THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO SHOW UP:
“Where are the babies?” Striking fertility trends here:
✔️Top 10 states for fertility are red.
✔️Bottom 10 states for fertility are blue. @Deseret: https://t.co/0cKNvZmuUC pic.twitter.com/9hXHyu9Xb4— Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) October 30, 2024
But also note that South Dakota’s best-in-the-nation fertility rate would have been abnormally low not too long ago and is still under the replacement rate.
On the other hand, Vermont’s worst-in-the-nation rate is roughly the same as Russia’s, slightly above China’s, and nearly double South Korea’s.