In the U.S., The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States and a Bust in Blue States

The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States and a Bust in Blue States The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases Tanya Lewis Scientific American

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The study, which was published in April in Human Reproduction, found that the U.S. fertility rate dropped by 17.5 births per month per 100,000 women of reproductive age after the pandemic’s first wave in early to mid-2020. It then returned to a prepandemic rate of decline following the second wave in the fall and winter of 2020. The states and regions that had the biggest declines in fertility were more likely to have a higher percentage of Democrats and nonwhite residents and more social distancing. In contrast, states with more Republicans, fewer nonwhite residents and less social distancing were more likely to experience fertility increases.

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