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Counties in Maryland by birth rate (July to June)

Caroline County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 24 counties in 2022, at 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kent County had the lowest, at 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Maryland was 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.83Caroline County
Lowest7.93Kent County
Median10.8724 counties
Maryland11.18History

All counties, 2022

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Caroline CountyCaroline County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 12.68 per 1,000 inhabitants12.68Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 11.68 per 1,000 inhabitants11.68Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 11.47 per 1,000 inhabitants11.47Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Charles CountyCharles County: 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants11.18Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Cecil CountyCecil County: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Frederick CountyFrederick County: 10.99 per 1,000 inhabitants10.99Calvert CountyCalvert County: 10.74 per 1,000 inhabitants10.74Washington CountyWashington County: 10.58 per 1,000 inhabitants10.58Somerset CountySomerset County: 10.42 per 1,000 inhabitants10.42Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 10.12 per 1,000 inhabitants10.12Harford CountyHarford County: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Howard CountyHoward County: 9.64 per 1,000 inhabitants9.64Garrett CountyGarrett County: 9.25 per 1,000 inhabitants9.25Allegany CountyAllegany County: 9.03 per 1,000 inhabitants9.03Talbot CountyTalbot County: 8.94 per 1,000 inhabitants8.94Worcester CountyWorcester County: 8.53 per 1,000 inhabitants8.53Kent CountyKent County: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Caroline County Estimated13.83+1.06 pts
2Wicomico County Estimated13.1+1.43 pts
3St. Mary's County Estimated12.68+0.63 pts
4Baltimore city Estimated12.56+0.18 pts
5Anne Arundel County Estimated11.68+0.35 pts
6Dorchester County Estimated11.47+0.75 pts
7Prince George's County Estimated11.44+0.05 pts
8Montgomery County Estimated11.21+0.53 pts
9Charles County Estimated11.18+0.34 pts
10Baltimore County Estimated11.11+0.22 pts
11Cecil County Estimated11+0.43 pts
12Frederick County Estimated10.99-0.15 pts
13Calvert County Estimated10.74+0.43 pts
14Washington County Estimated10.58+0.05 pts
15Somerset County Estimated10.42+1.17 pts
16Queen Anne's County Estimated10.3+0.34 pts
17Carroll County Estimated10.12+0.18 pts
18Harford County Estimated10+0.12 pts
19Howard County Estimated9.64-0.17 pts
20Garrett County Estimated9.25+1.01 pts
21Allegany County Estimated9.03-0.25 pts
22Talbot County Estimated8.94+0.32 pts
23Worcester County Estimated8.53+0.41 pts
24Kent County Estimated7.93+1 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)?

Caroline County, with 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kent County, with 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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