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Fertility Rates by Race of Mother
Michigan Residents
Selected Years, 1970 - 2009

Year

Fertility Rate

White

Black

1970 87.9 123.5
1975 62.6 89.5
1980 64.3 77.9
1985 62.4 68.5
1990 64.6 93.0
1991 62.5 91.2
1992 60.8 85.5
1993 59.4 81.3
1994 58.8 78.0
1995 57.9 71.4
1996 57.6 68.9
1997 57.9 69.4
1998 58.3 69.6
1999 58.3 68.9
2000 61.0 69.6
2001 60.3 68.3
2002 59.1 65.0
2003 60.0 65.6
2004 59.8 65.3
2005 59.5 64.7
2006 60.3 66.2
2007 58.2 64.9
2008 57.9 66.6
2009 56.6 66.5

 

Change in Fertility Rates by Race of Mother
Michigan Residents
1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2009

Years Straight Line
Percent Change
Annual Average
Rate of Change
White Black White Black
1970 and 1980 -26.8 -36.9 -3.1 -4.5
1980 and 1990 0.5 19.4 0.0 1.8
1990 and 2000 -5.6 -25.2 -0.6 -2.9
2000 and 2009 -7.3 -4.3 -0.8 -0.5
1970 and 2009 -35.7 -46.2 -1.5 -2.0


Note: Fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women per ages 15-44.
Source: 1970 - 2009 Michigan Residents Birth File,
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health;
Population Estimate (latest update 9/2009), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories

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