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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 32. Outcome Indicator Percentages by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2016

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
83,063
8.2
  
1.5
  
10.0
  
69.3
  
41.7
  
13.5
  
42.7
  
80.9
  
Adams
676
6.7
  
1.3
 U
7.0
  
46.6
 L
16.9
 L
8.9
 L
17.9
 L
87.3
 H
Allen
5,140
8.3
  
1.4
  
9.0
  
61.5
 L
42.2
  
9.6
 L
40.1
 L
81.5
  
Bartholomew
1,086
8.1
  
1.7
 U
8.7
  
70.3
  
32.3
 L
12.6
  
38.6
  
85.1
 H
Benton
114
6.1
 U
**
 U
8.8
 U
73.7
  
42.1
  
23.7
  
43.9
  
78.1
  
Blackford
133
5.3
 U
**
 U
12.0
 U
76.7
  
54.9
  
27.1
 H
51.9
  
83.5
  
Boone
827
6.8
  
1.6
 U
8.8
  
85.4
 H
18.6
 L
8.1
 L
20.9
 L
87.7
 H
Brown
114
7.0
 U
**
 U
5.3
 U
66.7
  
40.4
  
17.5
  
43.9
  
84.2
  
Carroll
218
8.3
 U
**
 U
6.9
 U
71.1
  
37.6
  
21.6
 H
36.2
  
80.3
  
Cass
480
10.0
  
1.0
 U
11.0
  
64.6
  
50.0
 H
17.5
  
48.8
  
69.8
 L
Clark
1,448
10.5
  
1.6
  
13.3
 H
70.0
  
31.4
 L
13.0
  
43.6
  
79.1
  
Clay
312
11.2
  
**
 U
12.5
  
63.8
  
56.1
 H
16.7
  
48.4
  
79.2
  
Clinton
445
5.8
  
**
 U
7.4
  
68.8
  
44.0
  
19.1
  
44.0
  
76.4
  
Crawford
104
8.7
 U
**
 U
11.5
 U
74.0
  
49.0
  
29.8
 H
41.3
  
64.4
 L
Daviess
536
7.8
  
0.9
 U
11.6
  
62.7
  
30.0
 L
12.7
  
25.6
 L
80.4
  
Dearborn
500
8.6
  
1.4
 U
8.6
  
77.0
 H
30.6
 L
22.8
 H
42.0
  
69.2
 L
Decatur
382
7.6
  
**
 U
6.8
  
73.8
  
37.7
  
19.6
 H
40.3
  
74.6
  
DeKalb
535
6.5
  
0.9
 U
5.8
  
69.3
  
35.1
  
17.9
  
38.7
  
83.7
  
Delaware
1,173
8.3
  
1.4
 U
9.9
  
74.6
 H
52.4
 H
22.3
 H
51.8
 H
73.9
 L
Dubois
564
8.3
  
3.2
 U
11.3
  
80.7
 H
13.8
 L
9.9
  
32.3
 L
81.6
  
Elkhart
3,130
7.4
  
1.8
  
9.9
  
62.6
 L
45.3
 H
11.1
 L
44.3
  
89.7
 H
Fayette
216
8.3
 U
2.3
 U
10.6
  
64.8
  
59.7
 H
26.4
 H
58.3
 H
68.1
 L
Floyd
915
8.2
  
1.9
 U
12.1
  
73.9
  
29.8
 L
12.1
  
40.9
  
81.4
  
Fountain
168
3.6
 U
**
 U
7.7
 U
66.1
  
50.6
  
20.2
  
44.6
  
72.6
  
Franklin
260
4.6
 U
**
 U
7.7
  
80.4
 H
22.7
 L
16.5
  
25.4
 L
73.1
  
Fulton
238
11.8
  
2.5
 U
11.3
  
57.6
 L
45.0
  
20.2
  
41.6
  
76.1
  
Gibson
420
8.1
  
1.9
 U
12.6
  
81.0
 H
25.2
 L
19.3
 H
38.1
  
87.1
  
Grant
688
10.9
  
1.9
 U
10.3
  
76.6
 H
62.2
 H
31.4
 H
54.4
 H
70.6
 L
Greene
326
11.0
  
3.1
 U
11.0
  
75.5
  
43.3
  
21.8
 H
41.7
  
78.8
  
Hamilton
3,853
6.8
  
1.6
  
9.4
  
84.0
 H
11.8
 L
2.4
 L
14.9
 L
94.3
 H
Hancock
790
8.0
  
1.4
 U
10.3
  
84.3
 H
19.9
 L
8.2
 L
27.2
 L
88.5
 H
Harrison
468
7.5
  
2.1
 U
9.0
  
81.4
 H
31.4
 L
14.3
  
31.2
 L
78.0
  
Hendricks
1,762
7.2
  
1.2
  
9.6
  
78.7
 H
19.9
 L
7.2
 L
24.9
 L
85.0
 H
Henry
471
7.2
  
**
 U
8.9
  
75.6
  
51.8
 H
22.9
 H
45.6
  
80.7
  
Howard
993
8.4
  
1.2
 U
7.5
  
72.4
  
48.9
 H
22.0
 H
50.7
 H
67.8
 L
Huntington
417
8.9
  
1.9
 U
8.9
  
71.5
  
40.5
  
19.9
 H
42.4
  
76.3
  
Jackson
635
5.5
  
0.9
 U
7.6
  
68.7
  
37.0
  
19.1
 H
44.4
  
73.4
 L
Jasper
395
10.4
  
2.0
 U
12.2
  
68.9
  
40.8
  
18.5
  
41.3
  
82.5
  
Jay
291
10.7
  
**
 U
12.7
  
61.9
  
37.5
  
21.0
 H
38.8
  
74.6
  
Jefferson
388
8.8
  
**
 U
10.3
  
83.5
 H
46.6
  
30.4
 H
49.5
  
68.8
 L
Jennings
316
8.5
  
**
 U
7.9
  
68.4
  
43.4
  
25.6
 H
47.5
  
74.1
  
Johnson
1,881
6.4
  
1.3
  
8.7
  
77.1
 H
32.5
 L
12.9
  
32.5
 L
81.9
  
Knox
452
8.8
  
**
 U
9.5
  
79.0
 H
44.9
  
25.0
 H
46.0
  
68.4
 L
Kosciusko
1,017
7.5
  
0.9
 U
8.6
  
44.7
 L
37.1
  
14.3
  
34.3
 L
84.5
  
LaGrange
738
5.3
  
**
 U
6.0
 L
45.4
 L
15.6
 L
7.9
 L
16.0
 L
90.4
 H
Lake
5,649
8.5
  
1.8
  
10.7
  
69.9
  
51.5
 H
9.2
 L
52.6
 H
76.6
 L
LaPorte
1,310
8.4
  
1.3
 U
9.8
  
54.7
 L
55.3
 H
21.1
 H
56.7
 H
75.6
 L
Lawrence
496
7.1
  
1.6
 U
9.7
  
73.0
  
44.6
  
29.2
 H
45.4
  
76.0
  
Madison
1,507
10.0
  
2.1
  
10.7
  
75.2
 H
56.4
 H
18.3
 H
51.7
 H
74.1
 L
Marion
14,205
9.2
 H
1.9
 H
11.5
 H
64.3
 L
56.7
 H
9.9
 L
53.7
 H
78.3
 L
Marshall
590
8.1
  
1.4
 U
7.6
  
60.2
 L
40.2
  
18.3
  
40.7
  
84.1
  
Martin
120
9.2
 U
**
 U
15.8
 U
76.7
  
22.5
 L
24.2
  
35.8
  
77.5
  
Miami
343
7.3
  
**
 U
7.0
  
69.1
  
56.9
 H
25.1
 H
48.7
  
69.1
 L
Monroe
1,302
6.5
  
0.9
 U
8.2
  
78.6
 H
21.7
 L
13.4
  
30.1
 L
91.9
 H
Montgomery
456
7.0
  
1.5
 U
10.1
  
71.9
  
41.2
  
20.2
 H
40.6
  
81.1
  
Morgan
816
7.4
  
1.8
 U
6.9
  
71.8
  
40.9
  
21.7
 H
41.8
  
78.3
  
Newton
148
7.4
 U
**
 U
10.8
 U
69.6
  
45.9
  
19.6
  
43.2
  
83.1
  
Noble
589
6.3
  
**
 U
8.0
  
64.0
  
35.8
  
15.3
  
35.8
  
82.5
  
Ohio
52
15.4
 U
**
 U
15.4
 U
75.0
  
25.0
 U
21.2
 U
40.4
  
59.6
 L
Orange
236
8.9
  
**
 U
8.9
  
67.4
  
44.9
  
30.5
 H
47.5
  
77.1
  
Owen
212
9.4
  
**
 U
13.2
  
69.8
  
43.4
  
27.4
 H
45.8
  
83.0
  
Parke
207
5.3
 U
**
 U
7.2
 U
55.1
 L
37.2
  
13.0
  
31.9
  
81.2
  
Perry
207
9.7
  
**
 U
10.1
  
65.7
  
31.4
  
22.7
 H
46.9
  
63.3
 L
Pike
145
11.7
 U
**
 U
13.8
  
85.5
 H
19.3
 L
18.6
  
36.6
  
77.9
  
Porter
1,757
8.1
  
1.5
  
9.7
  
70.7
  
29.0
 L
11.3
  
34.3
 L
87.3
 H
Posey
263
6.5
 U
**
 U
10.3
  
84.8
 H
25.5
 L
15.6
  
29.3
 L
87.8
  
Pulaski
131
16.8
 H
**
 U
15.3
  
57.3
  
40.5
  
25.2
 H
43.5
  
80.9
  
Putnam
390
9.2
  
**
 U
11.0
  
77.9
 H
43.3
  
20.3
 H
42.8
  
74.9
  
Randolph
295
9.5
  
**
 U
12.9
  
73.2
  
51.2
  
24.7
 H
49.5
  
72.5
 L
Ripley
348
4.6
 U
**
 U
8.0
  
78.4
 H
35.1
  
23.3
 H
39.7
  
68.1
 L
Rush
203
6.4
 U
**
 U
8.9
 U
69.5
  
45.3
  
24.1
 H
45.3
  
76.8
  
St.Joseph
3,573
8.6
  
1.7
  
10.7
  
67.0
  
48.6
 H
11.1
 L
48.5
 H
88.5
 H
Scott
288
7.3
  
2.1
 U
9.7
  
66.7
  
54.9
 H
29.2
 H
52.8
 H
58.3
 L
Shelby
492
5.5
  
**
 U
6.5
  
79.9
 H
42.5
  
19.3
 H
44.1
  
78.0
  
Spencer
197
8.1
 U
**
 U
6.6
 U
82.7
 H
26.9
 L
14.7
  
33.5
  
87.3
  
Starke
279
7.9
  
**
 U
10.0
  
67.0
  
49.1
  
25.4
 H
48.4
  
78.1
  
Steuben
416
8.9
  
**
 U
10.1
  
66.3
  
46.9
  
21.9
 H
47.1
  
76.4
  
Sullivan
199
4.5
 U
**
 U
8.5
 U
67.3
  
45.7
  
16.1
  
45.7
  
74.9
  
Switzerland
125
7.2
 U
**
 U
8.8
 U
64.0
  
38.4
  
24.8
 H
39.2
  
65.6
 L
Tippecanoe
2,358
6.7
  
0.7
 U
8.6
  
71.7
  
38.1
 L
11.7
  
38.6
 L
82.5
  
Tipton
160
5.6
 U
**
 U
10.0
 U
73.8
  
35.0
  
10.0
 U
38.1
  
78.8
  
Union
70
**
 U
**
 U
8.6
 U
60.0
  
37.1
  
21.4
 U
42.9
  
65.7
  
Vanderburgh
2,262
11.1
 H
1.8
  
12.9
 H
77.5
 H
35.8
 L
16.0
 H
45.5
  
85.9
 H
Vermillion
155
10.3
 U
**
 U
10.3
 U
70.3
  
54.8
  
18.7
  
50.3
  
79.4
  
Vigo
1,284
8.3
  
1.9
  
10.3
  
65.7
  
55.5
 H
16.3
  
51.2
 H
74.5
 L
Wabash
353
6.2
  
1.4
 U
9.1
  
64.3
  
42.5
  
24.6
 H
43.6
  
76.2
  
Warren
80
8.8
 U
**
 U
10.0
 U
77.5
  
25.0
  
17.5
 U
37.5
  
78.8
  
Warrick
638
6.9
  
1.3
 U
8.8
  
83.9
 H
20.7
 L
11.8
  
28.1
 L
88.9
 H
Washington
323
8.4
  
2.2
 U
9.6
  
61.0
  
31.6
 L
13.3
  
37.2
  
85.1
  
Wayne
749
7.3
  
1.5
 U
8.1
  
54.9
 L
52.9
 H
11.3
  
53.7
 H
80.4
  
Wells
369
7.3
  
**
 U
6.2
  
75.3
  
32.8
 L
16.3
  
30.4
 L
81.3
  
White
296
6.4
 U
**
 U
6.8
  
70.6
  
41.6
  
20.3
  
42.6
  
75.0
  
Whitley
405
9.1
  
1.5
 U
10.1
  
75.6
  
32.1
 L
15.1
  
37.0
  
84.4
  

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Notes:
    § LBW = Low birthweight (less than 2,500 grams).
    ¶ VLBW = Very low birthweight (less than 1,500 grams).
    † Preterm = less than 37 weeks gestation.
    ‡ PNC = Prenatal care beginning in the first trimester.
H/L = Significantly higher (H) or lower (L) than the state percent.  For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each county or county/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing outcome indicators data.
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20 births or outcomes.
** Percentages have been suppressed when there are fewer than 5, including 0, birth outcomes.See Glossary of Terms for more details.
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