Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Health Care Coverage information and resources.
Help from Other Programs
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Housing and Homeless Services
Low-income Households Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Child Fatality Registry
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
Hope For A Home
Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Information on American Indian Services, Employment and Training.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
Prevention Services
The Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board administers state and federal funding for domestic violence shelters and advocacy services, develops and recommends policy, and develops and provides technical assistance and training.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
information about the Department's public safety programs.
Information on the Safe Delivery Program, laws, and publications.
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
Child Welfare Medical Resources
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Child Care Fund
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Assessment
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
MiSACWIS Training
Pathways to Potential site
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Helpful phone numbers to MDHHS services.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
Information about audits conducted by the Office of Audit.
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A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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Figure of Numbers of Births, 1900-2020
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces & Population, 1900-2020
Fertility Rates by Race, 1970-2020
Figures of Age-Specific Birth Rates
By Age of Mother, 1920-2020
Live Birth Distribution by Race, Ancestry & Age, 2020
Characteristics of Labor & Delivery By Race & Ancestry
Method of Delivery By Race & Ancestry
Method of Delivery By Age of Mother
Abnormal Conditions By Race & Ancestry
Abnormal Conditions By Age of Mother
Number of Live Births or Indicator by Race & Region
Rates of Live Births or Indicator by Race & Region
Number of Live Births or Indicator by Age & Region
Rates of Live Births or Indicator by Age & Region
Number of Live Births by County, 2010-2020
Number of Low Weight Births by County, 2010-2020
Birth Rates by County, 2010-2020
Important Note: Beginning in 2015, the Michigan Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics changed the standard for gestational age from a calculation based on the last menstrual period, to the obstetric/clinical estimate of gestational age. The division has also updated the community level data from 2000-2014 using the obstetric estimate.
LAST UPDATED MARCH 7, 2022
LAST UPDATED MARCH 17, 2022
LAST UPDATED August 4, 2021
Data Requests
To request natality and pregnancy data that are not available from this web site, please E-mail your request to Lindsey Myers at MyersL@Michigan.gov.
Written requests should be sent to:
Lindsey Myers
Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
333 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing MI, 48933
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