There were approximately 3,613,600 births recorded in the United States in 2020. The Mid-Eastern U.S., a region that encompasses the District of Columbia and five states, recorded 525,805 births in 2020, or about 14.6% of the national total. With 10.78 births per 1,000 population, the Mid-Eastern U.S. regional birth rate was slightly below the national average birth rate. A closer examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics details the following about birth rates in the Mid-Eastern U.S. region:
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Birth Rates in the Mid-Eastern U.S |
State | Births | Population | Birth Rate* |
Delaware | 10,392 | 986,809 | 10.53 |
District of Columbia | 8,874 | 712,816 | 12.45 |
Maryland | 68,554 | 6,055,802 | 11.32 |
New Jersey | 97,954 | 8,882,371 | 11.03 |
New York | 209,338 | 19,336,776 | 10.83 |
Pennsylvania | 130,693 | 12,783,254 | 10.22 |
Region | 525,805 | 48,757,828 | 10.78 |
U.S. Totals | 3,613,647 | 329,484,123 | 10.97 |
(*) number of births per 1,000 population
Report Period: 2020
Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on August 1, 2022
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