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Highest fertility rate, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2000

01Douglas County, ILIL19,880119.0–

02Brown County, ILIL6,40199.3–

03Moultrie County, ILIL14,37197.6–

04Marshall County, ILIL11,47397.4–

05Macon County, ILIL99,30094.1–

06Hamilton County, ILIL7,85988.4–

07Wabash County, ILIL10,90788.3–

08Stark County, ILIL5,31987.8–

09Lawrence County, ILIL13,79087.1–

10Montgomery County, ILIL28,07680.3–

11Edwards County, ILIL5,89875.9–

12Carroll County, ILIL15,41973.9–

13Clinton County, ILIL37,12873.6–

14Livingston County, ILIL35,05773.3–

15LaSalle County, ILIL107,77372.4–

16Fayette County, ILIL20,79070.9–

17Randolph County, ILIL29,92170.9–

18Cass County, ILIL12,46369.6–

19Henderson County, ILIL5,98469.3–

20Franklin County, ILIL36,91668.6–

21Marion County, ILIL36,38268.5–

22Putnam County, ILIL5,61968.1–

23Effingham County, ILIL34,51967.8–

24Washington County, ILIL13,56467.7–

25Ford County, ILIL13,21667.1–

26Richland County, ILIL15,21966.4–

27Boone County, ILIL53,56865.7–

28Stephenson County, ILIL43,22065.1–

29Bureau County, ILIL32,51064.2–

30Jackson County, ILIL52,50163.1–

31Mason County, ILIL12,41162.5–

32Winnebago County, ILIL283,67460.2–

33Jefferson County, ILIL36,14759.4–

34St. Clair County, ILIL250,70859.3–

35Macoupin County, ILIL43,74859.2–

36Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59458.7–

37Lee County, ILIL32,91458.5–

38Mercer County, ILIL15,22958.3–

39Williamson County, ILIL67,22558.3–

40Greene County, ILIL11,31358.1–

41Sangamon County, ILIL194,17057.6–

42Pike County, ILIL14,23157.6–

43Wayne County, ILIL15,88257.2–

44Knox County, ILIL47,76757.2–

45Warren County, ILIL16,22257.0–

46Union County, ILIL16,65656.8–

47Peoria County, ILIL178,55356.6–

48DuPage County, ILIL934,29856.5–

49Gallatin County, ILIL4,61654.2–

50Will County, ILIL712,25354.1–

51Iroquois County, ILIL26,15053.7–

52Ogle County, ILIL51,39953.2–

53Hancock County, ILIL16,80352.9–

54McHenry County, ILIL317,75151.3–

55Jasper County, ILIL9,03251.1–

56Menard County, ILIL11,86350.8–

57Woodford County, ILIL38,11150.5–

58Rock Island County, ILIL141,86950.4–

59Schuyler County, ILIL6,65750.3–

60Kendall County, ILIL145,47049.7–

61Cumberland County, ILIL10,20849.7–

62Whiteside County, ILIL54,12149.4–

63Coles County, ILIL46,60748.9–

64White County, ILIL13,25048.7–

65Kankakee County, ILIL105,52548.6–

66Vermilion County, ILIL71,25948.2–

67Adams County, ILIL64,26748.0–

68Logan County, ILIL27,18248.0–

69Madison County, ILIL263,11048.0–

70Lake County, ILIL719,33947.8–

71De Witt County, ILIL15,11847.2–

72Fulton County, ILIL32,90145.6–

73Massac County, ILIL13,50245.6–

74Henry County, ILIL48,09545.4–

75McLean County, ILIL171,41945.3–

76Christian County, ILIL33,44345.2–

77Cook County, ILIL5,194,62545.0–

78DeKalb County, ILIL101,83543.7–

79Piatt County, ILIL16,79142.7–

80Jersey County, ILIL21,16041.9–

81Clay County, ILIL12,79341.9–

82Saline County, ILIL22,77241.6–

83Clark County, ILIL15,11441.6–

84McDonough County, ILIL25,91641.0–

85Kane County, ILIL525,75741.0–

86Grundy County, ILIL54,05240.8–

87Hardin County, ILIL3,58840.8–

88Tazewell County, ILIL130,04940.5–

89Pope County, ILIL3,67240.1–

90Perry County, ILIL20,16038.2–

91Edgar County, ILIL16,32337.8–

92Champaign County, ILIL209,97235.0–

93Scott County, ILIL4,86634.7–

94Morgan County, ILIL32,51534.0–

95Monroe County, ILIL34,84033.8–

96Johnson County, ILIL13,36333.8–

97Shelby County, ILIL20,57633.3–

98Bond County, ILIL16,95933.1–

99Crawford County, ILIL18,64831.6–

100Alexander County, ILIL4,57028.9–

101Calhoun County, ILIL4,30019.2–

102Pulaski County, ILIL4,82018.1–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES