Counties in Kentucky by births (July to June)

Jefferson County had the highest births (July to June) of 120 counties in 2023, at 9,694. Robertson County had the lowest, at 24. The median was 203 and the figure for Kentucky was 52,597. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9,694Jefferson County
Median203120 counties
Kentucky52,597History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9,694 count9,694Fayette CountyFayette County: 3,687 count3,687Kenton CountyKenton County: 2,164 count2,164Warren CountyWarren County: 1,825 count1,825Boone CountyBoone County: 1,712 count1,712Christian CountyChristian County: 1,437 count1,437Daviess CountyDaviess County: 1,319 count1,319Hardin CountyHardin County: 1,283 count1,283Madison CountyMadison County: 1,029 count1,029Campbell CountyCampbell County: 1,024 count1,024Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 734 count734Scott CountyScott County: 734 count734Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 730 count730McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 688 count688Laurel CountyLaurel County: 672 count672Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 609 count609Shelby CountyShelby County: 584 count584Barren CountyBarren County: 572 count572Oldham CountyOldham County: 571 count571Whitley CountyWhitley County: 570 count570Nelson CountyNelson County: 534 count534Pike CountyPike County: 531 count531Boyd CountyBoyd County: 526 count526Franklin CountyFranklin County: 513 count513Henderson CountyHenderson County: 490 count490Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 485 count485Graves CountyGraves County: 443 count443Clark CountyClark County: 430 count430Grayson CountyGrayson County: 378 count378Calloway CountyCalloway County: 362 count362Floyd CountyFloyd County: 359 count359Greenup CountyGreenup County: 359 count359Logan CountyLogan County: 358 count358Knox CountyKnox County: 355 count355Grant CountyGrant County: 343 count343Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 342 count342Boyle CountyBoyle County: 334 count334Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 320 count320Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 320 count320Taylor CountyTaylor County: 310 count310
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Jefferson County Estimated9,694+1.9%
2Fayette County Estimated3,6870%
3Kenton County Estimated2,164-1.2%
4Warren County Estimated1,825-2.1%
5Boone County Estimated1,712-3.8%
6Christian County Estimated1,437-1.4%
7Daviess County Estimated1,319+1.5%
8Hardin County Estimated1,283-2.9%
9Madison County Estimated1,029-6.7%
10Campbell County Estimated1,024+6.7%
11Bullitt County Estimated734-6.4%
11Scott County Estimated734+2.5%
13Pulaski County Estimated730+3.4%
14McCracken County Estimated688-4.3%
15Laurel County Estimated672-6.1%
16Jessamine County Estimated609-6%
17Shelby County Estimated584+2.1%
18Barren County Estimated572+2.3%
19Oldham County Estimated571+5.4%
20Whitley County Estimated570+8.6%
21Nelson County Estimated534-5.5%
22Pike County Estimated531+3.3%
23Boyd County Estimated526+1.9%
24Franklin County Estimated513-2.7%
25Henderson County Estimated490+2.5%
26Hopkins County Estimated485-1.8%
27Graves County Estimated443-4.5%
28Clark County Estimated430+6.4%
29Grayson County Estimated378-1.3%
30Calloway County Estimated362+1.7%
31Floyd County Estimated359+1.1%
31Greenup County Estimated359+13.2%
33Logan County Estimated358-1.9%
34Knox County Estimated355-7.8%
35Grant County Estimated343-8.3%
36Montgomery County Estimated342+6.5%
37Boyle County Estimated334+7.7%
38Lincoln County Estimated320+8.5%
38Muhlenberg County Estimated320+2.9%
40Taylor County Estimated310-10.4%
41Harlan County Estimated298+11.6%
42Allen County Estimated297+18.3%
43Marshall County Estimated293-1%
43Perry County Estimated293-4.2%
45Carter County Estimated282+2.2%
46Mercer County Estimated279+13.9%
47Anderson County Estimated276+13.1%
48Ohio County Estimated266+15.7%
48Rowan County Estimated266-5%
50Bell County Estimated263-1.1%
51Meade County Estimated258+5.7%
52Hart County Estimated255+5.4%
53Harrison County Estimated254+3.3%
53Woodford County Estimated254-15.3%
55Breckinridge County Estimated252+7.7%
56Simpson County Estimated243+19.7%
57Johnson County Estimated240+7.6%
58Marion County Estimated223+1.4%
59Russell County Estimated222+4.7%
60Clay County Estimated208-10%
61Fleming County Estimated197-4.4%
62McCreary County Estimated195+11.4%
63Adair County Estimated194-5.8%
64Bourbon County Estimated193-17.2%
65Todd County Estimated191+1.6%
66Mason County Estimated189-1.6%
66Wayne County Estimated189-8.3%
68Letcher County Estimated181-3.2%
69Spencer County Estimated180-14.3%
70Henry County Estimated178-7.8%
71Garrard County Estimated176-1.1%
72Bath County Estimated172+2.4%
73Casey County Estimated169-6.1%
74Jackson County Estimated166-1.8%
74Rockcastle County Estimated166+3.1%
76Lewis County Estimated1620%
77Lawrence County Estimated159+0.6%
78Carroll County Estimated156+0.6%
78Pendleton County Estimated156+0.6%
78Trigg County Estimated156-7.1%
78Webster County Estimated156-0.6%
82Washington County Estimated154+30.5%
83Butler County Estimated152+8.6%
84Caldwell County Estimated149-8%
85Breathitt County Estimated148+15.6%
85Larue County Estimated148-8.6%
87Monroe County Estimated147+2.1%
88Powell County Estimated141-20.3%
89Morgan County Estimated140+13.8%
90Green County Estimated132+13.8%
91Estill County Estimated131+8.3%
92Magoffin County Estimated130+2.4%
93Metcalfe County Estimated129+7.5%
93Union County Estimated129-12.8%
95Clinton County Estimated126+1.6%
96Crittenden County Estimated123+23%
97Owen County Estimated118+16.8%
98Edmonson County Estimated1070%
99Knott County Estimated104+5.1%
100Gallatin County Estimated101-9%
101Nicholas County Estimated99-6.6%
102McLean County Estimated94+4.4%
103Hancock County Estimated92-4.2%
103Martin County Estimated92-2.1%
105Leslie County Estimated91-6.2%
106Bracken County Estimated90+2.3%
107Livingston County Estimated86-14.9%
108Trimble County Estimated84+5%
109Menifee County Estimated81+19.1%
110Cumberland County Estimated80+23.1%
111Ballard County Estimated77+32.8%
112Wolfe County Estimated76-16.5%
113Lee County Estimated69+6.2%
114Carlisle County Estimated65+25%
115Fulton County Estimated60-28.6%
116Elliott County Estimated56+5.7%
117Lyon County Estimated54-1.8%
118Owsley County Estimated47-17.5%
119Hickman County Estimated38-20.8%
120Robertson County Estimated24+14.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.

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: births, 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 births (July to June)?

Jefferson County, with 9,694 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Robertson County, with 24 in 2023.

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: births, 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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