Live Birth Distribution by Age, Race and Ancestry of Mother
Michigan Residents, 2021

Age of
Mother in Years
Race Ancestry
All Races White Black American Indian Asian & Pacific Islander All Other Races Arab Hispanic
<15 54 26 27 - - 1 1 3
15 - 19 3,870 2,203 1,321 44 25 222 79 492
20 - 24 18,147 11,990 4,654 173 200 932 547 1,669
25 - 29 31,875 23,251 5,757 253 845 1,479 1,387 2,117
30 - 34 33,363 25,431 4,458 226 1,666 1,302 1,502 1,700
35 - 39 14,672 11,193 1,706 88 815 713 736 845
40+ 3,012 2,095 461 24 151 241 222 230
Total 105,022 76,190 18,384 808 3,702 4,890 4,474 7,056
Median Age at
Last Birthday
29
30
27
28
32
29
30
28


Note:   Records with race not stated are included only in the "All Races" column.  Records with age of mother not stated are included only in the "total" row.
Source: 2021 Michigan Resident Birth File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.