List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates

This article includes a list of U.S. states sorted by birth and death rate, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants, for 2014, using the most recent data available from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.

2014 list

List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates in 2014

2014 Rank	State	Birth rate (per 1,000 people) [1]	Death rate (per 1,000 people) [2]	Rate of natural increase (per 1,000 people)
1	Guam	21.1	5.8	15.3
2	American Samoa	19.8	4.5	15.3
3	Utah	17.3	5.2	12.1
4	Alaska	15.6	5.8	9.8
5	North Dakota	14.9	7.9	7.0
6	Texas	14.6	6.7	7.9
7	South Dakota	14.4	8.1	6.3
8	District of Columbia	14.4	7.8	6.6
9	Nebraska	13.9	7.8	6.1
10	Oklahoma	13.9	9.8	4.1
10	Idaho	13.8	7.2	6.6
11	Louisiana	13.6	9.3	4.3
12	Hawaii	13.5	8.2	5.3
13	Kansas	13.4	8.3	5.1
13	Northern Marianas	10.0	3.9	6.1
14	Wyoming	13.1	7.9	5.2
15	Arizona	12.9	7.9	5.0
15	California	12.9	6.7	6.2
15	Georgia	12.9	7.6	5.3
15	Mississippi	12.9	10.0	2.9
16	Arkansas	12.7	9.9	2.8
16	Minnesota	12.8	7.3	5.5
17	Iowa	12.7	8.9	3.8
17	Kentucky	12.6	9.8	2.8
18	Indiana	12.7	8.9	3.8
18	Nevada	12.6	7.8	4.8
18	New Mexico	12.6	8.2	4.4
19	Missouri	12.4	9.3	3.1
	United States	12.4	8.2	4.2
20	Virginia	12.4	7.6	4.8
20	Washington	12.5	7.5	5.0
21	Colorado	12.4	6.5	5.9
21	Tennessee	12.4	9.5	2.9
22	Illinois	12.2	8.1	4.1
22	Montana	12.2	9.0	3.2
23	Maryland	12.1	8.0	4.1
23	New York	12.1	7.8	4.3
23	North Carolina	12.1	8.5	3.6
24	Alabama	12.0	10.4	1.6
24	Ohio	12.1	9.6	2.5
25	South Carolina	11.9	9.3	2.6
26	Delaware	11.7	9.0	2.7
27	Wisconsin	11.6	8.3	3.3
28	Michigan	11.5	9.2	2.3
28	New Jersey	11.5	8.1	3.4
28	Oregon	11.5	8.4	3.1
29	West Virginia	11.2	11.8	-0.6
30	Florida	11.0	9.5	1.5
30	Pennsylvania	11.1	10.1	1.0
31	Massachusetts	10.8	8.2	2.6
32	Rhode Island	10.4	9.0	1.4
33	Puerto Rico	9.8	8.6	1.2
34	Connecticut	10.1	8.2	1.9
35	Maine	9.7	10.0	-0.3
36	Vermont	9.5	8.5	1.0
37	New Hampshire	9.5	8.3	1.2

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