America’s Fertility Crisis Deepens: New CDC Data Reveals Alarmingly Low Birth Rates

The recent release of CDC data showing the U.S. fertility rate falling to a historic low of 1.599 children per woman in 2024 should raise alarm bells across the nation. Once a bastion of population growth among developed countries, America now parallels western Europe’s demographic decline, signaling a profound challenge to our national strength. For decades, the United States maintained a replacement-level fertility rate near 2.1—enough to sustain stable generational renewal essential for economic vitality and national security. The steady slide below that threshold reflects deep changes in American society: couples delaying marriage and childbearing, economic uncertainties, and policy failures...