Birth rate by poverty status in the U.S. 2023 | Statista

In 2023, women in households with an income below the poverty threshold had the highest birth rate in the United States, at 72 births per 1,000 women.

Birth rate in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by poverty status

Characteristic	Income below poverty level	Income 100 to 199 percent of poverty level	Income 200 percent of poverty level or more
2023	72	61	47
2022	74	63	47
2021	72	60	46
2020	77	62	46
2019	74	61	44
2018	77	60	45
2017	76	62	45
2016	78	61	44
2015	76	61	44
2014	77	60	43
2013	76	60	43
2012	82	63	45
2011	81	62	45
2010	85	64	45
2009	92	69	46
2008	96	72	48
2007	92	69	44
2006	91	68	45
2005	95	70	45

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Release date

September 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 to 2023

Age group

15-50 years

Supplementary notes

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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