US counties by birth rate (July to June)

Jackson County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 3144 counties in 2021, at 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. Loving County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.03Jackson County
Median10.53144 counties
United States10.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Jackson CountyJackson County: 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants30.03Geary CountyGeary County: 28.55 per 1,000 inhabitants28.55Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 26.88 per 1,000 inhabitants26.88Fairfax cityFairfax city: 23.61 per 1,000 inhabitants23.61Corson CountyCorson County: 23.01 per 1,000 inhabitants23.01Dallam CountyDallam County: 22.91 per 1,000 inhabitants22.91Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitants22.5Dewey CountyDewey County: 22.42 per 1,000 inhabitants22.42Todd CountyTodd County: 22.25 per 1,000 inhabitants22.25Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 22.23 per 1,000 inhabitants22.23Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 21.04 per 1,000 inhabitants21.04Franklin cityFranklin city: 20.74 per 1,000 inhabitants20.74Gaines CountyGaines County: 20.65 per 1,000 inhabitants20.65Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 20.59 per 1,000 inhabitants20.59Madison CountyMadison County: 20.1 per 1,000 inhabitants20.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 19.79 per 1,000 inhabitants19.79Thurston CountyThurston County: 19.77 per 1,000 inhabitants19.77Christian CountyChristian County: 19.74 per 1,000 inhabitants19.74Benson CountyBenson County: 19.64 per 1,000 inhabitants19.64Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 19.32 per 1,000 inhabitants19.32Wichita CountyWichita County: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants18.9Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 18.76 per 1,000 inhabitants18.76Holmes CountyHolmes County: 18.46 per 1,000 inhabitants18.46Adams CountyAdams County: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants18.4Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 18.38 per 1,000 inhabitants18.38Moore CountyMoore County: 18.36 per 1,000 inhabitants18.36Onslow CountyOnslow County: 18.31 per 1,000 inhabitants18.31Lyman CountyLyman County: 18.29 per 1,000 inhabitants18.29Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 18.28 per 1,000 inhabitants18.28Lake and Peninsula BoroughLake and Peninsula Borough: 18.17 per 1,000 inhabitants18.17Deaf Smith CountyDeaf Smith County: 17.93 per 1,000 inhabitants17.93Adams CountyAdams County: 17.89 per 1,000 inhabitants17.89Juab CountyJuab County: 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants17.73Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 17.65 per 1,000 inhabitants17.65Davis CountyDavis County: 17.62 per 1,000 inhabitants17.62Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 17.61 per 1,000 inhabitants17.61Utah CountyUtah County: 17.59 per 1,000 inhabitants17.59Yoakum CountyYoakum County: 17.59 per 1,000 inhabitants17.59Daggett CountyDaggett County: 17.58 per 1,000 inhabitants17.58Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Jackson County Estimated30.03
2Geary County Estimated28.55
3Kusilvak Census Area Estimated26.88
4Fairfax city Estimated23.61
5Corson County Estimated23.01
6Dallam County Estimated22.91
7Northwest Arctic Borough Estimated22.5
8Dewey County Estimated22.42
9Todd County Estimated22.25
10Petersburg city Estimated22.23
11Bethel Census Area Estimated21.04
12Franklin city Estimated20.74
13Gaines County Estimated20.65
14Hamlin County Estimated20.59
15Madison County Estimated20.1
16Liberty County Estimated19.79
17Thurston County Estimated19.77
18Christian County Estimated19.74
19Benson County Estimated19.64
20Martinsville city Estimated19.32
21Wichita County Estimated18.9
22Oglala Lakota County Estimated18.76
23Holmes County Estimated18.46
24Adams County Estimated18.4
25Nome Census Area Estimated18.38
26Moore County Estimated18.36
27Onslow County Estimated18.31
28Lyman County Estimated18.29
29Dillingham Census Area Estimated18.28
30Lake and Peninsula Borough Estimated18.17
31Deaf Smith County Estimated17.93
32Adams County Estimated17.89
33Juab County Estimated17.73
34Mountrail County Estimated17.65
35Davis County Estimated17.62
36Vernon Parish Estimated17.61
37Utah County Estimated17.59
38Yoakum County Estimated17.59
39Daggett County Estimated17.58
40Schuyler County Estimated17.45
41Rockland County Estimated17.4
42Sterling County Estimated17.4
43McKenzie County Estimated17.39
44Sioux County Estimated17.33
45Rock County Estimated17.29
46Ford County Estimated17.28
47Oldham County Estimated17.14
48Cochran County Estimated17.07
49Dunn County Estimated17.04
50Williams County Estimated16.99
51Scott County Estimated16.95
52Seward County Estimated16.92
53Colfax County Estimated16.92
54Rolette County Estimated16.84
55Bailey County Estimated16.82
56Nobles County Estimated16.8
57LaGrange County Estimated16.71
58Clark County Estimated16.69
59Dimmit County Estimated16.64
60Hayes County Estimated16.58
61Midland County Estimated16.55
62Hoke County Estimated16.54
63Aurora County Estimated16.48
64Marshall County Estimated16.48
65Ector County Estimated16.47
66Menominee County Estimated16.37
67Starr County Estimated16.33
68Manassas city Estimated16.29
69Scotland County Estimated16.23
70Curry County Estimated16.19
71Wayne County Estimated16.19
72Waynesboro city Estimated16.13
73Maverick County Estimated16.1
74Castro County Estimated16.08
75Clark County Estimated16.05
76Choctaw County Estimated16.03
77Roosevelt County Estimated16.02
78Galax city Estimated16
79Roberts County Estimated15.98
80Lafayette County Estimated15.9
81Bell County Estimated15.89
82Crook County Estimated15.87
83Coal County Estimated15.87
84Wallace County Estimated15.87
85Elmore County Estimated15.85
86Daviess County Estimated15.83
87Buffalo County Estimated15.73
88Blaine County Estimated15.66
89Martin County Estimated15.65
90Cheyenne County Estimated15.62
91Montgomery County Estimated15.62
92Lynchburg city Estimated15.6
93Atkinson County Estimated15.6
94Scott County Estimated15.59
95Parmer County Estimated15.58
96Zavala County Estimated15.56
97Leake County Estimated15.52
98Ripley County Estimated15.48
99Chattahoochee County Estimated15.47
100Carroll County Estimated15.46
101Sherman County Estimated15.45
102Webb County Estimated15.43
103Edwards County Estimated15.42
104Bourbon County Estimated15.42
105Lamb County Estimated15.36
106Covington city Estimated15.35
107Charles Mix County Estimated15.34
108Cassia County Estimated15.32
109Hamilton County Estimated15.3
110Cache County Estimated15.27
111Val Verde County Estimated15.27
112Coahoma County Estimated15.26
113Mahnomen County Estimated15.25
114Robeson County Estimated15.24
115Dakota County Estimated15.18
116Stark County Estimated15.13
117Culberson County Estimated15.11
118Faulk County Estimated15.08
119Winkler County Estimated15.05
120Cumberland County Estimated15.05
121Lexington city Estimated15.04
122Grant County Estimated15.01
123Ocean County Estimated15
124Marshall County Estimated14.91
125Whitley County Estimated14.91
126Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Estimated14.88
127Jefferson County Estimated14.88
128Butte County Estimated14.87
129Pemiscot County Estimated14.86
130Buena Vista County Estimated14.86
131Hidalgo County Estimated14.82
132Tangipahoa Parish Estimated14.82
133Phillips County Estimated14.81
134Jackson County Estimated14.81
135Mercer County Estimated14.77
136Uintah County Estimated14.77
137Jim Hogg County Estimated14.75
138Long County Estimated14.7
139Colonial Heights city Estimated14.69
140Mellette County Estimated14.68
141Gray County Estimated14.68
142Dawson County Estimated14.66
143Kent County Estimated14.65
144Franklin County Estimated14.65
145Lea County Estimated14.62
146Fairbanks North Star Borough Estimated14.61
147Blaine County Estimated14.6
148Neshoba County Estimated14.58
149Franklin County Estimated14.57
150Beauregard Parish Estimated14.57
151Terry County Estimated14.55
152Hyde County Estimated14.54
153Pottawatomie County Estimated14.54
154Moultrie County Estimated14.53
155Alexandria city Estimated14.52
156Ward County Estimated14.51
157Leflore County Estimated14.49
158Franklin County Estimated14.49
159Morrow County Estimated14.48
160Kearny County Estimated14.48
161Edmunds County Estimated14.48
162Evangeline Parish Estimated14.47
163Camp County Estimated14.46
164Carter County Estimated14.45
165Jerome County Estimated14.45
166Bedford County Estimated14.44
167Holmes County Estimated14.42
168Rosebud County Estimated14.4
169Millard County Estimated14.4
170Greene County Estimated14.39
171Yakutat City and Borough Estimated14.39
172Crockett County Estimated14.39
173Uvalde County Estimated14.38
174Finney County Estimated14.37
175Jay County Estimated14.37
176Hill County Estimated14.36
177Andrews County Estimated14.36
178Buena Vista city Estimated14.36
179Cuming County Estimated14.33
180Watonwan County Estimated14.29
181Platte County Estimated14.28
182Acadia Parish Estimated14.28
183McCurtain County Estimated14.27
184Fredericksburg city Estimated14.24
185Thomas County Estimated14.24
186Kings County Estimated14.21
187Staunton city Estimated14.21
188Bonneville County Estimated14.19
189Wyandotte County Estimated14.19
190Douglas County Estimated14.17
191Cherry County Estimated14.12
192Crittenden County Estimated14.12
193Jackson County Estimated14.11
194Cherokee County Estimated14.11
195Stafford County Estimated14.11
196Hall County Estimated14.1
197Webster County Estimated14.09
198Yates County Estimated14.07
199Tooele County Estimated14.07
200Portsmouth city Estimated14.04
201Dougherty County Estimated14.04
202Kingsbury County Estimated14.04
203St. Landry Parish Estimated14.03
204Sherman County Estimated14.01
205Clinch County Estimated13.98
206Sevier County Estimated13.98
207Red Lake County Estimated13.95
208Pipestone County Estimated13.95
209Duplin County Estimated13.95
210Schleicher County Estimated13.95
211Dewey County Estimated13.93
212Beadle County Estimated13.93
213Newport News city Estimated13.92
214Todd County Estimated13.91
215Zapata County Estimated13.91
216Meade County Estimated13.91
217Madison County Estimated13.9
218Kaufman County Estimated13.9
219Newton County Estimated13.89
220Liberty County Estimated13.88
221Dillon County Estimated13.87
222Noxubee County Estimated13.86
223Yuma County Estimated13.86
224Washington County Estimated13.85
225Lafayette Parish Estimated13.84
226George County Estimated13.83
227Irion County Estimated13.83
228McDonald County Estimated13.83
229Hardee County Estimated13.82
230Perkins County Estimated13.82
231Yuma County Estimated13.81
232Tulare County Estimated13.8
233Haskell County Estimated13.77
234Elkhart County Estimated13.77
235Kiowa County Estimated13.77
236Nemaha County Estimated13.75
237Bingham County Estimated13.75
238Power County Estimated13.74
239Deuel County Estimated13.74
240Garfield County Estimated13.74
241Lowndes County Estimated13.72
242Madison County Estimated13.72
243Covington County Estimated13.72
244Rich County Estimated13.72
245Harding County Estimated13.72
246Mercer County Estimated13.72
247Washington County Estimated13.71
248Dale County Estimated13.71
249Shelby County Estimated13.71
250Petroleum County Estimated13.7

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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)?

Jackson County, with 30.03 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Loving County, with 0 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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