Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 52.25K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.65K), followed by Fayette County (3.73K), and Kenton County (2.10K).

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 2024
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2024
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9653
2 Fayette County 3732
3 Kenton County 2099
4 Warren County 1944
5 Boone County 1686
6 Daviess County 1348
7 Hardin County 1301
8 Christian County 1181
9 Madison County 1031
10 Campbell County 941
11 Bullitt County 761
12 Laurel County 710
13 Scott County 705
14 McCracken County 691
15 Pulaski County 666
16 Jessamine County 617
17 Barren County 605
18 Whitley County 574
19 Oldham County 566
20 Shelby County 561
21 Nelson County 544
22 Pike County 523
23 Hopkins County 518
24 Henderson County 514
25 Franklin County 492
26 Graves County 455
27 Clark County 416
28 Boyd County 397
29 Grayson County 379
30 Floyd County 364
31 Calloway County 354
32 Grant County 353
33 Logan County 349
34 Knox County 348
35 Taylor County 337
36 Montgomery County 322
37 Boyle County 319
37 Muhlenberg County 319
38 Greenup County 311
38 Perry County 311
39 Harlan County 305
40 Lincoln County 298
41 Marshall County 292
42 Rowan County 290
43 Allen County 278
44 Woodford County 276
45 Anderson County 273
45 Meade County 273
46 Mercer County 272
47 Harrison County 265
48 Bell County 263
48 Ohio County 263
49 Breckinridge County 259
50 Hart County 258
51 Carter County 248
52 Johnson County 231
53 Simpson County 230
54 Clay County 228
55 Marion County 212
56 Spencer County 211
57 Russell County 208
58 Fleming County 207
59 Bourbon County 205
60 Adair County 203
61 Wayne County 202
62 Letcher County 193
63 Henry County 190
64 McCreary County 186
65 Garrard County 180
66 Mason County 177
67 Jackson County 174
68 Bath County 172
68 Powell County 172
69 Casey County 170
70 Carroll County 169
70 Webster County 169
71 Butler County 166
72 Union County 165
73 Rockcastle County 164
73 Todd County 164
74 Lewis County 160
74 Pendleton County 160
75 Trigg County 157
76 Larue County 155
77 Caldwell County 151
78 Monroe County 139
79 Morgan County 138
80 Breathitt County 137
81 Washington County 136
82 Magoffin County 131
83 Estill County 126
84 Green County 125
85 Lawrence County 122
86 Edmonson County 120
87 Metcalfe County 118
88 Gallatin County 117
89 Crittenden County 113
90 Clinton County 109
91 Owen County 105
92 Knott County 104
93 Nicholas County 99
94 McLean County 96
95 Hancock County 95
96 Wolfe County 93
97 Bracken County 92
98 Livingston County 91
99 Leslie County 90
100 Trimble County 86
101 Martin County 83
102 Cumberland County 80
102 Fulton County 80
103 Menifee County 76
104 Ballard County 72
105 Lee County 69
106 Carlisle County 58
107 Elliott County 51
108 Owsley County 50
109 Lyon County 47
110 Hickman County 35
111 Robertson County 24