Number & Percent of Live Births by Education of Mother and by Year,
Wayne County, Michigan 1989-2023

Year	Live Births	Education of Mother
		Education Less than 12 years		Highschool Diploma		Some College or an Associate Degree		College Degree
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	39,024	10,737	27.5	15,849	40.6	8,201	21.0	3,895	10.0
1990	40,678	11,565	28.4	16,273	40.0	8,524	21.0	4,021	9.9
1991	40,000	11,467	28.7	15,496	38.7	8,500	21.3	4,074	10.2
1992	37,258	10,583	28.4	13,992	37.6	8,138	21.8	4,080	11.0
1993	35,801	10,251	28.6	13,131	36.7	7,896	22.1	4,171	11.7
1994	34,813	9,501	27.3	12,560	36.1	7,960	22.9	4,434	12.7
1995	32,816	8,600	26.2	11,624	35.4	7,661	23.3	4,576	13.9
1996	31,630	8,064	25.5	10,933	34.6	7,336	23.2	4,831	15.3
1997	31,787	7,957	25.0	10,817	34.0	7,383	23.2	5,122	16.1
1998	31,432	7,690	24.5	10,701	34.0	7,312	23.3	5,122	16.3
1999	30,857	7,346	23.8	10,768	34.9	6,760	21.9	5,237	17.0
2000	31,061	7,532	24.2	10,683	34.4	6,703	21.6	5,137	16.5
2001	30,442	7,285	23.9	10,685	35.1	6,232	20.5	5,196	17.1
2002	29,089	6,937	23.8	9,858	33.9	5,940	20.4	5,232	18.0
2003	28,775	6,926	24.1	9,450	32.8	6,060	21.1	5,189	18.0
2004	28,198	6,662	23.6	9,237	32.8	5,951	21.1	5,259	18.7
2005	27,372	6,651	24.3	8,833	32.3	5,750	21.0	5,357	19.6
2006	27,311	6,813	24.9	9,196	33.7	5,345	19.6	5,325	19.5
2007	26,356	6,352	24.1	8,668	32.9	5,643	21.4	5,246	19.9
2008	25,758	6,130	23.8	7,578	29.4	7,238	28.1	4,547	17.7
2009	24,647	5,845	23.7	7,439	30.2	6,538	26.5	4,510	18.3
2010	24,169	5,692	23.6	7,238	29.9	6,694	27.7	4,303	17.8
2011	23,726	5,206	21.9	6,888	29.0	7,025	29.6	4,381	18.5
2012	23,109	5,037	21.8	6,598	28.6	7,184	31.1	4,101	17.7
2013	23,612	4,802	20.3	6,827	28.9	7,617	32.3	4,141	17.5
2014	23,366	4,301	18.4	7,091	30.3	7,335	31.4	4,403	18.8
2015	23,469	4,105	17.5	7,119	30.3	7,393	31.5	4,524	19.3
2016	23,129	3,677	15.9	7,091	30.7	7,289	31.5	4,638	20.1
2017	23,257	3,816	16.4	6,991	30.1	7,205	31.0	4,773	20.5
2018	22,892	3,601	15.7	6,837	29.9	7,099	31.0	4,963	21.7
2019	22,538	3,325	14.8	6,919	30.7	6,793	30.1	5,117	22.7
2020	21,710	3,244	14.9	6,779	31.2	6,396	29.5	5,011	23.1
2021	21,363	2,879	13.5	6,606	30.9	6,144	28.8	5,455	25.5
2022	20,882	2,922	14.0	6,558	31.4	5,842	28.0	5,358	25.7
2023	20,051	2,876	14.3	6,145	30.6	5,485	27.4	5,291	26.4

Notes:

Education Less than 12 years

The mother was not a high school graduate, at the time she gave birth.

Highschool Diploma

The mother is a high school graduate or earned a GED.

Some College or an Associate Degree

The mother either completed some college or earned an AA, AS, RN, LPN, etc.

College Degree

The mother graduated from college.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2023 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services