Fertility Rates by Race of Mother
Michigan Residents
Selected Years, 1970 - 2022
| Year | Fertility Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| White | Black | |
| 1970 | 87.9 | 123.5 |
| 1975 | 62.6 | 89.5 |
| 1980 | 64.3 | 77.9 |
| 1985 | 62.4 | 68.5 |
| 1990 | 64.6 | 92.8 |
| 1991 | 62.7 | 91.2 |
| 1992 | 61.2 | 85.7 |
| 1993 | 59.8 | 81.5 |
| 1994 | 59.2 | 78.1 |
| 1995 | 58.5 | 71.5 |
| 1996 | 58.3 | 69.0 |
| 1997 | 58.8 | 69.7 |
| 1998 | 59.5 | 69.8 |
| 1999 | 59.7 | 69.0 |
| 2000 | 61.2 | 69.8 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 68.4 |
| 2002 | 59.7 | 65.2 |
| 2003 | 60.7 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 60.7 | 66.2 |
| 2005 | 60.4 | 65.8 |
| 2006 | 61.1 | 67.3 |
| 2007 | 59.2 | 65.8 |
| 2008 | 59.0 | 67.5 |
| 2009 | 57.6 | 66.9 |
| 2010 | 56.6 | 66.5 |
| 2011 | 56.8 | 66.4 |
| 2012 | 56.3 | 65.5 |
| 2013 | 56.8 | 67.1 |
| 2014 | 57.8 | 65.0 |
| 2015 | 57.1 | 65.9 |
| 2016 | 57.6 | 66.6 |
| 2017 | 56.0 | 68.0 |
| 2018 | 55.2 | 67.6 |
| 2019 | 53.7 | 66.9 |
| 2020 | 51.6 | 64.5 |
| 2021 | 52.7 | 57.6 |
| 2022 | 50.2 | 58.4 |
Change in Fertility Rates by Race of Mother
Michigan Residents
1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020
and 2022
| Years | Straight Line Percent Change |
Annual Average Percent Change |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | White | Black | |
| 1970 and 1980 | -26.8 | -36.9 | -3.1 | -4.5 |
| 1980 and 1990 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 1990 and 2000 | -5.2 | -24.8 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| 2000 and 2010 | -7.3 | -4.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| 2010 and 2020 | -8.8 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| 1970 and 2022 | -42.9 | -52.7 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Note: Fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women per ages 15-44. |
| Source: 1970 - 2022 Michigan
Residents Birth File,
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services;
Population Estimate (latest update 7/2020),
National Center for Health Statistics,
U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories
2020-2022 population is 2020 CDC Bridge estimates proportionally fitted to U.S. Census population estimates. |