Low Birth Weight*, Black, Indiana, 1991-2000
(Counties with 20 or More Infants with Low Birth Weights) |
RANK |
COUNTY |
PERCENT |
1 |
Floyd |
15.0 |
2 |
Elkhart |
14.5 |
3 |
LaPorte |
13.5 |
4 |
Delaware |
13.5 |
5 |
Clark |
13.5 |
6 |
Madison |
13.2 |
7 |
Marion |
13.2 |
8 |
Allen |
13.2 |
9 |
Lake |
13.0 |
10 |
Tippecanoe |
13.0 |
11 |
Grant |
13.0 |
12 |
St. Joseph |
12.9 |
13 |
Vanderburgh |
11.7 |
14 |
Vigo |
11.1 |
15 |
Wayne |
10.4 |
16 |
Monroe |
10.3 |
17 |
Howard |
9.1 |
|
Indiana |
13.0 |
* Birth weight less than 2,500 grams.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Data Analysis Team |
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