page_title: List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates
section_title: 2017 list
hierarchical_section_title: List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates / 2017 list
context_page_description: S. states sorted by birth and death rate, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants, for 2017, using the most recent data available from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
caption: Birth rates per 1,000 people in 2015   16+   15–15.9   14–14.9   13–13.9   12–12.9   11–11.9   10–10.9   9–9.9