Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates 2009
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The following table shows the number of births, birth rates, and fertility rates in the United States excluding Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas during 2009.
State | Number of births | Birth rate1 | Fertility rate2 |
---|---|---|---|
United States3 | 4,131,019 | 13.5 | 66.7 |
Alabama | 64,345 | 13.8 | 68.3 |
Alaska | 11,325 | 16.2 | 78.3 |
Arizona | 92,816 | 14.1 | 71.5 |
Arkansas | 39,853 | 13.8 | 70.1 |
California | 527,011 | 14.3 | 68.5 |
Colorado | 68,627 | 13.7 | 66.8 |
Connecticut | 38,896 | 11.1 | 56.5 |
Delaware | 11,562 | 13.1 | 65.4 |
District of Columbia | 9,044 | 15.1 | 60.0 |
Florida | 221,391 | 11.9 | 63.6 |
Georgia | 141,375 | 14.4 | 67.7 |
Hawaii | 18,888 | 14.6 | 75.8 |
Idaho | 23,731 | 15.4 | 77.4 |
Illinois | 171,255 | 13.3 | 64.7 |
Indiana | 86,698 | 13.5 | 67.6 |
Iowa | 37,700 | 13.2 | 68.7 |
Kansas | 41,396 | 14.7 | 74.7 |
Kentucky | 57,558 | 13.3 | 66.6 |
Louisiana | 64,988 | 14.5 | 69.8 |
Maine | 13,470 | 10.2 | 54.8 |
Maryland | 75,061 | 13.2 | 63.8 |
Massachusetts | 75,104 | 11.4 | 55.4 |
Michigan | 117,293 | 11.8 | 59.8 |
Minnesota | 70,648 | 13.4 | 67.5 |
Mississippi | 42,905 | 14.5 | 70.9 |
Missouri | 78,920 | 13.2 | 66.2 |
Montana | 12,261 | 12.6 | 67.3 |
Nebraska | 26,937 | 15.0 | 76.4 |
Nevada | 37,627 | 14.2 | 71.2 |
New Hampshire | 13,378 | 10.1 | 51.9 |
New Jersey | 110,324 | 12.7 | 64.5 |
New Mexico | 29,002 | 14.4 | 73.4 |
New York | 248,110 | 12.7 | 61.7 |
North Carolina | 126,846 | 13.5 | 66.3 |
North Dakota | 9,001 | 13.9 | 70.8 |
Ohio | 144,772 | 12.5 | 63.8 |
Oklahoma | 54,574 | 14.8 | 74.9 |
Oregon | 47,199 | 12.3 | 62.5 |
Pennsylvania | 146,432 | 11.6 | 60.1 |
Rhode Island | 11,443 | 10.9 | 53.6 |
South Carolina | 60,632 | 13.3 | 66.3 |
South Dakota | 11,935 | 14.7 | 77.8 |
Tennessee | 82,213 | 13.1 | 64.7 |
Texas | 402,011 | 16.2 | 77.6 |
Utah | 53,887 | 19.4 | 88.4 |
Vermont | 6,109 | 9.8 | 50.8 |
Virginia | 105,056 | 13.3 | 64.4 |
Washington | 89,284 | 13.4 | 66.4 |
West Virginia | 21,270 | 11.7 | 61.7 |
Wisconsin | 70,840 | 12.5 | 63.7 |
Wyoming | 7,884 | 14.5 | 75.0 |
Puerto Rico | 44,765 | 11.3 | 53.3 |
Virgin Islands | --- | --- | --- |
Guam | 3,417 | 19.2 | 87.9 |
American Samoa | 1,340 | 20.4 | 90.4 |
Northern Marianas | 1,1110 | 21.6 | 77.1 |
1. Birth rates are live births per 1,000 estimated population in each area.
2. Fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years estimated in each area.
3. Excludes data for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 58, no. 16, April 6, 2010. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs .
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