America’s Missing Fertility Window ^31.3%

Compact - By Wendy R. Wang - 7/2/2026, 11:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 44.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 12.4% - False Dilemma 12%

The US fertility rate hit yet another new record low in 2025, according to the most recent CDC data. This is barely news, as we have heard it almost every spring for nearly two decades. What is notable is that women in their 30s have significantly higher fertility rates than women in their twenties, marking the thirties as the new peak... more