Number & Percent of Live Births by Education of Mother and by Year,
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph 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	2,182	490	22.5	1,082	49.6	413	18.9	176	8.1
1990	2,187	550	25.1	1,038	47.5	395	18.1	185	8.5
1991	2,016	501	24.9	949	47.1	374	18.6	184	9.1
1992	1,903	457	24.0	865	45.5	405	21.3	171	9.0
1993	2,049	514	25.1	892	43.5	420	20.5	216	10.5
1994	1,949	490	25.1	812	41.7	429	22.0	213	10.9
1995	1,882	470	25.0	802	42.6	401	21.3	195	10.4
1996	1,953	458	23.5	770	39.4	482	24.7	234	12.0
1997	1,915	465	24.3	778	40.6	412	21.5	252	13.2
1998	2,022	479	23.7	829	41.0	443	21.9	263	13.0
1999	2,041	491	24.1	796	39.0	470	23.0	280	13.7
2000	2,333	636	27.3	890	38.1	514	22.0	276	11.8
2001	2,137	601	28.1	780	36.5	472	22.1	268	12.5
2002	2,085	556	26.7	798	38.3	460	22.1	266	12.8
2003	2,130	568	26.7	773	36.3	504	23.7	283	13.3
2004	2,132	602	28.2	770	36.1	504	23.6	253	11.9
2005	2,191	636	29.0	788	36.0	486	22.2	279	12.7
2006	2,144	590	27.5	814	38.0	457	21.3	278	13.0
2007	2,193	644	29.4	784	35.8	466	21.2	293	13.4
2008	2,029	563	27.7	701	34.5	540	26.6	224	11.0
2009	1,874	499	26.6	599	32.0	538	28.7	224	12.0
2010	1,921	486	25.3	632	32.9	553	28.8	242	12.6
2011	1,947	477	24.5	614	31.5	589	30.3	254	13.0
2012	1,717	415	24.2	564	32.8	525	30.6	209	12.2
2013	2,011	504	25.1	666	33.1	590	29.3	244	12.1
2014	1,915	420	21.9	626	32.7	604	31.5	259	13.5
2015	1,833	471	25.7	589	32.1	535	29.2	234	12.8
2016	1,868	420	22.5	634	33.9	527	28.2	277	14.8
2017	1,811	426	23.5	613	33.8	485	26.8	275	15.2
2018	1,906	482	25.3	606	31.8	524	27.5	285	15.0
2019	1,750	416	23.8	636	36.3	420	24.0	270	15.4
2020	1,784	436	24.4	602	33.7	460	25.8	283	15.9
2021	1,711	416	24.3	529	30.9	526	30.7	236	13.8
2022	1,631	411	25.2	527	32.3	451	27.7	236	14.5

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