Counties in Tennessee by birth rate (July to June)

Montgomery County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 95 counties in 2022, at 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants. Pickett County had the lowest, at 7.27 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.52 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Tennessee was 11.72 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.38Montgomery County
Lowest7.27Pickett County
Median10.5295 counties
Tennessee11.72History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants16.38Davidson CountyDavidson County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Bedford CountyBedford County: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Grundy CountyGrundy County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Warren CountyWarren County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Dyer CountyDyer County: 12.68 per 1,000 inhabitants12.68Gibson CountyGibson County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Macon CountyMacon County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Maury CountyMaury County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49Crockett CountyCrockett County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Scott CountyScott County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Dickson CountyDickson County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Smith CountySmith County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Robertson CountyRobertson County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Wilson CountyWilson County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Madison CountyMadison County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Cannon CountyCannon County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71Perry CountyPerry County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitants11.64Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 11.57 per 1,000 inhabitants11.57Coffee CountyCoffee County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Bradley CountyBradley County: 11.48 per 1,000 inhabitants11.48Henderson CountyHenderson County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitants11.46Sumner CountySumner County: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Putnam CountyPutnam County: 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants11.18Stewart CountyStewart County: 11.14 per 1,000 inhabitants11.14Anderson CountyAnderson County: 11.13 per 1,000 inhabitants11.13Meigs CountyMeigs County: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Hickman CountyHickman County: 11.08 per 1,000 inhabitants11.08Obion CountyObion County: 11.05 per 1,000 inhabitants11.05Monroe CountyMonroe County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Montgomery County Estimated16.38+0.76 pts
2Davidson County Estimated14.3+0.66 pts
3Shelby County Estimated13.33-0.2 pts
4Bedford County Estimated13.23-1.2 pts
5Grundy County Estimated13.16+0.69 pts
6Lawrence County Estimated13.1-0.48 pts
7Warren County Estimated12.94+1.58 pts
8Rutherford County Estimated12.72+0.89 pts
9Lauderdale County Estimated12.71+1.51 pts
10Dyer County Estimated12.68-0.44 pts
11Gibson County Estimated12.66+1.77 pts
12Macon County Estimated12.53+0.59 pts
13Maury County Estimated12.49+0.04 pts
14Crockett County Estimated12.35+0.95 pts
15Scott County Estimated12.29+1.6 pts
16Dickson County Estimated12.26+0.93 pts
17Smith County Estimated12.25+1.74 pts
18Robertson County Estimated12.15+0.33 pts
19Marshall County Estimated12.13-0.16 pts
20Hamilton County Estimated12.05+0.23 pts
21Hamblen County Estimated11.95+1.14 pts
22Wilson County Estimated11.82+0.67 pts
23Madison County Estimated11.82-0.49 pts
24Cannon County Estimated11.8-0.36 pts
25DeKalb County Estimated11.71-0.77 pts
26Perry County Estimated11.64-0.81 pts
27Cheatham County Estimated11.57+0.73 pts
28Coffee County Estimated11.49-0.76 pts
29Bradley County Estimated11.48+1.13 pts
30Henderson County Estimated11.46+0.38 pts
31Sumner County Estimated11.4+0.57 pts
32McMinn County Estimated11.280 pts
33McNairy County Estimated11.27+0.09 pts
34Putnam County Estimated11.18+0.36 pts
35Stewart County Estimated11.14+2.27 pts
36Anderson County Estimated11.13+1.4 pts
37Meigs County Estimated11.1+2.67 pts
38Hickman County Estimated11.08+0.17 pts
39Obion County Estimated11.05+0.3 pts
40Monroe County Estimated11.04+0.87 pts
41Rhea County Estimated10.99-0.44 pts
42Tipton County Estimated10.92-0.23 pts
43Knox County Estimated10.8+0.2 pts
44Chester County Estimated10.73+0.68 pts
45Franklin County Estimated10.6+0.56 pts
46Lewis County Estimated10.55+1.2 pts
47White County Estimated10.54+0.44 pts
48Hardeman County Estimated10.52-0.56 pts
49Carroll County Estimated10.51-0.18 pts
50Sevier County Estimated10.47-0.4 pts
51Lincoln County Estimated10.47-0.27 pts
52Union County Estimated10.42+0.49 pts
53Grainger County Estimated10.42+0.79 pts
54Fentress County Estimated10.27+0.75 pts
55Jackson County Estimated10.26+2.82 pts
56Benton County Estimated10.25+1.09 pts
57Campbell County Estimated10.25-1.41 pts
58Marion County Estimated10.24-0.07 pts
59Van Buren County Estimated10.19+0.25 pts
60Cocke County Estimated10.14-0.19 pts
61Sequatchie County Estimated10.07-1.7 pts
62Clay County Estimated10+0.77 pts
63Fayette County Estimated9.99-0.48 pts
64Giles County Estimated9.87-0.07 pts
65Weakley County Estimated9.85-0.54 pts
66Hardin County Estimated9.82+0.47 pts
67Haywood County Estimated9.62-1.48 pts
68Jefferson County Estimated9.61+0.21 pts
69Blount County Estimated9.56+0.51 pts
70Sullivan County Estimated9.53+0.35 pts
71Claiborne County Estimated9.5+0.17 pts
72Washington County Estimated9.35+0.29 pts
73Williamson County Estimated9.3+0.48 pts
74Overton County Estimated9.21-1.88 pts
75Loudon County Estimated9.19-0.88 pts
76Trousdale County Estimated9.03-0.95 pts
77Moore County Estimated8.97-0.48 pts
78Roane County Estimated8.95-0.41 pts
79Hawkins County Estimated8.95+0.52 pts
80Greene County Estimated8.94-0.03 pts
81Polk County Estimated8.850 pts
82Humphreys County Estimated8.79-1.84 pts
83Unicoi County Estimated8.69+2.04 pts
84Hancock County Estimated8.66-1.48 pts
85Henry County Estimated8.64-0.89 pts
86Decatur County Estimated8.46-1.53 pts
87Lake County Estimated8.43-0.72 pts
88Cumberland County Estimated8.39+0.58 pts
89Bledsoe County Estimated8.38+0.25 pts
90Morgan County Estimated8.32-0.07 pts
91Houston County Estimated8.11-2.26 pts
92Carter County Estimated8.04-0.05 pts
93Johnson County Estimated7.93-0.78 pts
94Wayne County Estimated7.67-1.48 pts
95Pickett County Estimated7.27-0.08 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)?

Montgomery County, with 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickett County, with 7.27 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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