METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births per 1,000 resident Metropolitan area population, 1994 ------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 16.7 42 Albany, GA MSA 15.9 65 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 13.1 209 Albuquerque, NM MSA 15.8 68 Alexandria, LA MSA 15.3 88 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 12.1 244 Altoona, PA MSA 11.6 257 Amarillo, TX MSA 16.4 49 Anchorage, AK MSA 18.5 21 Anniston, AL MSA 14.3 143 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 13.6 180 Asheville, NC MSA 12.0 248 Athens, GA MSA 12.9 221 Atlanta, GA MSA 16.2 52 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 15.4 86 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 16.2 53 Bakersfield, CA MSA 20.6 13 Bangor, ME NECMA 11.0 262 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 11.0 261 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 15.9 62 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 14.8 116 Bellingham, WA MSA 13.1 208 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 13.9 161 Billings, MT MSA 13.0 213 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 15.7 71 Binghamton, NY MSA 12.0 249 Birmingham, AL MSA 14.2 148 Bismarck, ND MSA 13.6 182 Bloomington, IN MSA 9.9 271 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 14.0 157 Boise City, ID MSA 15.6 75 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 14.2 146 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 25.7 3 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 14.7 120 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 13.3 199 Burlington, VT NECMA 14.3 142 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 13.2 204 Casper, WY MSA 14.9 107 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 14.4 133 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 13.6 183 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 15.5 77 Charleston, WV MSA 13.8 167 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 14.6 126 Charlottesville, VA MSA 13.0 217 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 13.7 176 Cheyenne, WY MSA 15.3 90 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 17.4 30 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 12.9 219 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 14.7 123 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 20.4 14 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 14.2 147 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 17.2 35 Columbia, MO MSA 14.0 154 Columbia, SC MSA 14.9 109 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 16.5 44 Columbus, OH MSA 15.4 85 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 16.8 40 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 9.3 272 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 17.3 32 Danville, VA MSA 12.3 242 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 13.4 194 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 13.6 178 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 10.6 267 Decatur, AL MSA 14.1 152 Decatur, IL MSA 14.1 151 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 15.0 104 Des Moines, IA MSA 15.2 96 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 15.2 97 Dothan, AL MSA 15.1 101 Dover, DE MSA 15.9 64 Dubuque, IA MSA 13.4 193 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 11.0 263 Eau Claire, WI MSA 12.5 230 El Paso, TX MSA 23.4 6 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 16.4 48 Elmira, NY MSA 12.4 235 Enid, OK MSA 13.2 205 Erie, PA MSA 14.0 155 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 11.9 252 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 13.3 196 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 13.6 179 Fayetteville, NC MSA 19.7 17 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 15.2 93 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 16.0 59 Florence, AL MSA 13.0 215 Florence, SC MSA 14.2 144 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 13.1 211 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 11.7 256 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 12.0 246 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 15.3 87 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 15.1 99 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 16.0 57 Fresno, CA MSA 20.9 12 Gadsden, AL MSA 13.1 210 Gainesville, FL MSA 12.9 220 Glens Falls, NY MSA 13.4 191 Goldsboro, NC MSA 14.7 119 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 14.9 110 Grand Junction, CO MSA 12.6 226 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 15.8 66 Great Falls, MT MSA 15.0 102 Green Bay, WI MSA 14.7 121 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 13.4 188 Greenville, NC MSA 14.8 113 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 13.3 198 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 12.8 222 Hartford, CT NECMA 14.1 149 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 15.5 80 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 13.4 189 Honolulu, HI MSA 17.0 37 Houma, LA MSA 15.7 71 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 17.8 27 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 12.6 229 Huntsville, AL MSA 14.5 131 Indianapolis, IN MSA 15.8 69 Iowa City, IA MSA 12.8 223 Jackson, MI MSA 13.5 186 Jackson, MS MSA 16.1 55 Jackson, TN MSA 13.7 173 Jacksonville, FL MSA 15.4 83 Jacksonville, NC MSA 21.8 7 Jamestown, NY MSA 12.4 236 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 13.8 166 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 11.6 258 Johnstown, PA MSA 10.7 266 Jonesboro, AR MSA 14.6 130 Joplin, MO MSA 14.6 127 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 14.2 145 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 14.4 137 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 21.3 8 Knoxville, TN MSA 12.6 227 Kokomo, IN MSA 13.7 177 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 13.1 207 Lafayette, LA MSA 16.4 47 Lafayette, IN MSA 13.3 200 Lake Charles, LA MSA 16.0 58 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 14.4 134 Lancaster, PA MSA 15.6 76 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 13.5 185 Laredo, TX MSA 29.9 1 Las Cruces, NM MSA 19.9 16 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 16.8 39 Lawrence, KS MSA 12.8 225 Lawton, OK MSA 18.5 20 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 11.9 254 Lexington, KY MSA 13.9 164 Lima, OH MSA 13.7 175 Lincoln, NE MSA 13.8 168 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 15.0 103 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 14.1 150 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 19.5 18 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 14.0 153 Lubbock, TX MSA 16.5 45 Lynchburg, VA MSA 13.2 205 Macon, GA MSA 15.5 79 Madison, WI MSA 12.4 234 Mansfield, OH MSA 13.0 212 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 27.4 2 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 12.3 241 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 11.8 255 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 17.3 34 Merced, CA MSA 21.1 11 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 15.4 84 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 15.0 106 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 15.5 78 Mobile, AL MSA 15.9 61 Modesto, CA MSA 18.2 24 Monroe, LA MSA 15.2 98 Montgomery, AL MSA 15.9 63 Muncie, IN MSA 12.1 245 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 12.4 237 Naples, FL MSA 13.9 161 Nashville, TN MSA 14.7 124 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 11.5 259 New Orleans, LA MSA 16.1 56 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 15.8 67 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 17.1 36 Ocala, FL MSA 11.9 251 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 17.4 31 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 14.6 129 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 15.6 73 Orlando, FL MSA 15.0 105 Owensboro, KY MSA 13.7 174 Panama City, FL MSA 14.0 156 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 12.4 238 Pensacola, FL MSA 14.3 139 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 13.9 163 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 14.8 111 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 17.8 26 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 15.2 94 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 11.9 250 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 10.9 264 Pocatello, ID MSA 17.6 28 Portland, ME NECMA 12.4 239 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 14.6 125 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 13.6 181 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 25.1 4 Pueblo, CO MSA 13.8 170 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 8.0 273 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 14.8 115 Rapid City, SD MSA 16.3 50 Reading, PA MSA 13.4 192 Redding, CA MSA 13.2 201 Reno, NV MSA 15.6 74 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 17.3 33 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 14.5 132 Roanoke, VA MSA 12.5 233 Rochester, MN MSA 15.3 89 Rochester, NY MSA 14.0 159 Rockford, IL MSA 14.6 128 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 15.1 100 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 15.9 60 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 14.3 141 St. Cloud, MN MSA 13.4 190 St. Joseph, MO MSA 14.0 158 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 14.7 118 Salinas, CA MSA 21.3 10 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 19.2 19 San Angelo, TX MSA 14.8 117 San Antonio, TX MSA 17.5 29 San Diego, CA MSA 18.2 23 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 15.3 91 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 12.0 247 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 16.7 41 Santa Fe, NM MSA 13.0 214 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 10.2 270 Savannah, GA MSA 16.6 43 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 10.9 265 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 14.4 135 Sharon, PA MSA 11.9 253 Sheboygan, WI MSA 12.9 218 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 12.3 240 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 14.9 108 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 16.9 38 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 14.8 112 South Bend, IN MSA 14.3 140 Spokane, WA MSA 13.6 184 Springfield, IL MSA 13.9 160 Springfield, MO MSA 13.5 187 Springfield, MA NECMA 13.3 197 State College, PA MSA 10.3 269 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 10.6 268 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 18.0 25 Sumter, SC MSA 15.7 70 Syracuse, NY MSA 13.8 165 Tallahassee, FL MSA 13.8 169 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 12.6 228 Terre Haute, IN MSA 13.2 202 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 14.4 136 Toledo, OH MSA 14.8 114 Topeka, KS MSA 14.3 138 Tucson, AZ MSA 15.5 81 Tulsa, OK MSA 14.7 122 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 13.7 172 Tyler, TX MSA 15.5 82 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 12.5 231 Victoria, TX MSA 16.2 51 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 21.3 9 Waco, TX MSA 16.2 54 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 15.2 95 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 13.0 216 Wausau, WI MSA 13.7 171 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 13.3 195 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 11.1 260 Wichita, KS MSA 16.5 46 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 15.3 92 Williamsport, PA MSA 12.1 243 Wilmington, NC MSA 13.2 203 Yakima, WA MSA 20.4 15 York, PA MSA 12.5 232 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 12.8 224 Yuba City, CA MSA 18.3 22 Yuma, AZ MSA 23.5 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-3.