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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 2024, at 14.34 per 1,000 inhabitants. Pope County had the lowest, at 5.92 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.34Douglas County
Lowest5.92Pope County
Median9.8102 counties
Illinois9.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 14.34 per 1,000 inhabitants14.34Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Stark CountyStark County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.39 per 1,000 inhabitants12.39Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Effingham CountyEffingham County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Marshall CountyMarshall County: 11.19 per 1,000 inhabitants11.19Crawford CountyCrawford County: 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants11.18Marion CountyMarion County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Peoria CountyPeoria County: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 10.97 per 1,000 inhabitants10.97Cass CountyCass County: 10.93 per 1,000 inhabitants10.93Adams CountyAdams County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Warren CountyWarren County: 10.72 per 1,000 inhabitants10.72Kane CountyKane County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitants10.64Clay CountyClay County: 10.55 per 1,000 inhabitants10.55Putnam CountyPutnam County: 10.54 per 1,000 inhabitants10.54Clinton CountyClinton County: 10.54 per 1,000 inhabitants10.54Ford CountyFord County: 10.52 per 1,000 inhabitants10.52Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitants10.51Kendall CountyKendall County: 10.45 per 1,000 inhabitants10.45Sangamon CountySangamon County: 10.42 per 1,000 inhabitants10.42Henderson CountyHenderson County: 10.38 per 1,000 inhabitants10.38Macon CountyMacon County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitants10.37DuPage CountyDuPage County: 10.32 per 1,000 inhabitants10.32Woodford CountyWoodford County: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 10.26 per 1,000 inhabitants10.26Scott CountyScott County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Ogle CountyOgle County: 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants10.23Pike CountyPike County: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Menard CountyMenard County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Jasper CountyJasper County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Piatt CountyPiatt County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Douglas County Estimated14.34-0.92 pts
2Moultrie County Estimated12.99+0.73 pts
3Stark County Estimated12.53-1.65 pts
4Pulaski County Estimated12.39+0.1 pts
5Rock Island County Estimated12.27+1.36 pts
6Calhoun County Estimated11.81+1.64 pts
7Effingham County Estimated11.31-1.05 pts
8Marshall County Estimated11.19+1.76 pts
9Crawford County Estimated11.18+0.49 pts
10Marion County Estimated11.04-0.79 pts
11Wayne County Estimated11.04+0.12 pts
12Peoria County Estimated11.02-0.5 pts
13Vermilion County Estimated11.01+0.39 pts
14Winnebago County Estimated10.97-0.24 pts
15Cass County Estimated10.93-1.29 pts
16Adams County Estimated10.92-0.33 pts
17Hamilton County Estimated10.92+2.48 pts
18Jefferson County Estimated10.91-0.42 pts
19Franklin County Estimated10.8+0.71 pts
20Warren County Estimated10.72-1.3 pts
21Kane County Estimated10.64-0.1 pts
22Clay County Estimated10.55-0.46 pts
23Putnam County Estimated10.54+0.48 pts
24Clinton County Estimated10.54+0.21 pts
25Ford County Estimated10.52+0.43 pts
26Cumberland County Estimated10.51-0.38 pts
27Kendall County Estimated10.45-0.65 pts
28Sangamon County Estimated10.42+0.43 pts
29Henderson County Estimated10.38+0.93 pts
30Macon County Estimated10.37-0.49 pts
31DuPage County Estimated10.32-0.09 pts
32Woodford County Estimated10.3+0.14 pts
33Stephenson County Estimated10.26-0.63 pts
34Scott County Estimated10.25+0.42 pts
35Ogle County Estimated10.23+0.64 pts
36Pike County Estimated10.2-0.46 pts
37Menard County Estimated10.11-1.68 pts
38Jasper County Estimated10.11-0.26 pts
39Jackson County Estimated10.1-0.24 pts
40Piatt County Estimated10.07-0.29 pts
41Kankakee County Estimated10.06-0.43 pts
42Greene County Estimated10.02-0.93 pts
43Henry County Estimated10.01+0.8 pts
44Tazewell County Estimated9.95-0.17 pts
45LaSalle County Estimated9.88+0.08 pts
46Cook County Estimated9.87-0.12 pts
47Saline County Estimated9.82-0.02 pts
48Will County Estimated9.82-0.21 pts
49Fayette County Estimated9.81-0.2 pts
50Livingston County Estimated9.8+0.02 pts
51Christian County Estimated9.8+0.11 pts
52White County Estimated9.8-0.38 pts
53Washington County Estimated9.8+1.05 pts
54Shelby County Estimated9.72-0.49 pts
55Coles County Estimated9.71-0.22 pts
56Boone County Estimated9.71-0.3 pts
57DeKalb County Estimated9.7+0.16 pts
58Logan County Estimated9.69+1.03 pts
59Mercer County Estimated9.69+0.71 pts
60Whiteside County Estimated9.62-0.14 pts
61Williamson County Estimated9.61-0.22 pts
62Iroquois County Estimated9.55-0.42 pts
63Madison County Estimated9.55-0.36 pts
64McHenry County Estimated9.54-0.19 pts
65McLean County Estimated9.53+0.14 pts
66Hardin County Estimated9.42-0.56 pts
67Edgar County Estimated9.33-0.9 pts
68Grundy County Estimated9.25-0.31 pts
69Champaign County Estimated9.23-0.16 pts
70Bureau County Estimated9.22-0.23 pts
71Hancock County Estimated9.2-0.2 pts
72St. Clair County Estimated9.11-0.58 pts
73Clark County Estimated9.09-0.83 pts
74Randolph County Estimated9.08-0.22 pts
75Montgomery County Estimated9.02-0.09 pts
76Lake County Estimated9-0.33 pts
77Knox County Estimated8.99-1.42 pts
78Richland County Estimated8.94-0.92 pts
79McDonough County Estimated8.92-0.64 pts
80De Witt County Estimated8.84-1.09 pts
81Bond County Estimated8.78+0.99 pts
82Union County Estimated8.78-1.99 pts
83Morgan County Estimated8.68-1.25 pts
84Mason County Estimated8.62-0.72 pts
85Wabash County Estimated8.6-0.62 pts
86Macoupin County Estimated8.59-0.79 pts
87Perry County Estimated8.57-0.62 pts
88Carroll County Estimated8.45+0.99 pts
89Fulton County Estimated8.43-1.05 pts
90Schuyler County Estimated8.34+0.61 pts
91Lee County Estimated8.28-0.05 pts
92Jo Daviess County Estimated8.1-0.24 pts
93Lawrence County Estimated8.09-0.2 pts
94Jersey County Estimated7.7-0.41 pts
95Edwards County Estimated7.49-1.28 pts
96Brown County Estimated7.43-0.47 pts
97Johnson County Estimated7.41-1.11 pts
98Monroe County Estimated7.28-0.51 pts
99Alexander County Estimated6.85-0.87 pts
100Gallatin County Estimated6.82-1.78 pts
101Massac County Estimated6.43-2.41 pts
102Pope County Estimated5.92+1.64 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 14.34 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pope County, with 5.92 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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