Babies Born to Unmarried Mothers
Percent. Shown as difference from the average state rate, which is 39.9 percent. 2020. Size of mark is proportional to state population. The horizontal axis is the percent of the state that voted in the 2020 general election for Donald J. Trump.
Differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic. When the number of events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. Source of original data: National Center for Health Statistics. Chart by author. @bob_weeks, bob.weeks@gmail.com.