Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for the United States was 10.8. Among all US counties, Jackson County had the highest birth rate (30.69), followed by Geary County (28.51), and Kusilvak Borough (26.87).
On the other hand, Harding County had the lowest birth rate (0) followed by Loving County (0), and Arthur County (2.31).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high birth rate, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Jackson County, SD | 30.69 |
| 2 | Geary County, KS | 28.51 |
| 3 | Kusilvak Borough, AK | 26.87 |
| 4 | Fairfax city, VA | 24.19 |
| 5 | Dallam County, TX | 23.04 |
| 6 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 23.01 |
| 7 | Todd County, SD | 22.13 |
| 8 | Petersburg city, VA | 22.06 |
| 9 | Dewey County, SD | 22.02 |
| 10 | Corson County, SD | 21.99 |
| 11 | Bethel Borough, AK | 21.15 |
| 12 | Hamlin County, SD | 20.77 |
| 13 | Gaines County, TX | 20.74 |
| 14 | Franklin city, VA | 20.73 |
| 15 | Thurston County, NE | 20.17 |
| 16 | Madison County, ID | 20.08 |
| 17 | Benson County, ND | 19.81 |
| 18 | Christian County, KY | 19.62 |
| 19 | Liberty County, GA | 19.45 |
| 20 | Martinsville city, VA | 19.25 |
| 21 | Wichita County, KS | 18.92 |
| 22 | Moore County, TX | 18.77 |
| 23 | Oglala Lakota County, SD | 18.75 |
| 24 | Adams County, IN | 18.5 |
| 24 | Lyman County, SD | 18.5 |
| 25 | Dillingham Borough, AK | 18.48 |
| 26 | Onslow County, NC | 18.35 |
| 27 | Nome Borough, AK | 18.29 |
| 28 | Holmes County, OH | 18.15 |
| 28 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 18.15 |
| 29 | Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | 18.1 |
| 30 | Adams County, WA | 17.89 |
| 31 | Mountrail County, ND | 17.65 |
| 32 | Juab County, UT | 17.64 |
| 33 | Davis County, IA | 17.63 |
| 34 | Yoakum County, TX | 17.59 |
| 35 | Utah County, UT | 17.58 |
| 36 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 17.49 |
| 37 | Schuyler County, MO | 17.43 |
| 38 | Rockland County, NY | 17.42 |
| 39 | Vernon Parish, LA | 17.4 |
| 40 | Ford County, KS | 17.37 |
| 41 | Sterling County, TX | 17.34 |
| 42 | Rock County, NE | 17.32 |
| 43 | Sioux County, ND | 17.3 |
| 44 | Scott County, MS | 17.2 |
| 45 | Oldham County, TX | 17.15 |
| 46 | Williams County, ND | 17.14 |
| 47 | Cochran County, TX | 17.04 |
| 48 | LaGrange County, IN | 16.98 |
| 48 | Nobles County, MN | 16.98 |
| 48 | McKenzie County, ND | 16.98 |
| 49 | Seward County, KS | 16.96 |
| 50 | Colfax County, NE | 16.92 |
| 51 | Bailey County, TX | 16.82 |
| 52 | Rolette County, ND | 16.81 |
| 52 | Clark County, WI | 16.81 |
| 53 | Long County, GA | 16.78 |
| 54 | Dunn County, ND | 16.77 |
| 55 | Midland County, TX | 16.66 |
| 56 | Dimmit County, TX | 16.64 |
| 57 | Menominee County, WI | 16.6 |
| 58 | Hayes County, NE | 16.55 |
| 59 | Ector County, TX | 16.54 |
| 60 | Marshall County, SD | 16.49 |
| 61 | Aurora County, SD | 16.42 |
| 62 | Starr County, TX | 16.38 |
| 63 | Hoke County, NC | 16.37 |
| 64 | Manassas city, VA | 16.31 |
| 65 | Scotland County, MO | 16.21 |
| 66 | Curry County, NM | 16.18 |
| 66 | Wayne County, UT | 16.18 |
| 67 | Galax city, VA | 16.15 |
| 68 | Maverick County, TX | 16.13 |
| 69 | Daviess County, IN | 16.11 |
| 70 | Waynesboro city, VA | 16.09 |
| 71 | Clark County, SD | 16.06 |
| 72 | Castro County, TX | 16.05 |
| 73 | Roberts County, TX | 16 |
| 74 | Elmore County, ID | 15.95 |
| 75 | Bell County, TX | 15.88 |
| 76 | Wallace County, KS | 15.87 |
| 77 | Coal County, OK | 15.86 |
| 77 | Lafayette County, WI | 15.86 |
| 78 | Choctaw County, OK | 15.82 |
| 79 | Crook County, WY | 15.74 |
| 80 | Blaine County, NE | 15.71 |
| 81 | Roosevelt County, MT | 15.66 |
| 81 | Buffalo County, SD | 15.66 |
| 82 | Martin County, TX | 15.64 |
| 83 | Cheyenne County, KS | 15.63 |
| 84 | Montgomery County, TN | 15.62 |
| 85 | Scott County, KS | 15.61 |
| 86 | Parmer County, TX | 15.58 |
| 86 | Zavala County, TX | 15.58 |
| 87 | Leake County, MS | 15.57 |
| 88 | Carroll County, KY | 15.55 |
| 89 | Daggett County, UT | 15.51 |
| 90 | Webb County, TX | 15.5 |
| 91 | Ripley County, MO | 15.48 |
| 92 | Val Verde County, TX | 15.47 |
| 92 | Lynchburg city, VA | 15.47 |
| 93 | Edwards County, TX | 15.44 |
| 94 | Bourbon County, KS | 15.42 |
| 95 | Cassia County, ID | 15.4 |
| 95 | Sherman County, TX | 15.4 |
| 96 | Covington city, VA | 15.36 |
| 97 | Hamilton County, KS | 15.31 |
| 97 | Charles Mix County, SD | 15.31 |
| 98 | Lamb County, TX | 15.28 |
| 99 | Coahoma County, MS | 15.26 |
| 100 | Robeson County, NC | 15.23 |
| 101 | Cache County, UT | 15.22 |
| 102 | Dakota County, NE | 15.17 |
| 103 | Stark County, ND | 15.11 |
| 103 | Culberson County, TX | 15.11 |
| 104 | Faulk County, SD | 15.08 |
| 105 | Cumberland County, NC | 15.06 |
| 105 | Winkler County, TX | 15.06 |
| 106 | Lexington city, VA | 15.04 |
| 107 | Ocean County, NJ | 15.03 |
| 108 | Grant County, KS | 15.01 |
| 109 | Mahnomen County, MN | 14.99 |
| 110 | Jefferson County, NY | 14.94 |
| 111 | Pemiscot County, MO | 14.92 |
| 112 | Buena Vista County, IA | 14.9 |
| 113 | Marshall County, AL | 14.89 |
| 113 | Rosebud County, MT | 14.89 |
| 114 | Jackson County, TX | 14.88 |
| 114 | Uintah County, UT | 14.88 |
| 115 | Butte County, ID | 14.86 |
| 115 | Hidalgo County, TX | 14.86 |
| 116 | Whitley County, KY | 14.83 |
| 116 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 14.83 |
| 117 | Dawson County, NE | 14.75 |
| 118 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 14.74 |
| 118 | Neshoba County, MS | 14.74 |
| 118 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 14.74 |
| 119 | Mercer County, OH | 14.72 |
| 120 | Gray County, KS | 14.69 |
| 121 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 14.67 |
| 122 | Mellette County, SD | 14.65 |
| 123 | Franklin County, IA | 14.64 |
| 123 | Kent County, TX | 14.64 |
| 124 | Alexandria city, VA | 14.58 |
| 124 | Franklin County, WA | 14.58 |
| 125 | Terry County, TX | 14.55 |
| 126 | Jerome County, ID | 14.53 |
| 126 | Lea County, NM | 14.53 |
| 127 | Atkinson County, GA | 14.52 |
| 127 | Moultrie County, IL | 14.52 |
| 127 | Platte County, NE | 14.52 |
| 127 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 14.52 |
| 128 | Bacon County, GA | 14.51 |
| 128 | Franklin County, ID | 14.51 |
| 128 | Kearny County, KS | 14.51 |
| 128 | Uvalde County, TX | 14.51 |
| 129 | Ward County, ND | 14.5 |
| 130 | Hyde County, SD | 14.49 |
| 131 | Finney County, KS | 14.48 |
| 132 | Andrews County, TX | 14.47 |
| 133 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 14.46 |
| 133 | Leflore County, MS | 14.46 |
| 133 | Camp County, TX | 14.46 |
| 134 | Phillips County, AR | 14.45 |
| 135 | Carter County, MO | 14.44 |
| 136 | Holmes County, MS | 14.43 |
| 136 | Edmunds County, SD | 14.43 |
| 137 | Jay County, IN | 14.42 |
| 137 | Hill County, MT | 14.42 |
| 138 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 14.41 |
| 139 | Greene County, AL | 14.39 |
| 139 | Bedford County, TN | 14.39 |
| 140 | Yakutat City and Borough, AK | 14.37 |
| 141 | Buena Vista city, VA | 14.35 |
| 142 | Cuming County, NE | 14.33 |
| 142 | Millard County, UT | 14.33 |
| 143 | Morrow County, OR | 14.32 |
| 144 | Cherry County, NE | 14.3 |
| 145 | Bonneville County, ID | 14.28 |
| 146 | Cherokee County, TX | 14.27 |
| 147 | Blaine County, OK | 14.26 |
| 148 | Kings County, CA | 14.23 |
| 148 | Thomas County, KS | 14.23 |
| 148 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 14.23 |
| 149 | Jackson County, OK | 14.22 |
| 150 | Hall County, NE | 14.21 |
| 151 | Sherman County, KS | 14.19 |
| 152 | Douglas County, SD | 14.17 |
| 153 | Wyandotte County, KS | 14.16 |
| 154 | Webster County, MO | 14.15 |
| 155 | Watonwan County, MN | 14.11 |
| 156 | Newton County, MS | 14.08 |
| 156 | Beadle County, SD | 14.08 |
| 157 | Crittenden County, AR | 14.07 |
| 158 | Portsmouth city, VA | 14.05 |
| 159 | Sevier County, AR | 14.04 |
| 160 | Duplin County, NC | 14.03 |
| 161 | Acadia Parish, LA | 14.02 |
| 161 | Kingsbury County, SD | 14.02 |
Ranking of Counties By Birth Rate in 2021 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by birth rate for each of the following US states.