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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

White Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
67,868
7.6
  
1.3
  
9.5
  
71.8
  
36.2
  
14.6
  
38.0
  
82.5
  
Adams
664
6.6
  
1.4
 U
6.8
  
46.1
 L
16.1
 L
8.4
 L
16.7
 L
87.8
 H
Allen
3,874
7.3
  
1.1
  
8.4
  
66.6
 L
31.5
 L
10.2
 L
32.6
 L
86.6
 H
Bartholomew
847
7.7
  
1.8
 U
8.9
  
69.8
  
34.5
  
15.1
  
42.6
  
82.9
  
Benton
109
6.4
 U
**
 U
9.2
 U
73.4
  
40.4
  
23.9
  
42.2
  
79.8
  
Blackford
129
4.7
 U
**
 U
11.6
 U
76.7
  
54.3
 H
27.9
 H
52.7
  
82.9
  
Boone
766
6.5
  
1.7
 U
9.0
  
85.8
 H
18.9
 L
8.5
 L
21.3
 L
87.1
  
Brown
113
6.2
 U
**
 U
4.4
 U
67.3
  
40.7
  
17.7
  
44.2
  
84.1
  
Carroll
214
8.4
 U
**
 U
7.0
 U
70.6
  
37.4
  
22.0
  
36.0
  
79.9
  
Cass
441
9.5
  
1.1
 U
11.6
  
66.0
  
49.9
 H
18.4
  
48.5
 H
71.2
 L
Clark
1,223
9.8
  
1.2
 U
13.0
 H
72.9
  
28.6
 L
13.8
  
39.5
  
80.4
  
Clay
307
11.4
  
**
 U
12.7
  
63.8
  
56.7
 H
16.9
  
48.9
 H
79.5
  
Clinton
422
5.9
  
**
 U
7.6
  
69.7
  
43.1
  
19.9
  
43.1
  
76.3
  
Crawford
103
8.7
 U
**
 U
11.7
 U
73.8
  
49.5
  
30.1
 H
41.7
  
65.0
 L
Daviess
499
7.6
  
1.0
 U
11.8
  
62.1
 L
27.3
 L
12.4
  
23.2
 L
82.0
  
Dearborn
489
8.6
  
1.2
 U
8.4
  
77.5
  
30.9
  
22.9
 H
41.7
  
69.5
 L
Decatur
363
7.2
  
**
 U
6.6
  
74.7
  
37.5
  
20.4
  
40.2
  
74.1
 L
DeKalb
526
6.7
  
1.0
 U
5.9
  
69.8
  
34.6
  
17.9
  
38.2
  
83.8
  
Delaware
1,022
8.1
  
1.4
 U
9.7
  
75.4
  
49.2
 H
23.2
 H
49.1
 H
75.4
 L
Dubois
529
8.7
  
3.4
 U
11.7
  
82.0
 H
12.1
 L
10.4
  
31.0
  
81.1
  
Elkhart
2,748
6.8
  
1.5
  
9.4
  
64.0
 L
40.7
 H
11.0
 L
39.8
  
90.6
 H
Fayette
215
8.4
 U
2.3
 U
10.7
  
64.7
  
59.5
 H
26.5
 H
58.1
 H
67.9
 L
Floyd
790
7.8
  
1.6
 U
11.9
  
75.2
  
25.6
 L
12.3
  
37.0
  
82.9
  
Fountain
165
3.6
 U
**
 U
6.7
 U
66.1
  
50.3
 H
20.6
  
44.2
  
72.7
  
Franklin
257
4.3
 U
**
 U
7.4
 U
80.9
  
23.0
 L
16.7
  
25.3
 L
73.5
 L
Fulton
226
11.5
  
2.7
 U
11.5
  
56.6
 L
43.8
  
19.9
  
41.6
  
75.2
  
Gibson
405
7.4
  
1.7
 U
12.6
  
82.0
 H
24.9
 L
18.5
  
37.0
  
87.7
  
Grant
580
10.2
  
1.7
 U
9.5
  
78.8
 H
58.8
 H
32.1
 H
51.0
 H
72.8
 L
Greene
322
11.2
  
3.1
 U
11.2
  
76.1
  
42.9
  
21.7
 H
41.3
  
78.9
  
Hamilton
3,371
6.2
  
1.4
  
9.3
  
85.9
 H
10.4
 L
2.5
 L
14.2
 L
94.3
 H
Hancock
751
7.9
  
1.5
 U
10.3
  
85.0
 H
19.3
 L
8.7
 L
26.8
 L
88.5
 H
Harrison
458
7.6
  
2.2
 U
9.2
  
81.4
 H
31.0
  
14.6
  
31.7
  
77.5
  
Hendricks
1,566
7.0
  
1.2
 U
9.7
  
80.1
 H
18.5
 L
7.5
 L
24.5
 L
85.2
  
Henry
460
7.0
  
**
 U
8.7
  
75.2
  
51.7
 H
23.3
 H
45.9
 H
80.7
  
Howard
854
8.8
  
1.3
 U
7.7
  
74.0
  
45.9
 H
22.2
 H
47.1
 H
69.8
 L
Huntington
407
8.6
  
1.7
 U
8.8
  
72.2
  
39.1
  
19.9
  
41.8
  
76.4
  
Jackson
566
5.8
  
0.9
 U
8.3
  
71.7
  
33.0
  
20.7
 H
42.2
  
73.9
 L
Jasper
383
10.7
  
2.1
 U
12.3
  
68.9
  
41.0
  
18.8
  
41.5
  
82.5
  
Jay
282
11.0
  
**
 U
13.1
  
60.6
 L
36.2
  
21.3
  
39.0
  
74.1
 L
Jefferson
367
8.7
  
**
 U
10.4
  
84.2
 H
45.2
 H
31.1
 H
49.9
 H
69.5
 L
Jennings
307
8.8
  
**
 U
8.1
  
69.4
  
43.6
  
26.4
 H
47.6
 H
74.3
 L
Johnson
1,722
6.3
  
1.2
  
8.7
  
78.2
 H
31.4
 L
13.6
  
32.9
 L
81.4
  
Knox
426
8.7
  
**
 U
9.4
  
79.8
 H
43.4
  
24.6
 H
45.1
  
69.7
 L
Kosciusko
930
7.2
  
0.6
 U
8.3
  
47.0
 L
36.0
  
15.5
  
33.4
  
84.4
  
LaGrange
726
5.2
  
**
 U
6.1
  
45.0
 L
14.9
 L
8.0
 L
15.6
 L
90.9
 H
Lake
3,466
7.2
  
1.2
  
9.5
  
72.0
  
35.7
  
9.6
 L
37.5
  
83.6
  
LaPorte
1,028
7.2
  
1.3
 U
8.9
  
58.4
 L
49.3
 H
22.1
 H
51.2
 H
78.9
  
Lawrence
486
7.2
  
1.6
 U
9.3
  
73.3
  
44.0
 H
29.2
 H
44.9
  
75.9
 L
Madison
1,342
9.2
  
2.0
  
10.3
  
76.5
 H
53.4
 H
19.4
 H
48.5
 H
75.6
 L
Marion
8,547
7.8
  
1.4
  
10.8
 H
69.8
 L
47.9
 H
11.9
 L
45.7
 H
81.9
  
Marshall
565
8.1
  
1.2
 U
7.8
  
61.1
 L
39.5
  
18.6
  
40.9
  
84.1
  
Martin
120
9.2
 U
**
 U
15.8
 U
76.7
  
22.5
  
24.2
  
35.8
  
77.5
  
Miami
323
7.4
  
**
 U
7.4
  
70.0
  
55.7
 H
25.1
 H
47.1
  
69.7
 L
Monroe
1,112
6.6
  
1.0
 U
8.5
  
80.8
 H
20.7
 L
14.7
  
29.9
 L
92.0
 H
Montgomery
425
7.1
  
1.4
 U
10.1
  
72.9
  
39.5
  
21.4
 H
39.1
  
80.9
  
Morgan
802
7.2
  
1.9
 U
6.9
  
71.8
  
41.0
  
21.8
 H
41.9
  
77.9
  
Newton
143
7.7
 U
**
 U
11.2
 U
70.6
  
44.8
  
20.3
  
42.7
  
83.2
  
Noble
539
6.7
  
**
 U
8.3
  
64.4
 L
34.9
  
16.5
  
37.1
  
82.6
  
Ohio
52
15.4
 U
**
 U
15.4
 U
75.0
  
25.0
 U
21.2
 U
40.4
  
59.6
 L
Orange
229
7.9
 U
**
 U
7.9
 U
67.7
  
43.2
  
29.7
 H
46.3
  
77.7
  
Owen
206
9.2
 U
**
 U
13.6
  
69.9
  
43.7
  
28.2
 H
46.6
  
83.5
  
Parke
205
5.4
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
55.1
 L
37.6
  
13.2
  
31.7
  
81.0
  
Perry
195
9.7
 U
**
 U
9.2
 U
67.2
  
30.8
  
22.1
  
47.2
  
62.1
 L
Pike
143
10.5
 U
**
 U
12.6
 U
85.3
 H
19.6
 L
18.9
  
37.1
  
77.6
  
Porter
1,574
7.7
  
1.4
  
9.6
  
71.6
  
26.4
 L
12.2
  
32.5
 L
87.5
 H
Posey
254
6.3
 U
**
 U
10.2
  
85.0
 H
24.0
 L
15.0
  
27.2
 L
88.6
  
Pulaski
130
16.9
 H
**
 U
15.4
  
56.9
 L
40.8
  
24.6
  
43.1
  
80.8
  
Putnam
372
9.4
  
**
 U
11.0
  
79.3
  
42.7
  
19.6
  
42.5
  
74.5
 L
Randolph
280
9.3
  
**
 U
12.9
  
73.9
  
49.6
 H
25.4
 H
48.2
 H
71.8
 L
Ripley
340
4.1
 U
**
 U
7.6
  
78.5
  
35.6
  
23.5
 H
39.7
  
68.5
 L
Rush
201
6.5
 U
**
 U
9.0
 U
69.7
  
44.8
  
23.9
 H
44.8
  
76.6
  
St.Joseph
2,685
7.4
  
1.5
  
9.7
  
70.8
  
39.1
  
10.9
 L
40.0
  
90.8
 H
Scott
282
7.4
  
2.1
 U
9.9
  
67.0
  
54.6
 H
29.8
 H
53.5
 H
58.2
 L
Shelby
474
5.3
  
**
 U
6.5
  
80.6
 H
42.6
  
20.0
  
43.9
  
77.6
  
Spencer
196
8.2
 U
**
 U
6.6
 U
82.7
  
26.5
  
14.8
  
33.2
  
87.2
  
Starke
274
8.0
  
**
 U
9.9
  
66.8
  
48.9
 H
25.9
 H
47.8
  
78.1
  
Steuben
405
8.4
  
**
 U
9.6
  
66.9
  
46.7
 H
21.7
 H
46.2
  
76.8
  
Sullivan
196
4.6
 U
**
 U
8.7
 U
67.3
  
45.9
  
16.3
  
45.4
  
75.0
  
Switzerland
123
7.3
 U
**
 U
8.9
 U
63.4
  
39.0
  
25.2
  
39.8
  
65.0
 L
Tippecanoe
1,798
6.6
  
0.6
 U
8.3
  
74.4
  
32.9
  
13.2
  
34.8
  
85.0
  
Tipton
158
5.7
 U
**
 U
10.1
 U
73.4
  
35.4
  
10.1
 U
38.0
  
78.5
  
Union
68
**
 U
**
 U
7.4
 U
61.8
  
36.8
  
22.1
 U
41.2
  
66.2
 L
Vanderburgh
1,875
10.6
 H
1.6
  
12.3
 H
80.7
 H
30.1
 L
16.3
  
40.0
  
87.2
 H
Vermillion
150
10.7
 U
**
 U
10.7
 U
71.3
  
54.0
 H
18.0
  
49.3
  
78.7
  
Vigo
1,148
8.3
  
1.8
  
10.2
  
66.1
 L
53.3
 H
17.1
  
49.1
 H
74.4
 L
Wabash
343
6.1
  
1.5
 U
9.0
  
64.7
  
41.1
  
25.1
 H
44.3
  
75.5
  
Warren
80
8.8
 U
**
 U
10.0
 U
77.5
  
25.0
  
17.5
 U
37.5
  
78.8
  
Warrick
606
6.9
  
1.0
 U
8.4
  
84.2
 H
21.1
 L
12.4
  
28.2
 L
88.9
 H
Washington
318
7.9
  
1.6
 U
9.1
  
61.6
 L
30.8
  
13.5
  
36.5
  
84.9
  
Wayne
651
8.0
  
1.7
 U
8.9
  
55.9
 L
50.7
 H
11.8
  
51.6
 H
80.3
  
Wells
362
7.2
  
**
 U
6.4
  
75.4
  
32.9
  
16.0
  
30.4
  
82.0
  
White
271
6.3
 U
**
 U
6.6
 U
71.2
  
37.6
  
22.1
 H
41.0
  
74.2
 L
Whitley
402
9.0
  
1.5
 U
10.0
  
75.4
  
32.3
  
15.2
  
37.3
  
84.3
  

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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