Counties in Kansas by birth rate (July to June)

Geary County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 105 counties in 2021, at 28.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. Smith County had the lowest, at 6.44 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.74 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kansas was 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.55Geary County
Lowest6.44Smith County
Median10.74105 counties
Kansas11.63History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Geary CountyGeary County: 28.55 per 1,000 inhabitants28.55Wichita CountyWichita County: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants18.9Ford CountyFord County: 17.28 per 1,000 inhabitants17.28Seward CountySeward County: 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants16.92Wallace CountyWallace County: 15.87 per 1,000 inhabitants15.87Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants15.62Scott CountyScott County: 15.59 per 1,000 inhabitants15.59Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Grant CountyGrant County: 15.01 per 1,000 inhabitants15.01Gray CountyGray County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Kearny CountyKearny County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Finney CountyFinney County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Thomas CountyThomas County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitants14.24Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 14.19 per 1,000 inhabitants14.19Stafford CountyStafford County: 14.11 per 1,000 inhabitants14.11Sherman CountySherman County: 14.01 per 1,000 inhabitants14.01Meade CountyMeade County: 13.91 per 1,000 inhabitants13.91Haskell CountyHaskell County: 13.77 per 1,000 inhabitants13.77Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Washington CountyWashington County: 13.71 per 1,000 inhabitants13.71Republic CountyRepublic County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Logan CountyLogan County: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Gove CountyGove County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Stevens CountyStevens County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitants13.09Anderson CountyAnderson County: 13.03 per 1,000 inhabitants13.03Cloud CountyCloud County: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Brown CountyBrown County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Harper CountyHarper County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Greeley CountyGreeley County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Barton CountyBarton County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitants12.34Sheridan CountySheridan County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Trego CountyTrego County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Ness CountyNess County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Jackson CountyJackson County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Cowley CountyCowley County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 11.68 per 1,000 inhabitants11.68Neosho CountyNeosho County: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Geary County Estimated28.55
2Wichita County Estimated18.9
3Ford County Estimated17.28
4Seward County Estimated16.92
5Wallace County Estimated15.87
6Cheyenne County Estimated15.62
7Scott County Estimated15.59
8Bourbon County Estimated15.42
9Hamilton County Estimated15.3
10Grant County Estimated15.01
11Gray County Estimated14.68
12Pottawatomie County Estimated14.54
13Kearny County Estimated14.48
14Finney County Estimated14.37
15Thomas County Estimated14.24
16Wyandotte County Estimated14.19
17Stafford County Estimated14.11
18Sherman County Estimated14.01
19Meade County Estimated13.91
20Haskell County Estimated13.77
21Nemaha County Estimated13.75
22Washington County Estimated13.71
23Republic County Estimated13.65
24Logan County Estimated13.2
25Gove County Estimated13.18
26Stevens County Estimated13.09
27Anderson County Estimated13.03
28Cloud County Estimated12.8
29Brown County Estimated12.78
30Harper County Estimated12.56
31Greeley County Estimated12.5
32Barton County Estimated12.34
33Sheridan County Estimated12.25
34Trego County Estimated12.14
35Sedgwick County Estimated12.08
36Ness County Estimated12.01
37Jackson County Estimated12
38Cowley County Estimated11.86
39Wabaunsee County Estimated11.68
40Neosho County Estimated11.6
41Kiowa County Estimated11.5
42Osborne County Estimated11.48
43Marshall County Estimated11.47
44Mitchell County Estimated11.28
45Johnson County Estimated11.24
46Pawnee County Estimated11.2
47Montgomery County Estimated11.15
48Leavenworth County Estimated11.08
49Labette County Estimated11.02
50Edwards County Estimated10.89
51Graham County Estimated10.82
52Lyon County Estimated10.76
53Harvey County Estimated10.74
54Saline County Estimated10.67
55Crawford County Estimated10.67
56Shawnee County Estimated10.65
57Wilson County Estimated10.64
58Franklin County Estimated10.61
59Rice County Estimated10.55
60Linn County Estimated10.54
61Dickinson County Estimated10.47
62Cherokee County Estimated10.44
63Morton County Estimated10.44
64Osage County Estimated10.41
65Clay County Estimated10.23
66Kingman County Estimated10.19
67Pratt County Estimated10.16
68Butler County Estimated10.14
69Decatur County Estimated10.12
70Sumner County Estimated10.11
71Allen County Estimated10.07
72Morris County Estimated10.05
73Reno County Estimated10.05
74Miami County Estimated10.05
75Doniphan County Estimated9.91
76Barber County Estimated9.86
77Norton County Estimated9.79
78McPherson County Estimated9.77
79Atchison County Estimated9.7
80Riley County Estimated9.65
81Rooks County Estimated9.64
82Lane County Estimated9.59
83Comanche County Estimated9.57
84Phillips County Estimated9.39
85Rawlins County Estimated9.37
86Ellsworth County Estimated9.3
87Jefferson County Estimated9.25
88Ellis County Estimated9.24
89Rush County Estimated9.2
90Marion County Estimated9.18
91Clark County Estimated9.15
92Elk County Estimated8.94
93Ottawa County Estimated8.82
94Russell County Estimated8.82
95Coffey County Estimated8.74
96Stanton County Estimated8.74
97Douglas County Estimated8.52
98Jewell County Estimated8.51
99Woodson County Estimated8.42
100Chautauqua County Estimated7.97
101Lincoln County Estimated7.51
102Hodgeman County Estimated7.49
103Chase County Estimated7.33
104Greenwood County Estimated7.08
105Smith County Estimated6.44

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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)?

Geary County, with 28.55 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smith County, with 6.44 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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