Counties in Indiana by birth rate (July to June)

Adams County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 92 counties in 2021, at 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Owen County had the lowest, at 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.73 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Indiana was 11.41 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.4Adams County
Lowest6.37Owen County
Median10.7392 counties
Indiana11.41History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Adams CountyAdams County: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants18.4LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 16.71 per 1,000 inhabitants16.71Daviess CountyDaviess County: 15.83 per 1,000 inhabitants15.83Jay CountyJay County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 13.77 per 1,000 inhabitants13.77Marion CountyMarion County: 13.69 per 1,000 inhabitants13.69Allen CountyAllen County: 13.38 per 1,000 inhabitants13.38Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitants12.84White CountyWhite County: 12.76 per 1,000 inhabitants12.76Noble CountyNoble County: 12.76 per 1,000 inhabitants12.76Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Parke CountyParke County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 12.37 per 1,000 inhabitants12.37Scott CountyScott County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Cass CountyCass County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Jennings CountyJennings County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Wells CountyWells County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Decatur CountyDecatur County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Martin CountyMartin County: 11.73 per 1,000 inhabitants11.73Randolph CountyRandolph County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Clay CountyClay County: 11.59 per 1,000 inhabitants11.59Marshall CountyMarshall County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54Fountain CountyFountain County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Ripley CountyRipley County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Knox CountyKnox County: 11.47 per 1,000 inhabitants11.47Clark CountyClark County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitants11.46Gibson CountyGibson County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 11.41 per 1,000 inhabitants11.41Washington CountyWashington County: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Clinton CountyClinton County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Huntington CountyHuntington County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Johnson CountyJohnson County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitants11.22Spencer CountySpencer County: 11.19 per 1,000 inhabitants11.19Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants11.15Franklin CountyFranklin County: 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants11.12Dubois CountyDubois County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Union CountyUnion County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Adams County Estimated18.4
2LaGrange County Estimated16.71
3Daviess County Estimated15.83
4Jay County Estimated14.37
5Elkhart County Estimated13.77
6Marion County Estimated13.69
7Allen County Estimated13.38
8Switzerland County Estimated13.27
9Jackson County Estimated12.84
10White County Estimated12.76
11Noble County Estimated12.76
12Bartholomew County Estimated12.62
13Parke County Estimated12.49
14DeKalb County Estimated12.37
15Scott County Estimated12.26
16Cass County Estimated12.02
17Jennings County Estimated11.94
18Wells County Estimated11.86
19Decatur County Estimated11.82
20St. Joseph County Estimated11.77
21Martin County Estimated11.73
22Randolph County Estimated11.67
23Clay County Estimated11.59
24Marshall County Estimated11.54
25Fountain County Estimated11.53
26Ripley County Estimated11.52
27Knox County Estimated11.47
28Clark County Estimated11.46
29Gibson County Estimated11.42
30Vanderburgh County Estimated11.41
31Washington County Estimated11.36
32Clinton County Estimated11.33
33Huntington County Estimated11.25
34Johnson County Estimated11.22
35Spencer County Estimated11.19
36Wayne County Estimated11.15
37Franklin County Estimated11.12
38Dubois County Estimated11.01
39Kosciusko County Estimated10.92
40Union County Estimated10.92
41Jasper County Estimated10.9
42Howard County Estimated10.87
43Vermillion County Estimated10.78
44Fulton County Estimated10.76
45Vigo County Estimated10.76
46Grant County Estimated10.73
47Madison County Estimated10.72
48Tippecanoe County Estimated10.71
49Benton County Estimated10.69
50Lake County Estimated10.69
51Boone County Estimated10.67
52Jefferson County Estimated10.63
53Orange County Estimated10.6
54Whitley County Estimated10.55
55Sullivan County Estimated10.53
56Greene County Estimated10.51
57Hamilton County Estimated10.5
58Starke County Estimated10.48
59Tipton County Estimated10.4
60Rush County Estimated10.34
61Montgomery County Estimated10.32
62Pulaski County Estimated10.29
63Carroll County Estimated10.18
64Pike County Estimated10.16
65Newton County Estimated10.15
66Floyd County Estimated10.07
67Fayette County Estimated10.05
68Steuben County Estimated10.03
69Lawrence County Estimated9.95
70LaPorte County Estimated9.93
71Shelby County Estimated9.92
72Ohio County Estimated9.91
73Morgan County Estimated9.91
74Dearborn County Estimated9.84
75Hancock County Estimated9.83
76Harrison County Estimated9.81
77Miami County Estimated9.81
78Hendricks County Estimated9.78
79Warrick County Estimated9.78
80Wabash County Estimated9.58
81Putnam County Estimated9.47
82Perry County Estimated9.46
83Delaware County Estimated9.44
84Crawford County Estimated9.32
85Henry County Estimated9.3
86Porter County Estimated8.9
87Posey County Estimated8.9
88Blackford County Estimated8.2
89Monroe County Estimated7.73
90Warren County Estimated7.23
91Brown County Estimated6.5
92Owen County Estimated6.37

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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)?

Adams County, with 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Owen County, with 6.37 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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