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Counties in Illinois by birth rate (July to June)

Moultrie County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 102 counties in 2021, at 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hardin County had the lowest, at 6.85 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.92 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.53Moultrie County
Lowest6.85Hardin County
Median9.92102 counties
Illinois10.34History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 13.25 per 1,000 inhabitants13.25Marion CountyMarion County: 13.14 per 1,000 inhabitants13.14Clay CountyClay County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants12.79Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Effingham CountyEffingham County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Pike CountyPike County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Peoria CountyPeoria County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Cass CountyCass County: 11.96 per 1,000 inhabitants11.96Macon CountyMacon County: 11.78 per 1,000 inhabitants11.78Livingston CountyLivingston County: 11.72 per 1,000 inhabitants11.72Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.58 per 1,000 inhabitants11.58Clark CountyClark County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 11.47 per 1,000 inhabitants11.47Warren CountyWarren County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Richland CountyRichland County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitants11.32Adams CountyAdams County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitants11.32Jasper CountyJasper County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Stark CountyStark County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Kendall CountyKendall County: 10.95 per 1,000 inhabitants10.95St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 10.95 per 1,000 inhabitants10.95Kane CountyKane County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Alexander CountyAlexander County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants10.67Fayette CountyFayette County: 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants10.67Ford CountyFord County: 10.66 per 1,000 inhabitants10.66Edgar CountyEdgar County: 10.66 per 1,000 inhabitants10.66Sangamon CountySangamon County: 10.65 per 1,000 inhabitants10.65Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 10.57 per 1,000 inhabitants10.57Cook CountyCook County: 10.52 per 1,000 inhabitants10.52Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitants10.51De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Grundy CountyGrundy County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Saline CountySaline County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 10.26 per 1,000 inhabitants10.26
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Moultrie County Estimated14.53
2Pulaski County Estimated13.25
3Marion County Estimated13.14
4Clay County Estimated12.79
5Douglas County Estimated12.56
6Cumberland County Estimated12.31
7Effingham County Estimated12.28
8Pike County Estimated12.25
9Peoria County Estimated12.13
10Cass County Estimated11.96
11Macon County Estimated11.78
12Livingston County Estimated11.72
13Jefferson County Estimated11.58
14Clark County Estimated11.54
15Vermilion County Estimated11.47
16Warren County Estimated11.42
17Wayne County Estimated11.33
18Richland County Estimated11.33
19Winnebago County Estimated11.32
20Adams County Estimated11.32
21Jasper County Estimated11.27
22Stark County Estimated11.25
23Kendall County Estimated10.95
24St. Clair County Estimated10.95
25Kane County Estimated10.87
26Alexander County Estimated10.79
27Calhoun County Estimated10.7
28Clinton County Estimated10.67
29Fayette County Estimated10.67
30Ford County Estimated10.66
31Edgar County Estimated10.66
32Sangamon County Estimated10.65
33Whiteside County Estimated10.61
34Rock Island County Estimated10.57
35Cook County Estimated10.52
36Jackson County Estimated10.51
37De Witt County Estimated10.5
38Grundy County Estimated10.44
39Saline County Estimated10.44
40LaSalle County Estimated10.26
41Kankakee County Estimated10.25
42Hancock County Estimated10.23
43DuPage County Estimated10.23
44Stephenson County Estimated10.19
45Madison County Estimated10.13
46Champaign County Estimated10.12
47Knox County Estimated10.07
48Bureau County Estimated10.06
49Ogle County Estimated9.99
50Wabash County Estimated9.94
51Franklin County Estimated9.93
52Crawford County Estimated9.92
53Woodford County Estimated9.92
54Randolph County Estimated9.92
55Menard County Estimated9.9
56McLean County Estimated9.87
57DeKalb County Estimated9.86
58Will County Estimated9.84
59Hamilton County Estimated9.81
60Morgan County Estimated9.79
61Williamson County Estimated9.74
62Lee County Estimated9.7
63Lawrence County Estimated9.69
64Coles County Estimated9.65
65Henry County Estimated9.6
66Shelby County Estimated9.57
67Boone County Estimated9.52
68Washington County Estimated9.49
69Schuyler County Estimated9.49
70Perry County Estimated9.43
71McHenry County Estimated9.4
72Piatt County Estimated9.38
73Tazewell County Estimated9.37
74Lake County Estimated9.32
75McDonough County Estimated9.29
76Mercer County Estimated9.29
77Iroquois County Estimated9.19
78Greene County Estimated9.17
79Edwards County Estimated9.11
80Union County Estimated9.08
81White County Estimated9.07
82Macoupin County Estimated9.07
83Montgomery County Estimated9.05
84Bond County Estimated8.91
85Massac County Estimated8.83
86Marshall County Estimated8.81
87Jersey County Estimated8.77
88Christian County Estimated8.75
89Logan County Estimated8.67
90Putnam County Estimated8.56
91Fulton County Estimated8.55
92Henderson County Estimated8.53
93Monroe County Estimated8.4
94Brown County Estimated8.37
95Gallatin County Estimated7.94
96Johnson County Estimated7.76
97Scott County Estimated7.76
98Mason County Estimated7.73
99Pope County Estimated7.72
100Carroll County Estimated7.45
101Jo Daviess County Estimated7.16
102Hardin County Estimated6.85

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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)?

Moultrie County, with 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hardin County, with 6.85 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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