Among the nation’s 50 most populous metros, Houston ranks fourth in births per 1,000 women of childbearing age.
Births Per 1,000 Women 15 to 50 Years Old | ||
by Metro Area | ||
Rank | Area | Births |
1 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | 67 |
2 | Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 61 |
3 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area | 59 |
4 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area | 55 |
5 | Jacksonville, FL Metro Area | 55 |
6 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area | 54 |
7 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area | 54 |
8 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area | 54 |
9 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area | 54 |
10 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | 53 |
11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area | 53 |
12 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 53 |
13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 52 |
14 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | 52 |
15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area | 52 |
16 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 52 |
17 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area | 50 |
18 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 50 |
19 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area | 50 |
20 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | 50 |
21 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 50 |
22 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 50 |
23 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 50 |
24 | Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area | 50 |
25 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | 50 |
26 | Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area | 50 |
27 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 49 |
28 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 49 |
29 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | 49 |
30 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | 49 |
31 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | 49 |
32 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 48 |
33 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | 48 |
34 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 47 |
35 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area | 46 |
36 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area | 46 |
37 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 46 |
38 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area | 45 |
39 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area | 45 |
40 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 45 |
41 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | 45 |
42 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | 44 |
43 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 43 |
44 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area | 43 |
45 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area | 42 |
46 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area | 42 |
47 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 41 |
48 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area | 40 |
49 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metro Area | 38 |
50 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 35 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey |
Among the nation’s 50 most populous metros, Houston ranks sixth in births to unmarried women.
Births Per 1,000 Unmarried Women | ||
by Metro Area | ||
Rank | Area | Births |
1 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | 45 |
2 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 43 |
3 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area | 40 |
4 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 37 |
5 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area | 37 |
6 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area | 35 |
7 | Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 35 |
8 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area | 33 |
9 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | 33 |
10 | Jacksonville, FL Metro Area | 33 |
11 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area | 33 |
12 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 33 |
13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 32 |
14 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 32 |
15 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | 32 |
16 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | 31 |
17 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area | 31 |
18 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | 31 |
19 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | 31 |
20 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area | 30 |
21 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area | 30 |
22 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area | 29 |
23 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 29 |
24 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 29 |
25 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 28 |
26 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | 28 |
27 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | 28 |
28 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area | 27 |
29 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 26 |
30 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 26 |
31 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 24 |
32 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area | 24 |
33 | Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area | 23 |
34 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area | 22 |
35 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | 22 |
36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 21 |
37 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area | 21 |
38 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 21 |
39 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 21 |
40 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 20 |
41 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | 20 |
42 | Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area | 19 |
43 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area | 19 |
44 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area | 18 |
45 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area | 17 |
46 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area | 17 |
47 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area | 15 |
48 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 15 |
49 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metro Area | 13 |
50 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | 12 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey |