United States Natural Population Increase Rate By State in 2018

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase rate for the United States was 3.06; and the top three states that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Utah: 9.37
  2. Alaska: 8.04
  3. District of Columbia: 6.36

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

  1. West Virginia: -2.78
  2. Maine: -1.73
  3. Vermont: -0.92

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each U.S. state in 2018.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

United States Natural Population Increase Rate By State in 2018
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See also Natural Population Increase Rate By State for other years:
United States Natural Population Increase Rate By State in 2018
State
Natural Pop. Increase Rate
Utah 9.37
Alaska 8.04
District of Columbia 6.36
Texas 6.3
North Dakota 5.6
California 4.87
South Dakota 4.82
Colorado 4.53
Nebraska 4.5
Idaho 4.27
Minnesota 4.17
Georgia 4.15
Hawaii 4.03
Washington 4
Virginia 3.78
New York 3.71
Nevada 3.66
Maryland 3.58
Wyoming 3.27
Arizona 3.09
Louisiana 3.05
New Jersey 3.05
Kansas 3.01
Illinois 2.94
North Carolina 2.56
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