Lawrence Williams said:Since birth rates in certain cities can fluctuate quite a bit from year to year, I compared the previous two three-year intervals to get a more accurate sense of how birth trends are moving.
Live births 2007–2009 vs. 2010–2012 (% change) — US cities/municipalities with over 50,000 residents:
New York City 51,350/54,362 (+5.87%)
Joplin 2,023/2,134 (+5.49%)
Chicago 11,861/12,459 (+5.04%)
Aurora 1,763/1,828 (+3.69%)
Ruma 1,329/1,338 (+0.68%)
Smederevo 3,041/3,044 (+0.10%)
Detroit 5,128/5,096 (-0.62%)
Memphis 2,123/2,093 (-1.41%)
Nashville 7,695/7,558 (-1.78%)
Chattanooga 3,171/3,082 (-2.81%)
Zanesville 1,353/1,304 (-3.62%)
Buffalo 3,940/3,795 (-3.68%)
Vallejo 2,344/2,257 (-3.71%)
Loznica 2,243/2,153 (-4.01%)
Pasadena 3,711/3,540 (-4.61%)
New Orleans 4,883/4,652 (-4.73%)
Rockford 3,345/3,149 (-5.86%)
Somerville 2,084/1,949 (-6.48%)
Zanesville 3,453/3,216 (-6.86%)
Paraćin 1,506/1,400 (-7.04%)
Kruševac 3,602/3,320 (-7.83%)
Leskovac 3,952/3,629 (-8.17%)
Eugene 2,199/2,015 (-8.37%)
Vicksburg 1,583/1,446 (-8.65%)
Kikinda 1,613/1,463 (-9.30%)
Aleksinac 1,340/1,204 (-10.15%)
Pirot 1,404,1,255 (-10.61%)
Kraljevo 3,597,3,194 (-11.20%)
Požarevac 2,291,2,034 (-11.22%)
bački Palanka 1,623,1,427 (-12.08%)
Vranje 3,004,2,561 (-14.75%)
smederevski Palanka 1,349,1,144 (-15.20%)
Live births 2008–2010 vs. 2011–2013 (% change) — US cities/municipalities with over 50,000 residents:
Chicago 12,104/12,562 (+3.78%)
Detroit 5,055/5,160 (+2.08%)
New York City 53,725/54,118 (+0.73%)Joplin 2,111/2,084 (-1.28%)
Memphis 2,104/2,072 (-1.52%)
Ruma 1,341/1,318 (-1.72%)
Aurora 1,816/1,784 (-1.76%)
Smederevo 3,072/3,010 (-2.02%)
Zanesville 1,341/1,311 (-2.24%)
Buffalo 3,872/3,741 (-3.38%)
Paraćin 1,480/1,427 (-3.58%)
Pasadena 3,647,3,514 (-3.65%)
Chattanooga 3,159,3,041 (-3.74%)
Nashville 7,762,7,370 (-5.05%)
Pirot 1,332,1,252 (-6.01%)
New Orleans 4,937,4,638 (-6.06%)
Kruševac 3,496,3,259 (-6.78%)
Rockford 3,290,3,066 (-6.81%)
Zanesville 3,354,3,121 (-6.95%)
Vicksburg 1,543,1,431 (-7.26%)
Vallejo 2,360,2,183 (-7.50%)
Eugene 2,170,1,972 (-9.12%)
Somerville 2,116,1,921 (-9.22%)
Aleksinac 1,292,1,167 (-9.67%)
Požarevac 2,254,2,035 (-9.72%)
Leskovac 3,895,3,497 (-10.22%)
Kikinda 1,581,1,419 (-10.25%)
Loznica 2,305,2,065 (-10.41%)
Kraljevo 3,467,3,087 (-10.96%)
Vranje 2,826,2,484 (-12.10%)
bački Palanka 1,570,1,354 (-13.76%)
smederevski Palanka 1,260,1,083 (-14.05%)