Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 54.65K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.82K), followed by Fayette County (4.00K), and Kenton County (2.26K).

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

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9819
2 Fayette County 4002
3 Kenton County 2255
4 Boone County 1734
5 Warren County 1714
6 Hardin County 1461
7 Christian County 1344
8 Daviess County 1339
9 Campbell County 1150
10 Madison County 979
11 Pulaski County 812
12 Bullitt County 798
13 McCracken County 738
14 Laurel County 737
15 Scott County 703
16 Jessamine County 650
17 Pike County 625
18 Franklin County 606
19 Oldham County 602
20 Shelby County 564
21 Hopkins County 546
22 Barren County 543
23 Nelson County 542
23 Whitley County 542
24 Henderson County 540
25 Boyd County 536
26 Graves County 512
27 Floyd County 435
28 Clark County 430
29 Knox County 427
30 Grant County 375
31 Montgomery County 373
32 Greenup County 369
33 Calloway County 359
34 Logan County 348
35 Boyle County 347
35 Lincoln County 347
36 Perry County 344
37 Muhlenberg County 335
38 Bell County 328
38 Taylor County 328
39 Carter County 323
40 Harlan County 321
41 Marshall County 318
42 Grayson County 294
43 Ohio County 293
44 Woodford County 292
45 Rowan County 271
46 Hart County 268
46 Meade County 268
47 Mercer County 263
48 Johnson County 260
49 Letcher County 254
50 Clay County 249
51 Anderson County 243
52 Allen County 240
53 Marion County 239
54 Breckinridge County 232
55 Harrison County 220
56 Russell County 212
56 Wayne County 212
57 Fleming County 211
58 McCreary County 209
58 Mason County 209
59 Garrard County 208
60 Bourbon County 205
61 Simpson County 202
62 Spencer County 195
63 Lawrence County 194
63 Rockcastle County 194
64 Breathitt County 193
65 Henry County 190
65 Webster County 190
66 Casey County 189
67 Bath County 186
68 Todd County 183
69 Pendleton County 178
70 Adair County 176
71 Monroe County 168
72 Larue County 166
73 Jackson County 162
73 Trigg County 162
74 Powell County 158
75 Lewis County 154
76 Butler County 152
77 Washington County 150
78 Estill County 149
79 Carroll County 143
80 Union County 142
81 Knott County 141
82 Caldwell County 136
83 Magoffin County 130
83 Metcalfe County 130
84 Hancock County 117
85 Gallatin County 115
86 McLean County 114
86 Morgan County 114
87 Edmonson County 111
88 Livingston County 107
89 Green County 106
89 Martin County 106
90 Bracken County 104
90 Crittenden County 104
91 Owen County 103
92 Leslie County 101
93 Clinton County 92
94 Nicholas County 87
95 Wolfe County 85
96 Trimble County 82
97 Ballard County 81
98 Elliott County 74
99 Lee County 70
100 Cumberland County 66
101 Menifee County 61
101 Owsley County 61
102 Carlisle County 57
103 Fulton County 56
104 Lyon County 52
105 Hickman County 37
106 Robertson County 25