Western states with more new housing get more births

Births ticked up nationally last year for the first time since bounding back from the height of the pandemic in 2021, with most of the increase going to fast-growing Western states that are building housing rapidly, according to a Stateline analysis of federal statistics.

Births ticked up nationally last year for the first time since bounding back from the height of the pandemic in 2021, with most of the increase going to Western states that are building housing rapidly, according to a Stateline analysis of preliminary federal statistics.

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Sources: National Vital Statistics System provisional births data, Stateline analysis

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