# List of U.S. states and territories by fertility rate

This is a list of U.S. states, federal district, and territories by total fertility rate.
| Total Fertility Rate by U.S. state in 2021 according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention | Fertility rate by State 2008 - 2020 |

## 2019-2022

| State federal district or territory | TFR 2019 !! TFR 2020 !! TFR 2021 !! TFR 2022 |
| Guam | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.36 | 2.26 |
| American Samoa | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 2.01 |
| Nebraska | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.94 |
| Alaska | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| Louisiana | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.85 |
| Utah | 1.99 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.85 |
| Iowa | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.84 |
| North Dakota | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.84 |
| Texas | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 |
| Kansas | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.83 |
| Kentucky | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.82 |
| Idaho | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.81 |
| Oklahoma | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.80 |
| Arkansas | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.79 |
| Mississippi | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.79 |
| Indiana | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.78 |
| Minnesota | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| New Jersey | 1.77 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.75 |
| Alabama | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.74 |
| Hawaii | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.74 |
| Northern Mariana Is. | 2.64 | 2.41 | 2.20 | 1.73 |
| Tennessee | 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.73 |
| Delaware | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.71 |
| Missouri | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| North Carolina | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| Ohio | 1.78 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.70 |
| South Carolina | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 1.70 |
| Maryland | 1.73 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.69 |
| Wyoming | 1.80 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.69 |
| Georgia | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| Virginia | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.65 |
| Wisconsin | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.65 |
| Florida | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.64 |
| Arizona | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.62 |
| West Virginia | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.62 |
| Michigan | 1.69 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.60 |
| New Mexico | 1.69 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.59 |
| Montana | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.58 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.58 |
| Nevada | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.56 |
| New York | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Connecticut | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.55 |
| California | 1.60 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 1.54 |
| Illinois | 1.65 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.54 |
| Washington | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.53 |
| Colorado | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.49 |
| Maine | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Massachusetts | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.44 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | -- | 1.39 | 1.46 | 1.43 |
| New Hampshire | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.48 | 1.41 |
| Rhode Island | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.40 |
| Oregon | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.39 |
| Vermont | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.35 |
| District of Columbia | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.24 |
| Puerto Rico | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
| Total United States | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.66 |

## 2008-2018

| State federal district or territory | TFR 2008 !! TFR 2009 !! TFR 2010 !! TFR 2011 !! TFR 2012 !! TFR 2013 !! TFR 2014 !! TFR 2015 | TFR 2016 | TFR 2017 !! TFR 2018 |
| Guam | 2.73 | 2.66 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 3.15 | 2.87 | 2.96 | 2.93 | 3.07 | 2.97 | 2.85 |
| American Samoa | 2.91 | 2.86 | 3.11 | 3.10 | 2.85 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.55 | 2.69 | 2.59 | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.15 |
| Northern Mariana Is. | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 1.83 | 1.58 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 2.10 |
| Nebraska | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.03 |
| North Dakota | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.07 | 2.03 |
| Utah | 2.60 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.38 | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.12 | 2.03 |
| Alaska | 2.41 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.19 | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.02 | 1.97 |
| Kansas | 2.25 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.92 |
| Idaho | 2.47 | 2.27 | 2.24 | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.13 | 2.07 | 2.01 | 1.90 |
| Iowa | 2.11 | 2.07 | 2.01 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.90 |
| Arkansas | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.88 |
| Oklahoma | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.90 | 1.88 |
| Kentucky | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.87 |
| Texas | 2.36 | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 1.87 |
| Louisiana | 2.08 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.86 |
| Hawaii | 2.34 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Indiana | 2.09 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.87 | 1.85 |
| Mississippi | 2.20 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.84 |
| Minnesota | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.83 |
| Missouri | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.82 |
| Alabama | 2.06 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.79 |
| Ohio | 1.99 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2.53 | 2.38 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 1.79 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 2.28 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.79 |
| New Jersey | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.78 |
| Tennessee | 2.07 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.78 |
| Wisconsin | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.76 |
| Maryland | 2.03 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| Nevada | 2.31 | 2.12 | 1.96 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 1.75 |
| Georgia | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.73 |
| Michigan | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.73 |
| Montana | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.99 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.73 |
| North Carolina | 2.12 | 2.01 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
| Virginia | 2.02 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.73 |
| Arizona | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.72 |
| Delaware | 2.11 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.72 |
| South Carolina | 2.13 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| West Virginia | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| New Mexico | 2.23 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.76 | 1.70 |
| Illinois | 2.00 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.69 |
| Florida | 2.05 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.67 |
| New York | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.67 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.94 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.67 |
| Washington | 2.04 | 1.97 | 1.91 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.71 | 1.64 |
| California | 2.15 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.63 |
| Maine | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.58 |
| Connecticut | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.57 |
| Colorado | 2.05 | 1.98 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.63 | 1.56 |
| Oregon | 1.95 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.49 |
| Rhode Island | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| New Hampshire | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.47 |
| Massachusetts | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.45 |
| Vermont | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.44 |
| District of Columbia | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.35 |
| Puerto Rico | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.24 | 1.10 | 1.04 |
| Total United States | 2.08 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
Wake Island has fewer than 300 occupants, mainly related to activities of the United States Air Force, none of whom is considered a permanent resident. All other insular areas under the sovereignty of the United States are uninhabited.