Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 55.92K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.98K), followed by Fayette County (4.15K), and Kenton County (2.21K).

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

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2016
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2016
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9979
2 Fayette County 4148
3 Kenton County 2212
4 Warren County 1714
5 Boone County 1597
6 Christian County 1494
7 Hardin County 1446
8 Daviess County 1374
9 Campbell County 1085
10 Madison County 1050
11 Bullitt County 830
12 McCracken County 829
13 Pulaski County 747
14 Laurel County 739
15 Scott County 710
16 Jessamine County 703
17 Pike County 637
18 Franklin County 600
19 Shelby County 598
20 Barren County 582
21 Oldham County 579
22 Nelson County 576
23 Boyd County 570
24 Whitley County 557
25 Henderson County 536
26 Hopkins County 527
27 Graves County 522
28 Floyd County 479
29 Clark County 448
30 Perry County 408
31 Calloway County 387
32 Knox County 384
33 Carter County 372
34 Montgomery County 368
35 Taylor County 360
36 Bell County 357
36 Grant County 357
37 Greenup County 356
38 Logan County 353
39 Muhlenberg County 347
40 Woodford County 338
41 Harlan County 337
42 Grayson County 335
43 Boyle County 322
43 Ohio County 322
44 Lincoln County 320
45 Marshall County 317
46 Letcher County 278
47 Rowan County 272
48 Anderson County 270
49 Johnson County 269
50 Hart County 260
51 Wayne County 256
52 Breckinridge County 253
53 Clay County 252
54 Mercer County 249
55 Meade County 248
56 Allen County 241
57 Adair County 239
58 Harrison County 238
59 Marion County 237
60 Mason County 233
61 McCreary County 232
62 Bourbon County 231
63 Simpson County 228
64 Garrard County 209
65 Russell County 208
66 Lawrence County 206
67 Casey County 200
68 Todd County 199
69 Fleming County 198
70 Henry County 187
70 Rockcastle County 187
71 Pendleton County 183
72 Carroll County 176
73 Spencer County 174
74 Knott County 170
75 Bath County 169
76 Jackson County 167
77 Powell County 166
78 Estill County 162
78 Webster County 162
79 Trigg County 160
80 Union County 158
81 Magoffin County 154
82 Caldwell County 152
82 Larue County 152
83 Butler County 150
84 Breathitt County 148
85 Washington County 141
86 Monroe County 137
87 Hancock County 135
87 Morgan County 135
88 Gallatin County 128
88 Metcalfe County 128
89 Lewis County 127
90 Clinton County 122
91 Martin County 120
92 Edmonson County 116
93 Leslie County 115
94 Green County 114
95 McLean County 100
95 Wolfe County 100
96 Livingston County 97
97 Owen County 96
98 Cumberland County 91
98 Lee County 91
99 Nicholas County 90
100 Bracken County 89
101 Ballard County 88
102 Crittenden County 87
102 Trimble County 87
103 Fulton County 83
104 Menifee County 77
105 Elliott County 75
106 Carlisle County 73
107 Owsley County 59
108 Hickman County 49
109 Lyon County 47
110 Robertson County 31