Nation has hit its lowest birth rate ever for women in their teens and 20s

Monday, July 29, 2019
graph showing birth rate decrease

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2018

A new report from the CDC estimates that 3.788 million U.S. births occurred in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row in which the number of births has dropped nationally. Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Kenneth Johnson was quoted in this article from WMUR News 9.

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