Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 52.51K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.57K), followed by Fayette County (3.72K), and Kenton County (2.18K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2023
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9570
2 Fayette County 3723
3 Kenton County 2179
4 Warren County 1918
5 Boone County 1712
6 Christian County 1372
7 Daviess County 1341
8 Hardin County 1292
9 Madison County 1032
10 Campbell County 979
11 Bullitt County 756
12 Laurel County 711
13 Scott County 702
14 McCracken County 690
15 Pulaski County 665
16 Jessamine County 610
17 Barren County 593
18 Whitley County 577
19 Oldham County 561
20 Shelby County 556
21 Nelson County 543
22 Pike County 520
23 Hopkins County 511
24 Henderson County 496
25 Franklin County 494
26 Graves County 458
27 Boyd County 440
28 Clark County 415
29 Grayson County 373
30 Logan County 372
31 Floyd County 364
32 Calloway County 355
33 Knox County 350
34 Grant County 348
35 Greenup County 341
36 Taylor County 332
37 Montgomery County 325
38 Muhlenberg County 319
39 Boyle County 317
40 Perry County 312
41 Harlan County 303
42 Lincoln County 300
43 Rowan County 293
44 Marshall County 292
45 Allen County 277
45 Woodford County 277
46 Mercer County 271
47 Anderson County 270
48 Meade County 269
49 Harrison County 267
50 Bell County 263
50 Carter County 263
51 Ohio County 258
52 Breckinridge County 256
53 Hart County 253
54 Johnson County 235
55 Simpson County 234
56 Clay County 228
57 Marion County 213
58 Spencer County 210
59 Fleming County 207
59 Russell County 207
60 Bourbon County 206
61 Adair County 201
61 Wayne County 201
62 Letcher County 191
63 Henry County 189
64 McCreary County 187
65 Garrard County 180
66 Todd County 178
67 Mason County 175
68 Jackson County 174
69 Powell County 173
70 Bath County 172
71 Casey County 170
72 Webster County 167
73 Butler County 166
74 Rockcastle County 163
75 Lewis County 162
76 Carroll County 161
77 Pendleton County 160
78 Union County 158
79 Trigg County 156
80 Larue County 154
81 Caldwell County 151
82 Lawrence County 143
83 Monroe County 139
84 Morgan County 137
85 Breathitt County 136
86 Washington County 134
87 Magoffin County 133
88 Estill County 126
88 Green County 126
89 Edmonson County 119
89 Metcalfe County 119
90 Gallatin County 118
91 Clinton County 115
92 Crittenden County 112
93 Owen County 106
94 Knott County 103
95 Nicholas County 99
96 McLean County 96
96 Wolfe County 96
97 Hancock County 94
98 Martin County 92
99 Livingston County 91
100 Bracken County 90
100 Leslie County 90
101 Fulton County 82
101 Trimble County 82
102 Cumberland County 80
103 Menifee County 75
104 Ballard County 71
105 Lee County 69
106 Carlisle County 58
107 Elliott County 52
108 Owsley County 50
109 Lyon County 47
110 Hickman County 36
111 Robertson County 25