Table of Contents         Birth by Ethnicity

Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 28. Number of Live Births and Crude Birth Rates* by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2015

County Live Births Total Population Crude Birth Rate
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
84,008
68,840
10,411
4,757
6,619,680
5,745,559
685,966
188,155
12.7
  
12.0
  
15.2
  
25.3
  
Adams
662
654
4
4
34,980
34,442
286
252
18.9
  
19.0
  
14.0
 U
15.9
 U
Allen
5,270
3,964
828
478
368,450
301,849
49,281
17,320
14.3
  
13.1
  
16.8
  
27.6
  
Bartholomew
1,096
834
35
227
81,162
73,503
2,348
5,311
13.5
  
11.3
  
14.9
  
42.7
  
Benton
107
105
0
2
8,681
8,502
133
46
12.3
  
12.4
  
0.0
 U
43.5
 U
Blackford
121
118
1
2
12,298
12,054
148
96
9.8
  
9.8
  
6.8
 U
20.8
 U
Boone
773
724
15
34
63,344
60,201
1,222
1,921
12.2
  
12.0
  
12.3
 U
17.7
  
Brown
120
119
1
0
14,977
14,679
161
137
8.0
  
8.1
  
6.2
 U
0.0
 U
Carroll
195
188
2
5
19,856
19,559
191
106
9.8
  
9.6
  
10.5
 U
47.2
 U
Cass
495
440
8
47
37,979
35,807
991
1,181
13.0
  
12.3
  
8.1
 U
39.8
  
Clark
1,487
1,244
111
132
115,371
103,384
9,994
1,993
12.9
  
12.0
  
11.1
  
66.2
  
Clay
346
337
5
4
26,503
26,045
259
199
13.1
  
12.9
  
19.3
 U
20.1
 U
Clinton
465
446
4
15
32,609
32,041
311
257
14.3
  
13.9
  
12.9
 U
58.4
 U
Crawford
118
117
0
1
10,483
10,305
100
78
11.3
  
11.4
  
0.0
 U
12.8
 U
Daviess
519
474
15
30
32,906
31,920
562
424
15.8
  
14.8
  
26.7
 U
70.8
  
Dearborn
536
518
2
16
49,455
48,497
532
426
10.8
  
10.7
  
3.8
 U
37.6
 U
Decatur
352
346
1
5
26,521
25,853
216
452
13.3
  
13.4
  
4.6
 U
11.1
 U
DeKalb
530
523
2
5
42,589
41,747
410
432
12.4
  
12.5
  
4.9
 U
11.6
 U
Delaware
1,188
1,055
113
20
116,852
105,182
9,459
2,211
10.2
  
10.0
  
11.9
  
9.0
  
Dubois
572
522
6
44
42,461
41,697
337
427
13.5
  
12.5
  
17.8
 U
103.0
  
Elkhart
3,188
2,672
288
228
203,474
184,505
14,709
4,260
15.7
  
14.5
  
19.6
  
53.5
  
Fayette
248
242
3
3
23,434
22,846
460
128
10.6
  
10.6
  
6.5
 U
23.4
 U
Floyd
909
788
80
41
76,778
70,658
4,880
1,240
11.8
  
11.2
  
16.4
  
33.1
  
Fountain
200
193
1
6
16,591
16,326
139
126
12.1
  
11.8
  
7.2
 U
47.6
 U
Franklin
226
222
0
4
22,872
22,552
133
187
9.9
  
9.8
  
0.0
 U
21.4
 U
Fulton
260
252
1
7
20,315
19,751
256
308
12.8
  
12.8
  
3.9
 U
22.7
 U
Gibson
388
371
9
8
33,775
32,462
997
316
11.5
  
11.4
  
9.0
 U
25.3
 U
Grant
757
651
76
30
67,979
61,235
5,727
1,017
11.1
  
10.6
  
13.3
  
29.5
  
Greene
337
331
2
4
32,441
31,980
191
270
10.4
  
10.4
  
10.5
 U
14.8
 U
Hamilton
3,902
3,411
163
328
309,697
275,214
14,038
20,445
12.6
  
12.4
  
11.6
  
16.0
  
Hancock
824
784
25
15
72,520
69,501
2,056
963
11.4
  
11.3
  
12.2
  
15.6
 U
Harrison
452
437
1
14
39,578
38,854
374
350
11.4
  
11.2
  
2.7
 U
40.0
 U
Hendricks
1,761
1,577
92
92
158,192
142,320
10,630
5,242
11.1
  
11.1
  
8.7
  
17.6
  
Henry
476
461
5
10
48,985
47,113
1,537
335
9.7
  
9.8
  
3.3
 U
29.9
 U
Howard
978
854
92
32
82,556
74,104
6,965
1,487
11.8
  
11.5
  
13.2
  
21.5
  
Huntington
434
425
2
7
36,630
35,834
357
439
11.8
  
11.9
  
5.6
 U
15.9
 U
Jackson
576
499
9
68
44,069
42,362
642
1,065
13.1
  
11.8
  
14.0
 U
63.8
  
Jasper
382
368
1
13
33,470
32,749
418
303
11.4
  
11.2
  
2.4
 U
42.9
 U
Jay
306
295
2
9
21,121
20,828
147
146
14.5
  
14.2
  
13.6
 U
61.6
 U
Jefferson
371
352
4
15
32,416
31,203
847
366
11.4
  
11.3
  
4.7
 U
41.0
 U
Jennings
314
299
2
13
27,897
27,382
357
158
11.3
  
10.9
  
5.6
 U
82.3
 U
Johnson
1,883
1,733
58
92
149,633
141,241
3,630
4,762
12.6
  
12.3
  
16.0
  
19.3
  
Knox
431
410
11
10
37,927
35,995
1,402
530
11.4
  
11.4
  
7.8
 U
18.9
 U
Kosciusko
1,027
943
6
78
78,620
76,046
1,164
1,410
13.1
  
12.4
  
5.2
 U
55.3
  
LaGrange
753
744
2
7
38,809
38,248
275
286
19.4
  
19.5
  
7.3
 U
24.5
 U
Lake
5,910
3,746
1,759
405
487,865
350,273
125,196
12,396
12.1
  
10.7
  
14.0
  
32.7
  
LaPorte
1,340
1,082
201
57
110,884
95,681
13,768
1,435
12.1
  
11.3
  
14.6
  
39.7
  
Lawrence
497
483
5
9
45,495
44,558
352
585
10.9
  
10.8
  
14.2
 U
15.4
 U
Madison
1,510
1,344
148
18
129,723
116,105
11,961
1,657
11.6
  
11.6
  
12.4
  
10.9
 U
Marion
14,432
8,818
4,593
1,021
939,020
629,190
274,553
35,277
15.4
  
14.0
  
16.7
  
28.9
  
Marshall
608
578
10
20
46,857
45,658
611
588
13.0
  
12.7
  
16.4
 U
34.0
  
Martin
130
129
0
1
10,226
10,082
70
74
12.7
  
12.8
  
0.0
 U
13.5
 U
Miami
374
354
12
8
35,862
33,287
1,983
592
10.4
  
10.6
  
6.1
 U
13.5
 U
Monroe
1,353
1,184
71
98
144,705
127,752
6,018
10,935
9.4
  
9.3
  
11.8
  
9.0
  
Montgomery
473
443
7
23
38,227
37,136
628
463
12.4
  
11.9
  
11.1
 U
49.7
  
Morgan
776
768
3
5
69,648
68,382
576
690
11.1
  
11.2
  
5.2
 U
7.2
 U
Newton
171
164
1
6
14,008
13,707
155
146
12.2
  
12.0
  
6.5
 U
41.1
 U
Noble
654
607
5
42
47,733
46,727
540
466
13.7
  
13.0
  
9.3
 U
90.1
  
Ohio
54
54
0
0
5,938
5,846
54
38
9.1
  
9.2
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Orange
240
234
2
4
19,605
19,120
321
164
12.2
  
12.2
  
6.2
 U
24.4
 U
Owen
228
223
1
4
20,872
20,482
195
195
10.9
  
10.9
  
5.1
 U
20.5
 U
Parke
228
225
2
1
16,901
16,281
498
122
13.5
  
13.8
  
4.0
 U
8.2
 U
Perry
235
231
1
3
19,347
18,548
632
167
12.1
  
12.5
  
1.6
 U
18.0
 U
Pike
137
134
0
3
12,594
12,387
120
87
10.9
  
10.8
  
0.0
 U
34.5
 U
Porter
1,714
1,539
98
77
167,688
156,696
7,211
3,781
10.2
  
9.8
  
13.6
  
20.4
  
Posey
285
274
5
6
25,512
24,928
384
200
11.2
  
11.0
  
13.0
 U
30.0
 U
Pulaski
135
132
0
3
12,889
12,629
157
103
10.5
  
10.5
  
0.0
 U
29.1
 U
Putnam
362
351
3
8
37,585
35,331
1,672
582
9.6
  
9.9
  
1.8
 U
13.7
 U
Randolph
301
289
4
8
25,172
24,657
307
208
12.0
  
11.7
  
13.0
 U
38.5
 U
Ripley
324
317
0
7
28,701
28,142
218
341
11.3
  
11.3
  
0.0
 U
20.5
 U
Rush
188
186
1
1
16,672
16,328
236
108
11.3
  
11.4
  
4.2
 U
9.3
 U
St.Joseph
3,480
2,620
705
155
268,441
220,618
38,932
8,891
13.0
  
11.9
  
18.1
  
17.4
  
Scott
300
296
0
4
23,744
23,308
184
252
12.6
  
12.7
  
0.0
 U
15.9
 U
Shelby
495
466
5
24
44,478
43,147
681
650
11.1
  
10.8
  
7.3
 U
36.9
  
Spencer
191
184
3
4
20,715
20,295
278
142
9.2
  
9.1
  
10.8
 U
28.2
 U
Starke
263
260
2
1
22,958
22,592
175
191
11.5
  
11.5
  
11.4
 U
5.2
 U
Steuben
416
402
2
12
34,372
33,586
423
363
12.1
  
12.0
  
4.7
 U
33.1
 U
Sullivan
206
202
0
4
20,928
19,734
1,060
134
9.8
  
10.2
  
0.0
 U
29.9
 U
Switzerland
126
123
0
3
10,524
10,346
107
71
12.0
  
11.9
  
0.0
 U
42.3
 U
Tippecanoe
2,388
1,865
236
287
185,826
159,427
10,661
15,738
12.9
  
11.7
  
22.1
  
18.2
  
Tipton
144
141
1
2
15,267
15,006
131
130
9.4
  
9.4
  
7.6
 U
15.4
 U
Union
69
68
0
1
7,182
7,043
83
56
9.6
  
9.7
  
0.0
 U
17.9
 U
Vanderburgh
2,222
1,855
294
73
181,877
159,029
19,343
3,505
12.2
  
11.7
  
15.2
  
20.8
  
Vermillion
169
167
0
2
15,692
15,464
124
104
10.8
  
10.8
  
0.0
 U
19.2
 U
Vigo
1,285
1,170
82
33
107,896
96,143
8,938
2,815
11.9
  
12.2
  
9.2
  
11.7
  
Wabash
338
326
2
10
32,138
31,317
385
436
10.5
  
10.4
  
5.2
 U
22.9
 U
Warren
79
78
0
1
8,269
8,139
53
77
9.6
  
9.6
  
0.0
 U
13.0
 U
Warrick
683
651
7
25
61,897
58,907
1,299
1,691
11.0
  
11.1
  
5.4
 U
14.8
  
Washington
332
328
0
4
27,827
27,438
217
172
11.9
  
12.0
  
0.0
 U
23.3
 U
Wayne
788
718
44
26
67,001
61,644
4,316
1,041
11.8
  
11.6
  
10.2
  
25.0
  
Wells
339
327
3
9
27,964
27,381
295
288
12.1
  
11.9
  
10.2
 U
31.3
 U
White
303
267
3
33
24,293
23,699
308
286
12.5
  
11.3
  
9.7
 U
115.4
  
Whitley
398
395
2
1
33,406
32,807
285
314
11.9
  
12.0
  
7.0
 U
3.2
 U

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Population data from the July 1, 2015, bridged race estimates, resident population on CDC WONDER On-line database, downloaded September 12, 2016. 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 live births.
 
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