Births To Unmarried Women By Race/ethnicity (2000–2024)

Definition

(Number) The number of births to single women.

(Percent) The percentage of births to unmarried women out of all births for which martial status is known, for each race/ethnic group.

Updated: February 2026

Data Source

DC Department of Health, 2014 Infant Mortality Report with all more recent years' Vital Records Data being from responses to data requests to the Data Management and Analysis Division, Center for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, DC Department of Health

Notes

Race refers to the race of the mother.

S - data suppressed due to small numbers.

N/A - data on race/ethnicity not available.

Last Updated

2026-02