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The Census Bureau collects data on fertility in several of its surveys. To learn more, go to the About Fertility Web page.

Historical Time Series

Tables and figures showing historical trends in childbearing and childlessness can be found here.


Latest Releases

Addressing Data Collection Errors in the Fertility Question in the American Community Survey 

  • Working Paper [PDF - 117k] , by Tavia Simmons. SEHSD Working Paper 2016-21.

Household Income and Income per Household Member among Women with a Birth in the Past Year, by Marital Status: 2006-2014 

The Occupational Attainment of Mid-Career Childless Women, 1980-2012 

  • Working Paper [PDF - 451k] , by Lindsay M. Monte and Laryssa Mykyta. Presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference, Washington D.C., June 23-28, 2016. (Working Paper Number: SEHSD-WP2016-20).

Fertility of Women in the United States: 2014 


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Fertility |  Last Revised: 2016-08-15T12:37:00-04:00