Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Birth Rate per 1K for Illinois was 11.15. Among all Illinois counties, Edwards County had the highest birth rate (14.42), followed by Peoria County (13.51), and Cass County (13.21).

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 2020
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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1 Edwards County 14.42
2 Peoria County 13.51
3 Cass County 13.21
4 Pike County 13.18
5 Effingham County 12.76
6 Wayne County 12.41
7 Marion County 12.24
8 Winnebago County 12.2
9 Jasper County 12.16
10 Clark County 12.04
11 Livingston County 12.03
12 Wabash County 11.97
13 Rock Island County 11.93
14 Macon County 11.92
15 Franklin County 11.88
16 Douglas County 11.81
17 Cook County 11.75
18 Warren County 11.7
19 Vermilion County 11.69
20 Kane County 11.68
21 Clay County 11.65
22 Saline County 11.56
23 St. Clair County 11.53
24 Kendall County 11.42
25 Adams County 11.32
26 Jefferson County 11.3
27 Sangamon County 11.14
28 Moultrie County 11.11
29 Kankakee County 11.05
30 Monroe County 11.03
31 Piatt County 10.99
32 Grundy County 10.98
33 Shelby County 10.95
34 De Witt County 10.91
35 Ford County 10.88
36 DuPage County 10.85
36 Iroquois County 10.85
37 Knox County 10.74
38 Union County 10.73
39 Marshall County 10.72
40 Stephenson County 10.68
41 Jackson County 10.66
42 Richland County 10.64
43 Woodford County 10.6
44 Whiteside County 10.56
45 Washington County 10.55
45 Williamson County 10.55
46 Christian County 10.54
47 Champaign County 10.51
48 Madison County 10.47
49 Ogle County 10.42
50 Will County 10.4
51 Greene County 10.38
52 Clinton County 10.37
53 DeKalb County 10.34
54 Fayette County 10.33
55 McLean County 10.23
56 Crawford County 10.22
57 Tazewell County 10.2
58 Hancock County 10.19
59 Montgomery County 10.17
60 Logan County 10.07
61 Macoupin County 10.06
62 Hamilton County 9.99
63 Lake County 9.96
64 Massac County 9.92
65 Henry County 9.84
66 Cumberland County 9.82
67 LaSalle County 9.8
68 Jersey County 9.75
69 Brown County 9.72
70 Edgar County 9.7
71 Stark County 9.65
72 McHenry County 9.64
73 Lee County 9.63
74 Mason County 9.56
75 Morgan County 9.48
76 Boone County 9.45
77 Henderson County 9.36
78 Randolph County 9.26
79 Lawrence County 9.19
80 Bureau County 9.18
81 Coles County 9.12
82 Mercer County 9.05
83 Carroll County 9.03
84 Bond County 8.99
84 Schuyler County 8.99
85 White County 8.98
86 Fulton County 8.74
87 Hardin County 8.62
88 Menard County 8.57
89 McDonough County 8.33
90 Perry County 8.32
91 Scott County 8.26
92 Johnson County 8.09
93 Pulaski County 7.99
94 Calhoun County 7.7
95 Alexander County 7.62
96 Jo Daviess County 7.35
97 Gallatin County 6.86
98 Pope County 6.49
99 Putnam County 6.46