United States Birth Rate By State in 2018

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the birth rate for the United States was 11.77. Utah had the highest birth rate (15.21), followed by North Dakota (14.11), and Alaska (14.04). On the other hand, Vermont had the lowest birth rate (8.69), followed by New Hampshire (8.87), and Maine (9.17).

Birth Rate refers to the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each state by county as well as the trend for each state.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each state. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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United States Birth Rate By State in 2018
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United States Birth Rate By State in 2018
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Alabama 12.01
Alaska 14.04
Arizona 11.42
Arkansas 12.5
California 11.73
Colorado 11.28
Connecticut 9.78
Delaware 11.18
Florida 10.6
Georgia 12.24
Hawaii 12.13
Idaho 12.46
Illinois 11.61
Indiana 12.36
Iowa 12.17
Kansas 12.52
Kentucky 12.25
Louisiana 13.01
Maine 9.17
Maryland 11.88
Massachusetts 10.25
Michigan 11.12
Minnesota 12.15
Mississippi 12.55
Missouri 12.02
Montana 11.03
Nebraska 13.33
Nevada 11.86
New Hampshire 8.87
New Jersey 11.46
New Mexico 11.08
New York 11.72
North Carolina 11.63
North Dakota 14.11
Ohio 11.73
Oklahoma 12.73
Oregon 10.31
Pennsylvania 10.74
Rhode Island 10.15
South Carolina 11.26
South Dakota 13.86
Tennessee 12.08
Texas 13.4
Utah 15.21
Vermont 8.69
Virginia 11.89
Washington 11.6
West Virginia 10.26
Wisconsin 11.11
Wyoming 11.67
District of Columbia 13.42