Counties in Tennessee by births (July to June)

Shelby County had the highest births (July to June) of 95 counties in 2023, at 12,384. Pickett County had the lowest, at 48. The median was 346 and the figure for Tennessee was 83,201. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12,384Shelby County
Median34695 counties
Tennessee83,201History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 12,384 count12,384Davidson CountyDavidson County: 10,241 count10,241Knox CountyKnox County: 5,601 count5,601Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 4,522 count4,522Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4,425 count4,425Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 3,734 count3,734Sumner CountySumner County: 2,369 count2,369Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 2,279 count2,279Wilson CountyWilson County: 1,870 count1,870Sullivan CountySullivan County: 1,493 count1,493Maury CountyMaury County: 1,453 count1,453Blount CountyBlount County: 1,346 count1,346Washington CountyWashington County: 1,251 count1,251Madison CountyMadison County: 1,223 count1,223Bradley CountyBradley County: 1,178 count1,178Sevier CountySevier County: 1,119 count1,119Putnam CountyPutnam County: 914 count914Robertson CountyRobertson County: 893 count893Anderson CountyAnderson County: 825 count825Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 776 count776Bedford CountyBedford County: 725 count725Dickson CountyDickson County: 687 count687Tipton CountyTipton County: 683 count683Coffee CountyCoffee County: 677 count677McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 633 count633Gibson CountyGibson County: 629 count629Greene CountyGreene County: 609 count609Loudon CountyLoudon County: 589 count589Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 583 count583Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 534 count534Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 526 count526Warren CountyWarren County: 518 count518Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 515 count515Roane CountyRoane County: 515 count515Monroe CountyMonroe County: 510 count510Carter CountyCarter County: 474 count474Marshall CountyMarshall County: 448 count448Fayette CountyFayette County: 446 count446Dyer CountyDyer County: 443 count443Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 442 count442
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Shelby County Estimated12,384+0.8%
2Davidson County Estimated10,241+1.3%
3Knox County Estimated5,601+5.6%
4Rutherford County Estimated4,522-0.4%
5Hamilton County Estimated4,425-1.4%
6Montgomery County Estimated3,734-1.5%
7Sumner County Estimated2,369+2.7%
8Williamson County Estimated2,279-5.3%
9Wilson County Estimated1,870+1.7%
10Sullivan County Estimated1,493-2.1%
11Maury County Estimated1,453+9.2%
12Blount County Estimated1,346+1.4%
13Washington County Estimated1,251-0.8%
14Madison County Estimated1,223+4.6%
15Bradley County Estimated1,178-7%
16Sevier County Estimated1,119+7.4%
17Putnam County Estimated914-0.2%
18Robertson County Estimated893-1.7%
19Anderson County Estimated825-5.4%
20Hamblen County Estimated776+0.1%
21Bedford County Estimated725+6.1%
22Dickson County Estimated687+1%
23Tipton County Estimated683+1.9%
24Coffee County Estimated677-0.7%
25McMinn County Estimated633+3.3%
26Gibson County Estimated629-2%
27Greene County Estimated609-3.9%
28Loudon County Estimated589+11.3%
29Lawrence County Estimated583-1.4%
30Jefferson County Estimated534-0.9%
31Cumberland County Estimated526-0.4%
32Warren County Estimated518-4.1%
33Hawkins County Estimated5150%
33Roane County Estimated515+5.1%
35Monroe County Estimated510-2.1%
36Carter County Estimated474+4.6%
37Marshall County Estimated448+4.2%
38Fayette County Estimated446+4%
39Dyer County Estimated443-4.3%
40Cheatham County Estimated442-8.1%
41Franklin County Estimated425-8.2%
42Lincoln County Estimated411+9.9%
43Campbell County Estimated410+1.2%
44Cocke County Estimated390+5.1%
44Rhea County Estimated390+5.1%
46Macon County Estimated379+16.6%
47Carroll County Estimated347+16.4%
48Obion County Estimated346+3%
49Giles County Estimated343+14%
50Weakley County Estimated332+2.2%
51Claiborne County Estimated324+5.9%
52Henderson County Estimated323+0.9%
53Marion County Estimated317+6.7%
54Henry County Estimated305+9.3%
55White County Estimated302+3.1%
56Hardeman County Estimated284+6.4%
56Hardin County Estimated284+6.8%
58Overton County Estimated275+30.3%
59Hickman County Estimated274-2.1%
59McNairy County Estimated274-6.2%
61Grainger County Estimated272+8.8%
62Scott County Estimated271+0.4%
63Lauderdale County Estimated265-15.9%
64DeKalb County Estimated259+6.6%
65Union County Estimated221+4.7%
66Chester County Estimated206+9.6%
66Haywood County Estimated206+21.9%
68Humphreys County Estimated204+21.4%
69Morgan County Estimated202+14.8%
70Smith County Estimated198-20.5%
71Sequatchie County Estimated188+11.9%
72Fentress County Estimated183-6.6%
73Polk County Estimated176+12.1%
74Cannon County Estimated170-1.7%
75Benton County Estimated165+1.2%
76Crockett County Estimated162-5.8%
76Grundy County Estimated162-10%
78Lewis County Estimated148+8.8%
79Johnson County Estimated144+0.7%
80Unicoi County Estimated140-8.5%
81Wayne County Estimated136+8.8%
82Bledsoe County Estimated125+0.8%
82Trousdale County Estimated125+16.8%
84Decatur County Estimated124+27.8%
85Stewart County Estimated122-21.3%
86Perry County Estimated117+17%
87Meigs County Estimated115-21.2%
88Jackson County Estimated104-14.8%
89Houston County Estimated90+34.3%
90Van Buren County Estimated82+26.2%
91Lake County Estimated67+21.8%
92Clay County Estimated65-14.5%
93Hancock County Estimated62+5.1%
94Moore County Estimated600%
95Pickett County Estimated48+29.7%

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.

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Questions

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

Shelby County, with 12,384 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickett County, with 48 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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