Map: Average Age of Mothers at First Birth, by State

The latest edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) includes a map of the average age of mothers at first birth. MMWR reports that, "The average age of mothers at first birth increased steadily during the preceding 30 years, to 25.1 years in 2002, an all-time high for the nation. In 2002, by state, the average age of mothers at first birth ranged from 23 years to 28 years. Mothers living in northeastern states were the oldest at first birth; mothers living in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming were the youngest."