Counties in Pennsylvania by births (July to June)

Philadelphia County had the highest births (July to June) of 67 counties in 2023, at 18,771. Forest County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 745 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 129,053. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18,771Philadelphia County
Median74567 counties
Pennsylvania129,053History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 18,771 count18,771Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 11,756 count11,756Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 8,400 count8,400Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 6,915 count6,915Delaware CountyDelaware County: 6,330 count6,330Chester CountyChester County: 5,669 count5,669Bucks CountyBucks County: 5,509 count5,509York CountyYork County: 4,736 count4,736Berks CountyBerks County: 4,469 count4,469Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 3,752 count3,752Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 3,305 count3,305Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 3,158 count3,158Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2,924 count2,924Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 2,728 count2,728Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2,628 count2,628Erie CountyErie County: 2,560 count2,560Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1,953 count1,953Washington CountyWashington County: 1,931 count1,931Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,704 count1,704Butler CountyButler County: 1,698 count1,698Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 1,558 count1,558Beaver CountyBeaver County: 1,538 count1,538Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,376 count1,376Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 1,254 count1,254Cambria CountyCambria County: 1,160 count1,160Blair CountyBlair County: 1,142 count1,142Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,131 count1,131Centre CountyCentre County: 1,087 count1,087Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 1,078 count1,078Mercer CountyMercer County: 954 count954Adams CountyAdams County: 915 count915Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 870 count870Crawford CountyCrawford County: 851 count851Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 745 count745Indiana CountyIndiana County: 735 count735Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 662 count662Somerset CountySomerset County: 621 count621Bradford CountyBradford County: 592 count592Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 590 count590Columbia CountyColumbia County: 569 count569
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Philadelphia County Estimated18,771-2.9%
2Allegheny County Estimated11,756-2.9%
3Montgomery County Estimated8,400-3.7%
4Lancaster County Estimated6,915-2.4%
5Delaware County Estimated6,330-3.3%
6Chester County Estimated5,669-0.1%
7Bucks County Estimated5,509-5.5%
8York County Estimated4,736-2.9%
9Berks County Estimated4,469-3.7%
10Lehigh County Estimated3,752-3.3%
11Dauphin County Estimated3,305+0.9%
12Luzerne County Estimated3,1580%
13Westmoreland County Estimated2,924+3%
14Northampton County Estimated2,728+1.5%
15Cumberland County Estimated2,628-3.2%
16Erie County Estimated2,560-5.4%
17Lackawanna County Estimated1,953-3.3%
18Washington County Estimated1,931+2.9%
19Franklin County Estimated1,704-1.7%
20Butler County Estimated1,698+1.3%
21Lebanon County Estimated1,558+0.2%
22Beaver County Estimated1,538+1.2%
23Monroe County Estimated1,376+5.8%
24Schuylkill County Estimated1,254+4.2%
25Cambria County Estimated1,160+2.3%
26Blair County Estimated1,142-2.6%
27Fayette County Estimated1,131+0.5%
28Centre County Estimated1,087-3.4%
29Lycoming County Estimated1,0780%
30Mercer County Estimated954-8.4%
31Adams County Estimated915-3.4%
32Northumberland County Estimated870+7%
33Crawford County Estimated851-0.8%
34Lawrence County Estimated745-4%
35Indiana County Estimated735-2.1%
36Clearfield County Estimated662-3.4%
37Somerset County Estimated621+4.9%
38Bradford County Estimated592-3.3%
39Mifflin County Estimated590+10.1%
40Columbia County Estimated569+1.6%
41Armstrong County Estimated536-0.9%
42Carbon County Estimated534-3.8%
43Bedford County Estimated488+9.2%
44Perry County Estimated479-5.7%
45Jefferson County Estimated473+4.4%
46Venango County Estimated447+6.9%
47Pike County Estimated440-1.6%
48Huntingdon County Estimated401+2.8%
49Wayne County Estimated398-1.5%
50Susquehanna County Estimated396+10%
51Clinton County Estimated395-8.4%
52Snyder County Estimated393-6.4%
53Union County Estimated379+5.3%
54Warren County Estimated347+1.2%
55Clarion County Estimated345-6.5%
56Tioga County Estimated337-15.8%
57McKean County Estimated327+1.9%
58Juniata County Estimated307+7.3%
59Greene County Estimated280+6.1%
60Elk County Estimated253-1.6%
61Wyoming County Estimated222-8.6%
62Montour County Estimated192-9.9%
63Potter County Estimated157+3.3%
64Fulton County Estimated131-5.8%
65Sullivan County Estimated28-33.3%
66Cameron County Estimated24-31.4%
67Forest County Estimated20-13%

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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)?

Philadelphia County, with 18,771 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with 20 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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