From 2019 to 2021, the total percentage of home births increased among all ethnic groups in the United States. In the depicted period, white women had higher rates of home births than Black and Hispanic women, reaching a peak of 2.06 percent of births in 2021. This statistic shows the percentage of births in the United States from 2019 to 2021 that occured at home, by race/ethnicity.
Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity
The source adds the following information: "Home birth is defined as a birth occurring at a private residence".
* Includes persons of Hispanic-origin of any race.
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CDC, & NCHS. (November 17, 2022). Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, und NCHS. "Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, NCHS. (2022). Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, and NCHS. "Percentage of Births in The U.S. That Occurred at Home from 2019 to 2021, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC & NCHS, Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of births in the U.S. that occurred at home from 2019 to 2021, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302667/percentage-home-births-us-by-ethnicity/