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Statistics on children, youth and families in Tennessee from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Sycamore Institute
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Number and percent of live births to unmarried mothers, by county of residence of the mother and year of birth.
Data Source
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Vital Records and Statistics, Tennessee Birth Statistical File.
Notes
Percent is unmarried births as a percent of live births, as published by the Department. In the reports for 2019 and later, live births exclude births to mothers with unknown marital status.
* = figure not displayed according to Tennessee Department of Health guidelines for the release of aggregate data to the public (small counts).
Last Updated
November 2026