Metro areas with the highest birth rate U.S. 2021

This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest birth rate in the United States in 2021. Birth rate is the total number of live births per 1,000 of a population in a particular year. The Hinesville metro area in Georgia was ranked first with 20.4 births per 1,000 residents in 2019.

Metropolitan areas with the highest birth rate in the United States in 2021 (per 1,000 population)

Characteristic	Birth rate (births per 1,000 population)
Hinesville, GA	20.4
Odessa, TX	18.99
Jackosnville, NC	17.46
Midland, TX	16.88
Laredo, TX	16.73
Provo-Orem, UT	16.58
Clarksville, TN-KY	15.84
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	14.98
Logan, UT-ID	14.54
Manhattan, KS	14.49
Fayetteville, NC	14.47
Killeen-Temple, TX	14.42
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	14.33
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	14.18
Elkart-Goshen, IN	14.15
Yuma, AZ	13.99
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	13.85
Visalia, CA	13.8
Idaho Falls, ID	13.78
Hammond, LA	13.78
Lake Charles, LA	13.77
Fresno, CA	13.63
Bakersfield, CA	13.48
Yakima, WA	13.44
Fairbanks, AK	13.35
Victoria, TX	13.29
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	13.25
Goldsboro, NC	13.18
Lawton, OK	13.14
Merced, CA	13.05
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	13.03
Modesto, CA	12.98
Yuba City, CA	12.98
Madera, CA	12.98
Valdosta, GA	12.97
Fort Wayne, IN	12.93
Enid, OK	12.89
Sioux Falls, SD	12.85
Salinas, CA	12.79
Salt Lake City, UT	12.78
Greeley, CO	12.74
Kennewick-Richland, WA	12.74
El Centro, CA	12.73
Lafayette, LA	12.66
Anchorage, AK	12.66
El Paso, TX	12.66
Columbus, GA-AL	12.66
Grand Island, NE	12.62
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	12.59
Lubbock, TX	12.58

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Release date

February 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Data considered births reported in respective Metro areas during July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 contained in the table Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change.
Rates calculated by Statista using the Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for July 1, 2021.

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