Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 54.61K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.90K), followed by Fayette County (3.97K), and Kenton County (2.20K).

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 2017
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2017
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9897
2 Fayette County 3973
3 Kenton County 2198
4 Warren County 1653
5 Boone County 1640
6 Hardin County 1419
7 Daviess County 1344
8 Christian County 1333
9 Campbell County 1036
10 Madison County 991
11 Bullitt County 829
12 McCracken County 817
13 Laurel County 793
14 Pulaski County 751
15 Scott County 675
16 Jessamine County 632
17 Pike County 618
18 Barren County 596
19 Whitley County 588
20 Oldham County 585
21 Franklin County 573
22 Boyd County 562
23 Nelson County 559
24 Shelby County 550
25 Henderson County 545
26 Graves County 508
27 Hopkins County 498
28 Floyd County 448
29 Clark County 434
30 Calloway County 398
31 Grant County 395
32 Knox County 375
32 Perry County 375
33 Lincoln County 363
34 Greenup County 361
35 Montgomery County 356
36 Muhlenberg County 355
37 Carter County 350
38 Harlan County 348
39 Taylor County 340
40 Marshall County 328
41 Logan County 324
42 Bell County 321
43 Grayson County 318
44 Boyle County 303
45 Anderson County 297
46 Ohio County 290
47 Hart County 282
48 Rowan County 279
49 Woodford County 272
50 Meade County 266
51 Clay County 265
52 Letcher County 255
53 Mercer County 252
54 Allen County 251
54 Breckinridge County 251
54 Johnson County 251
55 Wayne County 250
56 Marion County 241
57 Simpson County 224
58 Harrison County 222
59 Bourbon County 218
60 Russell County 215
61 Casey County 211
62 Adair County 203
63 Lawrence County 202
64 Mason County 200
65 Fleming County 198
66 McCreary County 197
66 Spencer County 197
67 Henry County 192
68 Bath County 184
69 Jackson County 183
70 Garrard County 182
71 Pendleton County 177
72 Rockcastle County 171
73 Union County 168
74 Larue County 166
74 Webster County 166
75 Butler County 160
76 Todd County 158
77 Powell County 155
78 Knott County 154
79 Trigg County 152
80 Carroll County 151
80 Magoffin County 151
81 Breathitt County 150
82 Lewis County 149
83 Caldwell County 145
84 Monroe County 135
84 Washington County 135
85 Estill County 122
85 Morgan County 122
86 Green County 120
87 Martin County 119
88 Edmonson County 118
89 Metcalfe County 112
90 Gallatin County 111
91 Leslie County 108
92 Clinton County 106
92 Hancock County 106
93 McLean County 105
94 Owen County 101
95 Wolfe County 99
96 Bracken County 97
97 Nicholas County 95
98 Trimble County 94
99 Livingston County 92
100 Crittenden County 90
101 Menifee County 77
102 Lee County 75
103 Cumberland County 73
104 Elliott County 70
105 Ballard County 64
106 Carlisle County 63
107 Fulton County 59
108 Owsley County 57
109 Lyon County 55
110 Hickman County 47
111 Robertson County 20