PA Live births. See a trend? It’s not just western PA either. It’s all of PA. New Jersey has the same trend. It’s accelerating. Cities seem to be holding their own. Rural areas not so much. We don’t need as many schools and/or some of the resources need to shift.
2017 - 137,771 NJ - 101,159
2010 - 142,370
2005 - 145,033
2000 - 145,874
1995 - 150,848
1990 - 171,053 NJ - 123,125
https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/indicator/complete_profile/BirthRate.html