Number & Percent of Live Births by Education of Mother and by Year,
Allegan County Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Live Births	Education of Mother
		Education Less than 12 years		Highschool Diploma		Some College or an Associate Degree		College Degree
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	1,410	289	20.5	700	49.6	265	18.8	152	10.8
1990	1,473	273	18.5	723	49.1	297	20.2	174	11.8
1991	1,406	271	19.3	693	49.3	280	19.9	158	11.2
1992	1,436	270	18.8	674	46.9	301	21.0	188	13.1
1993	1,387	256	18.5	604	43.5	333	24.0	191	13.8
1994	1,400	251	17.9	614	43.9	313	22.4	217	15.5
1995	1,351	194	14.4	599	44.3	323	23.9	231	17.1
1996	1,438	250	17.4	585	40.7	351	24.4	248	17.2
1997	1,440	225	15.6	551	38.3	379	26.3	269	18.7
1998	1,444	235	16.3	558	38.6	358	24.8	278	19.3
1999	1,490	239	16.0	612	41.1	351	23.6	273	18.3
2000	1,542	274	17.8	637	41.3	296	19.2	308	20.0
2001	1,449	264	18.2	552	38.1	309	21.3	306	21.1
2002	1,471	243	16.5	563	38.3	355	24.1	306	20.8
2003	1,472	239	16.2	567	38.5	335	22.8	321	21.8
2004	1,537	248	16.1	584	38.0	329	21.4	363	23.6
2005	1,507	237	15.7	571	37.9	334	22.2	357	23.7
2006	1,591	254	16.0	578	36.3	381	23.9	372	23.4
2007	1,545	224	14.5	596	38.6	362	23.4	360	23.3
2008	1,477	226	15.3	500	33.9	399	27.0	348	23.6
2009	1,489	238	16.0	479	32.2	431	28.9	340	22.8
2010	1,367	176	12.9	439	32.1	419	30.7	330	24.1
2011	1,342	164	12.2	468	34.9	425	31.7	283	21.1
2012	1,351	154	11.4	440	32.6	433	32.1	324	24.0
2013	1,310	143	10.9	449	34.3	412	31.5	303	23.1
2014	1,424	152	10.7	456	32.0	461	32.4	341	23.9
2015	1,397	138	9.9	440	31.5	442	31.6	363	26.0
2016	1,402	142	10.1	461	32.9	441	31.5	354	25.2
2017	1,348	114	8.5	465	34.5	401	29.7	363	26.9
2018	1,432	119	8.3	469	32.8	416	29.1	423	29.5
2019	1,325	87	6.6	452	34.1	389	29.4	396	29.9
2020	1,255	128	10.2	404	32.2	385	30.7	337	26.9
2021	1,264	97	7.7	425	33.6	392	31.0	345	27.3
2022	1,268	85	6.7	413	32.6	406	32.0	353	27.8

Notes:

Education Less than 12 years

The mother was not a high school graduate, at the time she gave birth.

Highschool Diploma

The mother is a high school graduate or earned a GED.

Some College or an Associate Degree

The mother either completed some college or earned an AA, AS, RN, LPN, etc.

College Degree

The mother graduated from college.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2022 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services