Where’s Daddy?

In 2011, 4.1 million women gave birth, 36% of which were unmarried, up from 31% in 2005. 57% of women without a high-school degree, 49% of women with a high-school diploma, 40% of women with some college and 8.8% of women with a bachelor’s who gave birth were unmarried. States with the highest percentages of births to unwed women include DC at 51%, LA at 49% and MS/NM at 48%.