Number & Percent of Live Births by Education of Mother and by Year,
Jackson 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	2,250	478	21.2	1,001	44.5	508	22.6	242	10.8
1990	2,395	449	18.7	1,113	46.5	549	22.9	273	11.4
1991	2,262	460	20.3	1,036	45.8	479	21.2	271	12.0
1992	2,188	433	19.8	928	42.4	545	24.9	267	12.2
1993	2,107	387	18.4	840	39.9	556	26.4	297	14.1
1994	2,063	390	18.9	785	38.1	507	24.6	286	13.9
1995	2,148	306	14.2	753	35.1	476	22.2	311	14.5
1996	2,061	272	13.2	798	38.7	475	23.0	335	16.3
1997	2,067	336	16.3	916	44.3	476	23.0	318	15.4
1998	2,055	321	15.6	909	44.2	458	22.3	339	16.5
1999	1,994	291	14.6	860	43.1	493	24.7	319	16.0
2000	2,118	339	16.0	909	42.9	465	22.0	376	17.8
2001	2,018	327	16.2	827	41.0	453	22.4	395	19.6
2002	1,998	312	15.6	798	39.9	445	22.3	406	20.3
2003	2,043	342	16.7	859	42.0	446	21.8	383	18.7
2004	2,131	345	16.2	873	41.0	509	23.9	384	18.0
2005	2,079	365	17.6	808	38.9	487	23.4	399	19.2
2006	2,005	319	15.9	808	40.3	474	23.6	374	18.7
2007	2,000	319	16.0	807	40.4	495	24.8	368	18.4
2008	1,943	355	18.3	656	33.8	635	32.7	295	15.2
2009	1,848	318	17.2	633	34.3	602	32.6	288	15.6
2010	1,877	330	17.6	607	32.3	615	32.8	323	17.2
2011	1,819	289	15.9	547	30.1	662	36.4	319	17.5
2012	1,787	279	15.6	636	35.6	587	32.8	280	15.7
2013	1,728	272	15.7	529	30.6	618	35.8	305	17.7
2014	1,870	231	12.4	532	28.4	683	36.5	417	22.3
2015	1,727	219	12.7	456	26.4	691	40.0	346	20.0
2016	1,780	238	13.4	450	25.3	706	39.7	374	21.0
2017	1,770	233	13.2	476	26.9	648	36.6	400	22.6
2018	1,740	209	12.0	455	26.1	662	38.0	395	22.7
2019	1,652	203	12.3	448	27.1	589	35.7	391	23.7
2020	1,694	195	11.5	449	26.5	642	37.9	386	22.8
2021	1,667	210	12.6	462	27.7	572	34.3	408	24.5
2022	1,605	167	10.4	431	26.9	561	35.0	433	27.0

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