Tables

1995 Percentage of Births Which are Out-of-Wedlock 
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock (White) 
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock (Black) 
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock (Hispanic) 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Total 1991-1996 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Total 1985-1990 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: White 1991-1996 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: White 1985-1990 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Black 1991-1996 
Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Black 1985-1990
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock  Total  Rank
ALABAMA 34.5 11
ALASKA 29.9 28
ARIZONA 38.2 5
ARKANSAS 32.9 17
CALIFORNIA 32.1 19
COLORADO 24.9 43
CONNECTICUT 30.6 24
DELAWARE 34.9 10
FLORIDA 35.8 8
GEORGIA 35.2 9
HAWAII 29.2 30
IDAHO 19.9 49
ILLINOIS 33.8 13
INDIANA 31.9 21
IOWA 25.2 42
KANSAS 25.9 40
KENTUCKY 28.5 32
LOUISIANA 42.4 3
MAINE 27.8 34
MARYLAND 33.3 14
MASSACHUSETTS 25.6 41
MICHIGAN 34.3 12
MINNESOTA 23.9 46
MISSISSIPPI 45.3 1
MISSOURI 32.1 20
MONTANA 26.5 38
NEBRASKA 24.3 45
NEVADA 42.0 4
NEW HAMPSHIRE 22.2 48
NEW JERSEY 27.6 35
NEW MEXICO 42.6 2
NEW YORK 37.9 6
NORTH CAROLINA 31.4 22
NORTH DAKOTA 23.5 47
OHIO 33.0 16
OKLAHOMA 30.5 25
OREGON 28.9 31
PENNSYLVANIA 32.4 18
RHODE ISLAND 31.1 23
SOUTH CAROLINA 37.4 7
SOUTH DAKOTA 28.0 33
TENNESSEE 33.1 15
TEXAS 30.0 27
UTAH 15.7 50
VERMONT 24.9 44
VIRGINIA 29.3 29
WASHINGTON 26.7 37
WEST VIRGINIA 30.5 26
WISCONSIN 27.4 36
WYOMING 26.4 39
U.S. 32.2   
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock  White (Non-Hispanic) Rank
ALABAMA 16.5 48
ALASKA 20.9 28
ARIZONA 25.8 6
ARKANSAS 21.0 27
CALIFORNIA 22.9 19
COLORADO 17.9 46
CONNECTICUT 18.1 42
DELAWARE 22.1 22
FLORIDA 24.5 8
GEORGIA 18.1 43
HAWAII 15.2 49
IDAHO 18.6 40
ILLINOIS 18.5 41
INDIANA 26.3 5
IOWA 23.2 17
KANSAS 20.9 29
KENTUCKY 24.1 11
LOUISIANA 21.6 23
MAINE 27.2 3
MARYLAND 18.7 37
MASSACHUSETTS 18.0 44
MICHIGAN 22.9 20
MINNESOTA 20.3 30
MISSISSIPPI 18.7 38
MISSOURI 23.8 12
MONTANA 21.3 26
NEBRASKA 19.0 36
NEVADA 32.8 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE 21.6 24
NEW JERSEY 12.8 51
NEW MEXICO 23.5 14
NEW YORK 19.1 35
NORTH CAROLINA 17.2 47
NORTH DAKOTA 19.3 34
OHIO 25.0 7
OKLAHOMA 23.8 13
OREGON 27.0 4
PENNSYLVANIA 23.1 18
RHODE ISLAND 22.8 21
SOUTH CAROLINA 19.8 32
SOUTH DAKOTA 19.8 33
TENNESSEE 21.6 25
TEXAS 18.7 39
UTAH 12.9 50
VERMONT 24.4 10
VIRGINIA 18.0 45
WASHINGTON 23.5 15
WEST VIRGINIA 28.9 2
WISCONSIN 19.9 31
WYOMING 23.4 16
U.S. 21.2
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock  Black (Non-Hispanic) Rank
ALABAMA 70.8 19
ALASKA 40.9 45
ARIZONA 63.6 34
ARKANSAS 74.0 12
CALIFORNIA 61.8 36
COLORADO 53.5 41
CONNECTICUT 69.6 23
DELAWARE 71.7 18
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 79.4 9
FLORIDA 68.8 25
GEORGIA 67.5 28
HAWAII 21.3 51
IDAHO 40.8 46
ILLINOIS 78.6 2
INDIANA 76.9 6
IOWA 72.9 15
KANSAS 67.0 29
KENTUCKY 72.3 17
LOUISIANA 72.4 16
MAINE 48.5 43
MARYLAND 63.9 32
MASSACHUSETTS 60.5 37
MICHIGAN 77.8 5
MINNESOTA 70.1 21
MISSISSIPPI 75.4 8
MISSOURI 78.0 4
MONTANA 39.4 48
NEBRASKA 73.9 13
NEVADA 75.0 11
NEW HAMPSHIRE 40.0 47
NEW JERSEY 66.7 31
NEW MEXICO 58.8 38
NEW YORK 69.7 22
NORTH CAROLINA 66.9 30
NORTH DAKOTA 30.9 49
OHIO 76.9 7
OKLAHOMA 69.2 24
OREGON 70.6 20
PENNSYLVANIA 78.4 3
RHODE ISLAND 68.7 26
SOUTH CAROLINA 68.4 27
SOUTH DAKOTA 28.9 50
TENNESSEE 73.5 14
TEXAS 63.1 35
UTAH 54.1 40
VERMONT 51.5 42
VIRGINIA 63.9 33
WASHINGTON 55.2 39
WEST VIRGINIA 75.3 10
WISCONSIN 82.9 1
WYOMING 46.4 44
U.S. 70.0  
1995 Percentage of Births Which Are Out-of-Wedlock  Hispanic Rank
ALABAMA 20.0 50
ALASKA 30.4 39
ARIZONA 50.5 8
ARKANSAS 31.3 37
CALIFORNIA 42.7 17
COLORADO 42.3 18
CONNECTICUT 50.6 7
DELAWARE 64.1 1
FLORIDA 34.2 33
GEORGIA 23.4 49
HAWAII 44.5 16
IDAHO 26.0 46
ILLINOIS 38.9 23
INDIANA 40.9 20
IOWA 37.9 26
KANSAS 38.3 25
KENTUCKY 26.0 47
LOUISIANA 29.4 41
MAINE 28.8 42
MARYLAND 38.8 24
MASSACHUSETTS 60.7 4
MICHIGAN 41.8 19
MINNESOTA 47.2 13
MISSISSIPPI 29.7 40
MISSOURI 33.0 34
MONTANA 35.7 31
NEBRASKA 40.8 21
NEVADA 52.9 6
NEW HAMPSHIRE 40.8 22
NEW JERSEY 48.1 12
NEW MEXICO 49.6 10
NEW YORK 61.3 3
NORTH CAROLINA 30.8 38
NORTH DAKOTA 28.5 43
OHIO 48.9 11
OKLAHOMA 32.8 35
OREGON 34.8 32
PENNSYLVANIA 61.9 2
RHODE ISLAND 58.7 5
SOUTH CAROLINA 24.9 48
SOUTH DAKOTA 37.7 27
TENNESSEE 26.8 45
TEXAS 32.1 36
UTAH 36.2 29
VERMONT 0.0 51
VIRGINIA 37.4 28
WASHINGTON 35.9 30
WEST VIRGINIA 27.1 44
WISCONSIN 46.7 14
WYOMING 44.7 15
U.S. 42.1  
Table 1 Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Total 1991-1996    
               
Ratio of Births to Unmarried Women          
TOTAL 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 5-Year Change
United States 29.53 30.13 31.00 32.60 32.00 32.20 2.07
Alabama 31.86 32.56 33.50 34.50 34.50 34.20 1.64
Alaska 26.94 27.42 28.00 29.30 29.90 30.50 3.08
Arizona 35.09 36.23 37.90 38.30 38.20 38.90 2.67
Arkansas 29.88 30.96 31.70 32.60 32.90 33.40 2.44
California 33.48 34.30 35.30 35.70 31.90 31.90 -2.40
Colorado 23.57 23.78 24.80 25.00 24.90 25.00 1.22
Connecticut 27.96 28.71 29.80 30.50 29.90 31.00 2.29
Delaware 31.61 32.56 33.80 34.70 35.00 34.70 2.14
District 66.29 66.92 67.80 68.80 66.00 65.90 -1.02
Florida 33.04 34.16 35.00 35.70 35.80 35.70 1.54
Georgia 34.56 35.03 35.80 35.50 35.20 35.20 0.17
Hawaii 26.08 26.20 27.20 28.30 29.20 29.30 3.10
Idaho 17.38 18.31 18.70 18.70 19.90 20.80 2.49
Illinois 32.55 33.43 34.10 34.30 33.60 33.70 0.27
Indiana 28.35 29.46 30.80 31.50 31.70 32.10 2.64
Iowa 22.20 23.55 24.60 24.80 25.20 25.70 2.15
Kansas 23.11 24.26 25.90 26.00 26.40 26.20 1.94
Kentucky 25.39 26.34 27.20 27.60 28.60 29.40 3.06
Louisiana 38.36 40.24 42.00 42.60 42.60 42.40 2.16
Maine 24.95 26.30 27.00 28.20 27.80 28.60 2.30
Maryland 30.68 30.48 32.50 33.70 33.40 33.20 2.72
Massachusetts 25.93 25.93 26.40 26.60 25.60 25.60 -0.33
Michigan 27.26 26.60 26.00 35.00 * 34.10 7.50
Minnesota 22.34 22.95 23.40 24.00 23.70 24.40 1.45
Mississippi 42.40 42.90 44.40 45.40 45.30 45.10 2.20
Missouri 30.17 31.52 32.40 32.50 32.00 32.70 1.18
Montana 25.17 26.43 27.30 25.50 26.30 26.80 0.37
Nebraska 21.57 22.61 23.50 24.80 24.30 24.30 1.69
Nevada 31.85 33.29 34.00 35.00 42.00 41.90 8.61
New Hampshire 18.33 19.19 20.60 22.10 22.40 22.90 3.71
New Jersey 26.33 26.38 27.10 28.10 27.00 27.40 1.02
New Mexico 37.57 39.48 41.40 41.70 42.60 42.50 3.02
New York 34.08 34.83 37.20 37.60 37.90 38.20 3.37
North Carolina 31.59 31.31 32.10 31.90 31.40 31.80 0.49
North Dakota 21.96 22.64 23.00 23.00 23.50 24.40 1.76
Ohio 30.66 31.63 33.00 32.90 32.90 33.10 1.47
Oklahoma 27.14 28.36 29.10 29.80 30.40 30.90 2.54
Oregon 26.65 26.98 28.20 28.70 28.90 29.30 2.32
Pennsylvania 30.42 31.56 32.20 32.80 32.30 32.30 0.74
Rhode Island 27.64 29.64 31.70 32.10 29.20 32.50 2.86
South Carolina 34.74 35.47 36.00 36.80 37.30 36.90 1.43
South Dakota 24.85 26.82 27.70 27.70 28.40 29.30 2.48
Tennessee 32.25 32.69 33.60 33.40 32.80 32.90 0.21
Texas 17.79 17.45 17.00 28.90 30.00 30.20 12.75
Utah 14.42 15.16 15.50 15.70 15.70 16.10 0.94
Vermont 22.74 23.41 24.20 25.30 24.80 25.90 2.49
Virginia 27.86 28.33 29.00 29.20 29.20 29.10 0.77
Washington 24.92 25.32 26.30 26.00 26.70 27.10 1.78
West Virginia 26.83 27.74 29.00 30.20 30.50 30.90 3.16
Wisconsin 25.30 26.10 27.10 27.20 27.30 27.50 1.40
Wyoming 23.06 23.99 25.80 27.50 26.50 26.10 2.11
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 
1996 data is preliminary
Table 2 Five-Year Trends in Illegitimacy: Total 1985-1990    
               
Ratio of Births to Unmarried Women          
TOTAL 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 5-Year Change
United States 22.02 23.39 24.49 25.71 27.08 28.03 6.01
Alabama 24.94 25.87 26.78 27.88 29.79 30.13 5.19
Alaska 18.25 20.60 21.96 23.39 24.59 26.16 7.91
Arizona 23.88 25.62 27.19 26.67 30.82 32.66 8.78
Arkansas 22.42 23.98 24.59 26.47 27.69 29.39 6.97
California 24.56 26.48 27.17 28.62 30.03 31.59 7.03
Colorado 16.61