2017 report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that Utah has the highest total fertility rate in the nation.
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- Academic / Technical Report
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- Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Non-LDS
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"Utah's Fertility Since the Great Recession," Fact Sheet, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah, October 2017
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- University of Utah
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- Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
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- Reading Public
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Utah's Fertility Rate
• Utah maintains the highest total fertility rate in the nation with 2.29 births per woman in 2015. The U.S. total fertility rate for the same year is 1.84.
• Between 2003 and 2015, Utah experienced its highest total fertility rate in 2007, peaking at 2.68.
• Utah’s total fertility rate and annual births have continued to decline since 2008.
• Age-specific fertility rates from 2003 to 2015 reveal decreases for mid-teens, late teens, and those in their early 20s, and slight increases to those in their late 30s and 40s.
• Median age at first marriage has steadily increased over the past decade from 22.1 in 2005 to 24.3 in 2015.
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