Women in the U.S. Are Having Fewer Babies—Especially Here

U.S. fertility rates are relatively low from coast to coast, according to new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

The report looked at total fertility rates, or the number of children that a group of 1,000 women could be expected to have over their lifetimes given current age-specific birth rates. As of 2017, women in only two U.S.

U.S. fertility rates are relatively low from coast to coast, according to new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The report looked at total fertility rates, or the number of children that a group of 1,000 women could be expected to have over their lifetimes given current age-specific birth rates. As of 2017, women in only two U.S.