Counties in Kentucky by birth rate (July to June)

Christian County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2022, at 20.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lyon County had the lowest, at 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.04Christian County
Lowest6.28Lyon County
Median11.1120 counties
Kentucky11.62History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Christian CountyChristian County: 20.04 per 1,000 inhabitants20.04Todd CountyTodd County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Grant CountyGrant County: 14.73 per 1,000 inhabitants14.73Owsley CountyOwsley County: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Grayson CountyGrayson County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitants14.39Whitley CountyWhitley County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 13.68 per 1,000 inhabitants13.68Powell CountyPowell County: 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants13.54Fleming CountyFleming County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.46 per 1,000 inhabitants13.46Warren CountyWarren County: 13.43 per 1,000 inhabitants13.43Taylor CountyTaylor County: 13.14 per 1,000 inhabitants13.14Bath CountyBath County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Logan CountyLogan County: 13.11 per 1,000 inhabitants13.11Fulton CountyFulton County: 13.05 per 1,000 inhabitants13.05Jackson CountyJackson County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants13.02Harrison CountyHarrison County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Knox CountyKnox County: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Kenton CountyKenton County: 12.88 per 1,000 inhabitants12.88Boone CountyBoone County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.76 per 1,000 inhabitants12.76Graves CountyGraves County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitants12.58Lewis CountyLewis County: 12.51 per 1,000 inhabitants12.51Barren CountyBarren County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Hart CountyHart County: 12.39 per 1,000 inhabitants12.39Henry CountyHenry County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Webster CountyWebster County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Scott CountyScott County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Nelson CountyNelson County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Allen CountyAllen County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Hardin CountyHardin County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Trigg CountyTrigg County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Christian County Estimated20.04+0.3 pts
2Todd County Estimated15.21+1.29 pts
3Grant County Estimated14.73+1.61 pts
4Owsley County Estimated14.4+1.92 pts
5Grayson County Estimated14.39+1.84 pts
6Whitley County Estimated14.23-0.68 pts
7Carroll County Estimated14.2-1.27 pts
8Wolfe County Estimated14.08+1.38 pts
9Nicholas County Estimated13.68+3.6 pts
10Powell County Estimated13.54+2.62 pts
11Fleming County Estimated13.51+0.33 pts
12Clinton County Estimated13.46+1.47 pts
13Warren County Estimated13.43+0.38 pts
14Taylor County Estimated13.14+0.39 pts
15Bath County Estimated13.12-0.44 pts
16Logan County Estimated13.11+0.03 pts
17Fulton County Estimated13.05+2.58 pts
18Jackson County Estimated13.02+2.38 pts
19Harrison County Estimated12.94+1.2 pts
20Knox County Estimated12.89+1.13 pts
21Kenton County Estimated12.88+0.38 pts
22Boone County Estimated12.85+0.88 pts
23Caldwell County Estimated12.8-0.22 pts
24Monroe County Estimated12.76+0.71 pts
25Graves County Estimated12.67+0.3 pts
26Gallatin County Estimated12.67+1.53 pts
27Daviess County Estimated12.58+0.99 pts
28Lewis County Estimated12.51-0.3 pts
29Barren County Estimated12.5+1.86 pts
30Hart County Estimated12.39-0.51 pts
31Henry County Estimated12.28+0.24 pts
32Webster County Estimated12.27+0.37 pts
33Jefferson County Estimated12.22+0.34 pts
34Scott County Estimated12.14+0.3 pts
35Lincoln County Estimated12.13-1.23 pts
36Jessamine County Estimated12+0.64 pts
37Nelson County Estimated11.95+0.17 pts
38Allen County Estimated11.93-0.58 pts
39Hardin County Estimated11.81-1.26 pts
40Trigg County Estimated11.77+0.67 pts
41Shelby County Estimated11.73+0.85 pts
42Madison County Estimated11.69+0.59 pts
43Russell County Estimated11.67+2.43 pts
44Metcalfe County Estimated11.54+1.29 pts
45Clay County Estimated11.54+1.26 pts
46Bourbon County Estimated11.53+2.46 pts
47Fayette County Estimated11.49+0.14 pts
48Rowan County Estimated11.43+0.88 pts
49Laurel County Estimated11.41+0.67 pts
50Mason County Estimated11.35-0.38 pts
51Montgomery County Estimated11.35-0.33 pts
52Butler County Estimated11.34-1 pts
53Casey County Estimated11.31+0.89 pts
54Livingston County Estimated11.26+0.62 pts
55Breckinridge County Estimated11.25-1.84 pts
56Bell County Estimated11.24-1.86 pts
57Union County Estimated11.22-0.08 pts
58Crittenden County Estimated11.16+1.13 pts
59Marion County Estimated11.16+1.08 pts
60Magoffin County Estimated11.13-0.3 pts
61Perry County Estimated11.07-0.55 pts
62Woodford County Estimated11.06+2.09 pts
63Menifee County Estimated10.98+0.26 pts
64Cumberland County Estimated10.97-1.78 pts
65Hopkins County Estimated10.97-0.78 pts
66Carlisle County Estimated10.96-0.95 pts
67Clark County Estimated10.93-0.24 pts
68Hickman County Estimated10.86+3.49 pts
69Adair County Estimated10.84+0.84 pts
70Henderson County Estimated10.81-0.22 pts
71Boyd County Estimated10.77-0.15 pts
72Pulaski County Estimated10.75+0.2 pts
73Larue County Estimated10.73+0.23 pts
74Mercer County Estimated10.7+0.42 pts
75McCracken County Estimated10.66+0.5 pts
76Hancock County Estimated10.6+1.14 pts
77Pendleton County Estimated10.58-0.9 pts
78Wayne County Estimated10.51-0.8 pts
79Spencer County Estimated10.48+1.08 pts
80Carter County Estimated10.46+0.51 pts
81Bracken County Estimated10.44-0.85 pts
82McCreary County Estimated10.41-1.83 pts
83Harlan County Estimated10.32-0.42 pts
84Campbell County Estimated10.31-0.53 pts
85Simpson County Estimated10.24-1.3 pts
86Green County Estimated10.23-0.37 pts
87Muhlenberg County Estimated10.19-0.78 pts
88Garrard County Estimated10.19+1.33 pts
89Franklin County Estimated10.17+0.31 pts
90Boyle County Estimated10.09+0.77 pts
91Anderson County Estimated10.08-0.96 pts
92Floyd County Estimated10.03-0.33 pts
93Johnson County Estimated9.96-0.17 pts
94Rockcastle County Estimated9.96+0.02 pts
95McLean County Estimated9.87-1.41 pts
96Lawrence County Estimated9.78-0.72 pts
97Washington County Estimated9.77-0.42 pts
98Ohio County Estimated9.73-1.73 pts
99Leslie County Estimated9.54-0.38 pts
100Breathitt County Estimated9.52-2.44 pts
101Bullitt County Estimated9.39-0.26 pts
102Trimble County Estimated9.37-0.74 pts
103Calloway County Estimated9.37+0.39 pts
104Robertson County Estimated9.32+1.21 pts
105Marshall County Estimated9.31-0.39 pts
106Pike County Estimated9.03-0.39 pts
107Owen County Estimated8.94+0.36 pts
108Greenup County Estimated8.93+0.54 pts
109Letcher County Estimated8.9-0.38 pts
110Lee County Estimated8.83-0.75 pts
111Morgan County Estimated8.83-1.23 pts
112Edmonson County Estimated8.73-0.22 pts
113Estill County Estimated8.62-0.02 pts
114Martin County Estimated8.44-3.07 pts
115Meade County Estimated8.11-0.37 pts
116Oldham County Estimated7.86+0.08 pts
117Ballard County Estimated7.57-2.17 pts
118Elliott County Estimated7.23+1.11 pts
119Knott County Estimated7.1-1.69 pts
120Lyon County Estimated6.28+0.31 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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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Christian County, with 20.04 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lyon County, with 6.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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