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Population Review
SnapshotUpdated April 2026

Fastest Growing States

States with the highest birth rates

Utah has the highest birth rate at 13.7 per 1,000 residents with a population of 3,331,187.

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1Utah
13.7 births per 1,000, pop. 3,331,187, median age 31.7
13.7
2Texas
13.1 births per 1,000, pop. 29,640,343, median age 35.5
13.1
3Alaska
12.8 births per 1,000, pop. 733,971, median age 35.6
12.8
4South Dakota
12.5 births per 1,000, pop. 899,194, median age 37.7
12.5
5Nebraska
12.4 births per 1,000, pop. 1,965,926, median age 37.1
12.4
6North Dakota
12.3 births per 1,000, pop. 779,361, median age 35.7
12.3
7Louisiana
12.2 births per 1,000, pop. 4,621,025, median age 37.8
12.2
8Oklahoma
12.1 births per 1,000, pop. 3,995,260, median age 36.9
12.1
9District of Columbia
12 births per 1,000, pop. 672,079, median age 34.9
12
10Tennessee
11.8 births per 1,000, pop. 6,986,082, median age 38.9
11.8

Utah has the highest birth rate at 13.7 per 1,000 residents with a population of 3,331,187.

, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (April 2026)

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