CDC NASS · 495 clinics · 51 states
How successful is your IVF clinic?
Compare live-birth rates, cycle counts, and success metrics for 495 U.S. fertility clinics, directly from the CDC's National ART Surveillance System. Plain data. No paywall.
The short answer
Compare IVF clinics inside one CDC age band: under-35 clinic-mean live birth is about 48% versus about 9% over 40 (~5.3×).
PlainFertility surfaces CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS) live-birth rates for 495 U.S. fertility clinics. In this extract the under-35 clinic mean is about 48% across 399 publishing clinics, versus about 9% for the over-40 band across 303 clinics, roughly a 5.3× swing. Each average covers only clinics that published that bracket. Rates mix patient case mix; use them as a discovery filter, not a treatment verdict.
Find clinics in your state
Filter CDC NASS live-birth rates by state and age band, the same interactive explorer as /tools/success-rates.
National picture · CDC NASS 2022
Patients under 35 see about a 5.3× higher average live-birth rate than the over-40 bracket across 406 reporting clinics; age, not clinic brand, is the largest single swing in CDC NASS.
- 48%
- Live birth, under 35 (399 clinics)
- 9%
- Live birth, over 40 (303 clinics)
- 5.3×
- Under-35 vs over-40 gap
- 406
- Clinics reporting an overall rate
Each average covers only clinics that published that age bracket; under-35 and over-40 denominators differ. Rates reflect reported outcomes and patient mix; they are not a clinic recommendation.
Top clinics by overall live-birth rate
Same clinic_best_overall ranking board as /rankings. Discovery filter across mixed ages and case mix, not a treatment rating.
CDC-reporting fertility clinics by state
Shaded by clinic count from the same getAllStates set as /states. Empty tiles have no indexable state page (clinic_count = 0).
View all 51 states as a list
- California: 91
- New York: 47
- Texas: 47
- Florida: 28
- Illinois: 25
- New Jersey: 17
- Arizona: 13
- Pennsylvania: 13
- Washington: 13
- Virginia: 12
- Georgia: 11
- Michigan: 11
- North Carolina: 11
- Ohio: 11
- Missouri: 10
- Colorado: 9
- Tennessee: 9
- Indiana: 8
- Massachusetts: 8
- Connecticut: 7
- Hawaii: 6
- Maryland: 6
- Minnesota: 6
- Nevada: 6
- Wisconsin: 6
- Alabama: 5
- Kansas: 5
- Kentucky: 4
- Louisiana: 4
- Oklahoma: 4
- Oregon: 4
- South Carolina: 4
- Utah: 4
- District of Columbia: 3
- Mississippi: 3
- PR: 3
- Delaware: 2
- Iowa: 2
- Nebraska: 2
- New Mexico: 2
- Vermont: 2
- West Virginia: 2
- Alaska: 1
- Arkansas: 1
- Idaho: 1
- Maine: 1
- Montana: 1
- New Hampshire: 1
- North Dakota: 1
- Rhode Island: 1
- South Dakota: 1
Important: Success rates reflect a clinic's reported outcomes and are influenced by patient selection, case complexity, and treatment mix. They should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a clinic. Always consult a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist.
Top-Rated Clinics (Overall)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an IVF success rate?
IVF success rates reflect the percentage of ART cycles that result in a live birth. The CDC reports rates broken down by age group because age is the strongest predictor of IVF success.
Where does PlainFertility get its data?
All data comes from the CDC's National ART Surveillance System (NASS), which collects clinic-specific ART cycle data under the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992. PlainFertility is not affiliated with the CDC.
Should I choose a clinic based solely on success rates?
No. Success rates depend on patient mix, a clinic treating more complex diagnoses may appear to have lower rates. Volume, single embryo transfer rates, and specialist expertise matter too. Read our guide to choosing a fertility clinic.
Guides & Analysis
Editorial research and plain-language explainers from our team. Every guide is written to help you read the underlying public data correctly. All 7 guides →
Data Literacy · 7 min
Understanding IVF Success Rates
Learn how CDC reports IVF success rates, what the percentages mean, and why age group matters most when comparing clinics.
Patient Guide · 8 min
How to Choose a Fertility Clinic
A practical guide to evaluating IVF clinics beyond success rates, including questions to ask, red flags to avoid, and factors that matter most.
Financial Guide · 8 min
How Much Does IVF Cost? A Data-Driven Guide
A comprehensive breakdown of IVF costs, cycle fees, medications, genetic testing, frozen transfers, insurance coverage, and strategies to manage the financial burden.
Data Literacy · 7 min
Age and IVF Success: What the CDC Data Shows
How age affects IVF outcomes, national success rates by age group, the biology behind the decline, and what the data means for treatment decisions.
Data Literacy · 7 min
Beyond Success Rates: Other Metrics That Matter
Single embryo transfer rates, clinic volume, freeze-thaw survival, and other metrics that reveal true clinic quality beyond the headline success rate.
Patient Guide · 7 min
Donor Egg IVF: What the Data Shows
How donor egg IVF works, success rates compared to own-egg cycles, and how to evaluate clinics for donor egg programs.
Research
Original analysis from our editorial process, every statistic derived from our own database. See all research.
Top 10 US Fertility Clinics by Overall CDC ART Success Rate
The ten higher-volume US fertility clinics with the highest overall live-birth rate per ART cycle, ranked directly from the CDC National ART Surveillance System, with the national average for context.
ResearchTop 10 US Metros by Fertility-Clinic Cycle Volume
Where IVF capacity concentrates: the US metropolitan areas performing the most ART cycles, ranked by total reported cycle volume from CDC NASS data.
ResearchTop 10 US States by Fertility-Clinic Coverage
Which states have the most CDC-reporting fertility clinics, and what clinic density means for access to IVF care across the country.
About this data
How PlainFertility works, and why you can trust these numbers
What this site is
PlainFertility is a plain-language reference for U.S. IVF clinic success rates. We turn the CDC's National ART Surveillance System (NASS) data, mandatory reporting from every U.S. fertility clinic performing ART procedures, into a searchable database by clinic, state, and metro area, with every figure traceable to the CDC's own published tables.
Editorial process
- Source. Download the raw NASS datasets from the CDC ART Data Portal, including both clinic-level and national aggregate files published with each annual Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report.
- Verify. Match clinic records across reporting years using the persistent NASS clinic ID numbers the CDC assigns, and respect CDC suppressions rather than estimating or interpolating withheld figures.
- Publish. Reproduce CDC-reported success rates exactly as published, no adjustment, composite scoring, or proprietary ranking formula, so readers can check any figure against the original CDC report.
Editorial independence & corrections
The PlainFertility editorial process is independent and accepts no payment or sponsorship from any fertility clinic, ASRM, SART, or healthcare organization. Found an error or a stale figure? File a correction via the contact page. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
Frequently asked
What is an IVF success rate?
IVF success rates reflect the percentage of ART cycles that result in a live birth. The CDC reports rates broken down by age group because age is the strongest predictor of IVF success.
Where does PlainFertility get its data?
All data comes from the CDC's National ART Surveillance System (NASS), which collects clinic-specific ART cycle data under the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992. PlainFertility is not affiliated with the CDC.
Should I choose a clinic based solely on success rates?
No. Success rates depend on patient mix, a clinic treating more complex diagnoses may appear to have lower rates. Volume, single embryo transfer rates, and specialist expertise matter too. Read our guide to choosing a fertility clinic .