Reply #119: yeah, don't bother with actual facts [View All]

[Warren DeMontague]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States

The total fertility rate in the United States estimated for 2009 is 2.01 children per woman, which is below the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1.<8> However, U.S. population growth is among the highest in industrialized countries,<9> since the vast majority of these have below-replacement fertility rates and the U.S. has higher levels of immigration.<10><11> The United States Census Bureau shows population increases ranging between 0.85% and 0.89% for the twelve-month periods ending in 2009.<12> Nonetheless, though high by industrialized country standards, this is below the world average annual rate of 1.19%.<9>