Number & Percent of Live Births by Education of Mother and by Year,
Branch County, 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	620	156	25.2	298	48.1	103	16.6	50	8.1
1990	641	152	23.7	320	49.9	117	18.3	38	5.9
1991	551	131	23.8	290	52.6	90	16.3	38	6.9
1992	539	136	25.2	250	46.4	113	21.0	35	6.5
1993	577	143	24.8	248	43.0	122	21.1	60	10.4
1994	507	113	22.3	232	45.8	104	20.5	56	11.0
1995	534	133	24.9	236	44.2	110	20.6	52	9.7
1996	531	120	22.6	207	39.0	140	26.4	63	11.9
1997	509	132	25.9	208	40.9	106	20.8	62	12.2
1998	569	145	25.5	231	40.6	116	20.4	76	13.4
1999	534	127	23.8	208	39.0	124	23.2	75	14.0
2000	630	179	28.4	231	36.7	144	22.9	75	11.9
2001	573	160	27.9	203	35.4	133	23.2	74	12.9
2002	566	165	29.2	222	39.2	109	19.3	69	12.2
2003	629	171	27.2	229	36.4	155	24.6	73	11.6
2004	596	173	29.0	209	35.1	145	24.3	69	11.6
2005	615	183	29.8	227	36.9	122	19.8	83	13.5
2006	636	181	28.5	239	37.6	132	20.8	82	12.9
2007	622	192	30.9	211	33.9	138	22.2	80	12.9
2008	559	178	31.8	184	32.9	136	24.3	60	10.7
2009	533	153	28.7	161	30.2	156	29.3	54	10.1
2010	533	123	23.1	196	36.8	155	29.1	52	9.8
2011	514	144	28.0	154	30.0	147	28.6	61	11.9
2012	490	123	25.1	148	30.2	155	31.6	60	12.2
2013	579	174	30.1	171	29.5	167	28.8	61	10.5
2014	530	129	24.3	176	33.2	159	30.0	64	12.1
2015	531	149	28.1	169	31.8	148	27.9	62	11.7
2016	540	151	28.0	164	30.4	140	25.9	77	14.3
2017	530	137	25.8	181	34.2	133	25.1	69	13.0
2018	603	172	28.5	193	32.0	162	26.9	73	12.1
2019	547	142	26.0	200	36.6	138	25.2	66	12.1
2020	565	170	30.1	173	30.6	147	26.0	74	13.1
2021	566	144	25.4	198	35.0	163	28.8	59	10.4
2022	553	195	35.3	163	29.5	134	24.2	56	10.1

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