Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)
1.
Roanoke County, VA
(
Cave Spring
,
Hollins
,
Vinton
), pop. 85,778: 25.9%
2.
Delaware County, OH
(
Delaware
,
Powell
,
Sunbury
), pop. 109,989: 20.2%
3.
Denver County, CO
(
Denver
), pop. 554,636: 14.6%
4.
Whitfield County, GA
(
Dalton
,
Varnell
,
Tunnel Hill
), pop. 83,525: 14.6%
5.
Cabarrus County, NC
(
Concord
,
Kannapolis
,
Harrisburg
), pop. 131,063: 13.9%
6.
Alexandria city, VA
, pop. 128,283: 13.2%
7.
Hall County, GA
(
Gainesville
,
Oakwood
,
Flowery Branch
), pop. 139,277: 12.4%
8.
Kendall County, IL
(
Oswego
,
Boulder Hill
,
Yorkville
), pop. 54,544: 11.5%
9.
Pittsylvania County, VA
(
Chatham
,
Hurt
,
Gretna
), pop. 61,745: 10.8%
10.
Adams County, CO
(
Aurora
,
Westminster
,
Thornton
), pop. 363,857: 8.9%
11.
Christian County, KY
(
Hopkinsville
,
Oak Grove
,
Crofton
), pop. 72,265: 8.7%
12.
Jones County, MS
(
Laurel
,
Ellisville
,
Sandersville
), pop. 64,958: 8.6%
13.
Gwinnett County, GA
(
Lawrenceville
,
Duluth
,
Snellville
), pop. 588,448: 8.4%
14.
Washington County, AR
(
Fayetteville
,
Springdale
,
Farmington
), pop. 157,715: 8.3%
15.
Garfield County, OK
(
Enid
,
Waukomis
,
Garber
), pop. 57,813: 8.0%
16.
Weld County, CO
(
Greeley
,
Windsor
,
Evans
), pop. 180,936: 7.8%
17.
Canyon County, ID
(
Nampa
,
Caldwell
,
Middleton
), pop. 131,441: 7.4%
18.
Hays County, TX
(
San Marcos
,
Kyle
,
Wimberley
), pop. 97,589: 7.4%
19.
Loudoun County, VA
(
Leesburg
,
Purcellville
,
Lovettsville
), pop. 169,599: 7.3%
20.
Lancaster County, NE
(
Lincoln
,
Waverly
,
Hickman
), pop. 250,291: 7.2%
21.
Durham County, NC
(
Durham
,
Gorman
), pop. 223,314: 7.1%
22.
Kaufman County, TX
(
Terrell
,
Kaufman
,
Forney
), pop. 71,313: 7.0%
23.
Jasper County, MO
(
Joplin
,
Carthage
,
Webb City
), pop. 104,686: 6.9%
24.
Clarke County, GA
(
Winterville
,
Athens
), pop. 101,489: 6.9%
25.
Iredell County, NC
(
Statesville
,
Mooresville
,
Troutman
), pop. 122,660: 6.8%
26.
Bannock County, ID
(
Pocatello
,
Chubbuck
,
McCammon
), pop. 75,565: 6.5%
27.
Henderson County, NC
(
Hendersonville
,
Fletcher
,
East Flat Rock
), pop. 89,173: 6.4%
28.
Utah County, UT
(
Provo
,
Orem
,
Pleasant Grove
), pop. 368,536: 6.4%
29.
Riley County, KS
(
Manhattan
,
Ogden
,
Riley
), pop. 62,843: 6.3%
30.
Boulder County, CO
(
Boulder
,
Longmont
,
Lafayette
), pop. 291,288: 6.2%
31.
Clay County, MO
(
Gladstone
,
Liberty
,
Excelsior Springs
), pop. 184,006: 6.2%
32.
Forsyth County, GA
(
Cumming
,
Big Creek
,
Chestatee
), pop. 98,407: 6.1%
33.
Spotsylvania County, VA
(
Spotsylvania Courthouse
), pop. 90,395: 5.8%
34.
New York County, NY
, pop. 1,537,195: 5.6%
35.
Alamance County, NC
(
Burlington
,
Graham
,
Mebane
), pop. 130,800: 5.5%
36.
Benton County, AR
(
Rogers
,
Bentonville
,
Bella Vista
), pop. 153,406: 5.5%
37.
Rockdale County, GA
(
Conyers
,
Lakeview Estates
), pop. 70,111: 5.5%
38.
Cobb County, GA
(
Marietta
,
Smyrna
,
Mableton
), pop. 607,751: 5.2%
39.
Carroll County, GA
(
Carrollton
,
Villa Rica
,
Temple
), pop. 87,268: 5.2%
40.
Wake County, NC
(
Raleigh
,
Cary
,
Apex
), pop. 627,846: 5.1%
41.
Sampson County, NC
(
Clinton
,
Plain View
,
Roseboro
), pop. 60,161: 5.1%
42.
Wright County, MN
(
Buffalo
,
St. Michael
,
Monticello
), pop. 89,986: 5.0%
43.
Floyd County, GA
(
Rome
,
Lindale
,
Shannon
), pop. 90,565: 5.0%
44.
Mecklenburg County, NC
(
Charlotte
,
Huntersville
,
Matthews
), pop. 695,454: 4.9%
45.
Hall County, NE
(
Grand Island
,
Wood River
,
Cairo
), pop. 53,534: 4.9%
46.
Davis County, UT
(
Layton
,
Bountiful
,
Clearfield
), pop. 238,994: 4.9%
47.
Marshall County, AL
(
Albertville
,
Boaz
,
Guntersville
), pop. 82,231: 4.9%
48.
Williamson County, TX
(
Round Rock
,
Georgetown
,
Cedar Park
), pop. 249,967: 4.8%
49.
Washington County, UT
(
St. George
,
Hurricane
,
Washington
), pop. 90,354: 4.8%
50.
Orange County, NC
(
Chapel Hill
,
Carrboro
,
Hillsborough
), pop. 118,227: 4.7%
51.
Reno County, KS
(
Hutchinson
,
South Hutchinson
,
Buhler
), pop. 64,790: 4.6%
52.
Blue Earth County, MN
(
Mankato
,
Lake Crystal
,
Eagle Lake
), pop. 55,941: 4.3%
53.
Gallatin County, MT
(
Bozeman
,
Belgrade
,
Four Corners
), pop. 67,831: 4.3%
54.
St. Joseph County, MI
(
Sturgis
,
Three Rivers
,
Constantine
), pop. 62,422: 4.3%
55.
Robertson County, TN
(
Springfield
,
Greenbrier
,
Coopertown
), pop. 54,433: 4.2%
56.
Arapahoe County, CO
(
Southglenn
,
Littleton
,
Englewood
), pop. 487,967: 4.2%
57.
DeKalb County, AL
(
Fort Payne
,
Rainsville
,
Henagar
), pop. 64,452: 4.2%
58.
Pulaski County, KY
(
Somerset
,
Ferguson
,
Burnside
), pop. 56,217: 4.1%
59.
Hamblen County, TN
(
Morristown
,
Alpha
,
Whitesburg
), pop. 58,128: 4.1%
60.
Cache County, UT
(
Logan
,
Smithfield
,
Hyrum
), pop. 91,391: 4.0%
61.
Union County, NC
(
Monroe
,
Indian Trail
,
Weddington
), pop. 123,677: 3.7%
62.
Oklahoma County, OK
(
Oklahoma City
,
Edmond
,
Midwest City
), pop. 660,448: 3.6%
63.
Hancock County, IN
(
Greenfield
,
Fortville
,
New Palestine
), pop. 55,391: 3.5%
64.
Travis County, TX
(
Austin
,
Pflugerville
,
Wells Branch
), pop. 812,280: 3.5%
65.
Nacogdoches County, TX
(
Nacogdoches
,
Garrison
,
Cushing
), pop. 59,203: 3.3%
66.
Bonneville County, ID
(
Idaho Falls
,
Ammon
,
Iona
), pop. 82,522: 3.3%
67.
Douglas County, NE
(
Omaha
,
Ralston
,
Elkhorn
), pop. 463,585: 3.3%
68.
York County, VA
(
Yorktown
), pop. 56,297: 3.1%
69.
Brazos County, TX
(
College Station
,
Bryan
,
Wixon Valley
), pop. 152,415: 3.1%
70.
Weber County, UT
(
Ogden
,
Roy
,
North Ogden
), pop. 196,533: 3.1%
71.
Rockland County, NY
(
Ramapo
,
New City
,
Haverstraw
), pop. 286,753: 2.9%
72.
Salt Lake County, UT
(
Salt Lake City
,
West Valley City
,
Sandy
), pop. 898,387: 2.9%
73.
Knox County, OH
(
Mount Vernon
,
Fredericktown
,
Gambier
), pop. 54,500: 2.9%
74.
Wilkes County, NC
(
North Wilkesboro
,
Wilkesboro
,
Mulberry
), pop. 65,632: 2.8%
75.
DeKalb County, IL
(
DeKalb
,
Sycamore
,
Sandwich
), pop. 88,969: 2.8%
76.
Will County, IL
(
Joliet
,
Bolingbrook
,
Romeoville
), pop. 502,266: 2.7%
77.
Leavenworth County, KS
(
Leavenworth
,
Lansing
,
Tonganoxie
), pop. 68,691: 2.7%
78.
Johnston County, NC
(
Smithfield
,
Clayton
,
Selma
), pop. 121,965: 2.7%
79.
Hernando County, FL
(
Spring Hill
,
Brooksville
,
Timber Pines
), pop. 130,802: 2.7%
80.
Newton County, GA
(
Covington
,
Oxford
,
Porterdale
), pop. 62,001: 2.6%
81.
Hendricks County, IN
(
Plainfield
,
Brownsburg
,
Danville
), pop. 104,093: 2.5%
82.
Johnson County, TX
(
Cleburne
,
Burleson
,
Keene
), pop. 126,811: 2.5%
83.
Harrison County, TX
(
Marshall
,
Hallsville
,
Waskom
), pop. 62,110: 2.5%
84.
Catawba County, NC
(
Hickory
,
Newton
,
St. Stephens
), pop. 141,685: 2.4%
85.
Boone County, KY
(
Florence
,
Burlington
,
Oakbrook
), pop. 85,991: 2.2%
86.
Forsyth County, NC
(
Winston-Salem
,
Kernersville
,
Clemmons
), pop. 306,067: 2.2%
87.
Collin County, TX
(
Plano
,
McKinney
,
Allen
), pop. 491,675: 2.2%
88.
Rankin County, MS
(
Pearl
,
Brandon
,
Richland
), pop. 115,327: 2.1%
89.
Shawnee County, KS
(
Topeka
,
Silver Lake
,
Auburn
), pop. 169,871: 2.1%
90.
Elkhart County, IN
(
Elkhart
,
Goshen
,
Nappanee
), pop. 182,791: 2.1%
91.
Denton County, TX
(
Denton
,
Lewisville
,
Flower Mound
), pop. 432,976: 2.1%
92.
Faulkner County, AR
(
Conway
,
Greenbrier
,
Vilonia
), pop. 86,014: 2.0%
93.
Hamilton County, IN
(
Fishers
,
Carmel
,
Noblesville
), pop. 182,740: 1.8%
94.
Putnam County, TN
(
Cookeville
,
Algood
,
Monterey
), pop. 62,315: 1.7%
95.
Craighead County, AR
(
Jonesboro
,
Lake City
,
Bay
), pop. 82,148: 1.7%
96.
La Salle County, IL
(
Ottawa
,
Streator
,
Peru
), pop. 111,509: 1.6%
97.
Grayson County, TX
(
Sherman
,
Denison
,
Whitesboro
), pop. 110,595: 1.5%
98.
Wayne County, NC
(
Goldsboro
,
Mount Olive
,
Elroy
), pop. 113,329: 1.5%
99.
Polk County, IA
(
Des Moines
,
West Des Moines
,
Urbandale
), pop. 374,601: 1.5%
100.
Sandusky County, OH
(
Fremont
,
Clyde
,
Ballville
), pop. 61,792: 1.4%
101.
Cabell County, WV
(
Huntington
,
Pea Ridge
,
Barboursville
), pop. 96,784: 1.4%
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