Introduction
The birth rate of a country or a state is the measure of how many live births occur within a population, using a sample size of 1000 people. The birth rate is a figure used to determine the health and growth of a population, and when taken in comparison with infant mortality and aging population figures, one can determine the projected future of the population and the country as a whole. Birth rates are therefore a crucial statistic in the crafting of a population pyramid, which is used to illustrate the changes and composition of a country or state’s population.
Birth rates in the U.S. vary on a state-by-state basis, influenced by many of the same factors that affect other related statistics; access to health care, standard of living, and access to education. However, when it comes to birth rates the effect of these is inverted. A lower standard of living and lower education results in higher birth rates, whereas access to higher education and a higher standard of living decrease birth rates.
If you would like to learn more about birth rate by state, please refer to the data in the charts.
| # | State | Birth Rate | Fertility Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 14.9 | 64.1 |
| 2 | North Dakota | 14 | 67.4 |
| 3 | Alaska | 13.7 | 65.7 |
| 4 | South Dakota | 13.5 | 66.7 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 13.2 | 64.7 |
| 6 | Texas | 13.2 | 60.2 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 12.8 | 62.2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 12.6 | 61 |
| 9 | Kansas | 12.5 | 61.1 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 12.4 | 61 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 12.3 | 60.7 |
| 12 | Idaho | 12.2 | 60.9 |
| 13 | Indiana | 12.2 | 59.8 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 12.1 | 60.8 |
| 15 | Georgia | 12 | 55.7 |
| 16 | Iowa | 12 | 60.4 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 12 | 58.3 |
| 18 | Missouri | 12 | 58.7 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 11.9 | 61.1 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 11.9 | 58.5 |
| 21 | Alabama | 11.8 | 60.6 |
| 22 | Maryland | 11.8 | 57.7 |
| 23 | Nevada | 11.8 | 54.8 |
| 24 | Virginia | 11.7 | 55.8 |
| 25 | New York | 11.6 | 54.6 |
| 26 | Ohio | 11.6 | 58.3 |
| 27 | California | 11.5 | 52.4 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 11.5 | 56.2 |
| 29 | Illinois | 11.4 | 53.8 |
| 30 | New Jersey | 11.4 | 58.6 |
| 31 | Washington | 11.4 | 54 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 11.4 | 56.4 |
| 33 | Arizona | 11.3 | 54 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 11.1 | 55.9 |
| 35 | Colorado | 11 | 51.5 |
| 36 | Delaware | 11 | 57 |
| 37 | Michigan | 11 | 55.6 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 11 | 54.6 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 11 | 55.4 |
| 40 | Montana | 10.8 | 54.3 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 10.6 | 54.9 |
| 42 | Florida | 10.4 | 53.4 |
| 43 | Oregon | 10.1 | 47.8 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 10.1 | 55.3 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 10 | 47.6 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 9.9 | 48.7 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 9.7 | 49.9 |
| 48 | Maine | 9.2 | 49.2 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 8.8 | 47.7 |
| 50 | Vermont | 8.7 | 44.7 |
Birth Rate by State
Alabama
Birth Rate
11.8
Ranked in the US
#21
Fertility Rate
60.6
Ranked in the US
#14
Alaska
Birth Rate
13.7
Ranked in the US
#3
Fertility Rate
65.7
Ranked in the US
#3
Arizona
Birth Rate
11.3
Ranked in the US
#33
Fertility Rate
54
Ranked in the US
#38
Arkansas
Birth Rate
12.3
Ranked in the US
#11
Fertility Rate
60.7
Ranked in the US
#13
California
Birth Rate
11.5
Ranked in the US
#27
Fertility Rate
52.4
Ranked in the US
#42
Colorado
Birth Rate
11
Ranked in the US
#35
Fertility Rate
51.5
Ranked in the US
#43
Connecticut
Birth Rate
9.7
Ranked in the US
#47
Fertility Rate
49.9
Ranked in the US
#44
Delaware
Birth Rate
11
Ranked in the US
#36
Fertility Rate
57
Ranked in the US
#24
Florida
Birth Rate
10.4
Ranked in the US
#42
Fertility Rate
53.4
Ranked in the US
#41
Georgia
Birth Rate
12
Ranked in the US
#15
Fertility Rate
55.7
Ranked in the US
#29
Hawaii
Birth Rate
11.9
Ranked in the US
#19
Fertility Rate
61.1
Ranked in the US
#7
Idaho
Birth Rate
12.2
Ranked in the US
#12
Fertility Rate
60.9
Ranked in the US
#11
Illinois
Birth Rate
11.4
Ranked in the US
#29
Fertility Rate
53.8
Ranked in the US
#40
Indiana
Birth Rate
12.2
Ranked in the US
#13
Fertility Rate
59.8
Ranked in the US
#17
Iowa
Birth Rate
12
Ranked in the US
#16
Fertility Rate
60.4
Ranked in the US
#15
Kansas
Birth Rate
12.5
Ranked in the US
#9
Fertility Rate
61.1
Ranked in the US
#8
Kentucky
Birth Rate
12.1
Ranked in the US
#14
Fertility Rate
60.8
Ranked in the US
#12
Louisiana
Birth Rate
12.8
Ranked in the US
#7
Fertility Rate
62.2
Ranked in the US
#6
Maine
Birth Rate
9.2
Ranked in the US
#48
Fertility Rate
49.2
Ranked in the US
#45
Maryland
Birth Rate
11.8
Ranked in the US
#22
Fertility Rate
57.7
Ranked in the US
#23
Massachusetts
Birth Rate
10
Ranked in the US
#45
Fertility Rate
47.6
Ranked in the US
#49
Michigan
Birth Rate
11
Ranked in the US
#37
Fertility Rate
55.6
Ranked in the US
#30
Minnesota
Birth Rate
12
Ranked in the US
#17
Fertility Rate
58.3
Ranked in the US
#21
Mississippi
Birth Rate
12.4
Ranked in the US
#10
Fertility Rate
61
Ranked in the US
#9
Missouri
Birth Rate
12
Ranked in the US
#18
Fertility Rate
58.7
Ranked in the US
#18
Montana
Birth Rate
10.8
Ranked in the US
#40
Fertility Rate
54.3
Ranked in the US
#37
Nebraska
Birth Rate
13.2
Ranked in the US
#5
Fertility Rate
64.7
Ranked in the US
#4
Nevada
Birth Rate
11.8
Ranked in the US
#23
Fertility Rate
54.8
Ranked in the US
#34
New Hampshire
Birth Rate
8.8
Ranked in the US
#49
Fertility Rate
47.7
Ranked in the US
#48
New Jersey
Birth Rate
11.4
Ranked in the US
#30
Fertility Rate
58.6
Ranked in the US
#19
New Mexico
Birth Rate
11
Ranked in the US
#38
Fertility Rate
54.6
Ranked in the US
#35
New York
Birth Rate
11.6
Ranked in the US
#25
Fertility Rate
54.6
Ranked in the US
#36
North Carolina
Birth Rate
11.5
Ranked in the US
#28
Fertility Rate
56.2
Ranked in the US
#26
North Dakota
Birth Rate
14
Ranked in the US
#2
Fertility Rate
67.4
Ranked in the US
#1
Ohio
Birth Rate
11.6
Ranked in the US
#26
Fertility Rate
58.3
Ranked in the US
#22
Oklahoma
Birth Rate
12.6
Ranked in the US
#8
Fertility Rate
61
Ranked in the US
#10
Oregon
Birth Rate
10.1
Ranked in the US
#43
Fertility Rate
47.8
Ranked in the US
#47
Pennsylvania
Birth Rate
10.6
Ranked in the US
#41
Fertility Rate
54.9
Ranked in the US
#33
Rhode Island
Birth Rate
9.9
Ranked in the US
#46
Fertility Rate
48.7
Ranked in the US
#46
South Carolina
Birth Rate
11.1
Ranked in the US
#34
Fertility Rate
55.9
Ranked in the US
#27
South Dakota
Birth Rate
13.5
Ranked in the US
#4
Fertility Rate
66.7
Ranked in the US
#2
Tennessee
Birth Rate
11.9
Ranked in the US
#20
Fertility Rate
58.5
Ranked in the US
#20
Texas
Birth Rate
13.2
Ranked in the US
#6
Fertility Rate
60.2
Ranked in the US
#16
Utah
Birth Rate
14.9
Ranked in the US
#1
Fertility Rate
64.1
Ranked in the US
#5
Vermont
Birth Rate
8.7
Ranked in the US
#50
Fertility Rate
44.7
Ranked in the US
#51
Virginia
Birth Rate
11.7
Ranked in the US
#24
Fertility Rate
55.8
Ranked in the US
#28
Washington
Birth Rate
11.4
Ranked in the US
#31
Fertility Rate
54
Ranked in the US
#39
West Virginia
Birth Rate
10.1
Ranked in the US
#44
Fertility Rate
55.3
Ranked in the US
#32
Wisconsin
Birth Rate
11
Ranked in the US
#39
Fertility Rate
55.4
Ranked in the US
#31
Wyoming
Birth Rate
11.4
Ranked in the US
#32
Fertility Rate
56.4
Ranked in the US
#25
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