HUTCHINSON, Kan. — While the birth rate in the state dropped in 2013, it actually inched up by a 
fraction in Reno County.
In the latest numbers provided by the state bureau of vital statistics, there were 743 births in Reno County in 2013, compared with 742 the year before. Breaking down the numbers by age groups, there were no births to those under age 15. Two hundred seventeen babies were born to mothers age 20-24, 248 were born to women age 25-29 and there were 135 births to women age 30-34. The report also shows 55 live births to mothers age 35-39 and 15 births came from mothers over the age of 40.
In Kansas, the number of babies born fell to 77,373 in 2013, compared with 80,369 in 2012.