Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for the United States was 12.34. Among all US counties, Geary County had the highest birth rate (30.28), followed by Dewey County (27.85), and Madison County (27.61).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest birth rate (0) followed by Petroleum County (0), and Hinsdale County (2.59).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high birth rate, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Geary County, KS | 30.28 |
| 2 | Dewey County, SD | 27.85 |
| 3 | Madison County, ID | 27.61 |
| 4 | Kusilvak Borough, AK | 26.49 |
| 5 | Loving County, TX | 25.42 |
| 6 | Benson County, ND | 25.31 |
| 7 | Todd County, SD | 25.22 |
| 8 | Bennett County, SD | 23.89 |
| 9 | Buffalo County, SD | 23.71 |
| 10 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 23.36 |
| 11 | Thurston County, NE | 23.07 |
| 12 | Liberty County, GA | 23.01 |
| 13 | Gaines County, TX | 22.91 |
| 14 | Bethel Borough, AK | 22.79 |
| 15 | Menominee County, WI | 22.56 |
| 16 | Covington city, VA | 22.55 |
| 17 | Nome Borough, AK | 22.43 |
| 18 | Lyman County, SD | 22.37 |
| 19 | Dillingham Borough, AK | 22.3 |
| 20 | Hayes County, NE | 22.08 |
| 21 | Onslow County, NC | 21.81 |
| 22 | Roosevelt County, MT | 21.64 |
| 23 | Moore County, TX | 21.32 |
| 24 | Oglala Lakota County, SD | 21.05 |
| 25 | Vernon Parish, LA | 20.66 |
| 26 | Utah County, UT | 20.64 |
| 27 | Treasure County, MT | 20.62 |
| 28 | Christian County, KY | 20.58 |
| 29 | Martin County, TX | 20.24 |
| 30 | Dallam County, TX | 20.11 |
| 31 | Scotland County, MO | 19.9 |
| 32 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 19.87 |
| 33 | Williams County, ND | 19.81 |
| 34 | Colfax County, NE | 19.68 |
| 35 | Reagan County, TX | 19.67 |
| 36 | Webb County, TX | 19.61 |
| 37 | Corson County, SD | 19.59 |
| 38 | Maverick County, TX | 19.58 |
| 39 | McKenzie County, ND | 19.51 |
| 40 | Adams County, IN | 19.49 |
| 41 | Juab County, UT | 19.44 |
| 42 | Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | 19.42 |
| 43 | Cache County, UT | 19.36 |
| 44 | Starr County, TX | 19.34 |
| 45 | LaGrange County, IN | 19.32 |
| 46 | Rolette County, ND | 19.16 |
| 47 | Stanton County, KS | 19.13 |
| 48 | Eddy County, ND | 19.12 |
| 49 | Big Horn County, MT | 19.07 |
| 49 | Blaine County, NE | 19.07 |
| 50 | Duchesne County, UT | 19.04 |
| 51 | Sioux County, ND | 19.01 |
| 52 | Billings County, ND | 18.95 |
| 53 | Yoakum County, TX | 18.89 |
| 54 | Bell County, TX | 18.64 |
| 55 | Jackson County, SD | 18.62 |
| 56 | Seward County, KS | 18.58 |
| 56 | Rosebud County, MT | 18.58 |
| 56 | Brooks County, TX | 18.58 |
| 57 | Nobles County, MN | 18.56 |
| 58 | Adams County, WA | 18.54 |
| 59 | Hoke County, NC | 18.51 |
| 59 | Parmer County, TX | 18.51 |
| 59 | Alexandria city, VA | 18.51 |
| 60 | Hidalgo County, TX | 18.46 |
| 61 | Franklin County, WA | 18.42 |
| 62 | Davis County, IA | 18.34 |
| 63 | Hamlin County, SD | 18.33 |
| 64 | Upton County, TX | 18.22 |
| 65 | Logan County, KS | 18.2 |
| 66 | Midland County, TX | 18.19 |
| 67 | Ector County, TX | 18.12 |
| 68 | Finney County, KS | 18.09 |
| 69 | Hill County, MT | 18.01 |
| 70 | Bailey County, TX | 17.97 |
| 71 | Stark County, ND | 17.95 |
| 71 | Ochiltree County, TX | 17.95 |
| 72 | Ford County, KS | 17.9 |
| 72 | Sutton County, TX | 17.9 |
| 73 | Jerome County, ID | 17.89 |
| 74 | Jefferson County, NY | 17.88 |
| 75 | Val Verde County, TX | 17.82 |
| 76 | Montgomery County, TN | 17.77 |
| 77 | Aurora County, SD | 17.76 |
| 78 | Manassas city, VA | 17.74 |
| 79 | Tunica County, MS | 17.65 |
| 79 | Buena Vista city, VA | 17.65 |
| 80 | Elmore County, ID | 17.64 |
| 81 | Charles Mix County, SD | 17.63 |
| 82 | Mountrail County, ND | 17.62 |
| 83 | Mahnomen County, MN | 17.61 |
| 83 | Blaine County, MT | 17.61 |
| 84 | Zapata County, TX | 17.58 |
| 85 | Clark County, WI | 17.57 |
| 86 | Beadle County, SD | 17.52 |
| 87 | Imperial County, CA | 17.45 |
| 88 | Coahoma County, MS | 17.4 |
| 89 | Bonneville County, ID | 17.35 |
| 89 | Jackson County, OK | 17.35 |
| 90 | Curry County, NM | 17.34 |
| 91 | Davis County, UT | 17.3 |
| 92 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 17.27 |
| 93 | Ward County, ND | 17.22 |
| 94 | Scott County, MS | 17.21 |
| 95 | Morton County, ND | 17.17 |
| 95 | Uintah County, UT | 17.17 |
| 96 | Roberts County, SD | 17.16 |
| 97 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 17.13 |
| 98 | Campbell County, WY | 17.1 |
| 99 | Mellette County, SD | 17.08 |
| 100 | Cameron County, TX | 17.07 |
| 101 | Crockett County, TX | 17.06 |
| 102 | Clark County, SD | 17.02 |
| 103 | Texas County, OK | 17.01 |
| 104 | Hutchinson County, SD | 16.99 |
| 104 | Norton city, VA | 16.99 |
| 105 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 16.93 |
| 106 | Turner County, GA | 16.92 |
| 106 | Lander County, NV | 16.92 |
| 107 | Box Elder County, UT | 16.9 |
| 108 | Wyandotte County, KS | 16.89 |
| 108 | Dakota County, NE | 16.89 |
| 108 | Iron County, UT | 16.89 |
| 109 | Atkinson County, GA | 16.84 |
| 109 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 16.84 |
| 110 | Crittenden County, AR | 16.81 |
| 111 | Andrews County, TX | 16.69 |
| 112 | North Slope Borough, AK | 16.6 |
| 112 | Glacier County, MT | 16.6 |
| 113 | Fallon County, MT | 16.59 |
| 113 | Crane County, TX | 16.59 |
| 114 | Jefferson County, ID | 16.56 |
| 115 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 16.51 |
| 116 | Carroll County, KY | 16.5 |
| 116 | Holmes County, OH | 16.5 |
| 117 | Ward County, TX | 16.46 |
| 118 | Lipscomb County, TX | 16.43 |
| 119 | Dawson County, NE | 16.42 |
| 120 | Cumberland County, NC | 16.41 |
| 120 | Minnehaha County, SD | 16.41 |
| 121 | McDonald County, MO | 16.4 |
| 122 | Logan County, NE | 16.37 |
| 122 | Luna County, NM | 16.37 |
| 123 | Lea County, NM | 16.28 |
| 124 | San Juan County, UT | 16.27 |
| 124 | Yakima County, WA | 16.27 |
| 125 | Hall County, NE | 16.24 |
| 126 | Phillips County, CO | 16.21 |
| 127 | Burke County, ND | 16.18 |
| 128 | Shelby County, TX | 16.17 |
| 129 | Rockland County, NY | 16.13 |
| 130 | Dickey County, ND | 16.12 |
| 131 | El Paso County, TX | 16.06 |
| 131 | Weber County, UT | 16.06 |
| 132 | Todd County, KY | 16.04 |
| 133 | Harris County, TX | 16.03 |
| 134 | Tulare County, CA | 16.01 |
| 135 | Leflore County, MS | 15.99 |
| 136 | George County, MS | 15.94 |
| 137 | Daviess County, IN | 15.92 |
| 138 | Camden County, GA | 15.9 |
| 139 | Oklahoma County, OK | 15.89 |
| 140 | Kings County, NY | 15.87 |
| 141 | Portsmouth city, VA | 15.86 |
| 142 | Gonzales County, TX | 15.85 |
| 142 | Salt Lake County, UT | 15.85 |
| 143 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 15.84 |
| 144 | Pemiscot County, MO | 15.82 |
| 144 | McCook County, SD | 15.82 |
| 145 | Winkler County, TX | 15.8 |
| 146 | Lyon County, IA | 15.79 |
| 146 | Franklin Parish, LA | 15.79 |
| 147 | Douglas County, NE | 15.78 |
| 147 | Perkins County, NE | 15.78 |
| 147 | Potter County, TX | 15.78 |
| 148 | Morrow County, OR | 15.73 |
| 149 | Kern County, CA | 15.72 |
| 149 | Yuba County, CA | 15.72 |
| 150 | Minidoka County, ID | 15.69 |
| 151 | Hudson County, NJ | 15.68 |
| 151 | Millard County, UT | 15.68 |
| 152 | Steele County, ND | 15.65 |
| 153 | Fresno County, CA | 15.63 |
| 153 | Hendry County, FL | 15.63 |
| 154 | Matagorda County, TX | 15.62 |
| 155 | Grant County, WA | 15.61 |
| 156 | Clinch County, GA | 15.6 |
| 156 | Beckham County, OK | 15.6 |
| 157 | Dallas County, IA | 15.58 |
| 158 | Dallas County, TX | 15.56 |
| 159 | Clayton County, GA | 15.55 |
| 160 | Hancock County, KY | 15.53 |
| 160 | Taylor County, TX | 15.53 |
| 161 | Gentry County, MO | 15.52 |
| 161 | Newport News city, VA | 15.52 |
| 162 | Grant County, KS | 15.48 |
| 162 | Garfield County, OK | 15.48 |
| 163 | Osborne County, KS | 15.47 |
| 164 | Nantucket County, MA | 15.45 |
| 164 | Beaver County, UT | 15.45 |
Ranking of Counties By Birth Rate in 2016 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by birth rate for each of the following US states.