Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 12.28. Among all Kentucky counties, Christian County had the highest birth rate (18.61), followed by Whitley County (16.28), and Grant County (15.83).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Christian County | 18.61 |
| 2 | Whitley County | 16.28 |
| 3 | Grant County | 15.83 |
| 4 | Hart County | 15.13 |
| 5 | Bath County | 14.93 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 14.86 |
| 7 | Carroll County | 14.14 |
| 8 | Perry County | 13.93 |
| 9 | Fleming County | 13.69 |
| 9 | Wolfe County | 13.69 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 13.67 |
| 11 | Graves County | 13.66 |
| 12 | Barren County | 13.61 |
| 13 | Daviess County | 13.4 |
| 14 | Casey County | 13.35 |
| 14 | Taylor County | 13.35 |
| 15 | Nicholas County | 13.32 |
| 16 | Kenton County | 13.28 |
| 17 | Anderson County | 13.27 |
| 18 | Carlisle County | 13.17 |
| 18 | Hardin County | 13.17 |
| 18 | Laurel County | 13.17 |
| 19 | Harlan County | 12.97 |
| 20 | Clay County | 12.96 |
| 21 | Warren County | 12.92 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 12.87 |
| 23 | Todd County | 12.86 |
| 24 | Carter County | 12.84 |
| 25 | Owsley County | 12.83 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 12.8 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 12.79 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 12.78 |
| 29 | Gallatin County | 12.73 |
| 30 | Webster County | 12.68 |
| 31 | Powell County | 12.63 |
| 32 | Boone County | 12.58 |
| 33 | Butler County | 12.56 |
| 34 | Marion County | 12.55 |
| 35 | Breckinridge County | 12.51 |
| 36 | McCracken County | 12.5 |
| 37 | Scott County | 12.47 |
| 38 | Simpson County | 12.43 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 12.42 |
| 40 | Nelson County | 12.27 |
| 41 | Floyd County | 12.22 |
| 42 | Grayson County | 12.14 |
| 43 | Pendleton County | 12.12 |
| 43 | Russell County | 12.12 |
| 44 | Clark County | 12.09 |
| 44 | Hancock County | 12.09 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 12.09 |
| 45 | Allen County | 12.07 |
| 45 | Henry County | 12.07 |
| 46 | Logan County | 12.06 |
| 47 | Ohio County | 12 |
| 48 | Magoffin County | 11.99 |
| 49 | Jessamine County | 11.98 |
| 50 | Knox County | 11.92 |
| 50 | Menifee County | 11.92 |
| 51 | Harrison County | 11.9 |
| 52 | Bell County | 11.87 |
| 53 | Henderson County | 11.83 |
| 54 | Larue County | 11.76 |
| 55 | Mercer County | 11.73 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 11.73 |
| 56 | Boyd County | 11.7 |
| 57 | Pulaski County | 11.69 |
| 58 | Bracken County | 11.65 |
| 59 | Mason County | 11.62 |
| 60 | Breathitt County | 11.5 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 11.47 |
| 62 | Muhlenberg County | 11.43 |
| 63 | Union County | 11.41 |
| 64 | Rowan County | 11.39 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 11.36 |
| 66 | McLean County | 11.33 |
| 67 | Letcher County | 11.32 |
| 68 | Washington County | 11.27 |
| 69 | McCreary County | 11.25 |
| 70 | Metcalfe County | 11.15 |
| 71 | Campbell County | 11.13 |
| 72 | Lewis County | 11.09 |
| 73 | Johnson County | 11.03 |
| 74 | Trimble County | 10.98 |
| 75 | Hopkins County | 10.96 |
| 75 | Madison County | 10.96 |
| 76 | Lee County | 10.91 |
| 77 | Green County | 10.88 |
| 78 | Cumberland County | 10.86 |
| 79 | Bourbon County | 10.84 |
| 80 | Spencer County | 10.68 |
| 81 | Trigg County | 10.58 |
| 82 | Adair County | 10.52 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 10.48 |
| 84 | Garrard County | 10.45 |
| 85 | Leslie County | 10.41 |
| 86 | Bullitt County | 10.39 |
| 87 | Clinton County | 10.38 |
| 88 | Woodford County | 10.36 |
| 89 | Pike County | 10.35 |
| 90 | Hickman County | 10.27 |
| 91 | Calloway County | 10.26 |
| 92 | Rockcastle County | 10.16 |
| 93 | Martin County | 10.14 |
| 94 | Greenup County | 10.11 |
| 95 | Boyle County | 10.1 |
| 96 | Knott County | 10.02 |
| 97 | Livingston County | 9.97 |
| 98 | Crittenden County | 9.92 |
| 99 | Edmonson County | 9.69 |
| 100 | Fulton County | 9.57 |
| 101 | Meade County | 9.5 |
| 102 | Owen County | 9.41 |
| 103 | Robertson County | 9.38 |
| 104 | Elliott County | 9.35 |
| 105 | Morgan County | 9.19 |
| 106 | Oldham County | 8.86 |
| 107 | Estill County | 8.56 |
| 108 | Ballard County | 7.98 |
| 109 | Lyon County | 6.65 |