U.S. Birthrate Ticks Up 1 Percent, Halting a Steady Decline
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 24, 2022
The birthrate in the United States increased slightly last year, ending what had been a consistent decline since 2014, the federal government reported on Tuesday.
There were 3,659,289 births in 2021, an increase of about 46,000, or 1 percent, from 2020, when there was a sharp drop, according to provisional data released by the National Vital Statistics System, part of the Centers for Disease Control . . .
