List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates
This article includes a list of U.S. states sorted by birth and death rate, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants, for 2021, using the most recent data available from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
2021 list
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| 2021 rank |
State | Birth rate (per 1,000 people)[1] |
Death rate (per 1,000 people)[1] |
Rate of natural increase (per 1,000 people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guam
|
15.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| 2 |  American Samoa
|
- | - | - |
| 3 |  Utah
|
14.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 4 |  Northern Marianas
|
11.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 5 |  Alaska
|
12.8 | 8.5 | 4.3 |
| 6 |  District of Columbia
|
12.9 | 8.7 | 4.2 |
| 7 |  North Dakota
|
13.0 | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| 8 |  Texas
|
12.7 | 9.1 | 3.6 |
| 9 |  Nebraska
|
12.5 | 9.6 | 2.9 |
| 10 |  Colorado
|
10.8 | 8.3 | 2.5 |
| 11 |  South Dakota
|
12.7 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| 12 |  Minnesota
|
11.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 |
| 13 |  California
|
10.7 | 8.5 | 2.2 |
| 14 |  Idaho
|
11.8 | 9.7 | 2.1 |
| 15 |  New Jersey
|
11.0 | 9.1 | 1.9 |
| 16 |  Washington
|
10.8 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| 17 |  Hawaii
|
10.8 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| 18 |  Maryland
|
11.1 | 9.4 | 1.7 |
| 19 |  New York
|
10.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| 20 |  Virginia
|
11.1 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| 21 |  Georgia
|
11.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 |
| 22 |  Kansas
|
11.8 | 10.9 | 0.9 |
| 23 |  Massachusetts
|
9.9 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| 24 |  Iowa
|
11.5 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| 25 |  Illinois
|
10.4 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| 26 |  Connecticut
|
9.9 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| 27 |  Indiana
|
11.7 | 11.5 | 0.2 |
| 28 |  North Carolina
|
11.4 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| 29 |  Nevada
|
10.7 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| 30 |  Wisconsin
|
10.5 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| 31 |  Louisiana
|
12.4 | 12.4 | −0.0 |
| 32 |  Arizona
|
10.7 | 11.2 | −0.5 |
| 33 |  Wyoming
|
10.8 | 11.4 | −0.6 |
| 34 |  Oklahoma
|
12.1 | 12.8 | −0.7 |
| 35 |  Missouri
|
11.3 | 12.0 | −0.7 |
| 36 |  Rhode Island
|
9.6 | 10.3 | −0.7 |
| 37 |  Delaware
|
10.4 | 11.3 | −0.9 |
| 38 |  Oregon
|
9.6 | 10.6 | −1.0 |
| 39 |  New Hampshire
|
9.1 | 10.2 | −1.1 |
| 40 |  Arkansas
|
11.9 | 13.2 | −1.3 |
| 41 |  Michigan
|
10.4 | 11.7 | −1.3 |
| 42 |  Montana
|
10.2 | 11.5 | −1.3 |
| 43 |  Tennessee
|
11.7 | 13.1 | −1.4 |
| 44 |  Ohio
|
11.0 | 12.5 | −1.5 |
| 45 |  South Carolina
|
11.0 | 12.6 | −1.6 |
| 46 |  Kentucky
|
11.6 | 13.4 | −1.8 |
| 47 |  Pennsylvania
|
10.2 | 12.0 | −1.8 |
| 48 |  New Mexico
|
10.1 | 12.0 | −1.9 |
| 49 |  Mississippi
|
11.9 | 13.9 | −2.0 |
| 50 |  Florida
|
9.9 | 12.0 | −2.1 |
| 51 |  Alabama
|
11.5 | 13.7 | −2.2 |
| 52 |  Vermont
|
8.3 | 10.7 | −2.4 |
| 53 |  Maine
|
8.7 | 12.6 | −3.9 |
| 54 |  Puerto Rico
|
5.9 | 10.1 | −4.2 |
| 55 |  West Virginia
|
9.6 | 16.5 | −6.9 |
| — |  United States
|
11.0 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "State and Territorial Data". National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
