Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for the United States was 10.8. Among all US counties, Jackson County had the highest birth rate (30.73), followed by Geary County (28.51), and Kusilvak Borough (26.87).
On the other hand, Harding County had the lowest birth rate (0) followed by Loving County (0), and Arthur County (2.32).
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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County, SD | 30.73 |
| 2 | Geary County, KS | 28.51 |
| 3 | Kusilvak Borough, AK | 26.87 |
| 4 | Fairfax city, VA | 24.19 |
| 5 | Dallam County, TX | 23.07 |
| 6 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 22.94 |
| 7 | Todd County, SD | 22.12 |
| 8 | Petersburg city, VA | 22.06 |
| 9 | Dewey County, SD | 22.01 |
| 10 | Corson County, SD | 21.95 |
| 11 | Bethel Borough, AK | 21.15 |
| 12 | Hamlin County, SD | 20.76 |
| 13 | Gaines County, TX | 20.75 |
| 14 | Franklin city, VA | 20.74 |
| 15 | Thurston County, NE | 20.15 |
| 16 | Madison County, ID | 20.07 |
| 17 | Benson County, ND | 19.82 |
| 18 | Christian County, KY | 19.61 |
| 19 | Liberty County, GA | 19.45 |
| 20 | Martinsville city, VA | 19.25 |
| 21 | Wichita County, KS | 18.92 |
| 22 | Moore County, TX | 18.77 |
| 23 | Oglala Lakota County, SD | 18.75 |
| 24 | Adams County, IN | 18.51 |
| 25 | Dillingham Borough, AK | 18.48 |
| 25 | Lyman County, SD | 18.48 |
| 26 | Nome Borough, AK | 18.27 |
| 27 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 18.16 |
| 28 | Holmes County, OH | 18.15 |
| 29 | Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | 18.13 |
| 29 | Onslow County, NC | 18.13 |
| 30 | Adams County, WA | 17.89 |
| 31 | Mountrail County, ND | 17.67 |
| 32 | Juab County, UT | 17.65 |
| 33 | Davis County, IA | 17.63 |
| 34 | Yoakum County, TX | 17.59 |
| 34 | Utah County, UT | 17.59 |
| 35 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 17.5 |
| 36 | Schuyler County, MO | 17.45 |
| 37 | Rockland County, NY | 17.42 |
| 38 | Vernon Parish, LA | 17.4 |
| 39 | Sterling County, TX | 17.38 |
| 40 | Ford County, KS | 17.37 |
| 41 | Rock County, NE | 17.32 |
| 42 | Sioux County, ND | 17.31 |
| 43 | Scott County, MS | 17.2 |
| 44 | Oldham County, TX | 17.16 |
| 45 | Williams County, ND | 17.12 |
| 46 | Cochran County, TX | 17.06 |
| 47 | Nobles County, MN | 16.99 |
| 48 | LaGrange County, IN | 16.97 |
| 48 | Seward County, KS | 16.97 |
| 49 | McKenzie County, ND | 16.9 |
| 50 | Colfax County, NE | 16.83 |
| 50 | Bailey County, TX | 16.83 |
| 51 | Rolette County, ND | 16.82 |
| 52 | Clark County, WI | 16.79 |
| 53 | Long County, GA | 16.78 |
| 54 | Dunn County, ND | 16.76 |
| 55 | Midland County, TX | 16.7 |
| 56 | Dimmit County, TX | 16.65 |
| 57 | Menominee County, WI | 16.6 |
| 58 | Ector County, TX | 16.55 |
| 59 | Aurora County, SD | 16.45 |
| 59 | Marshall County, SD | 16.45 |
| 60 | Hayes County, NE | 16.41 |
| 61 | Starr County, TX | 16.38 |
| 62 | Hoke County, NC | 16.37 |
| 63 | Manassas city, VA | 16.31 |
| 64 | Scotland County, MO | 16.2 |
| 64 | Wayne County, UT | 16.2 |
| 65 | Curry County, NM | 16.18 |
| 66 | Galax city, VA | 16.16 |
| 67 | Maverick County, TX | 16.13 |
| 68 | Daviess County, IN | 16.12 |
| 69 | Waynesboro city, VA | 16.09 |
| 70 | Clark County, SD | 16.05 |
| 70 | Castro County, TX | 16.05 |
| 71 | Roberts County, TX | 16.02 |
| 72 | Elmore County, ID | 15.96 |
| 73 | Coal County, OK | 15.88 |
| 73 | Bell County, TX | 15.88 |
| 74 | Wallace County, KS | 15.87 |
| 75 | Lafayette County, WI | 15.85 |
| 76 | Choctaw County, OK | 15.82 |
| 77 | Blaine County, NE | 15.75 |
| 78 | Crook County, WY | 15.74 |
| 79 | Martin County, TX | 15.67 |
| 80 | Roosevelt County, MT | 15.66 |
| 81 | Buffalo County, SD | 15.65 |
| 82 | Montgomery County, TN | 15.63 |
| 83 | Cheyenne County, KS | 15.62 |
| 84 | Scott County, KS | 15.6 |
| 85 | Parmer County, TX | 15.58 |
| 86 | Leake County, MS | 15.57 |
| 86 | Zavala County, TX | 15.57 |
| 87 | Carroll County, KY | 15.56 |
| 88 | Daggett County, UT | 15.51 |
| 89 | Webb County, TX | 15.5 |
| 90 | Ripley County, MO | 15.48 |
| 91 | Val Verde County, TX | 15.47 |
| 91 | Lynchburg city, VA | 15.47 |
| 92 | Edwards County, TX | 15.44 |
| 93 | Bourbon County, KS | 15.42 |
| 93 | Sherman County, TX | 15.42 |
| 94 | Cassia County, ID | 15.4 |
| 95 | Covington city, VA | 15.36 |
| 96 | Hamilton County, KS | 15.31 |
| 96 | Charles Mix County, SD | 15.31 |
| 97 | Lamb County, TX | 15.28 |
| 98 | Coahoma County, MS | 15.26 |
| 99 | Cache County, UT | 15.22 |
| 100 | Robeson County, NC | 15.2 |
| 101 | Dakota County, NE | 15.17 |
| 102 | Cumberland County, NC | 15.14 |
| 103 | Stark County, ND | 15.11 |
| 103 | Culberson County, TX | 15.11 |
| 104 | Winkler County, TX | 15.06 |
| 105 | Faulk County, SD | 15.04 |
| 106 | Ocean County, NJ | 15.03 |
| 107 | Mahnomen County, MN | 15.02 |
| 107 | Lexington city, VA | 15.02 |
| 108 | Grant County, KS | 15.01 |
| 109 | Jefferson County, NY | 14.95 |
| 110 | Pemiscot County, MO | 14.92 |
| 111 | Buena Vista County, IA | 14.91 |
| 112 | Marshall County, AL | 14.89 |
| 113 | Rosebud County, MT | 14.88 |
| 113 | Jackson County, TX | 14.88 |
| 113 | Uintah County, UT | 14.88 |
| 114 | Butte County, ID | 14.86 |
| 114 | Hidalgo County, TX | 14.86 |
| 115 | Whitley County, KY | 14.84 |
| 116 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 14.83 |
| 117 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 14.75 |
| 117 | Neshoba County, MS | 14.75 |
| 118 | Dawson County, NE | 14.74 |
| 118 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 14.74 |
| 119 | Mercer County, OH | 14.72 |
| 120 | Gray County, KS | 14.68 |
| 121 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 14.67 |
| 121 | Mellette County, SD | 14.67 |
| 122 | Franklin County, IA | 14.63 |
| 123 | Alexandria city, VA | 14.58 |
| 123 | Franklin County, WA | 14.58 |
| 124 | Leflore County, MS | 14.57 |
| 125 | Kent County, TX | 14.56 |
| 126 | Terry County, TX | 14.55 |
| 127 | Atkinson County, GA | 14.53 |
| 127 | Jerome County, ID | 14.53 |
| 127 | Moultrie County, IL | 14.53 |
| 127 | Lea County, NM | 14.53 |
| 128 | Bacon County, GA | 14.52 |
| 128 | Platte County, NE | 14.52 |
| 128 | Hyde County, SD | 14.52 |
| 129 | Franklin County, ID | 14.51 |
| 129 | Kearny County, KS | 14.51 |
| 130 | Uvalde County, TX | 14.5 |
| 130 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 14.5 |
| 131 | Ward County, ND | 14.49 |
| 132 | Finney County, KS | 14.48 |
| 132 | Andrews County, TX | 14.48 |
| 133 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 14.47 |
| 134 | Edmunds County, SD | 14.46 |
| 134 | Camp County, TX | 14.46 |
| 135 | Carter County, MO | 14.45 |
| 136 | Phillips County, AR | 14.44 |
| 136 | Holmes County, MS | 14.44 |
| 137 | Jay County, IN | 14.43 |
| 138 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 14.41 |
| 139 | Hill County, MT | 14.4 |
| 140 | Bedford County, TN | 14.39 |
| 141 | Greene County, AL | 14.37 |
| 141 | Yakutat City and Borough, AK | 14.37 |
| 142 | Buena Vista city, VA | 14.35 |
| 143 | Cuming County, NE | 14.33 |
| 144 | Morrow County, OR | 14.32 |
| 144 | Millard County, UT | 14.32 |
| 145 | Cherry County, NE | 14.31 |
| 145 | Cherokee County, TX | 14.31 |
| 146 | Bonneville County, ID | 14.28 |
| 147 | Blaine County, OK | 14.26 |
| 148 | Kings County, CA | 14.23 |
| 148 | Thomas County, KS | 14.23 |
| 148 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 14.23 |
| 148 | Jackson County, OK | 14.23 |
| 149 | Hall County, NE | 14.21 |
| 150 | Sherman County, KS | 14.2 |
| 151 | Douglas County, SD | 14.17 |
| 152 | Wyandotte County, KS | 14.16 |
| 153 | Webster County, MO | 14.15 |
| 154 | Watonwan County, MN | 14.1 |
| 155 | Beadle County, SD | 14.08 |
| 156 | Crittenden County, AR | 14.07 |
| 156 | Newton County, MS | 14.07 |
| 157 | Portsmouth city, VA | 14.06 |
| 158 | Sevier County, AR | 14.04 |
| 158 | Kingsbury County, SD | 14.04 |
| 159 | Duplin County, NC | 14.03 |
| 160 | Acadia Parish, LA | 14.02 |
Ranking of Counties By Birth Rate in 2021 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by birth rate for each of the following US states.