Statistics: Live Births, by Race

Live Births in the United States
	Total number of live births
Race of mother	1970	1975	1980	1985	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
All races	3,731,386	3,144,198	3,612,258	3,760,561	3,909,510	4,040,958	4,158,212	4,110,907	4,065,014
White	3,109,956	2,576,818	2,936,351	3,037,913	3,102,083	3,192,355	3,290,273	3,241,273	3,201,678
Black	561,992	496,829	568,080	581,824	638,562	673,124	684,336	682,602	673,633
American Indian or Alaskan Native	22,264	22,690	29,389	34,037	37,088	39,478	39,051	38,841	39,453
Asian or Pacific Islander			74,355	104,606	129,035	133,075	141,635	145,372	150,250
Chinese	7,044	7,778	11,671	16,405	21,322	20,982	22,737	22,498	25,061
Japanese	7,744	6,725	7,482	8,035	8,658	8,689	8,674	8,500	9,098
Filipino	8,066	10,359	13,968	20,058	23,207	24,585	25,770	26,227	28,959
Hawaiian and part Hawaiian						5,609	6,099	5,888	5,883
Other Asian or Pacific Islander						73,210	78,355	82,259	81,249

NOTE: The racial groups "white" and "black" include persons of Hispanic origin.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1994. Hyattsville, Maryland: Public Health Service, 1995. Table #6.

Data based on the National Vital Statistics System (i.e. reporting by state health departments and other state organizations).

Posted 16 Sep 2000.

Live Births in the United States