Counties in Kentucky by birth rate (July to June)

Christian County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2024, at 17.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lyon County had the lowest, at 6.35 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.08 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.69Christian County
Lowest6.35Lyon County
Median11.08120 counties
Kentucky11.46History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Christian CountyChristian County: 17.69 per 1,000 inhabitants17.69Todd CountyTodd County: 15.69 per 1,000 inhabitants15.69Whitley CountyWhitley County: 14.95 per 1,000 inhabitants14.95Grayson CountyGrayson County: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitants14.39Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Fleming CountyFleming County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Grant CountyGrant County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Bath CountyBath County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitants13.56Webster CountyWebster County: 13.43 per 1,000 inhabitants13.43Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39Clinton CountyClinton County: 12.96 per 1,000 inhabitants12.96Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.88 per 1,000 inhabitants12.88Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Allen CountyAllen County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Hart CountyHart County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Warren CountyWarren County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitants12.64Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Simpson CountySimpson County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49Taylor CountyTaylor County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Kenton CountyKenton County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Scott CountyScott County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitants12.24Anderson CountyAnderson County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Henderson CountyHenderson County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 12.07 per 1,000 inhabitants12.07Knox CountyKnox County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Logan CountyLogan County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98Casey CountyCasey County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Shelby CountyShelby County: 11.92 per 1,000 inhabitants11.92Harrison CountyHarrison County: 11.89 per 1,000 inhabitants11.89Boone CountyBoone County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Perry CountyPerry County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Washington CountyWashington County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 11.73 per 1,000 inhabitants11.73
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Christian County Estimated17.69-2.34 pts
2Todd County Estimated15.69+0.41 pts
3Whitley County Estimated14.95-0.48 pts
4Grayson County Estimated14.54+0.41 pts
5Carroll County Estimated14.39+0.16 pts
6Nicholas County Estimated14.25+1.44 pts
7Fleming County Estimated13.65+0.8 pts
8Grant County Estimated13.59+0.17 pts
9Gallatin County Estimated13.57+2.06 pts
10Bath County Estimated13.56+0.23 pts
11Webster County Estimated13.43+1.18 pts
12Monroe County Estimated13.39+0.36 pts
13Clinton County Estimated12.96-0.79 pts
14Lincoln County Estimated12.88-0.13 pts
15Metcalfe County Estimated12.73+0.39 pts
16Allen County Estimated12.71-1.09 pts
17Daviess County Estimated12.7-0.04 pts
18Hart County Estimated12.66-0.31 pts
19Warren County Estimated12.64-0.23 pts
20Carlisle County Estimated12.62-1.11 pts
21Jefferson County Estimated12.5+0.1 pts
22Simpson County Estimated12.49+0.4 pts
23Taylor County Estimated12.48+0.78 pts
24Kenton County Estimated12.38-0.25 pts
25Scott County Estimated12.3+0.09 pts
26Wolfe County Estimated12.24+0.3 pts
27Anderson County Estimated12.14+0.86 pts
28Henderson County Estimated12.08+0.98 pts
29Caldwell County Estimated12.07+0.25 pts
30Knox County Estimated12.03+0.08 pts
31Logan County Estimated12.02-0.73 pts
32Cumberland County Estimated11.98-1.43 pts
33Casey County Estimated11.94+1.33 pts
34Shelby County Estimated11.92+0.08 pts
35Harrison County Estimated11.89-1.32 pts
36Boone County Estimated11.83-0.36 pts
37Montgomery County Estimated11.82-0.2 pts
38Perry County Estimated11.81+1.04 pts
39Washington County Estimated11.8-0.86 pts
40Nelson County Estimated11.73+0.53 pts
41Jessamine County Estimated11.73+0.63 pts
42Crittenden County Estimated11.69-2.01 pts
43Jackson County Estimated11.65-1.05 pts
44Barren County Estimated11.65-1.07 pts
45Graves County Estimated11.61-0.5 pts
46Hardin County Estimated11.56+0.11 pts
47Pulaski County Estimated11.53+0.47 pts
48Breckinridge County Estimated11.51-0.47 pts
49Magoffin County Estimated11.43-0.1 pts
50Owen County Estimated11.41+0.98 pts
51Owsley County Estimated11.37-0.49 pts
52Madison County Estimated11.29+0.62 pts
53Fayette County Estimated11.28-0.16 pts
54Trigg County Estimated11.22+0.35 pts
55McCreary County Estimated11.17-0.33 pts
56Russell County Estimated11.17-0.99 pts
57Butler County Estimated11.16-1.09 pts
58Hancock County Estimated11.14+0.91 pts
59Marion County Estimated11.14-0.13 pts
60Henry County Estimated11.12-0.1 pts
61Green County Estimated11.04-0.53 pts
62Mercer County Estimated11.01-1.09 pts
63Trimble County Estimated11+1.21 pts
64Rockcastle County Estimated10.88+0.62 pts
65McLean County Estimated10.7+0.35 pts
66Pendleton County Estimated10.68+0.09 pts
67Clay County Estimated10.66+0.14 pts
68Clark County Estimated10.61-0.96 pts
69Hopkins County Estimated10.61-0.19 pts
70Mason County Estimated10.54-0.67 pts
71Ballard County Estimated10.52+0.41 pts
72Campbell County Estimated10.49-0.45 pts
73Muhlenberg County Estimated10.47+0.02 pts
74Breathitt County Estimated10.44-0.83 pts
75Lewis County Estimated10.42-2.08 pts
76Harlan County Estimated10.41-1.3 pts
77Adair County Estimated10.39+0.27 pts
78Boyle County Estimated10.36-0.43 pts
79Johnson County Estimated10.35-0.48 pts
80Lee County Estimated10.28+0.8 pts
81Larue County Estimated10.24+0.53 pts
82Boyd County Estimated10.23-0.74 pts
83Bracken County Estimated10.19-0.5 pts
84Bourbon County Estimated10.16+0.6 pts
85Menifee County Estimated10.15-2.81 pts
86Powell County Estimated10.14-0.69 pts
87Edmonson County Estimated10.11+1.47 pts
88Laurel County Estimated10.08-0.57 pts
89Bell County Estimated10.07-1.17 pts
90Franklin County Estimated10.07+0.17 pts
91Letcher County Estimated10.04+1.26 pts
92Union County Estimated9.99+0.15 pts
93Floyd County Estimated9.88-0.3 pts
94Estill County Estimated9.83+0.44 pts
95Rowan County Estimated9.8-1.09 pts
96Carter County Estimated9.75-0.97 pts
97Garrard County Estimated9.72-0.21 pts
98McCracken County Estimated9.68-0.52 pts
99Livingston County Estimated9.68+0.06 pts
100Fulton County Estimated9.67+0.25 pts
101Woodford County Estimated9.53+0.24 pts
102Ohio County Estimated9.53-1.72 pts
103Wayne County Estimated9.49-0.13 pts
104Greenup County Estimated9.3-0.86 pts
105Spencer County Estimated9.17+0.33 pts
106Pike County Estimated9.14-0.31 pts
107Meade County Estimated9.13+0.56 pts
108Leslie County Estimated8.97-0.17 pts
109Lawrence County Estimated8.93-1 pts
110Bullitt County Estimated8.9+0.21 pts
111Calloway County Estimated8.6-0.84 pts
112Robertson County Estimated8.56-1.94 pts
113Hickman County Estimated8.39-0.2 pts
114Morgan County Estimated8.39-1.42 pts
115Elliott County Estimated8.25+0.57 pts
116Knott County Estimated8.19+0.62 pts
117Marshall County Estimated8.02-1.22 pts
118Oldham County Estimated7.83-0.33 pts
119Martin County Estimated7.77-0.58 pts
120Lyon County Estimated6.35+0.45 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 17.69 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lyon County, with 6.35 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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