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Counties in Illinois by birth rate (July to June)

Douglas County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 102 counties in 2023, at 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Pope County had the lowest, at 4.29 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.93 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 10.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.26Douglas County
Lowest4.29Pope County
Median9.93102 counties
Illinois10.06History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Stark CountyStark County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Effingham CountyEffingham County: 12.36 per 1,000 inhabitants12.36Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Cass CountyCass County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Warren CountyWarren County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Marion CountyMarion County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Menard CountyMenard County: 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants11.79Peoria CountyPeoria County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitants11.32Adams CountyAdams County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Kendall CountyKendall County: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Clay CountyClay County: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Greene CountyGreene County: 10.95 per 1,000 inhabitants10.95Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 10.89 per 1,000 inhabitants10.89Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 10.89 per 1,000 inhabitants10.89Macon CountyMacon County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Union CountyUnion County: 10.78 per 1,000 inhabitants10.78Kane CountyKane County: 10.74 per 1,000 inhabitants10.74Crawford CountyCrawford County: 10.69 per 1,000 inhabitants10.69Pike CountyPike County: 10.66 per 1,000 inhabitants10.66Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 10.63 per 1,000 inhabitants10.63Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Knox CountyKnox County: 10.41 per 1,000 inhabitants10.41DuPage CountyDuPage County: 10.41 per 1,000 inhabitants10.41Jasper CountyJasper County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitants10.37Piatt CountyPiatt County: 10.35 per 1,000 inhabitants10.35Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants10.34Clinton CountyClinton County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33Edgar CountyEdgar County: 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants10.23Shelby CountyShelby County: 10.21 per 1,000 inhabitants10.21White CountyWhite County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitants10.16Woodford CountyWoodford County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitants10.16Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitants10.13Ford CountyFord County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Douglas County Estimated15.26+2.37 pts
2Stark County Estimated14.18+4.56 pts
3Effingham County Estimated12.36-0.1 pts
4Pulaski County Estimated12.29+3.14 pts
5Moultrie County Estimated12.27+2.93 pts
6Cass County Estimated12.22-1.15 pts
7Warren County Estimated12.02+0.11 pts
8Marion County Estimated11.83+1.52 pts
9Menard County Estimated11.79+2.88 pts
10Peoria County Estimated11.52+0.26 pts
11Jefferson County Estimated11.32+0.42 pts
12Adams County Estimated11.25+0.9 pts
13Winnebago County Estimated11.21-0.54 pts
14Kendall County Estimated11.1-0.03 pts
15Clay County Estimated11-0.75 pts
16Greene County Estimated10.95+1.49 pts
17Wayne County Estimated10.91+0.49 pts
18Rock Island County Estimated10.91+0.11 pts
19Stephenson County Estimated10.89+0.47 pts
20Cumberland County Estimated10.89+1.11 pts
21Macon County Estimated10.87-0.53 pts
22Union County Estimated10.78+1.59 pts
23Kane County Estimated10.74+0.11 pts
24Crawford County Estimated10.69-0.32 pts
25Pike County Estimated10.66-0.32 pts
26Vermilion County Estimated10.63-0.67 pts
27Kankakee County Estimated10.5-0.35 pts
28Knox County Estimated10.41+0.98 pts
29DuPage County Estimated10.41-0.12 pts
30Jasper County Estimated10.37+0.58 pts
31Piatt County Estimated10.35+1.39 pts
32Jackson County Estimated10.34+0.11 pts
33Clinton County Estimated10.33-0.81 pts
34Edgar County Estimated10.23-0.01 pts
35Shelby County Estimated10.21+0.31 pts
36White County Estimated10.18+0.46 pts
37Calhoun County Estimated10.16+0.99 pts
38Woodford County Estimated10.16-1.22 pts
39Tazewell County Estimated10.13+0.33 pts
40Ford County Estimated10.1-1.04 pts
41Franklin County Estimated10.09-1.35 pts
42Putnam County Estimated10.05+1.08 pts
43Will County Estimated10.02+0.18 pts
44Boone County Estimated10.01+0.15 pts
45Fayette County Estimated10.01-0.8 pts
46Sangamon County Estimated10-0.43 pts
47Cook County Estimated9.99-0.28 pts
48Hardin County Estimated9.99+0.88 pts
49Iroquois County Estimated9.97+0.34 pts
50Morgan County Estimated9.94+0.38 pts
51Coles County Estimated9.93+0.44 pts
52De Witt County Estimated9.93+1.2 pts
53Clark County Estimated9.92+0.18 pts
54Madison County Estimated9.9-0.32 pts
55Richland County Estimated9.86+0.98 pts
56Saline County Estimated9.84-1.12 pts
57Scott County Estimated9.84+0.92 pts
58Williamson County Estimated9.83+0.72 pts
59LaSalle County Estimated9.8-0.54 pts
60Livingston County Estimated9.78-0.28 pts
61Whiteside County Estimated9.76+0.4 pts
62McHenry County Estimated9.74-0.36 pts
63Christian County Estimated9.69+0.33 pts
64St. Clair County Estimated9.69-1.03 pts
65Ogle County Estimated9.59-0.72 pts
66Grundy County Estimated9.56-0.41 pts
67McDonough County Estimated9.56+0.17 pts
68DeKalb County Estimated9.54-0.87 pts
69Fulton County Estimated9.48+1.15 pts
70Bureau County Estimated9.45+0.06 pts
71Henderson County Estimated9.45-0.32 pts
72Marshall County Estimated9.43-0.43 pts
73Hancock County Estimated9.4+0.12 pts
74Champaign County Estimated9.39-0.65 pts
75McLean County Estimated9.39-0.34 pts
76Macoupin County Estimated9.38+0.35 pts
77Mason County Estimated9.33+0.32 pts
78Lake County Estimated9.33-0.28 pts
79Randolph County Estimated9.31-1.17 pts
80Wabash County Estimated9.22+0.07 pts
81Henry County Estimated9.2-0.11 pts
82Perry County Estimated9.2+1.55 pts
83Montgomery County Estimated9.11+0.13 pts
84Mercer County Estimated8.97+1.19 pts
85Massac County Estimated8.84-1.66 pts
86Edwards County Estimated8.77-1.11 pts
87Washington County Estimated8.74-1.37 pts
88Logan County Estimated8.66-0.37 pts
89Gallatin County Estimated8.61-1.68 pts
90Johnson County Estimated8.52-0.12 pts
91Hamilton County Estimated8.44-1.37 pts
92Jo Daviess County Estimated8.34+1.55 pts
93Lee County Estimated8.33-0.87 pts
94Lawrence County Estimated8.29+0.41 pts
95Jersey County Estimated8.12-0.71 pts
96Brown County Estimated7.9-1.27 pts
97Bond County Estimated7.8-0.08 pts
98Monroe County Estimated7.79-1.73 pts
99Schuyler County Estimated7.73-1.84 pts
100Alexander County Estimated7.72-2.19 pts
101Carroll County Estimated7.46-1.36 pts
102Pope County Estimated4.29-2.9 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 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pope County, with 4.29 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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