Counties in Florida by birth rate (July to June)

Hendry County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2022, at 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sumter County had the lowest, at 3.73 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Florida was 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.88Hendry County
Lowest3.73Sumter County
Median9.667 counties
Florida10.04History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hendry CountyHendry County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitants13.88Hardee CountyHardee County: 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants13.54Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Duval CountyDuval County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Walton CountyWalton County: 12.11 per 1,000 inhabitants12.11Baker CountyBaker County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Osceola CountyOsceola County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 11.61 per 1,000 inhabitants11.61Orange CountyOrange County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Escambia CountyEscambia County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitants11.43Bay CountyBay County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Polk CountyPolk County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Liberty CountyLiberty County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Putnam CountyPutnam County: 10.89 per 1,000 inhabitants10.89Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 10.86 per 1,000 inhabitants10.86Broward CountyBroward County: 10.84 per 1,000 inhabitants10.84Taylor CountyTaylor County: 10.58 per 1,000 inhabitants10.58Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 10.49 per 1,000 inhabitants10.49Columbia CountyColumbia County: 10.48 per 1,000 inhabitants10.48Washington CountyWashington County: 10.42 per 1,000 inhabitants10.42Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 10.41 per 1,000 inhabitants10.41Bradford CountyBradford County: 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants10.34Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Holmes CountyHolmes County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants10.04Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 10.02 per 1,000 inhabitants10.02Clay CountyClay County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitants9.98Seminole CountySeminole County: 9.87 per 1,000 inhabitants9.87Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Madison CountyMadison County: 9.59 per 1,000 inhabitants9.59Leon CountyLeon County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants9.42Dixie CountyDixie County: 9.33 per 1,000 inhabitants9.33Monroe CountyMonroe County: 9.29 per 1,000 inhabitants9.29Alachua CountyAlachua County: 9.27 per 1,000 inhabitants9.27Lee CountyLee County: 9.25 per 1,000 inhabitants9.25
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Hendry County Estimated13.88+1.15 pts
2Hardee County Estimated13.54-0.28 pts
3Hamilton County Estimated13.53+1.82 pts
4Okeechobee County Estimated13.5+0.88 pts
5Duval County Estimated12.42-0.04 pts
6Okaloosa County Estimated12.26-0.1 pts
7Walton County Estimated12.11+1.51 pts
8Baker County Estimated12.1-0.01 pts
9Osceola County Estimated11.9+0.69 pts
10DeSoto County Estimated11.61+1.09 pts
11Orange County Estimated11.54+0.79 pts
12Hillsborough County Estimated11.52+0.3 pts
13Escambia County Estimated11.43-0.09 pts
14Bay County Estimated11.42+0.04 pts
15Polk County Estimated11.21+0.21 pts
16Liberty County Estimated11.01+3.07 pts
17Putnam County Estimated10.89-0.28 pts
18Miami-Dade County Estimated10.86+0.81 pts
19Broward County Estimated10.84+0.83 pts
20Taylor County Estimated10.58+0.48 pts
21Gilchrist County Estimated10.49+0.06 pts
22Columbia County Estimated10.48-0.22 pts
23Washington County Estimated10.42+1.18 pts
24Santa Rosa County Estimated10.41+0.43 pts
25Bradford County Estimated10.34-0.11 pts
26Gadsden County Estimated10.25-1.38 pts
27Jackson County Estimated10.25+0.51 pts
28Wakulla County Estimated10.11+1.07 pts
29Holmes County Estimated10.07-0.99 pts
30St. Lucie County Estimated10.04+0.89 pts
31Palm Beach County Estimated10.02+0.71 pts
32Clay County Estimated9.98+0.33 pts
33Seminole County Estimated9.87+0.84 pts
34Suwannee County Estimated9.6-0.35 pts
35Madison County Estimated9.59-2.1 pts
36Leon County Estimated9.42-0.16 pts
37Dixie County Estimated9.33-1.9 pts
38Monroe County Estimated9.29+1.4 pts
39Alachua County Estimated9.27+0.28 pts
40Lee County Estimated9.25+0.53 pts
41Marion County Estimated9.25+0.19 pts
42Nassau County Estimated9.16+0.56 pts
43Pasco County Estimated9.15+0.3 pts
44Lake County Estimated9.07+0.47 pts
45Calhoun County Estimated9.06-1.45 pts
46Lafayette County Estimated9.03+0.74 pts
47Manatee County Estimated8.93+0.41 pts
48Jefferson County Estimated8.91+0.06 pts
49Collier County Estimated8.68+0.59 pts
50Volusia County Estimated8.58+0.05 pts
51Union County Estimated8.48-0.78 pts
52Levy County Estimated8.34-0.83 pts
53Brevard County Estimated8.3+0.37 pts
54Highlands County Estimated8.14+0.43 pts
55Hernando County Estimated8.04+0.14 pts
56St. Johns County Estimated7.98+0.18 pts
57Pinellas County Estimated7.82+0.31 pts
58Martin County Estimated7.71-0.16 pts
59Indian River County Estimated7.44-0.05 pts
60Franklin County Estimated7.22-1.62 pts
61Flagler County Estimated7.2+0.65 pts
62Gulf County Estimated7.06-1.37 pts
63Sarasota County Estimated6.47+0.31 pts
64Citrus County Estimated6.22-0.31 pts
65Charlotte County Estimated5.56+0.08 pts
66Glades County Estimated5.41+0.4 pts
67Sumter County Estimated3.73+0.02 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)?

Hendry County, with 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sumter County, with 3.73 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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