Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 24, 2000 [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |ALL RACES | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 60,519| 74,231| 1,227| 42.2| 3,671| 60.7| 1,490| 24.6| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 9,575| 1,325| 138| 90.1| 460| 48.0| 280| 29.3| | 20 to 24 years | 8,800| 4,887| 555| 64.0| 864| 98.2| 444| 50.4| | 25 to 29 years | 9,451| 10,042| 1,063| 43.5| 950| 100.5| 395| 41.8| | 30 to 34 years | 10,229| 15,809| 1,546| 27.4| 843| 82.4| 243| 23.8| | 35 to 39 years | 11,351| 21,309| 1,877| 19.8| 437| 38.5| 98| 8.7| | 40 to 44 years | 11,113| 20,858| 1,877| 19.0| 117| 10.5| 29| 2.6| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 36,334| 64,305| 1,770| 18.7| 2,671| 73.5| 955| 26.3| |Married 15 to 19 years | 372| 254| 683| 49.8| 68| 184.3| 38| 101.2| | 20 to 24 years | 2,485| 2,576| 1,037| 34.3| 495| 199.4| 235| 94.6| | 25 to 29 years | 5,846| 7,728| 1,322| 29.6| 791| 135.4| 337| 57.7| | 30 to 34 years | 7,952| 13,879| 1,745| 18.0| 794| 99.8| 220| 27.7| | 35 to 39 years | 9,685| 19,858| 2,050| 12.8| 411| 42.4| 96| 9.9| | 40 to 44 years | 9,995| 20,011| 2,002| 13.7| 111| 11.2| 29| 2.9| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 24,185| 9,926| 410| 77.5| 1,000| 41.3| 535| 22.1| |Married 15 to 19 years | 9,204| 1,071| 116| 91.8| 392| 42.5| 243| 26.4| | 20 to 24 years | 6,315| 2,311| 366| 75.7| 369| 58.4| 209| 33.1| | 25 to 29 years | 3,606| 2,315| 642| 66.1| 159| 44.0| 58| 16.1| | 30 to 34 years | 2,277| 1,931| 848| 60.2| 49| 21.7| 23| 10.2| | 35 to 39 years | 1,666| 1,451| 871| 60.5| 26| 15.7| 2| 1.2| | 40 to 44 years | 1,118| 847| 758| 66.8| 5| 4.8| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |WHITE | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 48,487| 58,011| 1,196| 43.1| 2,947| 60.8| 1,175| 24.2| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 7,557| 932| 123| 91.5| 325| 43.0| 196| 25.9| | 20 to 24 years | 6,962| 3,568| 513| 66.3| 651| 93.5| 337| 48.4| | 25 to 29 years | 7,512| 7,434| 990| 45.6| 765| 101.9| 332| 44.2| | 30 to 34 years | 8,151| 12,303| 1,509| 28.2| 729| 89.4| 210| 25.7| | 35 to 39 years | 9,250| 17,127| 1,852| 20.2| 384| 41.5| 81| 8.7| | 40 to 44 years | 9,056| 16,647| 1,838| 19.5| 93| 10.3| 20| 2.3| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 30,664| 53,274| 1,737| 19.3| 2,342| 76.4| 831| 27.1| |Married 15 to 19 years | 324| 219| 676| 48.7| 62| 191.5| 36| 109.7| | 20 to 24 years | 2,190| 2,249| 1,027| 34.0| 430| 196.5| 197| 90.1| | 25 to 29 years | 4,978| 6,356| 1,277| 30.7| 685| 137.6| 298| 59.9| | 30 to 34 years | 6,668| 11,444| 1,716| 18.6| 700| 105.0| 201| 30.1| | 35 to 39 years | 8,184| 16,662| 2,036| 13.0| 372| 45.4| 79| 9.6| | 40 to 44 years | 8,320| 16,344| 1,964| 14.0| 93| 11.2| 20| 2.5| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 17,823| 4,738| 266| 84.1| 605| 33.9| 344| 19.3| |Married 15 to 19 years | 7,233| 713| 99| 93.5| 263| 36.4| 160| 22.1| | 20 to 24 years | 4,772| 1,320| 277| 81.1| 220| 46.2| 139| 29.2| | 25 to 29 years | 2,534| 1,078| 425| 74.8| 80| 31.7| 33| 13.2| | 30 to 34 years | 1,484| 859| 579| 71.4| 29| 19.5| 9| 6.2| | 35 to 39 years | 1,066| 465| 436| 75.9| 12| 11.5| 2| 1.9| | 40 to 44 years | 735| 303| 412| 80.9| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |WHITE NON HISPANIC | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 41,525| 47,404| 1,142| 44.5| 2,374| 57.2| 928| 22.3| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 6,320| 655| 104| 93.3| 232| 36.7| 126| 20.0| | 20 to 24 years | 5,700| 2,459| 431| 71.0| 433| 75.9| 223| 39.2| | 25 to 29 years | 6,390| 5,893| 922| 47.9| 665| 104.0| 299| 46.8| | 30 to 34 years | 6,949| 9,771| 1,406| 30.2| 616| 88.6| 185| 26.7| | 35 to 39 years | 8,126| 14,403| 1,772| 21.5| 342| 42.1| 74| 9.1| | 40 to 44 years | 8,040| 14,224| 1,769| 20.1| 88| 10.9| 20| 2.5| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 26,394| 44,273| 1,677| 20.3| 1,952| 74.0| 696| 26.4| |Married 15 to 19 years | 220| 120| 547| 55.4| 36| 164.0| 24| 111.3| | 20 to 24 years | 1,614| 1,556| 964| 38.8| 290| 179.8| 127| 78.6| | 25 to 29 years | 4,212| 5,126| 1,217| 32.5| 604| 143.4| 272| 64.7| | 30 to 34 years | 5,745| 9,322| 1,623| 20.2| 599| 104.3| 180| 31.4| | 35 to 39 years | 7,199| 14,095| 1,958| 13.9| 335| 46.5| 72| 9.9| | 40 to 44 years | 7,404| 14,054| 1,898| 14.5| 88| 11.9| 20| 2.8| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 15,131| 3,130| 207| 86.7| 422| 27.9| 232| 15.3| |Married 15 to 19 years | 6,100| 535| 88| 94.6| 196| 32.1| 102| 16.7| | 20 to 24 years | 4,085| 903| 221| 83.8| 142| 34.8| 97| 23.6| | 25 to 29 years | 2,179| 767| 352| 77.6| 61| 27.8| 27| 12.3| | 30 to 34 years | 1,204| 448| 372| 77.9| 16| 13.3| 5| 4.0| | 35 to 39 years | 928| 308| 332| 80.0| 7| 7.8| 2| 2.2| | 40 to 44 years | 636| 170| 268| 86.3| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |BLACK | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 8,809| 12,435| 1,412| 36.0| 554| 62.9| 245| 27.8| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 1,554| 342| 220| 82.5| 118| 75.7| 78| 50.1| | 20 to 24 years | 1,376| 1,153| 838| 47.8| 170| 123.9| 80| 57.9| | 25 to 29 years | 1,422| 2,176| 1,531| 29.4| 141| 99.3| 41| 29.2| | 30 to 34 years | 1,467| 2,623| 1,788| 21.0| 66| 44.8| 25| 17.0| | 35 to 39 years | 1,547| 3,194| 2,065| 17.2| 40| 25.9| 12| 8.0| | 40 to 44 years | 1,443| 2,946| 2,042| 17.0| 19| 13.5| 8| 5.8| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 3,710| 7,600| 2,049| 13.6| 196| 52.8| 71| 19.2| |Married 15 to 19 years | 29| 30| 1,043| 42.2| 3| 114.2| 0| 0.0| | 20 to 24 years | 199| 233| 1,172| 36.2| 33| 166.8| 16| 80.6| | 25 to 29 years | 573| 1,023| 1,787| 17.5| 74| 128.6| 23| 41.0| | 30 to 34 years | 801| 1,634| 2,040| 10.9| 46| 57.0| 11| 13.5| | 35 to 39 years | 1,002| 2,253| 2,248| 10.5| 26| 26.2| 12| 12.3| | 40 to 44 years | 1,107| 2,427| 2,193| 11.7| 14| 12.7| 8| 7.6| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 5,099| 4,835| 948| 52.4| 358| 70.3| 174| 34.1| |Married 15 to 19 years | 1,525| 312| 205| 83.2| 114| 74.9| 78| 51.0| | 20 to 24 years | 1,178| 920| 782| 49.7| 137| 116.6| 64| 54.0| | 25 to 29 years | 849| 1,153| 1,358| 37.4| 67| 79.5| 18| 21.2| | 30 to 34 years | 666| 989| 1,485| 33.1| 20| 30.1| 14| 21.2| | 35 to 39 years | 545| 941| 1,728| 29.5| 14| 25.3| 0| 0.0| | 40 to 44 years | 336| 519| 1,545| 34.4| 5| 16.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 2,635| 2,912| 1,105| 47.3| 138| 52.4| 60| 22.6| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 364| 36| 100| 94.3| 14| 37.4| 5| 13.2| | 20 to 24 years | 377| 115| 305| 81.5| 30| 80.0| 21| 56.9| | 25 to 29 years | 435| 326| 749| 55.9| 39| 90.6| 19| 44.8| | 30 to 34 years | 496| 633| 1,275| 33.9| 38| 76.8| 9| 17.2| | 35 to 39 years | 446| 742| 1,665| 21.7| 13| 28.4| 5| 11.9| | 40 to 44 years | 518| 1,060| 2,047| 17.0| 4| 8.1| 0| 0.0| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 1,637| 2,731| 1,668| 21.6| 112| 68.6| 46| 28.2| |Married 15 to 19 years | 17| 3| 174| 88.9| 1| 63.0| 0| 0.0| | 20 to 24 years | 76| 75| 989| 39.1| 24| 316.8| 16| 217.4| | 25 to 29 years | 251| 272| 1,085| 36.4| 32| 128.7| 16| 62.9| | 30 to 34 years | 403| 600| 1,489| 23.1| 38| 94.6| 9| 21.1| | 35 to 39 years | 407| 725| 1,781| 16.5| 13| 31.0| 5| 13.0| | 40 to 44 years | 483| 1,056| 2,185| 11.8| 4| 8.7| 0| 0.0| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 998| 180| 181| 89.5| 26| 25.8| 14| 13.5| |Married 15 to 19 years | 347| 33| 96| 94.6| 13| 36.2| 5| 13.8| | 20 to 24 years | 302| 40| 133| 92.2| 6| 20.5| 5| 16.6| | 25 to 29 years | 184| 53| 290| 82.7| 7| 38.4| 4| 20.1| | 30 to 34 years | 93| 33| 352| 80.8| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| | 35 to 39 years | 38| 17| 436| 77.0| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| | 40 to 44 years | 34| 4| 111| 88.9| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |HISPANIC | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 7,359| 11,195| 1,521| 34.8| 618| 84.0| 266| 36.1| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 1,314| 298| 227| 82.4| 102| 77.2| 78| 59.2| | 20 to 24 years | 1,324| 1,202| 908| 43.7| 239| 180.7| 121| 91.3| | 25 to 29 years | 1,184| 1,630| 1,377| 31.9| 109| 92.4| 33| 27.5| | 30 to 34 years | 1,269| 2,659| 2,096| 17.3| 116| 91.4| 27| 21.4| | 35 to 39 years | 1,184| 2,832| 2,393| 12.1| 47| 39.5| 7| 6.0| | 40 to 44 years | 1,085| 2,574| 2,373| 14.5| 5| 4.8| 0| 0.0| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 4,482| 9,437| 2,106| 13.1| 409| 91.2| 140| 31.2| |Married 15 to 19 years | 107| 99| 923| 36.2| 26| 246.9| 12| 107.6| | 20 to 24 years | 599| 732| 1,222| 19.8| 151| 251.4| 75| 125.7| | 25 to 29 years | 797| 1,284| 1,610| 20.5| 84| 105.5| 26| 32.5| | 30 to 34 years | 970| 2,236| 2,306| 9.0| 100| 103.6| 20| 20.9| | 35 to 39 years | 1,030| 2,659| 2,580| 6.6| 42| 40.5| 7| 6.9| | 40 to 44 years | 978| 2,427| 2,481| 11.1| 5| 5.3| 0| 0.0| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 2,877| 1,758| 611| 68.6| 209| 72.8| 125| 43.6| |Married 15 to 19 years | 1,207| 199| 165| 86.5| 75| 62.2| 66| 54.9| | 20 to 24 years | 725| 469| 648| 63.6| 88| 122.1| 46| 62.9| | 25 to 29 years | 386| 347| 897| 55.4| 25| 65.4| 7| 17.3| | 30 to 34 years | 299| 423| 1,414| 43.9| 15| 51.7| 7| 23.2| | 35 to 39 years | 153| 174| 1,132| 48.9| 5| 33.1| 0| 0.0| | 40 to 44 years | 106| 147| 1,378| 45.4| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |NATIVE BORN | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 53,274| 63,100| 1,184| 43.4| 3,144| 59.0| 1,272| 23.9| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 8,978| 1,246| 139| 90.2| 440| 49.0| 265| 29.5| | 20 to 24 years | 7,836| 4,221| 539| 65.0| 718| 91.6| 360| 46.0| | 25 to 29 years | 8,150| 8,529| 1,047| 44.3| 808| 99.2| 325| 39.9| | 30 to 34 years | 8,750| 13,277| 1,517| 27.5| 718| 82.1| 214| 24.4| | 35 to 39 years | 9,850| 18,084| 1,836| 20.3| 363| 36.9| 83| 8.4| | 40 to 44 years | 9,711| 17,742| 1,827| 19.9| 97| 10.0| 26| 2.7| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 31,128| 54,158| 1,740| 19.1| 2,225| 71.5| 786| 25.3| |Married 15 to 19 years | 323| 234| 724| 46.8| 68| 211.9| 38| 116.4| | 20 to 24 years | 2,024| 2,052| 1,014| 36.0| 370| 182.8| 167| 82.2| | 25 to 29 years | 4,988| 6,513| 1,306| 30.4| 676| 135.6| 278| 55.7| | 30 to 34 years | 6,759| 11,581| 1,713| 18.1| 681| 100.8| 197| 29.2| | 35 to 39 years | 8,341| 16,767| 2,010| 13.0| 338| 40.5| 81| 9.7| | 40 to 44 years | 8,693| 17,010| 1,957| 14.2| 91| 10.5| 26| 3.0| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 22,146| 8,942| 404| 77.7| 919| 41.5| 486| 22.0| |Married 15 to 19 years | 8,655| 1,012| 117| 91.8| 371| 42.9| 227| 26.2| | 20 to 24 years | 5,811| 2,168| 373| 75.1| 347| 59.8| 194| 33.4| | 25 to 29 years | 3,162| 2,016| 638| 66.1| 132| 41.7| 47| 14.8| | 30 to 34 years | 1,991| 1,696| 852| 59.5| 37| 18.7| 16| 8.2| | 35 to 39 years | 1,508| 1,316| 873| 60.7| 25| 16.8| 2| 1.3| | 40 to 44 years | 1,018| 732| 719| 68.6| 5| 5.3| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women, Percent Childless, and Women Who Have Had a Child in the Last Year--Con. per 1,000 Women, by Age and Marital Status [Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbolssee table of contents.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |FOREIGN BORN | | |Children| | | | | First | | | | | ever | | Births | Births | | births | | | |Number of |born per| | in the | per | | per | | | Total | children | 1,000 | Percent | last | 1,000 | First | 1,000 | | | women |ever born | women |childless | year | women | births | women | |------------------------------------+-------+----------+--------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------| |All Marital 15 to 44 years | 7,245| 11,130| 1,536| 33.3| 527| 72.8| 218| 30.0| |Classes 15 to 19 years | 597| 78| 131| 89.9| 20| 33.8| 16| 26.1| | 20 to 24 years | 965| 666| 691| 55.6| 146| 151.8| 83| 86.5| | 25 to 29 years | 1,302| 1,513| 1,162| 38.9| 142| 108.9| 71| 54.2| | 30 to 34 years | 1,478| 2,532| 1,713| 26.7| 125| 84.4| 30| 20.0| | 35 to 39 years | 1,501| 3,225| 2,148| 16.8| 74| 49.1| 16| 10.5| | 40 to 44 years | 1,402| 3,116| 2,222| 13.2| 20| 14.4| 3| 2.0| |Women Ever 15 to 44 years | 5,206| 10,147| 1,949| 16.8| 446| 85.7| 169| 32.5| |Married 15 to 19 years | 48| 20| 407| 70.0| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| | 20 to 24 years | 461| 524| 1,137| 26.7| 125| 272.0| 69| 148.7| | 25 to 29 years | 858| 1,215| 1,415| 24.6| 115| 133.9| 60| 69.3| | 30 to 34 years | 1,192| 2,297| 1,927| 17.6| 113| 94.6| 23| 18.9| | 35 to 39 years | 1,343| 3,090| 2,300| 11.8| 73| 54.3| 16| 11.7| | 40 to 44 years | 1,302| 3,001| 2,304| 10.5| 20| 15.5| 3| 2.1| |Women Never 15 to 44 years | 2,040| 984| 482| 75.3| 81| 39.7| 49| 23.8| |Married 15 to 19 years | 549| 59| 107| 91.6| 20| 36.8| 16| 28.4| | 20 to 24 years | 504| 143| 283| 81.9| 21| 41.9| 15| 29.7| | 25 to 29 years | 444| 298| 672| 66.6| 27| 60.3| 11| 25.0| | 30 to 34 years | 286| 234| 820| 64.6| 12| 42.2| 7| 24.6| | 35 to 39 years | 158| 135| 853| 59.2| 1| 5.6| 0| 0.0| | 40 to 44 years | 100| 115| 1,155| 47.8| 0| 0.0| 0| 0.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - represents zero or rounds to zero. Estimates based on population bases of less than 75,000 should be treated with caution because of the large standard errors associated with the statistic.