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Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 32. Outcome Indicator Percentages by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2014

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
83,927
8.0
  
1.4
  
9.7
  
67.5
  
43.7
  
15.1
  
43.3
  
79.3
  
Adams
675
6.1
  
0.9
 U
6.5
  
40.9
 L
19.6
 L
6.8
 L
17.0
 L
90.2
 H
Allen
5,229
9.4
 H
1.5
  
10.1
  
54.8
 L
45.5
  
10.3
 L
42.3
  
82.7
 H
Bartholomew
1,052
7.2
  
1.0
 U
8.9
  
68.5
  
32.7
 L
14.4
  
36.6
 L
82.6
  
Benton
109
**
 U
**
 U
8.3
 U
60.6
  
41.3
  
20.2
  
43.1
  
72.5
  
Blackford
136
14.0
 U
**
 U
19.1
 H
66.9
  
64.0
 H
36.8
 H
57.4
  
68.4
  
Boone
786
6.2
  
**
 U
9.0
  
83.2
 H
22.1
 L
11.7
  
22.3
 L
86.4
 H
Brown
97
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
72.2
  
36.1
  
16.5
 U
29.9
  
82.5
  
Carroll
220
3.2
 U
**
 U
3.2
 U
73.6
  
30.5
 L
14.5
  
30.5
 L
83.6
  
Cass
515
7.6
  
**
 U
9.3
  
63.3
  
42.5
  
21.7
 H
50.1
  
68.5
 L
Clark
1,433
8.3
  
1.8
  
10.0
  
67.8
  
17.2
 L
16.1
  
43.7
  
76.5
  
Clay
306
8.2
  
2.3
 U
13.1
  
69.6
  
57.8
 H
21.6
  
45.1
  
73.9
  
Clinton
461
6.5
  
1.3
 U
7.2
  
68.3
  
55.5
 H
18.4
  
50.3
  
69.0
 L
Crawford
135
14.1
 U
3.7
 U
14.8
  
71.1
  
42.2
  
38.5
 H
44.4
  
64.4
 L
Daviess
531
5.5
  
**
 U
9.2
  
62.5
  
27.5
 L
11.7
  
27.1
 L
78.5
  
Dearborn
510
7.8
  
1.4
 U
9.0
  
77.8
 H
33.5
 L
21.8
 H
38.6
  
69.2
 L
Decatur
333
6.3
  
**
 U
6.9
  
69.7
  
45.3
  
22.8
 H
43.2
  
67.6
 L
DeKalb
562
7.5
  
1.4
 U
8.2
  
63.9
  
43.6
  
23.5
 H
41.1
  
78.6
  
Delaware
1,231
10.1
  
1.3
 U
12.4
  
75.8
 H
54.3
 H
21.7
 H
53.8
 H
74.3
 L
Dubois
573
7.3
  
1.6
 U
10.6
  
80.8
 H
12.2
 L
11.5
  
29.1
 L
81.7
  
Elkhart
3,109
7.3
  
1.2
  
8.7
  
58.3
 L
50.3
 H
9.9
 L
43.5
  
89.0
 H
Fayette
249
7.2
 U
**
 U
11.6
  
75.5
  
56.6
 H
25.7
 H
58.2
 H
62.2
 L
Floyd
873
9.0
  
1.1
 U
11.3
  
74.7
 H
25.9
 L
16.5
  
42.6
  
77.8
  
Fountain
180
6.1
 U
**
 U
6.7
 U
63.9
  
43.9
  
25.0
 H
48.9
  
77.8
  
Franklin
250
7.6
 U
**
 U
8.8
  
79.6
 H
33.6
  
18.0
  
34.4
  
72.4
  
Fulton
279
9.3
  
2.2
 U
11.1
  
57.0
 L
39.4
  
22.6
 H
42.7
  
75.6
  
Gibson
433
8.1
  
**
 U
8.1
  
80.8
 H
29.3
 L
18.0
  
35.8
  
82.0
  
Grant
747
9.8
  
1.6
 U
9.5
  
72.6
  
62.8
 H
29.5
 H
55.4
 H
69.5
 L
Greene
346
6.4
  
**
 U
9.5
  
69.1
  
47.4
  
24.3
 H
35.5
  
72.8
  
Hamilton
3,888
7.7
  
1.2
  
10.4
  
83.8
 H
13.5
 L
2.7
 L
14.6
 L
94.0
 H
Hancock
732
6.8
  
1.0
 U
11.2
  
79.1
 H
28.6
 L
10.8
  
30.1
 L
89.8
 H
Harrison
452
4.4
  
**
 U
7.1
  
79.6
 H
35.6
 L
16.4
  
37.8
  
78.3
  
Hendricks
1,797
6.8
  
1.0
 U
9.3
  
77.4
 H
20.7
 L
8.1
 L
25.2
 L
85.2
 H
Henry
483
7.2
  
1.7
 U
10.1
  
75.2
 H
50.9
  
22.4
 H
46.6
  
78.1
  
Howard
1,003
7.6
  
1.5
 U
8.0
  
74.2
 H
51.8
 H
21.8
 H
50.2
 H
67.1
 L
Huntington
428
7.0
  
**
 U
7.2
  
67.8
  
39.5
  
16.8
  
39.3
  
79.2
  
Jackson
620
7.1
  
1.3
 U
8.2
  
73.4
  
42.1
  
21.1
 H
43.9
  
73.2
 L
Jasper
385
3.9
 U
**
 U
7.5
  
70.9
  
41.0
  
22.6
 H
40.0
  
78.2
  
Jay
339
8.0
  
**
 U
8.8
  
67.0
  
39.5
  
21.2
  
37.8
  
75.2
  
Jefferson
388
8.8
  
**
 U
10.1
  
76.5
 H
46.6
  
27.1
 H
49.2
  
71.1
 L
Jennings
363
8.3
  
**
 U
11.6
  
71.9
  
43.5
  
25.9
 H
52.3
 H
74.1
  
Johnson
1,814
6.7
  
0.8
 U
8.5
  
72.1
 H
34.3
 L
15.5
  
31.8
 L
83.0
 H
Knox
484
7.6
  
1.2
 U
8.1
  
79.3
 H
48.6
  
27.5
 H
47.1
  
68.2
 L
Kosciusko
1,080
7.6
  
1.4
 U
9.0
  
36.2
 L
41.2
  
15.6
  
38.4
  
82.0
  
LaGrange
699
5.6
  
0.7
 U
5.6
 L
37.9
 L
13.6
 L
6.7
 L
13.9
 L
90.7
 H
Lake
6,080
8.4
  
1.7
  
9.8
  
68.2
  
52.6
 H
10.2
 L
54.5
 H
72.2
 L
LaPorte
1,331
9.2
  
1.4
 U
10.4
  
55.5
 L
52.0
 H
24.3
 H
53.8
 H
72.7
 L
Lawrence
486
7.4
  
1.2
 U
9.3
  
74.3
  
54.3
 H
29.0
 H
42.4
  
69.8
 L
Madison
1,432
8.1
  
1.3
 U
9.7
  
76.5
 H
55.8
 H
22.0
 H
51.2
 H
73.8
 L
Marion
14,573
8.9
 H
1.8
 H
11.0
 H
63.5
 L
58.1
 H
12.4
 L
55.5
 H
77.4
 L
Marshall
570
6.7
  
**
 U
8.2
  
60.0
 L
41.2
  
17.2
  
37.4
  
82.5
  
Martin
133
5.3
 U
**
 U
6.0
 U
78.2
  
27.1
 L
27.1
 H
37.6
  
66.2
 L
Miami
378
10.3
  
2.4
 U
11.1
  
65.6
  
55.8
 H
26.2
 H
47.9
  
66.9
 L
Monroe
1,309
7.9
  
1.2
 U
9.3
  
80.2
 H
36.3
 L
16.3
  
30.9
 L
87.7
 H
Montgomery
430
5.6
  
**
 U
7.9
  
70.2
  
49.1
  
24.7
 H
44.2
  
73.3
  
Morgan
743
7.9
  
1.5
 U
8.1
  
73.6
 H
42.7
  
24.5
 H
41.0
  
75.6
  
Newton
132
8.3
 U
**
 U
8.3
 U
64.4
  
43.2
  
26.5
 H
43.9
  
78.0
  
Noble
630
6.2
  
1.1
 U
8.7
  
61.6
  
40.5
  
19.0
  
38.9
  
81.3
  
Ohio
52
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
78.8
  
38.5
  
25.0
 U
34.6
 U
61.5
  
Orange
214
6.1
 U
**
 U
4.7
 U
70.1
  
46.7
  
23.4
  
42.5
  
81.3
  
Owen
216
7.4
 U
**
 U
7.4
 U
72.7
  
51.9
  
34.3
 H
41.7
  
78.7
  
Parke
195
10.3
  
**
 U
11.8
  
60.0
  
40.0
  
19.0
  
33.3
  
82.6
  
Perry
177
7.9
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
65.0
  
33.3
  
28.8
 H
46.9
  
63.3
 L
Pike
126
8.7
 U
**
 U
13.5
 U
72.2
  
27.0
 L
25.4
  
36.5
  
75.4
  
Porter
1,824
6.8
  
1.5
  
8.8
  
75.8
 H
31.5
 L
10.5
 L
36.6
 L
83.5
 H
Posey
265
8.7
  
**
 U
12.1
  
76.2
  
26.8
 L
18.1
  
34.0
  
88.3
 H
Pulaski
146
5.5
 U
**
 U
5.5
 U
58.2
  
42.5
  
27.4
 H
41.1
  
71.2
  
Putnam
353
6.8
  
**
 U
7.9
  
78.2
 H
45.9
  
21.0
  
40.2
  
77.1
  
Randolph
297
7.1
  
**
 U
8.1
  
77.1
 H
55.9
 H
23.6
 H
48.5
  
72.4
  
Ripley
331
6.3
  
2.1
 U
9.1
  
75.8
  
30.8
 L
23.3
 H
35.6
  
67.7
 L
Rush
200
7.5
 U
**
 U
6.5
 U
63.0
  
46.0
  
21.5
  
36.5
  
74.5
  
St.Joseph
3,480
7.5
  
1.2
  
8.1
  
65.9
  
50.1
 H
12.3
 L
45.9
  
89.9
 H
Scott
266
8.3
  
**
 U
9.0
  
67.3
  
44.7
  
28.6
 H
57.1
 H
60.2
 L
Shelby
522
7.5
  
1.9
 U
11.5
  
73.0
  
48.9
  
23.2
 H
46.4
  
70.7
 L
Spencer
249
5.2
 U
**
 U
7.2
 U
83.1
 H
20.5
 L
17.7
  
32.5
  
79.1
  
Starke
257
6.2
 U
1.9
 U
10.9
  
65.0
  
49.4
  
25.3
 H
45.5
  
70.0
 L
Steuben
366
6.3
  
1.4
 U
7.9
  
65.3
  
48.6
  
24.6
 H
48.9
  
75.4
  
Sullivan
247
9.7
  
**
 U
12.1
  
67.2
  
53.4
  
18.6
  
44.9
  
74.5
  
Switzerland
128
10.2
 U
**
 U
13.3
 U
60.2
  
47.7
  
33.6
 H
45.3
  
57.0
 L
Tippecanoe
2,340
7.6
  
1.2
  
9.3
  
69.1
  
39.1
 L
13.4
  
38.1
 L
79.3
  
Tipton
164
8.5
 U
**
 U
11.6
 U
74.4
  
38.4
  
23.2
  
36.6
  
79.3
  
Union
82
9.8
 U
**
 U
6.1
 U
74.4
  
36.6
  
23.2
 U
34.1
  
65.9
  
Vanderburgh
2,236
9.8
  
1.8
  
11.3
  
68.2
  
42.4
  
19.7
 H
48.2
 H
83.0
 H
Vermillion
150
9.3
 U
**
 U
14.7
  
64.0
  
54.0
  
18.7
  
44.7
  
72.7
  
Vigo
1,315
7.8
  
1.4
 U
10.5
  
66.0
  
58.6
 H
18.9
 H
52.5
 H
71.3
 L
Wabash
330
9.1
  
1.5
 U
9.4
  
63.9
  
41.5
  
25.2
 H
41.5
  
68.8
 L
Warren
93
**
 U
**
 U
8.6
 U
68.8
  
40.9
  
22.6
  
33.3
  
83.9
  
Warrick
664
8.0
  
2.7
 U
10.1
  
77.4
 H
23.8
 L
10.8
  
25.0
 L
86.1
 H
Washington
311
5.8
 U
**
 U
8.7
  
63.3
  
36.7
  
23.2
 H
42.1
  
73.3
  
Wayne
765
7.7
  
1.0
 U
7.5
  
64.1
  
54.9
 H
20.8
 H
53.5
 H
73.5
 L
Wells
336
9.8
  
**
 U
8.3
  
67.9
  
39.6
  
17.0
  
32.4
 L
85.1
  
White
276
7.2
  
**
 U
7.2
  
64.1
  
47.1
  
17.4
  
44.2
  
76.1
  
Whitley
412
7.3
  
1.2
 U
8.7
  
67.2
  
32.0
 L
17.5
  
37.4
  
87.6
 H

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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