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Births in the U.S.

Statistics report about births in the United States

This report presents key facts and figures about births in the United States. It shows long-term developments in birth rates, breakdowns by age and race/ethnicity, and chapters on multiple births, teen births, and types of deliveries.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. mothers: medical or health characteristics of birth 2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of births in the U.S. 1990-2024
  • Premium Statistic Birth rate in the U.S. 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. preterm birth rate 1990-2024
  • Basic Statistic Home birth rate: leading U.S. states 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest birth rate 2023
  • Basic Statistic Factors that would have improved pregnancy/birth for U.S. women as of 2024

Specifics

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  • Basic Statistic Birth rate by age of mother in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Birth rate in the U.S. 2024, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Birth rate by educational attainment of mother in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. 1980-2024

Multiple births

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. multiple birth rate 1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. twin birth rate 1980-2024
  • Basic Statistic Twin birth rates in the United States by age of mother 2023
  • Premium Statistic Twin birth rates in the United States 1980-2023, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states with the highest average twin birth rates 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of triplet and quadruplet births in the U.S. in 1998, 2009, and 2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of triplet and higher-order multiple births in the U.S. 1998-2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of triplet and higher-order births in the U.S. in 1998, 2009, and 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Rate of triplet and higher-order births in the U.S. in 1998, 2009, and 2023, by race

Teen births

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  • Basic Statistic Birth rate of U.S. girls aged 10-14 years 1991-2024
  • Basic Statistic Birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 years 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Birth rates for teenagers aged 15-17 by race/ethnic group 1991-2023
  • Premium Statistic Birth rates for teenagers aged 18-19 U.S. by race/ethnic origin 1991-2023
  • Premium Statistic Birth rates for U.S. teen women aged 15-19 from 1991-2023, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Teen birth rates in the U.S. by state in 2023

Types of delivery

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  • Basic Statistic Rate of births delivered by forceps or vacuum extraction in the U.S. 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Rate of cesarean section procedure in the U.S. 1997-2024
  • Basic Statistic Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by age of mother
  • Premium Statistic C-section rate in the U.S. 1996-2024, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic C-section delivery rates in the U.S. in 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates in the U.S. 2016-2024

Cost of delivery

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  • Basic Statistic Cost of giving birth in the U.S. in 2023, by delivery method and insurance status
  • Premium Statistic Vaginal delivery costs with insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Vaginal delivery costs without insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Cesarean section delivery costs with insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Cesarean section delivery costs without insurance in the U.S. in 2023, by state
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