Table of Contents         Birth by Ethnicity

Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 28. Number of Live Births and Crude Birth Rates* by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2014

County Live Births Total Population Crude Birth Rate
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
83,927
68,822
10,390
4,715
6,596,855
5,740,600
678,326
177,929
12.7
  
12.0
  
15.3
  
26.5
  
Adams
675
665
5
5
34,791
34,308
257
226
19.4
  
19.4
  
19.5
 U
22.1
 U
Allen
5,229
3,892
829
508
365,918
300,710
49,078
16,130
14.3
  
12.9
  
16.9
  
31.5
  
Bartholomew
1,052
805
34
213
80,217
73,047
2,286
4,884
13.1
  
11.0
  
14.9
  
43.6
  
Benton
109
104
1
4
8,700
8,529
130
41
12.5
  
12.2
  
7.7
 U
97.6
 U
Blackford
136
135
0
1
12,401
12,166
150
85
11.0
  
11.1
  
0.0
 U
11.8
 U
Boone
786
732
18
36
61,915
59,005
1,133
1,777
12.7
  
12.4
  
15.9
 U
20.3
  
Brown
97
95
0
2
14,962
14,671
158
133
6.5
  
6.5
  
0.0
 U
15.0
 U
Carroll
220
214
0
6
19,923
19,598
205
120
11.0
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
50.0
 U
Cass
515
478
5
32
38,438
36,330
980
1,128
13.4
  
13.2
  
5.1
 U
28.4
  
Clark
1,433
1,200
128
105
114,262
102,809
9,573
1,880
12.5
  
11.7
  
13.4
  
55.9
  
Clay
306
300
3
3
26,562
26,120
244
198
11.5
  
11.5
  
12.3
 U
15.2
 U
Clinton
461
451
2
8
32,776
32,241
286
249
14.1
  
14.0
  
7.0
 U
32.1
 U
Crawford
135
134
1
0
10,655
10,478
99
78
12.7
  
12.8
  
10.1
 U
0.0
 U
Daviess
531
506
6
19
32,729
31,862
468
399
16.2
  
15.9
  
12.8
 U
47.6
 U
Dearborn
510
497
1
12
49,506
48,574
512
420
10.3
  
10.2
  
2.0
 U
28.6
 U
Decatur
333
327
3
3
26,524
25,887
213
424
12.6
  
12.6
  
14.1
 U
7.1
 U
DeKalb
562
553
1
8
42,383
41,589
380
414
13.3
  
13.3
  
2.6
 U
19.3
 U
Delaware
1,231
1,087
122
22
117,074
105,635
9,323
2,116
10.5
  
10.3
  
13.1
  
10.4
  
Dubois
573
528
1
44
42,345
41,637
321
387
13.5
  
12.7
  
3.1
 U
113.7
  
Elkhart
3,109
2,644
256
209
201,971
183,458
14,378
4,135
15.4
  
14.4
  
17.8
  
50.5
  
Fayette
249
244
3
2
23,468
22,875
466
127
10.6
  
10.7
  
6.4
 U
15.7
 U
Floyd
873
761
68
44
76,179
70,177
4,816
1,186
11.5
  
10.8
  
14.1
  
37.1
  
Fountain
180
177
1
2
16,658
16,394
131
133
10.8
  
10.8
  
7.6
 U
15.0
 U
Franklin
250
245
0
5
22,934
22,606
141
187
10.9
  
10.8
  
0.0
 U
26.7
 U
Fulton
279
267
3
9
20,500
19,928
269
303
13.6
  
13.4
  
11.2
 U
29.7
 U
Gibson
433
419
9
5
33,759
32,509
977
273
12.8
  
12.9
  
9.2
 U
18.3
 U
Grant
747
631
73
43
68,569
61,827
5,764
978
10.9
  
10.2
  
12.7
  
44.0
  
Greene
346
343
2
1
32,726
32,269
193
264
10.6
  
10.6
  
10.4
 U
3.8
 U
Hamilton
3,888
3,467
147
274
302,623
269,972
13,555
19,096
12.8
  
12.8
  
10.8
  
14.3
  
Hancock
732
699
15
18
71,978
69,122
1,854
1,002
10.2
  
10.1
  
8.1
 U
18.0
 U
Harrison
452
441
0
11
39,299
38,607
369
323
11.5
  
11.4
  
0.0
 U
34.1
 U
Hendricks
1,797
1,634
82
81
156,056
140,943
10,126
4,987
11.5
  
11.6
  
8.1
  
16.2
  
Henry
483
475
4
4
48,995
47,142
1,538
315
9.9
  
10.1
  
2.6
 U
12.7
 U
Howard
1,003
863
108
32
82,982
74,535
6,951
1,496
12.1
  
11.6
  
15.5
  
21.4
  
Huntington
428
414
4
10
36,706
35,934
337
435
11.7
  
11.5
  
11.9
 U
23.0
 U
Jackson
620
543
7
70
43,705
42,275
607
823
14.2
  
12.8
  
11.5
 U
85.1
  
Jasper
385
374
0
11
33,475
32,763
421
291
11.5
  
11.4
  
0.0
 U
37.8
 U
Jay
339
325
2
12
21,179
20,892
138
149
16.0
  
15.6
  
14.5
 U
80.5
 U
Jefferson
388
362
13
13
32,494
31,302
829
363
11.9
  
11.6
  
15.7
 U
35.8
 U
Jennings
363
352
0
11
28,000
27,490
363
147
13.0
  
12.8
  
0.0
 U
74.8
 U
Johnson
1,814
1,686
43
85
147,538
139,661
3,348
4,529
12.3
  
12.1
  
12.8
  
18.8
  
Knox
484
461
12
11
37,938
36,116
1,360
462
12.8
  
12.8
  
8.8
 U
23.8
 U
Kosciusko
1,080
986
14
80
78,564
76,062
1,111
1,391
13.7
  
13.0
  
12.6
 U
57.5
  
LaGrange
699
695
1
3
38,436
37,922
254
260
18.2
  
18.3
  
3.9
 U
11.5
 U
Lake
6,080
3,754
1,854
472
490,228
351,152
127,033
12,043
12.4
  
10.7
  
14.6
  
39.2
  
LaPorte
1,331
1,076
197
58
111,444
96,340
13,775
1,329
11.9
  
11.2
  
14.3
  
43.6
  
Lawrence
486
481
2
3
45,704
44,850
349
505
10.6
  
10.7
  
5.7
 U
5.9
 U
Madison
1,432
1,286
120
26
130,069
116,549
11,923
1,597
11.0
  
11.0
  
10.1
  
16.3
  
Marion
14,573
8,932
4,645
996
934,243
630,393
270,861
32,989
15.6
  
14.2
  
17.1
  
30.2
  
Marshall
570
546
3
21
47,107
45,974
577
556
12.1
  
11.9
  
5.2
 U
37.8
  
Martin
133
132
1
0
10,203
10,077
51
75
13.0
  
13.1
  
19.6
 U
0.0
 U
Miami
378
367
5
6
35,954
33,413
1,957
584
10.5
  
11.0
  
2.6
 U
10.3
 U
Monroe
1,309
1,123
71
115
143,339
127,129
5,894
10,316
9.1
  
8.8
  
12.0
  
11.1
  
Montgomery
430
404
0
26
38,146
37,129
590
427
11.3
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
60.9
  
Morgan
743
728
5
10
69,693
68,459
500
734
10.7
  
10.6
  
10.0
 U
13.6
 U
Newton
132
124
0
8
14,156
13,882
141
133
9.3
  
8.9
  
0.0
 U
60.2
 U
Noble
630
589
3
38
47,618
46,643
504
471
13.2
  
12.6
  
6.0
 U
80.7
  
Ohio
52
51
1
0
6,035
5,952
45
38
8.6
  
8.6
  
22.2
 U
0.0
 U
Orange
214
210
0
4
19,626
19,169
290
167
10.9
  
11.0
  
0.0
 U
24.0
 U
Owen
216
210
0
6
20,969
20,611
164
194
10.3
  
10.2
  
0.0
 U
30.9
 U
Parke
195
193
1
1
17,233
16,602
505
126
11.3
  
11.6
  
2.0
 U
7.9
 U
Perry
177
173
0
4
19,454
18,667
624
163
9.1
  
9.3
  
0.0
 U
24.5
 U
Pike
126
122
0
4
12,624
12,445
101
78
10.0
  
9.8
  
0.0
 U
51.3
 U
Porter
1,824
1,634
75
115
167,076
156,572
6,888
3,616
10.9
  
10.4
  
10.9
  
31.8
  
Posey
265
257
6
2
25,540
24,999
373
168
10.4
  
10.3
  
16.1
 U
11.9
 U
Pulaski
146
144
0
2
12,967
12,708
158
101
11.3
  
11.3
  
0.0
 U
19.8
 U
Putnam
353
345
2
6
37,618
35,352
1,713
553
9.4
  
9.8
  
1.2
 U
10.8
 U
Randolph
297
280
5
12
25,384
24,907
282
195
11.7
  
11.2
  
17.7
 U
61.5
 U
Ripley
331
322
4
5
28,497
27,994
200
303
11.6
  
11.5
  
20.0
 U
16.5
 U
Rush
200
196
1
3
16,892
16,540
239
113
11.8
  
11.9
  
4.2
 U
26.5
 U
St.Joseph
3,480
2,620
669
191
267,618
220,500
38,408
8,710
13.0
  
11.9
  
17.4
  
21.9
  
Scott
266
263
1
2
23,712
23,315
160
237
11.2
  
11.3
  
6.3
 U
8.4
 U
Shelby
522
495
6
21
44,579
43,284
656
639
11.7
  
11.4
  
9.1
 U
32.9
  
Spencer
249
241
2
6
20,801
20,415
245
141
12.0
  
11.8
  
8.2
 U
42.6
 U
Starke
257
253
0
4
23,074
22,683
193
198
11.1
  
11.2
  
0.0
 U
20.2
 U
Steuben
366
360
0
6
34,308
33,564
402
342
10.7
  
10.7
  
0.0
 U
17.5
 U
Sullivan
247
246
0
1
21,050
19,842
1,078
130
11.7
  
12.4
  
0.0
 U
7.7
 U
Switzerland
128
124
1
3
10,452
10,271
117
64
12.2
  
12.1
  
8.5
 U
46.9
 U
Tippecanoe
2,340
1,852
233
255
183,074
158,393
10,093
14,588
12.8
  
11.7
  
23.1
  
17.5
  
Tipton
164
163
0
1
15,415
15,184
109
122
10.6
  
10.7
  
0.0
 U
8.2
 U
Union
82
82
0
0
7,246
7,110
83
53
11.3
  
11.5
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Vanderburgh
2,236
1,868
290
78
182,006
159,473
19,093
3,440
12.3
  
11.7
  
15.2
  
22.7
  
Vermillion
150
148
2
0
15,693
15,489
110
94
9.6
  
9.6
  
18.2
 U
0.0
 U
Vigo
1,315
1,201
85
29
108,175
96,551
8,814
2,810
12.2
  
12.4
  
9.6
  
10.3
  
Wabash
330
315
7
8
32,252
31,441
376
435
10.2
  
10.0
  
18.6
 U
18.4
 U
Warren
93
90
1
2
8,352
8,243
39
70
11.1
  
10.9
  
25.6
 U
28.6
 U
Warrick
664
635
7
22
61,149
58,423
1,238
1,488
10.9
  
10.9
  
5.7
 U
14.8
  
Washington
311
306
1
4
27,878
27,522
191
165
11.2
  
11.1
  
5.2
 U
24.2
 U
Wayne
765
681
49
35
67,671
62,326
4,295
1,050
11.3
  
10.9
  
11.4
  
33.3
  
Wells
336
322
5
9
27,862
27,369
252
241
12.1
  
11.8
  
19.8
 U
37.3
 U
White
276
263
1
12
24,453
23,906
278
269
11.3
  
11.0
  
3.6
 U
44.6
 U
Whitley
412
404
2
6
33,403
32,811
267
325
12.3
  
12.3
  
7.5
 U
18.5
 U

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Population data from the July 1, 2014, bridged race estimates, resident population on CDC WONDER On-line database, downloaded June 30, 2015. For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
*Live Births per 1,000 population, see Appendix Table B2 for population counts.
 
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20 births or outcomes.
 
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