1,000 inhabitants11.45Greene CountyGreene County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Cross CountyCross County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitants11.37Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.29 per 1,000 inhabitants11.29Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Hempstead County Estimated14.06+1.75 pts
2Mississippi County Estimated13.79+0.4 pts
3Craighead County Estimated13.76+0.23 pts
4Crittenden County Estimated13.62-0.5 pts
5Monroe County Estimated13.48+3.19 pts
6Sevier County Estimated13.32-0.66 pts
7Benton County Estimated13.26+1.02 pts
8Yell County Estimated13.17+1.08 pts
9Poinsett County Estimated13.04+1.12 pts
10Scott County Estimated12.97+1.76 pts
11Washington County Estimated12.92+0.56 pts
12Madison County Estimated12.89-1.01 pts
13Independence County Estimated12.87+1.34 pts
14Union County Estimated12.79+1.4 pts
15Miller County Estimated12.74+0.79 pts
16Randolph County Estimated12.66+1.16 pts
17Howard County Estimated12.65+0.16 pts
18Pulaski County Estimated12.53+0.13 pts
19Sebastian County Estimated12.5+0.52 pts
20Logan County Estimated12.38+0.52 pts
21Bradley County Estimated12.29+1.73 pts
22Phillips County Estimated12.18-2.63 pts
23Lawrence County Estimated12.09+1.39 pts
24Lonoke County Estimated12.04+0.56 pts
25Columbia County Estimated12.01+0.07 pts
26Johnson County Estimated11.9+0.79 pts
27St. Francis County Estimated11.8-1.45 pts
28Crawford County Estimated11.71-0.32 pts
29White County Estimated11.69+0.88 pts
30Conway County Estimated11.67+1.87 pts
31Calhoun County Estimated11.66+3 pts
32Drew County Estimated11.65+0.01 pts
33Faulkner County Estimated11.61+0.1 pts
34Woodruff County Estimated11.51+0.82 pts
35Clark County Estimated11.47+0.22 pts
36Little River County Estimated11.45-2.01 pts
37Greene County Estimated11.440 pts
38Cross County Estimated11.37+0.26 pts
39Jefferson County Estimated11.29-0.21 pts
40Ouachita County Estimated11.27+0.68 pts
41Nevada County Estimated11.24+2.5 pts
42Pope County Estimated11.16+0.37 pts
43Saline County Estimated11.01+0.32 pts
44Polk County Estimated10.91+0.32 pts
45Franklin County Estimated10.87-0.04 pts
46Arkansas County Estimated10.86-0.62 pts
47Carroll County Estimated10.83-1.25 pts
48Pike County Estimated10.77-1.27 pts
49Ashley County Estimated10.72-0.67 pts
50Stone County Estimated10.7+1.19 pts
51Grant County Estimated10.6-0.58 pts
52Perry County Estimated10.27+1.87 pts
53Boone County Estimated10.22+0.12 pts
54Clay County Estimated10.15-1.76 pts
55Garland County Estimated9.9+0.24 pts
56Searcy County Estimated9.86+0.72 pts
57Lee County Estimated9.86+0.56 pts
58Desha County Estimated9.82-0.47 pts
59Fulton County Estimated9.8+0.04 pts
60Prairie County Estimated9.68+1.23 pts
61Jackson County Estimated9.54+0.52 pts
62Sharp County Estimated9.41-0.81 pts
63Cleveland County Estimated9.23-0.61 pts
64Hot Spring County Estimated9.18+0.17 pts
65Chicot County Estimated9.16-0.64 pts
66Cleburne County Estimated9.07+0.58 pts
67Lafayette County Estimated8.96-1.64 pts
68Marion County Estimated8.65+0.91 pts
69Van Buren County Estimated8.65-0.02 pts
70Newton County Estimated8.56+0.34 pts
71Montgomery County Estimated8.41-2.47 pts
72Baxter County Estimated8.37+0.05 pts
73Dallas County Estimated7.84-3.14 pts
74Lincoln County Estimated7.81-0.62 pts
75Izard County Estimated7.66+0.17 pts

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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)?

Hempstead County, with 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Izard County, with 7.66 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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