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.

Highest20.03Christian County
Lowest5.91Lyon County
Median11.2120 counties
Kentucky11.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Christian CountyChristian County: 20.03 per 1,000 inhabitants20.03Whitley CountyWhitley County: 15.44 per 1,000 inhabitants15.44Todd CountyTodd County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Grayson CountyGrayson County: 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants14.13Allen CountyAllen County: 13.79 per 1,000 inhabitants13.79Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 13.73 per 1,000 inhabitants13.73Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 13.69 per 1,000 inhabitants13.69Grant CountyGrant County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Bath CountyBath County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Harrison CountyHarrison County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.03 per 1,000 inhabitants13.03Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 13.01 per 1,000 inhabitants13.01Hart CountyHart County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Menifee CountyMenifee County: 12.96 per 1,000 inhabitants12.96Warren CountyWarren County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitants12.87Fleming CountyFleming County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitants12.81Logan CountyLogan County: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.74 per 1,000 inhabitants12.74Barren CountyBarren County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Washington CountyWashington County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Kenton CountyKenton County: 12.63 per 1,000 inhabitants12.63Lewis CountyLewis County: 12.51 per 1,000 inhabitants12.51Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitants12.34Butler CountyButler County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Webster CountyWebster County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Scott CountyScott County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Boone CountyBoone County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Russell CountyRussell County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Graves CountyGraves County: 12.11 per 1,000 inhabitants12.11Mercer CountyMercer County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Simpson CountySimpson County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99Knox CountyKnox County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Christian County Estimated20.03-0.01 pts
2Whitley County Estimated15.44+1.2 pts
3Todd County Estimated15.28+0.07 pts
4Carroll County Estimated14.23+0.03 pts
5Grayson County Estimated14.13-0.27 pts
6Allen County Estimated13.79+1.86 pts
7Clinton County Estimated13.75+0.29 pts
8Carlisle County Estimated13.73+2.77 pts
9Crittenden County Estimated13.69+2.53 pts
10Grant County Estimated13.42-1.31 pts
11Cumberland County Estimated13.42+2.44 pts
12Bath County Estimated13.33+0.22 pts
13Harrison County Estimated13.21+0.27 pts
14Monroe County Estimated13.03+0.27 pts
15Lincoln County Estimated13.01+0.88 pts
16Hart County Estimated12.97+0.58 pts
17Menifee County Estimated12.96+1.99 pts
18Warren County Estimated12.87-0.56 pts
19Fleming County Estimated12.85-0.66 pts
20Nicholas County Estimated12.81-0.87 pts
21Logan County Estimated12.75-0.36 pts
22Daviess County Estimated12.74+0.15 pts
23Barren County Estimated12.72+0.22 pts
24Jackson County Estimated12.71-0.31 pts
25Washington County Estimated12.66+2.88 pts
26Kenton County Estimated12.63-0.25 pts
27Lewis County Estimated12.51-0 pts
28Jefferson County Estimated12.4+0.18 pts
29Metcalfe County Estimated12.34+0.79 pts
30Butler County Estimated12.25+0.91 pts
31Webster County Estimated12.25-0.03 pts
32Scott County Estimated12.22+0.07 pts
33Boone County Estimated12.19-0.65 pts
34Russell County Estimated12.16+0.49 pts
35Graves County Estimated12.11-0.56 pts
36Mercer County Estimated12.1+1.4 pts
37Simpson County Estimated12.1+1.86 pts
38Montgomery County Estimated12.02+0.68 pts
39Breckinridge County Estimated11.99+0.74 pts
40Knox County Estimated11.95-0.94 pts
41Wolfe County Estimated11.94-2.14 pts
42Owsley County Estimated11.86-2.55 pts
43Shelby County Estimated11.84+0.11 pts
44Caldwell County Estimated11.82-0.98 pts
45Harlan County Estimated11.71+1.39 pts
46Taylor County Estimated11.69-1.45 pts
47Green County Estimated11.57+1.34 pts
48Clark County Estimated11.57+0.63 pts
49Magoffin County Estimated11.53+0.4 pts
50Gallatin County Estimated11.51-1.16 pts
51McCreary County Estimated11.5+1.09 pts
52Hardin County Estimated11.45-0.36 pts
53Fayette County Estimated11.44-0.05 pts
54Anderson County Estimated11.28+1.2 pts
55Marion County Estimated11.27+0.11 pts
56Breathitt County Estimated11.27+1.75 pts
57Ohio County Estimated11.24+1.51 pts
58Bell County Estimated11.240 pts
59Henry County Estimated11.23-1.05 pts
60Nelson County Estimated11.2-0.75 pts
61Mason County Estimated11.2-0.15 pts
62Henderson County Estimated11.1+0.3 pts
63Jessamine County Estimated11.1-0.9 pts
64Pulaski County Estimated11.06+0.31 pts
65Boyd County Estimated10.96+0.19 pts
66Campbell County Estimated10.94+0.63 pts
67Rowan County Estimated10.88-0.55 pts
68Trigg County Estimated10.88-0.89 pts
69Powell County Estimated10.83-2.71 pts
70Johnson County Estimated10.82+0.86 pts
71Hopkins County Estimated10.8-0.17 pts
72Boyle County Estimated10.79+0.7 pts
73Perry County Estimated10.77-0.3 pts
74Carter County Estimated10.72+0.26 pts
75Bracken County Estimated10.69+0.25 pts
76Madison County Estimated10.68-1.01 pts
77Laurel County Estimated10.65-0.76 pts
78Casey County Estimated10.62-0.69 pts
79Pendleton County Estimated10.59+0.01 pts
80Clay County Estimated10.52-1.02 pts
81Robertson County Estimated10.5+1.18 pts
82Muhlenberg County Estimated10.45+0.26 pts
83Owen County Estimated10.44+1.5 pts
84McLean County Estimated10.36+0.48 pts
85Rockcastle County Estimated10.26+0.3 pts
86Hancock County Estimated10.24-0.36 pts
87McCracken County Estimated10.2-0.46 pts
88Floyd County Estimated10.18+0.15 pts
89Greenup County Estimated10.16+1.23 pts
90Adair County Estimated10.11-0.73 pts
91Ballard County Estimated10.11+2.54 pts
92Garrard County Estimated9.93-0.25 pts
93Lawrence County Estimated9.93+0.15 pts
94Franklin County Estimated9.9-0.27 pts
95Union County Estimated9.84-1.38 pts
96Morgan County Estimated9.81+0.98 pts
97Trimble County Estimated9.79+0.42 pts
98Larue County Estimated9.71-1.02 pts
99Livingston County Estimated9.62-1.64 pts
100Wayne County Estimated9.62-0.89 pts
101Bourbon County Estimated9.56-1.97 pts
102Lee County Estimated9.48+0.65 pts
103Pike County Estimated9.45+0.42 pts
104Calloway County Estimated9.45+0.08 pts
105Fulton County Estimated9.42-3.63 pts
106Estill County Estimated9.39+0.77 pts
107Woodford County Estimated9.29-1.77 pts
108Marshall County Estimated9.23-0.08 pts
109Leslie County Estimated9.14-0.4 pts
110Spencer County Estimated8.85-1.64 pts
111Letcher County Estimated8.78-0.12 pts
112Bullitt County Estimated8.69-0.7 pts
113Edmonson County Estimated8.64-0.08 pts
114Hickman County Estimated8.6-2.26 pts
115Meade County Estimated8.57+0.46 pts
116Martin County Estimated8.35-0.09 pts
117Oldham County Estimated8.16+0.3 pts
118Elliott County Estimated7.69+0.46 pts
119Knott County Estimated7.56+0.46 pts
120Lyon County Estimated5.91-0.37 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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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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