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79. Births and Birth Rates, by Race, Sex, and Age
[Births in thousands and by race of child, except as indicated. Beginning 1970, excludes births to nonresidents of the United States. For population bases used to derive these
data, see text, this section, and Appendix III]
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Item
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Live births 1
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4,111
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4,065
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4,000
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3,953
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3,900
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3,891
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3,895
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3,942
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White
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3,241
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3,202
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3,126
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3,121
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3,099
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3,093
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3,085
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3,119
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Black
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683
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674
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695
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636
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603
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595
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601
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610
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American Indian
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39
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39
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39
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38
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37
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38
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38
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40
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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145
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150
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153
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158
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160
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166
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170
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173
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Male
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2,102
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2,082
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2,049
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2,023
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1,996
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1,990
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Female
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2,009
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1,983
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1,951
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1,930
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1,903
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1,901
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Males per 100 females
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105
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105
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105
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105
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105
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105
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(NA)
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(NA)
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-53
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-58
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-61
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-67
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-70
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-74
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-78
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-10
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Age of mother:
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Under 20 years old
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532
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518
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514
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518
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512
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503
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500
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485
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20 to 24 years old
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1,090
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1,070
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1,038
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1,001
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966
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945
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946
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965
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25 to 29 years old
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1,220
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1,179
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1,129
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1,089
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1,064
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1,071
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1,075
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1,083
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30 to 34 years old
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885
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895
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901
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906
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905
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898
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888
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889
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35 to 39 years old
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331
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345
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357
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372
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384
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400
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408
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425
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40 to 44 years old
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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81
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45 to 49 years old
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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4
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Age of father:
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-695
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-676
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-661
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-632
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Under 20 years old
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130
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129
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132
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138
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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20 to 24 years old
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625
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621
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608
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601
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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25 to 29 years old
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1,007
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969
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923
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890
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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30 to 34 years old
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940
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940
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932
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930
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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35 to 39 years old
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478
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488
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498
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508
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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40 years old or more
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236
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242
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246
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254
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Age not stated
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696
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677
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661
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631
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Birth rate per 1,000 population
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16.3
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15.9
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15.5
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15.2
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14.8
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14.7
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14.5
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14.6
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White
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15.4
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15.0
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14.7
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14.4
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14.2
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14.1
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13.9
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14.0
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Black
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21.9
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21.3
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20.5
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19.5
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18.2
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17.8
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17.7
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17.7
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American Indian
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18.3
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18.4
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17.8
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17.1
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16.6
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16.6
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16.6
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17.1
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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18.2
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18.0
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17.7
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17.5
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17.3
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17.0
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16.9
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16.4
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Male
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17.1
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16.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Female
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15.6
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15.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Plural birth ratio 2
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23.9
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24.4
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25.2
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25.7
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26.1
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27.4
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28.6
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30.0
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White
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23.4
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24.0
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24.9
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25.5
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26.0
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27.5
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28.7
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30.2
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Black
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27.8
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28.2
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28.7
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29.4
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28.8
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29.8
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30.9
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32.0
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Fertility rate per 1,000 women 3
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69.6
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68.9
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67.6
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66.7
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65.6
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65.3
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65.3
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65.6
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White 3
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67.0
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66.5
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65.4
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64.9
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64.4
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64.3
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64.2
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64.6
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Black 3
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85.2
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83.2
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80.5
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76.9
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72.3
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70.7
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70.8
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71.0
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American Indian 3
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75.1
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75.4
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73.4
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70.9
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69.1
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68.7
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68.9
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70.7
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Asian or Pacific Islander 3
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67.6
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67.2
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66.7
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66.8
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66.4
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65.9
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66.5
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64.0
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Age of mother:
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10 to 14 years old
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.3
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1.2
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1.1
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1.0
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15 to 19 years old
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62.1
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60.7
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59.6
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58.9
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56.8
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54.4
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52.3
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51.1
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20 to 24 years old
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115.7
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114.6
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112.6
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111.1
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109.8
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110.4
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110.4
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111.2
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25 to 29 years old
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118.2
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117.4
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115.5
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113.9
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111.2
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113.1
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113.8
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115.9
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30 to 34 years old
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79.5
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80.2
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80.8
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81.5
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82.5
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83.9
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85.3
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87.4
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35 to 39 years old
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32.0
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32.5
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32.9
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33.7
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34.3
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35.3
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36.1
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37.4
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40 to 44 years old
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5.5
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5.9
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6.1
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6.4
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6.6
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6.8
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7.1
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7.3
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45 to 49 years old
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0.2
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3
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0.4
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0.4
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NA Not available. 1 Includes other races not shown separately.
2 Number of multiple births per 1,000 live births.
3 Per 1,000 women, 15 to 44 years old in specified group.The rate for age of mother 45 to 49 years old computed by relating births to mothers 45 years old and over to
women 45 to 49 years old.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics; Vital Statistics of the United States, annual; National Vital Statistics Report (NSVR)(formerly Monthly Vital Statistics Report; and
unpublished data.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/79_births_and_birth_rates_by_race.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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