Ranking of New York Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for New York was 11.79. Among all New York counties, Jefferson County had the highest birth rate (17.37), followed by Rockland County (16.42), and Kings County (15.42).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Jefferson County 17.37
2 Rockland County 16.42
3 Kings County 15.42
4 Bronx County 14.4
5 Orange County 13.23
6 Yates County 12.97
7 Queens County 12.94
8 Lewis County 12.58
9 Montgomery County 11.89
10 Richmond County 11.38
11 Sullivan County 11.3
12 Schenectady County 11.28
13 Onondaga County 11.17
14 Chenango County 11.15
15 Chemung County 10.99
16 Oswego County 10.97
17 Oneida County 10.78
18 Westchester County 10.67
19 Erie County 10.63
20 New York County 10.62
21 Monroe County 10.61
22 Cattaraugus County 10.6
23 Cortland County 10.55
24 Allegany County 10.54
25 Nassau County 10.48
26 Broome County 10.41
27 Rensselaer County 10.34
28 Suffolk County 10.3
29 Wayne County 10.27
30 Chautauqua County 10.23
30 Seneca County 10.23
31 Steuben County 10.18
32 Herkimer County 10.16
33 Albany County 10.1
33 Cayuga County 10.1
34 Niagara County 10.06
35 St. Lawrence County 9.99
36 Franklin County 9.61
37 Genesee County 9.58
38 Clinton County 9.5
39 Fulton County 9.49
40 Saratoga County 9.45
41 Orleans County 9.33
42 Washington County 9.22
43 Tioga County 9.21
44 Madison County 9.03
45 Wyoming County 8.77
46 Ontario County 8.71
47 Schuyler County 8.69
48 Dutchess County 8.53
49 Otsego County 8.49
50 Ulster County 8.34
51 Essex County 8.11
52 Delaware County 8.05
53 Columbia County 8.03
54 Warren County 8.02
55 Greene County 8.01
56 Livingston County 7.87
57 Putnam County 7.82
57 Tompkins County 7.82
58 Schoharie County 7.67
59 Hamilton County 6.42