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By the second half of 2020 the birth rate had declined in all 50 states as COVID-19 infections surpassed 20 million.
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday that the birth rate in all races reached a half-century low in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The number of births declined for all race and Hispanic-origin groups from 2019 to 2020, with declines ranging from 3 percent (Hispanic women) to 8 percent (non-Hispanic Asian women)," the report highlights.
The U.S. birth rate has hit a 32-year low, according to @NCHStats@CDCgov
Moreover, "the U.S. general fertility rate also declined 4 percent from 2019 to 2020, the largest percent decline in this [overall] rate in nearly five decades," the CDC said.
By the second half of 2020, the birth rate had declined in all 50 states as COVID-19 infections surpassed 20 million. The news marks a deep setback after 2019 reported the lowest birth rate in the last 32 years.