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 | ||
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