Ranking of US States By Number of Births in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for the United States was 3.58M. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of births (412.51K), followed by Texas (364.92K), and Florida (207.94K).

On the other hand, Vermont had the lowest number of births (5.15K) followed by Wyoming (6.16K), and District of Columbia (8.51K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high number of births, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

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Rank State Number of Births
1 California 412507
2 Texas 364918
3 Florida 207942
4 New York 205414
5 Illinois 131890
6 Pennsylvania 130247
7 Ohio 128271
8 Georgia 121274
9 North Carolina 116747
10 Michigan 102780
11 New Jersey 98005
12 Virginia 94275
13 Washington 82602
14 Tennessee 79463
15 Indiana 77715
16 Arizona 75693
17 Missouri 68821
18 Maryland 67431
19 Massachusetts 66440
20 Minnesota 63012
21 Colorado 62138
22 Wisconsin 60035
23 Alabama 57184
24 Louisiana 57028
25 South Carolina 55815
26 Kentucky 51363
27 Oklahoma 47473
28 Utah 45704
29 Oregon 39659
30 Iowa 35887
31 Mississippi 35004
32 Arkansas 34928
33 Kansas 34168
34 Connecticut 33942
35 Nevada 33362
36 Nebraska 24411
37 Idaho 21850
38 New Mexico 21433
39 West Virginia 17056
40 Hawaii 15528
41 New Hampshire 12044
42 Maine 11590
43 South Dakota 11064
44 Montana 10841
45 Delaware 10174
46 Rhode Island 10031
47 North Dakota 10021
48 Alaska 9454
49 District of Columbia 8508
50 Wyoming 6164
51 Vermont 5153