Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for the United States was 2.06. Among all US counties, Madison County had the highest natural population increase rate (24.37), followed by Treasure County (21.55), and Geary County (21.15).

On the other hand, Ontonagon County had the lowest natural population increase rate (-16.71) followed by McCormick County (-14.4), and Sterling County (-13.79).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high natural population increase rate, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.

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Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
Madison, ID
Treasure, MT
Geary, KS
Liberty, GA
Williams, ND
Chattahoochee, GA
Jackson, SD
Yoakum, TX
Kusilvak, AK
Bethel, AK
Ranking of US Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
1 Madison County, ID 24.37
2 Treasure County, MT 21.55
3 Geary County, KS 21.15
4 Liberty County, GA 16.52
5 Williams County, ND 15.48
6 Chattahoochee County, GA 15.41
7 Jackson County, SD 15.33
8 Yoakum County, TX 15.07
9 Kusilvak Borough, AK 14.96
10 Bethel Borough, AK 14.14
11 McKenzie County, ND 13.8
12 Dallam County, TX 13.77
13 Wallace County, KS 13.75
14 Lyman County, SD 13.71
15 Gaines County, TX 13.32
16 Reagan County, TX 13.03
17 Adams County, WA 12.96
18 Wheeler County, NE 12.74
19 LaGrange County, IN 12.47
20 Onslow County, NC 12.46
21 Moore County, TX 12.17
22 Christian County, KY 12.16
23 Grant County, KS 11.96
24 Clark County, ID 11.83
25 Starr County, TX 11.75
26 Seward County, KS 11.68
27 Cache County, UT 11.55
28 Webb County, TX 11.39
29 Hamlin County, SD 11.24
30 Ward County, TX 11.13
31 Dunn County, ND 11.04
31 Fairfax city, VA 11.04
32 Andrews County, TX 11.03
33 Colfax County, NE 10.91
34 Manassas city, VA 10.86
35 Franklin County, WA 10.85
36 Arthur County, NE 10.71
37 Finney County, KS 10.66
38 Bailey County, TX 10.62
39 Winkler County, TX 10.6
40 Alexandria city, VA 10.57
41 Maverick County, TX 10.43
42 Ector County, TX 10.39
43 Todd County, SD 10.38
44 Banner County, NE 10.37
45 Hidalgo County, TX 10.3
46 Parmer County, TX 10.27
47 Dakota County, NE 10.26
48 Texas County, OK 10.2
49 Midland County, TX 10.18
50 Holmes County, OH 10.07
51 Logan County, KS 9.8
52 Mountrail County, ND 9.71
52 Duchesne County, UT 9.71
53 Ford County, KS 9.69
54 Haskell County, KS 9.61
55 Sherman County, TX 9.6
56 Nobles County, MN 9.57
57 Adams County, IN 9.54
58 Montgomery County, TN 9.43
59 Davis County, UT 9.42
60 Prairie County, MT 9.39
61 Bell County, TX 9.3
62 Oliver County, ND 9.29
63 Stark County, ND 9.22
64 Rockland County, NY 9.15
65 Jefferson County, ID 9.12
66 Lincoln County, SD 9.05
67 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 9.01
67 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK 9.01
68 Hanson County, SD 8.92
69 Utah, UT 8.84
70 Benson County, ND 8.82
71 Dewey County, SD 8.75
72 Jones County, SD 8.65
73 Nantucket County, MA 8.54
74 Iron County, UT 8.53
75 Vernon Parish, LA 8.52
76 Clark County, SD 8.49
77 Hudson County, NJ 8.45
78 Hartley County, TX 8.4
79 Prince William County, VA 8.39
80 Juab County, UT 8.29
81 Curry County, NM 8.24
82 Kearny County, KS 8.21
82 Tooele County, UT 8.21
83 Davis County, IA 8.2
84 Lea County, NM 8.12
85 Dallas County, IA 8.09
86 Golden Valley County, ND 8
87 Loudoun County, VA 7.94
88 Ward County, ND 7.89
88 Uintah County, UT 7.89
89 Imperial County, CA 7.88
90 Deaf Smith County, TX 7.87
91 Kings County, CA 7.85
92 North Slope Borough, AK 7.8
93 Martin County, TX 7.79
94 Glasscock County, TX 7.67
95 Hoke County, NC 7.64
96 Mahnomen County, MN 7.63
97 Dawson County, NE 7.6
97 Cameron County, TX 7.6
98 Elmore County, ID 7.59
99 Jerome County, ID 7.58
100 Cassia County, ID 7.57
101 Humboldt County, NV 7.56
101 Beaver County, UT 7.56
102 Salt Lake County, UT 7.54
103 Bonneville County, ID 7.5
104 Lake County, CO 7.47
104 Franklin County, ID 7.47
105 Harris County, TX 7.45
106 Box Elder County, UT 7.4
107 Wasatch County, UT 7.37
108 Cochran County, TX 7.34
109 Cumberland County, NC 7.33
110 Rich County, UT 7.32
111 Pulaski County, MO 7.31
111 Dallas County, TX 7.31
112 Grant County, WA 7.3
113 Elko County, NV 7.29
113 Sanborn County, SD 7.29
114 Long County, GA 7.28
115 King County, TX 7.27
116 Val Verde County, TX 7.26
117 Weld County, CO 7.25
118 Tulare County, CA 7.24
119 Weber County, UT 7.23
120 Eagle County, CO 7.19
121 Buena Vista County, IA 7.15
122 Clayton County, GA 7.06
123 Greenlee County, AZ 7.02
124 Bryan County, GA 7.01
125 Kings County, NY 6.99
126 Jefferson County, NY 6.98
127 Merced County, CA 6.95
128 Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK 6.94
128 Clark County, WI 6.94
129 La Salle County, TX 6.91
130 Harding County, SD 6.88
131 Thomas County, NE 6.84
132 Arlington County, VA 6.83
133 Hill County, MT 6.82
133 El Paso County, TX 6.82
134 Ochiltree County, TX 6.8
135 Piute County, UT 6.79
136 Daviess County, IN 6.78
136 Minnehaha County, SD 6.78
137 Sioux County, IA 6.77
137 Sarpy County, NE 6.77
137 Edwards County, TX 6.77
138 Douglas County, NE 6.75
139 Monterey County, CA 6.73
139 Yuba County, CA 6.73
140 San Benito County, CA 6.7
141 Travis County, TX 6.67
142 Denali Borough, AK 6.66
143 Benton County, AR 6.6
143 DeKalb County, GA 6.6
143 Mecklenburg County, NC 6.6
144 Pottawatomie County, KS 6.55
145 Morgan County, UT 6.51
146 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK 6.5
146 Kern County, CA 6.5
147 Clay County, MN 6.49
148 Pecos County, TX 6.48
149 Castro County, TX 6.45
150 Stanton County, NE 6.43
150 Zavala County, TX 6.43
150 Manassas Park city, VA 6.43
151 Cass County, ND 6.38
152 Atkinson County, GA 6.36
152 Chambers County, TX 6.36
153 Fairfax County, VA 6.35
154 Gwinnett County, GA 6.34
154 Riley County, KS 6.34
154 Hall County, NE 6.34
155 Kendall County, IL 6.33
155 Wyandotte County, KS 6.33
156 Fresno County, CA 6.31
156 Fremont County, ID 6.31
157 Anchorage Borough, AK 6.3
158 Thurston County, NE 6.23
158 Oglala Lakota County, SD 6.23
158 Fort Bend County, TX 6.23
159 Elkhart County, IN 6.21
160 Scott County, MN 6.19
161 Kodiak Island Borough, AK 6.18
162 Corson County, SD 6.17
163 Richland County, MT 6.1
163 Williamson County, TX 6.1
164 Stanley County, SD 6.08
165 Sherburne County, MN 6.06
166 Washington County, AR 6.05
167 Adams County, CO 6
168 Zapata County, TX 5.99
169 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 5.95
169 Garfield County, CO 5.95