Counties in Colorado by birth rate (July to June)

Kit Carson County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 64 counties in 2022, at 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants. Clear Creek County had the lowest, at 4.17 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.92 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Colorado was 10.73 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.08Kit Carson County
Median8.9264 counties
Colorado10.73History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Morgan CountyMorgan County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitants14.39Yuma CountyYuma County: 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants14.38Conejos CountyConejos County: 13.99 per 1,000 inhabitants13.99Weld CountyWeld County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitants12.54Denver CountyDenver County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Lake CountyLake County: 12.17 per 1,000 inhabitants12.17Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Adams CountyAdams County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99Garfield CountyGarfield County: 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants11.88Prowers CountyProwers County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitants11.87Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Saguache CountySaguache County: 10.94 per 1,000 inhabitants10.94Washington CountyWashington County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitants10.51Phillips CountyPhillips County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitants10.51Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants10.28Logan CountyLogan County: 10.14 per 1,000 inhabitants10.14Otero CountyOtero County: 10.12 per 1,000 inhabitants10.12Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 10.01 per 1,000 inhabitants10.01Baca CountyBaca County: 9.83 per 1,000 inhabitants9.83Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitants9.68Elbert CountyElbert County: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.56 per 1,000 inhabitants9.56Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 9.29 per 1,000 inhabitants9.29Eagle CountyEagle County: 9.29 per 1,000 inhabitants9.29Moffat CountyMoffat County: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Mesa CountyMesa County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 9.02 per 1,000 inhabitants9.02Montrose CountyMontrose County: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitants8.96Routt CountyRoutt County: 8.88 per 1,000 inhabitants8.88Mineral CountyMineral County: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Custer CountyCuster County: 8.64 per 1,000 inhabitants8.64Delta CountyDelta County: 8.51 per 1,000 inhabitants8.51Larimer CountyLarimer County: 8.49 per 1,000 inhabitants8.49Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 8.48 per 1,000 inhabitants8.48Costilla CountyCostilla County: 8.32 per 1,000 inhabitants8.32Dolores CountyDolores County: 8.28 per 1,000 inhabitants8.28
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Kit Carson County Estimated15.08+3.35 pts
2Morgan County Estimated14.39+1.31 pts
3Yuma County Estimated14.38+0.53 pts
4Conejos County Estimated13.99+0.69 pts
5Weld County Estimated13.35+0.27 pts
6El Paso County Estimated12.54-0.08 pts
7Denver County Estimated12.28-0.61 pts
8Lake County Estimated12.17+2.18 pts
9Alamosa County Estimated12.16+0.21 pts
10Adams County Estimated11.99+0.38 pts
11Garfield County Estimated11.88+0.11 pts
12Prowers County Estimated11.87-0.49 pts
13Arapahoe County Estimated11.55+0.1 pts
14Saguache County Estimated10.94+0.72 pts
15Washington County Estimated10.51+0.38 pts
16Phillips County Estimated10.51-2.56 pts
17Rio Blanco County Estimated10.3+1.5 pts
18Douglas County Estimated10.28+0.69 pts
19Logan County Estimated10.14+1.05 pts
20Otero County Estimated10.12-1.02 pts
21Pueblo County Estimated10.11+0.06 pts
22Lincoln County Estimated10.01+2.83 pts
23Baca County Estimated9.83-0.22 pts
24Rio Grande County Estimated9.68-1.04 pts
25Elbert County Estimated9.63+1.05 pts
26Jefferson County Estimated9.56+0.26 pts
27Montezuma County Estimated9.29-0.99 pts
28Eagle County Estimated9.29+0.06 pts
29Moffat County Estimated9.26-2.02 pts
30Mesa County Estimated9.15-0.57 pts
31Kiowa County Estimated9.02-4.74 pts
32Montrose County Estimated8.96+0.24 pts
33Routt County Estimated8.88+1.54 pts
34Mineral County Estimated8.7+4.23 pts
35Custer County Estimated8.64+0.47 pts
36Delta County Estimated8.51-1.38 pts
37Larimer County Estimated8.49+0.13 pts
38Gilpin County Estimated8.48+2.5 pts
39Costilla County Estimated8.32-3.22 pts
40Dolores County Estimated8.28+1.48 pts
41Grand County Estimated8.15+1 pts
42Summit County Estimated8.12+0.12 pts
43Cheyenne County Estimated8.12-4 pts
44Broomfield County Estimated8.09-0.49 pts
45Las Animas County Estimated7.89-1.27 pts
46Bent County Estimated7.8+1.14 pts
47Park County Estimated7.79+0.68 pts
48Archuleta County Estimated7.63-1.26 pts
49La Plata County Estimated7.63-0.28 pts
50Gunnison County Estimated7.57+0.09 pts
51Chaffee County Estimated7.5-0.15 pts
52Boulder County Estimated7.47-0.13 pts
53Teller County Estimated7.11+0.27 pts
54Pitkin County Estimated7.06-0.31 pts
55Huerfano County Estimated6.84+0.45 pts
56Fremont County Estimated6.64-1.04 pts
57San Miguel County Estimated6.46-0.11 pts
58Sedgwick County Estimated6.06-0.72 pts
59Jackson County Estimated5.98+1.6 pts
60Ouray County Estimated5.32-1.73 pts
61San Juan County Estimated5.19-1.71 pts
62Hinsdale County Estimated5.17+2.61 pts
63Crowley County Estimated4.22-1.01 pts
64Clear Creek County Estimated4.17-1.05 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)?

Kit Carson County, with 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clear Creek County, with 4.17 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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