Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017

Objectives-This report presents 2017 total fertility rates by state of residence and race and Hispanic origin of mother for the United States. Methods-Data are from birth certificates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Total fertility rates, the expected number of lifetime births per 1,000 women given current birth rates by age, are shown by state for all births, and for non-Hispanic single-race white, non-Hispanic single-race black, and Hispanic women for 2017. Results-Total fertility rates varied by state for each race and Hispanic-origin group. In 2017, South Dakota (2,227.5) had the highest total fertility rate of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the District of Columbia had the lowest (1,421.0). For non-Hispanic white women, the highest total fertility rate was in Utah (2,099.5) and the lowest in the District of Columbia (1,012.0). Among non-Hispanic black women, the highest total fertility rate was in Maine (4,003.5) and the lowest in Wyoming (1,146.0) along with California (1,503.5), Connecticut (1,575.5), Montana (1,641.0), New Mexico (1,651.0), New York (1,574.5), Rhode Island (1,594.0), and West Virginia (1,579.5). For Hispanic women, the highest total fertility rate was in Alabama (3,085.0) and the lowest in Vermont (1,200.5) and Maine (1,281.5).