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Counties in Illinois by birth rate (July to June), 2025

Douglas County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 102 counties in 2025, at 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. Pope County had the lowest, at 5.68 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.75 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 9.84 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.15Douglas County
Lowest5.68Pope County
Median9.75102 counties
Illinois9.84History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 12.77 per 1,000 inhabitants12.77Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Stark CountyStark County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Henderson CountyHenderson County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants11.38Effingham CountyEffingham County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitants11.32Marshall CountyMarshall County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Cass CountyCass County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Warren CountyWarren County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Peoria CountyPeoria County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitants10.98Marion CountyMarion County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Clay CountyClay County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants10.88Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.85 per 1,000 inhabitants10.85Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 10.81 per 1,000 inhabitants10.81Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 10.81 per 1,000 inhabitants10.81Adams CountyAdams County: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.75 per 1,000 inhabitants10.75Kane CountyKane County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Henry CountyHenry County: 10.57 per 1,000 inhabitants10.57Crawford CountyCrawford County: 10.57 per 1,000 inhabitants10.57Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 10.54 per 1,000 inhabitants10.54Putnam CountyPutnam County: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Sangamon CountySangamon County: 10.35 per 1,000 inhabitants10.35Macon CountyMacon County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitants10.29DuPage CountyDuPage County: 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants10.28Kendall CountyKendall County: 10.26 per 1,000 inhabitants10.26Ford CountyFord County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Woodford CountyWoodford County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Ogle CountyOgle County: 10.19 per 1,000 inhabitants10.19Clinton CountyClinton County: 10.19 per 1,000 inhabitants10.19Piatt CountyPiatt County: 10.17 per 1,000 inhabitants10.17Pike CountyPike County: 10.17 per 1,000 inhabitants10.17Greene CountyGreene County: 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitants10.13Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Douglas County Estimated14.15-0.2 pts
2Rock Island County Estimated13.27+1 pts
3Moultrie County Estimated12.77-0.22 pts
4Pulaski County Estimated12.57+0.19 pts
5Stark County Estimated12.47-0.07 pts
6Henderson County Estimated11.49+1.1 pts
7Calhoun County Estimated11.38-0.42 pts
8Effingham County Estimated11.32+0.02 pts
9Marshall County Estimated11.28+0.09 pts
10Vermilion County Estimated11.09+0.07 pts
11Cass County Estimated11.04+0.11 pts
12Warren County Estimated11.01+0.29 pts
13Peoria County Estimated10.98-0.04 pts
14Marion County Estimated10.92-0.12 pts
15Clay County Estimated10.92+0.38 pts
16Mercer County Estimated10.88+1.19 pts
17Jefferson County Estimated10.85-0.06 pts
18Winnebago County Estimated10.81-0.15 pts
19Hamilton County Estimated10.81-0.1 pts
20Adams County Estimated10.8-0.12 pts
21Franklin County Estimated10.75-0.05 pts
22Kane County Estimated10.6-0.04 pts
23Henry County Estimated10.57+0.57 pts
24Crawford County Estimated10.57-0.6 pts
25Cumberland County Estimated10.54+0.04 pts
26Putnam County Estimated10.5-0.04 pts
27Sangamon County Estimated10.35-0.08 pts
28Macon County Estimated10.29-0.09 pts
29DuPage County Estimated10.28-0.04 pts
30Kendall County Estimated10.26-0.19 pts
31Ford County Estimated10.25-0.28 pts
32Woodford County Estimated10.25-0.05 pts
33Wayne County Estimated10.2-0.84 pts
34Ogle County Estimated10.19-0.04 pts
35Clinton County Estimated10.19-0.35 pts
36Piatt County Estimated10.17+0.1 pts
37Pike County Estimated10.17-0.03 pts
38Greene County Estimated10.13+0.11 pts
39Kankakee County Estimated10.1+0.03 pts
40Jasper County Estimated10.07-0.05 pts
41Scott County Estimated10.05-0.21 pts
42Menard County Estimated10.01-0.11 pts
43Jackson County Estimated9.98-0.11 pts
44Tazewell County Estimated9.9-0.05 pts
45Livingston County Estimated9.88+0.08 pts
46Cook County Estimated9.82-0.05 pts
47Fayette County Estimated9.82+0.01 pts
48Whiteside County Estimated9.8+0.18 pts
49Will County Estimated9.78-0.04 pts
50LaSalle County Estimated9.78-0.11 pts
51Shelby County Estimated9.77+0.06 pts
52Coles County Estimated9.72+0.01 pts
53Christian County Estimated9.72-0.08 pts
54Boone County Estimated9.71-0 pts
55Logan County Estimated9.67-0.03 pts
56DeKalb County Estimated9.61-0.09 pts
57Saline County Estimated9.6-0.22 pts
58Stephenson County Estimated9.6-0.66 pts
59Iroquois County Estimated9.55-0 pts
60McLean County Estimated9.530 pts
61Williamson County Estimated9.52-0.09 pts
62Washington County Estimated9.51-0.29 pts
63Hardin County Estimated9.46+0.03 pts
64McHenry County Estimated9.42-0.12 pts
65Hancock County Estimated9.31+0.11 pts
66Grundy County Estimated9.3+0.05 pts
67Bureau County Estimated9.29+0.06 pts
68Champaign County Estimated9.19-0.05 pts
69Madison County Estimated9.16-0.39 pts
70McDonough County Estimated9.07+0.15 pts
71White County Estimated9.06-0.73 pts
72Knox County Estimated9+0.02 pts
73Lake County Estimated8.94-0.07 pts
74Jo Daviess County Estimated8.92+0.82 pts
75Carroll County Estimated8.87+0.42 pts
76Montgomery County Estimated8.84-0.19 pts
77De Witt County Estimated8.83-0.01 pts
78Union County Estimated8.78-0 pts
79Morgan County Estimated8.72+0.04 pts
80St. Clair County Estimated8.71-0.4 pts
81Mason County Estimated8.67+0.06 pts
82Richland County Estimated8.63-0.31 pts
83Macoupin County Estimated8.58-0.02 pts
84Randolph County Estimated8.56-0.52 pts
85Bond County Estimated8.52-0.26 pts
86Edgar County Estimated8.5-0.83 pts
87Fulton County Estimated8.46+0.03 pts
88Perry County Estimated8.44-0.14 pts
89Clark County Estimated8.33-0.76 pts
90Schuyler County Estimated8.22-0.12 pts
91Lee County Estimated8.15-0.13 pts
92Jersey County Estimated7.61-0.09 pts
93Brown County Estimated7.48+0.05 pts
94Johnson County Estimated7.19-0.22 pts
95Lawrence County Estimated7.19-0.91 pts
96Edwards County Estimated7.07-0.43 pts
97Wabash County Estimated7.02-1.58 pts
98Alexander County Estimated6.54-0.32 pts
99Massac County Estimated6.34-0.09 pts
100Monroe County Estimated6.09-1.19 pts
101Gallatin County Estimated5.81-1.02 pts
102Pope County Estimated5.68-0.24 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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Questions

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

Douglas County, with 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pope County, with 5.68 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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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