Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for Kentucky was 51.36K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of births (9.21K), followed by Fayette County (3.64K), and Kenton County (2.12K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Births in 2021
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Jefferson County 9214
2 Fayette County 3643
3 Kenton County 2121
4 Warren County 1778
5 Boone County 1646
6 Hardin County 1454
7 Christian County 1431
8 Daviess County 1196
9 Madison County 1025
10 Campbell County 1003
11 Bullitt County 791
12 Pulaski County 687
13 Scott County 681
14 Laurel County 676
15 McCracken County 670
16 Jessamine County 594
17 Pike County 549
18 Nelson County 546
19 Whitley County 545
20 Shelby County 530
21 Hopkins County 526
22 Boyd County 522
22 Oldham County 522
23 Franklin County 507
24 Henderson County 488
25 Barren County 467
26 Graves County 451
27 Clark County 411
28 Floyd County 373
29 Logan County 361
30 Knox County 359
31 Grayson County 337
32 Calloway County 336
32 Muhlenberg County 336
33 Grant County 331
34 Perry County 330
35 Montgomery County 329
36 Lincoln County 327
37 Taylor County 322
38 Bell County 313
39 Marshall County 308
40 Greenup County 298
41 Harlan County 286
42 Boyle County 285
43 Breckinridge County 274
44 Ohio County 270
45 Anderson County 264
45 Carter County 264
46 Rowan County 260
47 Allen County 257
48 Meade County 255
49 Hart County 249
50 Woodford County 241
51 Mercer County 231
52 Johnson County 229
53 Simpson County 228
54 Wayne County 221
55 Harrison County 220
56 Clay County 208
56 McCreary County 208
57 Fleming County 200
57 Mason County 200
58 Letcher County 198
58 Marion County 198
59 Henry County 192
60 Adair County 189
61 Bourbon County 186
62 Spencer County 185
63 Bath County 173
64 Lawrence County 171
64 Todd County 171
65 Pendleton County 170
66 Carroll County 169
66 Lewis County 169
67 Russell County 167
68 Casey County 166
69 Caldwell County 165
70 Breathitt County 163
71 Larue County 161
72 Rockcastle County 160
73 Trigg County 158
74 Webster County 155
75 Butler County 152
75 Garrard County 152
75 Union County 152
76 Powell County 145
77 Jackson County 138
77 Morgan County 138
78 Monroe County 137
79 Magoffin County 132
80 Martin County 129
81 Knott County 124
82 Washington County 123
83 Estill County 122
84 Green County 119
85 Clinton County 111
85 Edmonson County 111
86 Metcalfe County 106
87 Leslie County 103
87 McLean County 103
88 Gallatin County 99
89 Owen County 97
90 Bracken County 95
91 Livingston County 93
92 Crittenden County 90
93 Trimble County 87
94 Hancock County 86
95 Wolfe County 83
96 Cumberland County 77
96 Nicholas County 77
97 Ballard County 74
98 Lee County 71
99 Fulton County 67
100 Menifee County 66
101 Carlisle County 57
102 Lyon County 51
103 Owsley County 50
104 Elliott County 45
105 Hickman County 33
106 Robertson County 18