- Yesterday, I posted a "Mother's Day" map showing variations in birth rates for women age 15-50 across the US. You can browse the interactive map here: walker-data.com/maps... A few observations:May 12, 2025 13:31
- Ocean County (Lakewood), New Jersey had the highest fertility in the US; approximately 156 of every 1,000 women age 15-50 in this PUMA had given birth in the past 12 months.
- The lowest-fertility PUMA? The Fenway / Brighton area in Boston, with only 7 women per 1000 giving birth in the past year.
- Within metro areas, higher-income areas tended to have lower fertility than lower-income areas, though among affluent suburbs, faster-growing areas outpaced mature ones. The lowest-fertility areas within metros, unsurprisingly, are those with large student populations.
- These maps are built with @Mapbox and R (#rstats) from American Community Survey data. Want to learn more about the tech and data? Check out my blog: walker-data.com/blog
