List of states in the United States by fertility rate
List of states in the United States by fertility rate (average number of children a woman has):
States and Territories |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guam | 2.77 | 2.72 | 2.66 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 3.15 | 2.87 | 2.96 | 2.93 |
American Samoa | 2.87 | 2.90 | 2.86 | 3.11 | 3.10 | 2.85 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.55 |
Utah | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.38 | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.29 |
South Dakota | 2.14 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 |
American Virgin Islands | 2.39 | 2.53 | 2.38 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.22 |
North Dakota | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 2.16 |
Alaska | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.19 | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.17 |
Nebraska | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.15 |
Idaho | 2.48 | 2.47 | 2.27 | 2.24 | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.13 |
Texas | 2.39 | 2.36 | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.07 |
Kansas | 2.27 | 2.24 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.05 |
Iowa | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 2.01 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.01 |
Wyoming | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
Oklahoma | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.00 |
Hawaii | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.97 |
Arizona | 2.42 | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.92 |
Arkansas | 2.20 | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 1.98 |
Louisiana | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.96 |
Montana | 2.08 | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.99 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.96 |
Kentucky | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.95 |
Indiana | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.93 |
Minnesota | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.93 |
New Mexico | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.90 |
Mississippi | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.87 |
Ohio | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.87 |
Missouri | 2.07 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.86 |
Nebraska | 2.42 | 2.31 | 2.12 | 1.96 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.86 |
Georgia | 2.25 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.85 |
Tennessee | 2.10 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.85 |
Wisconsin | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
Alabama | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.83 |
North Carolina | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.01 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.82 |
Washington | 2.02 | 2.04 | 1.97 | 1.91 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.82 |
Delaware | 2.12 | 2.11 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.81 |
Illinois | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.81 |
Michigan | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.81 |
Maryland | 2.05 | 2.03 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.80 |
Virginia | 2.06 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.80 |
New Jersey | 2.09 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.80 |
California | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.79 |
South carolina | 2.14 | 2.12 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.79 |
West Virginia | 1.92 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.78 |
Florida | 2.11 | 2.05 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 |
Colorado | 2.09 | 2.05 | 1.98 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.75 |
Pennsylvania | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.74 |
new York | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
Oregon | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.70 |
Maine | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.64 |
Connecticut | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.61 |
New Hampshire | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.59 |
Vermont | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.58 |
Rhode Island | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.58 |
Massachusetts | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.55 |
District of Columbia | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
Puerto Rico | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.34 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1.12 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 1.83 | 1.58 | 1.24 | 1.07 |
United States | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.84 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2007 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2007. p. 41
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2008 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2008. p. 43
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2009 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2009. p. 43
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2010 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2010. p. 42
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2011 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2011. p. 40
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2012 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2012. p. 38
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2013 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2013. p. 37
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2014 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2014. p. 38
- ↑ National Vital Statistics Reports 2015 PDF , Births: Final Data for 2015. p. 92