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Counties in Pennsylvania by birth rate (July to June)

Lancaster County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2022, at 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants. Forest County had the lowest, at 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.72Lancaster County
Lowest3.4Forest County
Median9.3567 counties
Pennsylvania10.12History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Juniata CountyJuniata County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 12.23 per 1,000 inhabitants12.23Montour CountyMontour County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants11.63Clinton CountyClinton County: 11.35 per 1,000 inhabitants11.35Delaware CountyDelaware County: 11.35 per 1,000 inhabitants11.35Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 11.35 per 1,000 inhabitants11.35Franklin CountyFranklin County: 11.05 per 1,000 inhabitants11.05Perry CountyPerry County: 11.03 per 1,000 inhabitants11.03Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 10.81 per 1,000 inhabitants10.81Berks CountyBerks County: 10.77 per 1,000 inhabitants10.77Snyder CountySnyder County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6York CountyYork County: 10.59 per 1,000 inhabitants10.59Chester CountyChester County: 10.43 per 1,000 inhabitants10.43Crawford CountyCrawford County: 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants10.36Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 10.32 per 1,000 inhabitants10.32Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitants10.31Bradford CountyBradford County: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitants10.16Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 10.09 per 1,000 inhabitants10.09Erie CountyErie County: 10.05 per 1,000 inhabitants10.05Clarion CountyClarion County: 9.86 per 1,000 inhabitants9.86Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 9.77 per 1,000 inhabitants9.77Tioga CountyTioga County: 9.73 per 1,000 inhabitants9.73Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitants9.68Blair CountyBlair County: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Fulton CountyFulton County: 9.54 per 1,000 inhabitants9.54Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 9.51 per 1,000 inhabitants9.51Mercer CountyMercer County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Bedford CountyBedford County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants9.42Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants9.35Potter CountyPotter County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants9.35Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitants9.32Beaver CountyBeaver County: 9.14 per 1,000 inhabitants9.14Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 9.11 per 1,000 inhabitants9.11Indiana CountyIndiana County: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05Warren CountyWarren County: 9.03 per 1,000 inhabitants9.03Bucks CountyBucks County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitants9.01
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Lancaster County Estimated12.72+0.13 pts
2Juniata County Estimated12.26-0.47 pts
3Philadelphia County Estimated12.23+0.07 pts
4Montour County Estimated11.77-0.05 pts
5Mifflin County Estimated11.63+0.04 pts
6Clinton County Estimated11.35+1.22 pts
7Delaware County Estimated11.35+0.66 pts
8Dauphin County Estimated11.35-0.18 pts
9Franklin County Estimated11.05+0.51 pts
10Perry County Estimated11.03+0.68 pts
11Lebanon County Estimated10.81+0.22 pts
12Berks County Estimated10.77+0.58 pts
13Snyder County Estimated10.6+0.36 pts
14York County Estimated10.59+0.16 pts
15Chester County Estimated10.43+0.61 pts
16Crawford County Estimated10.36-0.07 pts
17Lehigh County Estimated10.32-0.32 pts
18Jefferson County Estimated10.31-0.12 pts
19Bradford County Estimated10.2-0.79 pts
20Cumberland County Estimated10.16+0.31 pts
21Montgomery County Estimated10.09+0.42 pts
22Erie County Estimated10.05+0.35 pts
23Clarion County Estimated9.86-0.04 pts
24Allegheny County Estimated9.77+0.05 pts
25Tioga County Estimated9.73+0.25 pts
26Luzerne County Estimated9.68-0.03 pts
27Blair County Estimated9.65+0.25 pts
28Fulton County Estimated9.54-0.48 pts
29Lycoming County Estimated9.51-0.67 pts
30Mercer County Estimated9.5+0.55 pts
31Bedford County Estimated9.42-0.46 pts
32Susquehanna County Estimated9.4+0.39 pts
33Lackawanna County Estimated9.35-0.04 pts
34Potter County Estimated9.35-0.86 pts
35Wyoming County Estimated9.32+1.03 pts
36Beaver County Estimated9.14-0.02 pts
37Lawrence County Estimated9.11-0.11 pts
38Indiana County Estimated9.05-0.14 pts
39Warren County Estimated9.03-0.75 pts
40Bucks County Estimated9.01+0.53 pts
41Northumberland County Estimated8.98-0.83 pts
42Adams County Estimated8.95+0.1 pts
43Huntingdon County Estimated8.94-0.44 pts
44Washington County Estimated8.93-0.01 pts
45Fayette County Estimated8.9-0.74 pts
46Clearfield County Estimated8.77+0.48 pts
47Cambria County Estimated8.6-0.31 pts
48Columbia County Estimated8.59+0.62 pts
49Butler County Estimated8.51-0.03 pts
50Carbon County Estimated8.47-1.12 pts
51Union County Estimated8.45-0.59 pts
52Northampton County Estimated8.45-0.48 pts
53Schuylkill County Estimated8.4-0.09 pts
54Elk County Estimated8.39+0.46 pts
55Venango County Estimated8.38-0.74 pts
56Armstrong County Estimated8.32-0.3 pts
57Somerset County Estimated8.14+0.08 pts
58Westmoreland County Estimated8.05+0.17 pts
59McKean County Estimated8.01-0.63 pts
60Wayne County Estimated7.9-0.07 pts
61Cameron County Estimated7.9+2.11 pts
62Monroe County Estimated7.74-0.69 pts
63Greene County Estimated7.56-1.77 pts
64Pike County Estimated7.4+0.39 pts
65Sullivan County Estimated7.15-1.41 pts
66Centre County Estimated7.12+0.07 pts
67Forest County Estimated3.4-0.06 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)?

Lancaster County, with 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with 3.4 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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