Birth Dashboard

The Florida Birth Dashboard provides a written analysis and graphic display of fertility trends in Florida over the past 25 years. There are several maps, charts and graphs, used to illustrate demographic trends from 1989 to 2023, by age, race, and ethnicity.
Unknown values of birth are not included in graphs. Due to this, the data displayed in each graphic is only for total known records.

       
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Fertility

Fertility rates are declining in Florida. In 1990, Florida's fertility rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 was 71.0. This decreased to 62.0 in 1999 and to 59.3 in 2012. In 2020, the fertility rate fell to 53.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, and in 2023 it was 53.7.

Maternal Age

In Florida, the proportion of births has been increasing in the older age groups. Since 1990, the highest fertility rates were for women ages 20 to 24 until 2002 when mothers 25 to 29 became the frontrunner. However, in 2018, the highest fertility rates were among women ages 30 to 34. Fertility rates for women ages 30 to 34 increased from 76.4 per 1,000 females in 1990 to 97.03 in 2018 but then decreased slightly to 92.45 in 2023. In contrast, the fertility rates for women aged 20 to 24 decreased from 122.87 per 1,000 females in 1990 to a low of 52.38 in 2023. The proportion of births between ages 20-24 and 30-34 has also changed. In 1990, 26.7% of births were to mothers aged 20 to 24 and this decreased to 16.1% in 2023. In addition, the proportion of births in the 30 to 34 age group increased from 20.6% in 1990 to 30.7% in 2023.

Teen Births

The fertility rate in 1990 for Florida's teens aged 15 to 19 was 69.9 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19. This declined to a rate of 12.8 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 in 2023. The proportion of births to teens aged 15 to 19 was 13.7% in 1990 and decreased to 3.7% in 2023.

Births by Race of Mother

In 2023, there were 221,413 live births to Florida residents. Of these births, 71.70% were to white mothers and 20.47% were to black mothers. The remaining 7.28% were to mothers of other and unknown races. In 2023, 34.27% of births were to Hispanic mothers.

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Note: Starting in 2004, "mothers education" is measured according to the highest degree received. Prior to 2004, "mother education" was measured according to the highest grade completed. Consequently, these data may not be comparable to that from prior years. Also beginning in 2004, the state total for the denominator in this calculation may be greater than the sum of county totals due to an unknown county of residence on some records.
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Note: The birth certificate was changed in 2004 to capture all of the races representing the mother’s heritage, rather than only reporting a single race for the mother.
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Note: The birth certificate was changed in 2004 to capture all of the races representing the mother’s heritage, rather than only reporting a single race for the mother.
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Note: Starting in 2004, "mothers education" is measured according to the highest degree received. Prior to 2004, "mother education" was measured according to the highest grade completed. Consequently, these data may not be comparable to that from prior years. Also beginning in 2004, the state total for the denominator in this calculation may be greater than the sum of county totals due to an unknown county of residence on some records.