North Carolina Leads the Nation in Births, March 5, 1923

North Carolina Leads in Births

Raleigh, N.C., March 5 by the Associated Press—North Carolina is still leading the nation in birth.

Original birth figures compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Census for the first nine months of 1922 indicate a lower birth rate than for the corresponding nine months of 1921. For the state compared, the birth rate for the first nine months of 1922 was 22.8 against 25 in 1921.

North Carolina leads the nation with a rate of 30, while Washington is the lowest with 18.3.

From the front page of The Concord Times, March 5, 1923