Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for Illinois was 12.21. Among all Illinois counties, Douglas County had the highest birth rate (14.56), followed by Wayne County (13.96), and Peoria County (13.91).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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1 Douglas County 14.56
2 Wayne County 13.96
3 Peoria County 13.91
4 Effingham County 13.51
5 Warren County 13.48
6 Stark County 13.42
7 Jefferson County 13.28
8 Saline County 13.18
9 Wabash County 13.14
10 Cass County 13.09
11 Kendall County 13.06
12 Winnebago County 13.03
13 Cook County 12.98
14 St. Clair County 12.93
15 Vermilion County 12.88
16 Pike County 12.87
17 Marion County 12.82
18 Rock Island County 12.81
19 Moultrie County 12.74
20 Kane County 12.73
21 Adams County 12.64
22 Edwards County 12.56
23 Massac County 12.4
23 Williamson County 12.4
24 Grundy County 12.28
24 Macon County 12.28
25 Clay County 12.21
26 McLean County 12.14
27 De Witt County 12.12
28 Richland County 12.09
29 Cumberland County 12.04
29 Hamilton County 12.04
30 Franklin County 12
31 Washington County 11.96
32 Gallatin County 11.94
33 Monroe County 11.79
34 Kankakee County 11.75
35 Shelby County 11.66
36 Tazewell County 11.64
37 DuPage County 11.63
37 Union County 11.63
38 Jackson County 11.59
39 Marshall County 11.51
40 Will County 11.5
41 Champaign County 11.46
41 White County 11.46
42 Clinton County 11.43
43 Livingston County 11.41
44 Sangamon County 11.39
45 Henry County 11.38
45 Madison County 11.38
46 Menard County 11.37
47 LaSalle County 11.36
48 Fayette County 11.28
49 Crawford County 11.25
49 DeKalb County 11.25
50 Woodford County 11.17
51 Whiteside County 11.04
52 Pulaski County 11.01
53 Lake County 11
54 Hancock County 10.98
55 Knox County 10.97
56 Clark County 10.96
57 Ford County 10.87
58 Boone County 10.81
58 Stephenson County 10.81
59 Christian County 10.79
60 Calhoun County 10.69
61 Hardin County 10.67
62 Ogle County 10.63
63 Bureau County 10.59
64 Perry County 10.58
65 Fulton County 10.48
65 Iroquois County 10.48
66 Alexander County 10.45
67 Carroll County 10.4
68 Logan County 10.27
68 Montgomery County 10.27
69 McHenry County 10.25
70 Scott County 10.23
71 Jasper County 10.22
72 Jersey County 10.17
72 Mason County 10.17
73 Randolph County 10.1
74 Macoupin County 10.09
75 Coles County 10.02
76 Morgan County 10.01
77 Edgar County 9.95
78 Lee County 9.94
79 Piatt County 9.92
80 Lawrence County 9.19
81 Greene County 9.15
82 McDonough County 9.1
83 Mercer County 8.93
84 Bond County 8.84
85 Brown County 8.81
86 Henderson County 8.78
87 Johnson County 8.33
88 Jo Daviess County 8.2
89 Schuyler County 8.18
90 Putnam County 7
91 Pope County 5.42