This statistic shows the birth rate by poverty status in the U.S. from 2005 to 2018. In 2018, women in households with an income below the poverty threshold had the highest birth rate at 77 births per 1,000 women.
Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by poverty status
Birth rate covers the number of births per 1,000 women. The poverty level is adjusted annualy by the U.S. OMB according to changes in the cost of living depicted in te CPI-U. The 2014 poverty threshold for a single person household stood at 12,071 U.S. dollars annual income. The poverty threshold for a married couple family with two children stood at 24,817 U.S. dollars. Detailed information on poverty can be obtained here on page 43.
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US Census Bureau. (September 26, 2019). Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by poverty status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by poverty status." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by poverty status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Birth Rate in The United States from 2005 to 2018, by Poverty Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2018, by poverty status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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