Data / Rankings / Live births, July to June / Counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts by births (July to June)

Middlesex County had the highest births (July to June) of 14 counties in 2024, at 15,655. Dukes County had the lowest, at 156. The median was 5,035 and the figure for Massachusetts was 67,857. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15,655Middlesex County
Lowest156Dukes County
Median5,03514 counties
Massachusetts67,857History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 15,655 count15,655Worcester CountyWorcester County: 8,776 count8,776Essex CountyEssex County: 8,596 count8,596Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 8,288 count8,288Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 6,897 count6,897Bristol CountyBristol County: 5,503 count5,503Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 5,371 count5,371Hampden CountyHampden County: 4,698 count4,698Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 1,519 count1,519Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 883 count883Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 871 count871Franklin CountyFranklin County: 480 count480Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 164 count164Dukes CountyDukes County: 156 count156
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Middlesex County Estimated15,655-1.8%
2Worcester County Estimated8,776+1.9%
3Essex County Estimated8,596+1.4%
4Suffolk County Estimated8,288-0.6%
5Norfolk County Estimated6,897-1.5%
6Bristol County Estimated5,503-3.4%
7Plymouth County Estimated5,371+1.8%
8Hampden County Estimated4,698+0.5%
9Barnstable County Estimated1,519+2.6%
10Berkshire County Estimated883-1%
11Hampshire County Estimated871-2.8%
12Franklin County Estimated480-5%
13Nantucket County Estimated164-5.2%
14Dukes County Estimated156-7.7%

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Massachusetts by births (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"births_july_june","level":"province","within":"Massachusetts","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=births_july_june&level=province&within=Massachusetts&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Middlesex County, with 15,655 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dukes County, with 156 in 2024.

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.

Live births, July to June: other rankings

Counties in Massachusetts: more rankings