California’s Birth Rate Dipped 2.8% From 2007 to 2008
The number of infants born in California decreased from 566,000 in 2007 to 551,000 in 2008, coinciding with a decrease in the average per capita income, according to data from the Pew Research Center. During the same time period, per capita income declined from $44,880 to $43,641.
- "California Birthrate Trending Down" (Tran, Los Angeles Times, 4/8).