In CDC's 2021 state data brief (published December 2023), 1 fertility clinic in Maine reported assisted reproductive technology (ART) data, and women living in Maine underwent 712 ART procedures, or 2,537 per million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250). 242 babies born to Maine residents in 2021, 2.0% of all births, were conceived with ART. CDC counts by the patient's state of residence, not by where the clinic is.
| 2021, by state of residence | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Clinics that reported ART data to CDC | 1 | 453 of 501 |
| ART procedures for residents | 712 | 246,087 |
| ART procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49 | 2,537 | 3,250 |
| Embryo-transfer procedures | 563 | not listed |
| Live-birth deliveries from those procedures | 266 | 91,906 |
| Live-born infants from those procedures | 282 | 97,128 |
| Share of all infants born in 2021 conceived with ART | 2.0% | 2.3% |
Source: CDC, State-Specific ART Surveillance, 2021 Data Brief (published December 2023). Procedures exclude cycles in which eggs or embryos were only banked.
Two counts in this table answer different questions. The 712 procedures performed in 2021 for Maine residents included 563 embryo transfers and led to 266 live-birth deliveries and 282 live-born infants. Separately, CDC counts babies born during 2021: 242 of the 12,006 infants born to mothers living in Maine were conceived with ART. The two numbers are not meant to match.
Because CDC assigns each procedure to the patient's state of residence, a Maine woman treated at a clinic in another state still counts as Maine. CDC notes that state figures may not reflect the clinics located in that state for exactly this reason.
With a single Maine clinic reporting in 2021, in-state comparison is limited, and the per-clinic success rate you need is not in a state summary. Ask any clinic you consider for its own results for women your age and with your diagnosis.
These figures are from 2021, before Maine's fertility coverage law took effect on January 1, 2024. Today the cost side depends on your plan: ask your insurer or HR whether your plan is state-regulated, because Maine's rules do not reach self-insured employer plans. Rules and prices change, so confirm before you budget.
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References: State-Specific Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance, United States: 2021 Data Brief (CDC, with ASRM, SART and RESOLVE) (2023-12) · State and Territory Infertility Insurance Laws: Maine (ReproductiveFacts.org, American Society for Reproductive Medicine) (accessed 2026-10-30) · Does the ACA require infertility treatment to be covered by health insurance? (healthinsurance.org) (2026-06-18)