1989-2009 |
Category |
Birth count data |
Birth rate calculation (Population data from State & County Resident Population by Multi-race/Ethnicity and Age Group) |
Fertility rate calculation (Population data from State & County Resident Population by Multi-race/Ethnicity and Age Group) |
Notes |
Black |
Births to Black mothers |
Equals Births to Black Mothers/Black or African American alone male and female population |
Equals Black/Black or African American alone female population, age 15-44 |
can be Hispanic or non-Hispanic Black |
White |
White Births to White mothers |
Equals Births to White Mothers/White alone male and female population |
Equals White/White alone female population, ages 15-44 |
can be Hispanic or non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic |
Births to Hispanic mothers |
Equals Births to Hispanic Mothers/ Hispanic alone male and female population |
Equals Hispanic/Hispanic female population, ages 15-44 |
Includes Hispanic + Any Race alone + male and female; i.e., includes any White and Black Hispanics which are captured in the two formulas directly above |
All Races |
Births to mothers, all races |
Equals total births/Total male and female population. |
Equals total births/Total female population, ages 15-44. |
None |
|
2010-present |
Category |
Birth count data |
Birth rate calculation (Population data from State & County Resident Population by Multi-race/Ethnicity and Age Group) |
Fertility rate calculation (Population data from State & County Resident Population by Multi-race/Ethnicity and Age Group) |
Notes |
Black |
Births to Black only mothers |
Equals Black/Black or African American alone male and female population |
Equals Black/Black or African American alone female population, age 15-44 |
Can be Hispanic or non-Hispanic Black; excludes Blacks in combination |
White |
Births to White only mothers |
Equals White/White alone male and female population |
Equals White/White alone female population, ages 15-44 |
Can be Hispanic or non-Hispanic White; excludes Whites in combination |
Hispanic |
Births to Hispanic mothers |
Equals Hispanic/Hispanic male and female population |
Equals Hispanic/Hispanic female population ages 15-44 |
Equals Hispanic + Any Race alone + male and female, i.e., includes any White and Black Hispanics which are captured in the two formulas above |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
Births to American Indian and Alaska Native mothers |
Equals American Indian and Alaska Native/American Indian and Alaska Native alone male and female population |
Equals American Indian and Alaska Native/American Indian and Alaska Native alone female population, ages 15-44 |
New category in 2010-2013 only |
Asian |
Births to Asian mothers |
Equals Asian/Asian alone male and female population |
Equals Asian/Asian alone female population, ages 15-44 |
New category in 2010-2013 only |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
Births to Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander mothers |
Equals Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone male and female population |
Equals Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone female population, ages 15-44 |
New category in 2010-2013 only |
Two or more races |
Births to two or more race categories mothers |
Two or More Races/Two or More Races male and female population |
Two or More Races/Two or More Races female population, ages 15-44 |
New category in 2010-2013 only |
All races |
Total births |
Equals total births/Total male and female population |
Equals total births/Total female population, ages 15-44 |
None |