The median age of first-time mothers in the US has increased from 22.7 in 1980 to 25.4 in recent years, possibly due to pursuing higher education. One in five mothers has their first child after 35, and Utah has the highest birth rate while Vermont has the lowest. The number of single mothers has also increased over time.
Research shows that the median age of first-time mothers in the United States is 25.4 years. Over time, women in the United States have waited longer to become mothers; the median age of first-time mothers in the United States was 22.7 years in 1980. Women in the United States are thought to choose to wait longer to have children because of the additional time spent pursuing higher education, because about two-thirds of all new mothers in the United States have at least some college education.
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In the United States, one in five mothers has their first child after the age of 35.
Utah is the state with the highest birth rate, with approximately 88 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, and Vermont has the lowest birth rate, with approximately 51 births per 1,000 women.
The number of single mothers in the United States increased from 3.4 million in 1970 to 9.9 million in 2010.
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