Counties in Tennessee by birth rate (July to June)

Montgomery County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 95 counties in 2021, at 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 6.65 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.46 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Tennessee was 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.62Montgomery County
Lowest6.65Unicoi County
Median10.4695 counties
Tennessee11.46History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants15.62Bedford CountyBedford County: 14.44 per 1,000 inhabitants14.44Davidson CountyDavidson County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58Shelby CountyShelby County: 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants13.54Dyer CountyDyer County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Grundy CountyGrundy County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Maury CountyMaury County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Perry CountyPerry County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Madison CountyMadison County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Coffee CountyCoffee County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Cannon CountyCannon County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Macon CountyMacon County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Robertson CountyRobertson County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Campbell CountyCampbell County: 11.65 per 1,000 inhabitants11.65Rhea CountyRhea County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Crockett CountyCrockett County: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Warren CountyWarren County: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Dickson CountyDickson County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 11.17 per 1,000 inhabitants11.17Wilson CountyWilson County: 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants11.15Tipton CountyTipton County: 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants11.15Haywood CountyHaywood County: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Overton CountyOverton County: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Henderson CountyHenderson County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Hickman CountyHickman County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91Gibson CountyGibson County: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Sevier CountySevier County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Sumner CountySumner County: 10.83 per 1,000 inhabitants10.83Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 10.83 per 1,000 inhabitants10.83Putnam CountyPutnam County: 10.82 per 1,000 inhabitants10.82Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 10.81 per 1,000 inhabitants10.81
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Montgomery County Estimated15.62
2Bedford County Estimated14.44
3Davidson County Estimated13.63
4Lawrence County Estimated13.58
5Shelby County Estimated13.54
6Dyer County Estimated13.12
7DeKalb County Estimated12.48
8Grundy County Estimated12.46
9Maury County Estimated12.46
10Perry County Estimated12.44
11Madison County Estimated12.31
12Marshall County Estimated12.28
13Coffee County Estimated12.26
14Cannon County Estimated12.16
15Macon County Estimated11.94
16Rutherford County Estimated11.83
17Robertson County Estimated11.82
18Hamilton County Estimated11.81
19Sequatchie County Estimated11.77
20Campbell County Estimated11.65
21Rhea County Estimated11.44
22Crockett County Estimated11.4
23Warren County Estimated11.36
24Dickson County Estimated11.33
25McMinn County Estimated11.28
26Lauderdale County Estimated11.21
27McNairy County Estimated11.17
28Wilson County Estimated11.15
29Tipton County Estimated11.15
30Haywood County Estimated11.1
31Overton County Estimated11.1
32Hardeman County Estimated11.09
33Henderson County Estimated11.09
34Hickman County Estimated10.91
35Gibson County Estimated10.9
36Sevier County Estimated10.87
37Sumner County Estimated10.83
38Cheatham County Estimated10.83
39Putnam County Estimated10.82
40Hamblen County Estimated10.81
41Obion County Estimated10.74
42Lincoln County Estimated10.74
43Scott County Estimated10.69
44Carroll County Estimated10.68
45Humphreys County Estimated10.63
46Knox County Estimated10.6
47Smith County Estimated10.51
48Fayette County Estimated10.46
49Weakley County Estimated10.39
50Houston County Estimated10.37
51Bradley County Estimated10.35
52Cocke County Estimated10.33
53Marion County Estimated10.31
54Monroe County Estimated10.17
55Hancock County Estimated10.13
56White County Estimated10.11
57Loudon County Estimated10.07
58Franklin County Estimated10.04
59Chester County Estimated10.04
60Decatur County Estimated9.99
61Trousdale County Estimated9.97
62Van Buren County Estimated9.94
63Giles County Estimated9.94
64Union County Estimated9.93
65Anderson County Estimated9.73
66Grainger County Estimated9.63
67Henry County Estimated9.53
68Fentress County Estimated9.53
69Moore County Estimated9.45
70Jefferson County Estimated9.4
71Roane County Estimated9.37
72Lewis County Estimated9.35
73Hardin County Estimated9.35
74Claiborne County Estimated9.33
75Clay County Estimated9.23
76Sullivan County Estimated9.18
77Benton County Estimated9.16
78Wayne County Estimated9.15
79Lake County Estimated9.15
80Washington County Estimated9.06
81Blount County Estimated9.06
82Greene County Estimated8.97
83Stewart County Estimated8.86
84Polk County Estimated8.85
85Williamson County Estimated8.82
86Johnson County Estimated8.72
87Meigs County Estimated8.44
88Hawkins County Estimated8.43
89Morgan County Estimated8.39
90Bledsoe County Estimated8.13
91Carter County Estimated8.09
92Cumberland County Estimated7.8
93Jackson County Estimated7.43
94Pickett County Estimated7.34
95Unicoi County Estimated6.65

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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)?

Montgomery County, with 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Unicoi County, with 6.65 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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