This statistic shows the birth rate by poverty status in the U.S. from 2005 to 2021. In 2021, women in households with an income below the poverty threshold had the highest birth rate at 72 births per 1,000 women.
Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by poverty status
Birth rate covers the number of births per 1,000 women. The poverty level is adjusted annually by the U.S. OMB according to changes in the cost of living depicted in te CPI-U. The 2019 poverty threshold for a single person household stood at 13,011 U.S. dollars annual income. The poverty threshold for a married couple family with two children stood at 25,926 U.S. dollars. Detailed historical information on poverty thresholds can be obtained here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 25, 2022). Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by poverty status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, 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 2021, by poverty status." Chart. September 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by poverty status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. 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 2021, by Poverty Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2022, 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 2021, by poverty status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by poverty status [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/
