Ranking of US States By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for the United States was 12.34. Among all US states and DC, Utah had the highest birth rate (16.87), followed by Alaska (15.24), and North Dakota (15.09).
On the other hand, New Hampshire had the lowest birth rate (9.24) followed by Vermont (9.35), and Maine (9.55).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high birth rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | State | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Utah | 16.87 |
| 2 | Alaska | 15.24 |
| 3 | North Dakota | 15.09 |
| 4 | Texas | 14.54 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 14.23 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 14.21 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 13.98 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 13.8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13.56 |
| 10 | Idaho | 13.55 |
| 11 | Kansas | 13.31 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 13.15 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 12.93 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 12.91 |
| 15 | Georgia | 12.82 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 12.81 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 12.73 |
| 18 | Indiana | 12.61 |
| 18 | Iowa | 12.61 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 12.61 |
| 19 | Nevada | 12.56 |
| 20 | California | 12.53 |
| 21 | Washington | 12.51 |
| 22 | Virginia | 12.4 |
| 23 | Arizona | 12.3 |
| 23 | Missouri | 12.3 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 12.3 |
| 24 | Alabama | 12.28 |
| 25 | Maryland | 12.25 |
| 26 | Illinois | 12.21 |
| 27 | Colorado | 12.11 |
| 28 | Montana | 12.06 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 12.06 |
| 29 | New York | 12 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 11.99 |
| 31 | Ohio | 11.94 |
| 32 | Delaware | 11.86 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 11.74 |
| 34 | New Jersey | 11.61 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 11.59 |
| 36 | Michigan | 11.42 |
| 37 | Oregon | 11.26 |
| 38 | Florida | 11.07 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 10.98 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 10.52 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 10.47 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 10.38 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 10.02 |
| 44 | Maine | 9.55 |
| 45 | Vermont | 9.35 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | 9.24 |