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Births by the numbers

Here's a snapshot of motherhood in Pennsylvania between 1991 and 2011, compiled from data released by the state Department of Health.

In PennsylvaniaThe total number of births fell by 15.32 percent.Births to married women during that same period fell by 29.01 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 15.08 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 31.85 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 34.66 percent.Births to married women under age 19 fell by 81.38 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 27.61 percent.Carbon CountyThe total number of births fell by 14.70 percent between 1991 and 2011Births to married women fell by 35.78 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 34.5 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 26.98 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 63.43 percent.Births to married women under age 20 fell by 80 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 34.86 percent.Lehigh CountyThe total number of births fell by 3.15 percent between 1991 and 2011Births to married women fell by 28 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 66.69 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 21.69 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 83.33 percent.Births to married women under age 20 fell by 81.52 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 26.38 percent.Monroe CountyThe total number of births fell by 11.07 percent between 1991 and 2011Births to married women fell by 45.59 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 126.53 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 19.48 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 165.89 percent.Births to married women under age 20 fell by 89.65 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 44.52 percent.Northampton CountyThe total number of births fell by 12.37 percent between 1991 and 2011Births to married women fell by 33.72 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 55.07 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 22.76 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 91.57 percent.Births to married women under age 20 fell by 83.78 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 33 percent.Schuylkill CountyThe total number of births fell by 16.22 percent between 1991 and 2011Births to married women fell by 39.82 percent.Births to unmarried women rose by 46.46 percent.Births to unmarried women under age 20 fell by 24.20 percent.Births to unmarried women over age 20 rose by 82.25 percent.Births to married women under age 20 fell by 93.22 percent.Births to married women 20 or older fell by 37.19 percent.