Counties in Kentucky by birth rate (July to June)
Christian County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2023, at 20.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lyon County had the lowest, at 5.91 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian County Estimated | 20.03 | -0.01 pts |
| 2 | Whitley County Estimated | 15.44 | +1.2 pts |
| 3 | Todd County Estimated | 15.28 | +0.07 pts |
| 4 | Carroll County Estimated | 14.23 | +0.03 pts |
| 5 | Grayson County Estimated | 14.13 | -0.27 pts |
| 6 | Allen County Estimated | 13.79 | +1.86 pts |
| 7 | Clinton County Estimated | 13.75 | +0.29 pts |
| 8 | Carlisle County Estimated | 13.73 | +2.77 pts |
| 9 | Crittenden County Estimated | 13.69 | +2.53 pts |
| 10 | Grant County Estimated | 13.42 | -1.31 pts |
| 11 | Cumberland County Estimated | 13.42 | +2.44 pts |
| 12 | Bath County Estimated | 13.33 | +0.22 pts |
| 13 | Harrison County Estimated | 13.21 | +0.27 pts |
| 14 | Monroe County Estimated | 13.03 | +0.27 pts |
| 15 | Lincoln County Estimated | 13.01 | +0.88 pts |
| 16 | Hart County Estimated | 12.97 | +0.58 pts |
| 17 | Menifee County Estimated | 12.96 | +1.99 pts |
| 18 | Warren County Estimated | 12.87 | -0.56 pts |
| 19 | Fleming County Estimated | 12.85 | -0.66 pts |
| 20 | Nicholas County Estimated | 12.81 | -0.87 pts |
| 21 | Logan County Estimated | 12.75 | -0.36 pts |
| 22 | Daviess County Estimated | 12.74 | +0.15 pts |
| 23 | Barren County Estimated | 12.72 | +0.22 pts |
| 24 | Jackson County Estimated | 12.71 | -0.31 pts |
| 25 | Washington County Estimated | 12.66 | +2.88 pts |
| 26 | Kenton County Estimated | 12.63 | -0.25 pts |
| 27 | Lewis County Estimated | 12.51 | -0 pts |
| 28 | Jefferson County Estimated | 12.4 | +0.18 pts |
| 29 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 12.34 | +0.79 pts |
| 30 | Butler County Estimated | 12.25 | +0.91 pts |
| 31 | Webster County Estimated | 12.25 | -0.03 pts |
| 32 | Scott County Estimated | 12.22 | +0.07 pts |
| 33 | Boone County Estimated | 12.19 | -0.65 pts |
| 34 | Russell County Estimated | 12.16 | +0.49 pts |
| 35 | Graves County Estimated | 12.11 | -0.56 pts |
| 36 | Mercer County Estimated | 12.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 37 | Simpson County Estimated | 12.1 | +1.86 pts |
| 38 | Montgomery County Estimated | 12.02 | +0.68 pts |
| 39 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 11.99 | +0.74 pts |
| 40 | Knox County Estimated | 11.95 | -0.94 pts |
| 41 | Wolfe County Estimated | 11.94 | -2.14 pts |
| 42 | Owsley County Estimated | 11.86 | -2.55 pts |
| 43 | Shelby County Estimated | 11.84 | +0.11 pts |
| 44 | Caldwell County Estimated | 11.82 | -0.98 pts |
| 45 | Harlan County Estimated | 11.71 | +1.39 pts |
| 46 | Taylor County Estimated | 11.69 | -1.45 pts |
| 47 | Green County Estimated | 11.57 | +1.34 pts |
| 48 | Clark County Estimated | 11.57 | +0.63 pts |
| 49 | Magoffin County Estimated | 11.53 | +0.4 pts |
| 50 | Gallatin County Estimated | 11.51 | -1.16 pts |
| 51 | McCreary County Estimated | 11.5 | +1.09 pts |
| 52 | Hardin County Estimated | 11.45 | -0.36 pts |
| 53 | Fayette County Estimated | 11.44 | -0.05 pts |
| 54 | Anderson County Estimated | 11.28 | +1.2 pts |
| 55 | Marion County Estimated | 11.27 | +0.11 pts |
| 56 | Breathitt County Estimated | 11.27 | +1.75 pts |
| 57 | Ohio County Estimated | 11.24 | +1.51 pts |
| 58 | Bell County Estimated | 11.24 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Henry County Estimated | 11.23 | -1.05 pts |
| 60 | Nelson County Estimated | 11.2 | -0.75 pts |
| 61 | Mason County Estimated | 11.2 | -0.15 pts |
| 62 | Henderson County Estimated | 11.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 63 | Jessamine County Estimated | 11.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 64 | Pulaski County Estimated | 11.06 | +0.31 pts |
| 65 | Boyd County Estimated | 10.96 | +0.19 pts |
| 66 | Campbell County Estimated | 10.94 | +0.63 pts |
| 67 | Rowan County Estimated | 10.88 | -0.55 pts |
| 68 | Trigg County Estimated | 10.88 | -0.89 pts |
| 69 | Powell County Estimated | 10.83 | -2.71 pts |
| 70 | Johnson County Estimated | 10.82 | +0.86 pts |
| 71 | Hopkins County Estimated | 10.8 | -0.17 pts |
| 72 | Boyle County Estimated | 10.79 | +0.7 pts |
| 73 | Perry County Estimated | 10.77 | -0.3 pts |
| 74 | Carter County Estimated | 10.72 | +0.26 pts |
| 75 | Bracken County Estimated | 10.69 | +0.25 pts |
| 76 | Madison County Estimated | 10.68 | -1.01 pts |
| 77 | Laurel County Estimated | 10.65 | -0.76 pts |
| 78 | Casey County Estimated | 10.62 | -0.69 pts |
| 79 | Pendleton County Estimated | 10.59 | +0.01 pts |
| 80 | Clay County Estimated | 10.52 | -1.02 pts |
| 81 | Robertson County Estimated | 10.5 | +1.18 pts |
| 82 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 10.45 | +0.26 pts |
| 83 | Owen County Estimated | 10.44 | +1.5 pts |
| 84 | McLean County Estimated | 10.36 | +0.48 pts |
| 85 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 10.26 | +0.3 pts |
| 86 | Hancock County Estimated | 10.24 | -0.36 pts |
| 87 | McCracken County Estimated | 10.2 | -0.46 pts |
| 88 | Floyd County Estimated | 10.18 | +0.15 pts |
| 89 | Greenup County Estimated | 10.16 | +1.23 pts |
| 90 | Adair County Estimated | 10.11 | -0.73 pts |
| 91 | Ballard County Estimated | 10.11 | +2.54 pts |
| 92 | Garrard County Estimated | 9.93 | -0.25 pts |
| 93 | Lawrence County Estimated | 9.93 | +0.15 pts |
| 94 | Franklin County Estimated | 9.9 | -0.27 pts |
| 95 | Union County Estimated | 9.84 | -1.38 pts |
| 96 | Morgan County Estimated | 9.81 | +0.98 pts |
| 97 | Trimble County Estimated | 9.79 | +0.42 pts |
| 98 | Larue County Estimated | 9.71 | -1.02 pts |
| 99 | Livingston County Estimated | 9.62 | -1.64 pts |
| 100 | Wayne County Estimated | 9.62 | -0.89 pts |
| 101 | Bourbon County Estimated | 9.56 | -1.97 pts |
| 102 | Lee County Estimated | 9.48 | +0.65 pts |
| 103 | Pike County Estimated | 9.45 | +0.42 pts |
| 104 | Calloway County Estimated | 9.45 | +0.08 pts |
| 105 | Fulton County Estimated | 9.42 | -3.63 pts |
| 106 | Estill County Estimated | 9.39 | +0.77 pts |
| 107 | Woodford County Estimated | 9.29 | -1.77 pts |
| 108 | Marshall County Estimated | 9.23 | -0.08 pts |
| 109 | Leslie County Estimated | 9.14 | -0.4 pts |
| 110 | Spencer County Estimated | 8.85 | -1.64 pts |
| 111 | Letcher County Estimated | 8.78 | -0.12 pts |
| 112 | Bullitt County Estimated | 8.69 | -0.7 pts |
| 113 | Edmonson County Estimated | 8.64 | -0.08 pts |
| 114 | Hickman County Estimated | 8.6 | -2.26 pts |
| 115 | Meade County Estimated | 8.57 | +0.46 pts |
| 116 | Martin County Estimated | 8.35 | -0.09 pts |
| 117 | Oldham County Estimated | 8.16 | +0.3 pts |
| 118 | Elliott County Estimated | 7.69 | +0.46 pts |
| 119 | Knott County Estimated | 7.56 | +0.46 pts |
| 120 | Lyon County Estimated | 5.91 | -0.37 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)?
Christian County, with 20.03 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?
Lyon County, with 5.91 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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