What communities are welcoming the most children? This week's chart tackles local birth rates. The data represents 2009 births, the latest data available from the U.S. Census.
Lowell and Lawrence were on the top of the list with over 1,000 births respectively. Littleton had the least, with 81.
Community Births Per 1,000 Residents # of Births in 2009 Andover 8.1 273 Billerica 11.5 457 Chelmsford 9.6 328 Dracut 11.0 325 Haverhill 14.5 895 Lawrence 20.2 1,426 Littleton 9.0 81 Lowell 16.6 1,736 Melrose 10.9 295 Methuen 12.9 574 North Andover 11.1 308 North Reading 10.3 149 Reading 11.4 268 Tewksbury 9.2 281 Wakefield 10.9 275 Westford 7.6 171 Wilmington 10.6 238Find out what's happening in Andoverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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