Published Jul 14, 2026, 5:14 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
Central states buck U.S. fertility decline
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Despite a decades-long decline in U.S. fertility rates, a corridor of central Plains states — including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas — continues to post higher rates than the rest of the country on average.