There were 3,664,292 births recorded in the United States in 2021 according to data compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).  Further analysis of NCHS data yields the following details about regional birth rates in the U.S.  Follow the "region" links in the table below to see more specific data at the state level within each region:

Regional Birth Rates in the U.S.

Region	Births	Population	Birth Rate*
Far West	604,106	56,540,900	10.68
Great Lakes	508,687	47,204,190	10.78
Great Plains	251,508	21,637,254	11.62
Mid-Eastern	532,288	49,905,662	10.67
New England	145,286	15,092,739	9.63
Rocky Mountain	149,556	12,734,041	11.74
Southeastern	951,550	85,872,186	11.08
Southwestern	521,311	42,906,773	12.15
U.S.	3,664,292	331,893,745	11.04

(*) number of births per 1,000 population

Report Period: 2021

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 2016-2021, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on July 8, 2023