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Counties in Florida by birth rate (July to June)

Hardee County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2021, at 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sumter County had the lowest, at 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Florida was 9.59 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.82Hardee County
Lowest3.7Sumter County
Median9.2667 counties
Florida9.59History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hardee CountyHardee County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Hendry CountyHendry County: 12.74 per 1,000 inhabitants12.74Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Duval CountyDuval County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Baker CountyBaker County: 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants12.12Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71Madison CountyMadison County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitants11.69Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants11.63Escambia CountyEscambia County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Bay CountyBay County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants11.38Dixie CountyDixie County: 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants11.24Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitants11.22Osceola CountyOsceola County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Putnam CountyPutnam County: 11.17 per 1,000 inhabitants11.17Holmes CountyHolmes County: 11.06 per 1,000 inhabitants11.06Polk CountyPolk County: 10.99 per 1,000 inhabitants10.99Orange CountyOrange County: 10.75 per 1,000 inhabitants10.75Columbia CountyColumbia County: 10.71 per 1,000 inhabitants10.71Walton CountyWalton County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 10.52 per 1,000 inhabitants10.52Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitants10.51Bradford CountyBradford County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Taylor CountyTaylor County: 10.09 per 1,000 inhabitants10.09Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 10.05 per 1,000 inhabitants10.05Broward CountyBroward County: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitants9.98Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 9.95 per 1,000 inhabitants9.95Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.74 per 1,000 inhabitants9.74Clay CountyClay County: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Leon CountyLeon County: 9.59 per 1,000 inhabitants9.59Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitants9.32Union CountyUnion County: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Washington CountyWashington County: 9.25 per 1,000 inhabitants9.25Levy CountyLevy County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants9.17St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 9.16 per 1,000 inhabitants9.16Marion CountyMarion County: 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants9.06Seminole CountySeminole County: 9.04 per 1,000 inhabitants9.04Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 9.03 per 1,000 inhabitants9.03
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Hardee County Estimated13.82
2Hendry County Estimated12.74
3Okeechobee County Estimated12.62
4Duval County Estimated12.46
5Okaloosa County Estimated12.35
6Baker County Estimated12.12
7Hamilton County Estimated11.71
8Madison County Estimated11.69
9Gadsden County Estimated11.63
10Escambia County Estimated11.52
11Bay County Estimated11.38
12Dixie County Estimated11.24
13Hillsborough County Estimated11.22
14Osceola County Estimated11.21
15Putnam County Estimated11.17
16Holmes County Estimated11.06
17Polk County Estimated10.99
18Orange County Estimated10.75
19Columbia County Estimated10.71
20Walton County Estimated10.6
21DeSoto County Estimated10.52
22Calhoun County Estimated10.51
23Bradford County Estimated10.44
24Gilchrist County Estimated10.44
25Taylor County Estimated10.09
26Miami-Dade County Estimated10.05
27Broward County Estimated10
28Santa Rosa County Estimated9.98
29Suwannee County Estimated9.95
30Jackson County Estimated9.74
31Clay County Estimated9.65
32Leon County Estimated9.59
33Palm Beach County Estimated9.32
34Union County Estimated9.26
35Washington County Estimated9.25
36Levy County Estimated9.17
37St. Lucie County Estimated9.16
38Marion County Estimated9.06
39Seminole County Estimated9.04
40Wakulla County Estimated9.03
41Alachua County Estimated8.99
42Jefferson County Estimated8.86
43Pasco County Estimated8.85
44Franklin County Estimated8.84
45Lee County Estimated8.72
46Nassau County Estimated8.61
47Lake County Estimated8.6
48Volusia County Estimated8.53
49Manatee County Estimated8.52
50Gulf County Estimated8.43
51Lafayette County Estimated8.28
52Collier County Estimated8.09
53Liberty County Estimated7.94
54Brevard County Estimated7.94
55Hernando County Estimated7.9
56Monroe County Estimated7.89
57Martin County Estimated7.88
58St. Johns County Estimated7.8
59Highlands County Estimated7.71
60Pinellas County Estimated7.51
61Indian River County Estimated7.49
62Flagler County Estimated6.56
63Citrus County Estimated6.54
64Sarasota County Estimated6.15
65Charlotte County Estimated5.48
66Glades County Estimated5.01
67Sumter County Estimated3.7

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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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Questions

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

Hardee County, with 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sumter County, with 3.7 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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