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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 32. Outcome Indicator Percentages by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2015

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
84,008
8.0
  
1.5
  
9.6
  
69.3
  
43.0
  
14.3
  
43.3
  
80.5
  
Adams
662
8.2
  
1.4
 U
7.9
  
43.7
 L
18.6
 L
8.0
 L
17.8
 L
89.9
 H
Allen
5,270
8.9
  
1.5
  
9.4
  
56.3
 L
44.5
  
9.8
 L
43.3
  
82.7
 H
Bartholomew
1,096
8.4
  
1.6
 U
8.4
  
67.4
  
34.8
 L
16.2
  
35.8
 L
85.3
 H
Benton
107
5.6
 U
**
 U
7.5
 U
70.1
  
42.1
  
24.3
  
45.8
  
74.8
  
Blackford
121
9.9
 U
**
 U
8.3
 U
78.5
  
54.5
  
25.6
 H
55.4
  
76.9
  
Boone
773
8.0
  
0.9
 U
10.2
  
85.0
 H
17.3
 L
10.0
  
20.7
 L
89.4
 H
Brown
120
6.7
 U
**
 U
5.8
 U
66.7
  
44.2
  
21.7
  
43.3
  
84.2
  
Carroll
195
9.7
 U
**
 U
9.2
 U
67.2
  
34.4
  
21.0
  
38.5
  
81.5
  
Cass
495
8.9
  
1.8
 U
10.1
  
60.2
 L
46.1
  
17.8
  
48.5
  
70.7
 L
Clark
1,487
7.7
  
1.6
  
9.2
  
71.5
  
21.0
 L
13.2
  
42.2
  
79.4
  
Clay
346
7.2
  
2.0
 U
11.0
  
64.5
  
49.7
  
22.8
 H
43.4
  
73.4
  
Clinton
465
6.2
  
2.6
 U
9.5
  
68.8
  
49.2
  
17.2
  
45.4
  
75.5
  
Crawford
118
6.8
 U
**
 U
14.4
 U
76.3
  
44.9
  
26.3
 H
38.1
  
75.4
  
Daviess
519
6.4
  
1.5
 U
8.3
  
63.2
  
30.6
 L
13.1
  
28.1
 L
84.2
  
Dearborn
536
8.2
  
1.3
 U
10.1
  
76.7
 H
31.9
 L
21.1
 H
39.4
  
69.0
 L
Decatur
352
9.4
  
**
 U
10.2
  
74.7
  
40.3
  
23.6
 H
35.2
  
75.9
  
DeKalb
530
6.6
  
1.3
 U
7.2
  
64.2
  
36.2
  
20.8
 H
40.9
  
78.5
  
Delaware
1,188
10.7
  
1.8
  
11.4
  
76.5
 H
55.1
 H
22.8
 H
52.3
 H
75.8
 L
Dubois
572
7.7
  
2.1
 U
11.9
  
84.4
 H
13.3
 L
11.2
  
33.2
 L
80.6
  
Elkhart
3,188
7.9
  
1.2
  
9.4
  
57.9
 L
49.0
 H
10.6
 L
44.7
  
87.1
 H
Fayette
248
9.7
  
2.4
 U
14.1
  
76.2
  
55.6
 H
27.8
 H
47.6
  
62.1
 L
Floyd
909
7.2
  
0.9
 U
9.1
  
79.0
 H
27.5
 L
15.2
  
44.2
  
78.9
  
Fountain
200
8.5
 U
**
 U
11.5
  
71.0
  
45.5
  
21.5
  
46.0
  
77.5
  
Franklin
226
7.5
 U
**
 U
12.4
  
73.0
  
33.2
  
18.6
  
32.7
  
76.1
  
Fulton
260
7.7
  
3.1
 U
10.8
  
58.5
 L
40.8
  
23.1
 H
41.2
  
73.5
  
Gibson
388
7.0
  
1.3
 U
11.6
  
81.4
 H
26.3
 L
17.3
  
36.6
  
86.6
  
Grant
757
10.8
  
2.0
 U
11.8
  
72.5
  
63.0
 H
36.1
 H
58.0
 H
67.5
 L
Greene
337
7.7
  
1.5
 U
11.3
  
79.2
 H
46.3
  
24.0
 H
44.8
  
79.8
  
Hamilton
3,902
6.6
  
1.2
  
9.0
  
85.2
 H
12.6
 L
2.0
 L
14.9
 L
94.3
 H
Hancock
824
7.8
  
1.0
 U
10.3
  
84.7
 H
24.8
 L
10.1
  
29.6
 L
88.1
 H
Harrison
452
7.3
  
1.5
 U
11.9
  
78.1
 H
35.2
  
20.6
 H
38.9
  
76.5
  
Hendricks
1,761
6.0
  
0.8
 U
9.3
  
78.5
 H
20.3
 L
7.6
 L
24.2
 L
87.2
 H
Henry
476
8.6
  
2.1
 U
8.6
  
76.9
 H
48.7
  
21.2
 H
48.9
  
81.5
  
Howard
978
8.9
  
1.6
 U
8.9
  
70.8
  
53.0
 H
22.6
 H
50.4
 H
66.1
 L
Huntington
434
9.4
  
2.8
 U
10.8
  
74.4
  
39.9
  
17.5
  
41.0
  
80.6
  
Jackson
576
5.9
  
0.9
 U
8.2
  
75.9
  
37.7
  
17.7
  
42.9
  
73.4
 L
Jasper
382
7.6
  
**
 U
10.7
  
68.6
  
38.0
  
21.5
 H
35.1
  
85.1
  
Jay
306
7.8
  
2.0
 U
10.1
  
59.5
 L
35.3
  
18.3
  
36.3
  
82.0
  
Jefferson
371
8.9
  
**
 U
9.2
  
76.3
  
47.7
  
31.3
 H
49.9
  
67.4
 L
Jennings
314
7.0
  
**
 U
8.3
  
70.1
  
50.0
  
27.1
 H
50.6
  
72.9
  
Johnson
1,883
7.8
  
1.3
  
9.2
  
77.0
 H
32.9
 L
13.7
  
32.9
 L
82.8
  
Knox
431
10.0
  
**
 U
10.7
  
81.0
 H
48.5
  
25.8
 H
47.6
  
67.3
 L
Kosciusko
1,027
6.0
  
0.9
 U
6.9
  
40.9
 L
39.0
  
13.4
  
35.3
 L
84.1
  
LaGrange
753
4.5
 L
0.8
 U
6.0
  
42.9
 L
14.1
 L
6.9
 L
14.1
 L
91.0
 H
Lake
5,910
8.1
  
1.7
  
9.2
  
68.5
  
52.5
 H
9.1
 L
53.6
 H
74.0
 L
LaPorte
1,340
9.0
  
2.2
  
9.8
  
50.4
 L
54.3
 H
22.8
 H
54.1
 H
73.7
 L
Lawrence
497
7.4
  
1.2
 U
9.1
  
79.3
 H
48.5
  
30.4
 H
44.3
  
75.3
  
Madison
1,510
8.9
  
1.8
  
10.1
  
75.7
 H
57.4
 H
22.1
 H
52.9
 H
75.3
 L
Marion
14,432
9.2
 H
1.8
  
11.1
 H
66.9
 L
57.8
 H
10.9
 L
54.2
 H
77.9
 L
Marshall
608
6.6
  
0.8
 U
7.4
  
60.2
 L
43.4
  
16.4
  
41.8
  
87.2
 H
Martin
130
10.0
 U
**
 U
12.3
 U
78.5
  
23.1
 L
20.0
  
38.5
  
71.5
  
Miami
374
8.0
  
**
 U
8.6
  
74.1
  
50.3
  
19.3
  
46.0
  
66.3
 L
Monroe
1,353
6.1
  
0.8
 U
8.6
  
80.7
 H
29.6
 L
14.9
  
32.3
 L
88.5
 H
Montgomery
473
6.6
  
**
 U
9.5
  
67.7
  
46.9
  
21.6
 H
48.6
  
78.4
  
Morgan
776
8.8
  
1.5
 U
9.3
  
72.0
  
46.1
  
25.8
 H
45.2
  
77.2
  
Newton
171
6.4
 U
**
 U
8.8
 U
66.7
  
50.9
  
26.9
 H
49.1
  
72.5
  
Noble
654
8.9
  
1.1
 U
8.4
  
64.8
  
38.8
  
18.5
  
37.9
  
85.2
  
Ohio
54
**
 U
**
 U
11.1
 U
79.6
  
29.6
 U
14.8
 U
38.9
  
75.9
  
Orange
240
6.3
 U
**
 U
7.1
 U
70.8
  
47.9
  
27.5
 H
46.7
  
76.3
  
Owen
228
5.7
 U
**
 U
11.0
  
75.9
  
44.7
  
30.3
 H
44.3
  
82.0
  
Parke
228
4.4
 U
**
 U
7.9
 U
59.2
  
41.7
  
14.9
  
29.4
 L
82.5
  
Perry
235
8.1
 U
**
 U
12.3
  
69.4
  
34.0
  
24.7
 H
42.1
  
67.7
 L
Pike
137
5.1
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
86.1
 H
20.4
 L
23.4
  
32.8
  
81.0
  
Porter
1,714
6.1
  
1.1
 U
7.1
 L
71.9
  
28.4
 L
9.6
 L
34.1
 L
86.6
 H
Posey
285
9.1
  
**
 U
8.1
  
79.6
 H
22.1
 L
15.4
  
31.9
 L
87.0
  
Pulaski
135
8.9
 U
**
 U
8.9
 U
65.9
  
50.4
  
23.7
  
42.2
  
77.0
  
Putnam
362
5.0
 U
**
 U
8.0
  
80.7
 H
45.3
  
20.2
  
43.6
  
78.2
  
Randolph
301
11.3
  
1.7
 U
14.6
  
76.4
  
48.5
  
19.6
  
48.5
  
77.4
  
Ripley
324
7.7
  
2.2
 U
8.6
  
74.4
  
36.4
  
22.5
 H
41.4
  
67.6
 L
Rush
188
6.9
 U
**
 U
9.6
 U
78.2
  
42.0
  
19.1
  
41.0
  
77.1
  
St.Joseph
3,480
8.0
  
1.7
  
9.3
  
66.2
 L
51.4
 H
11.4
 L
49.2
 H
88.6
 H
Scott
300
6.7
  
2.3
 U
10.7
  
66.7
  
53.7
 H
28.0
 H
53.7
 H
65.3
 L
Shelby
495
7.7
  
2.6
 U
7.3
  
71.7
  
48.1
  
21.4
 H
47.7
  
74.7
  
Spencer
191
5.2
 U
**
 U
6.3
 U
74.3
  
24.6
 L
14.7
  
36.1
  
78.0
  
Starke
263
6.1
 U
**
 U
6.8
 U
55.1
 L
57.8
 H
29.7
 H
51.7
  
73.0
  
Steuben
416
6.5
  
**
 U
7.5
  
68.3
  
49.5
  
27.2
 H
45.9
  
75.0
  
Sullivan
206
3.4
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
70.4
  
46.1
  
18.9
  
42.7
  
70.4
 L
Switzerland
126
11.1
 U
**
 U
11.1
 U
62.7
  
36.5
  
28.6
 H
35.7
  
68.3
  
Tippecanoe
2,388
6.7
  
1.0
  
8.5
  
75.7
 H
37.4
 L
11.4
 L
37.1
 L
82.3
  
Tipton
144
9.0
 U
**
 U
11.1
 U
79.2
  
29.9
  
12.5
 U
31.9
  
74.3
  
Union
69
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
76.8
  
42.0
  
26.1
 U
53.6
  
73.9
  
Vanderburgh
2,222
8.1
  
1.4
  
10.0
  
76.8
 H
35.8
 L
17.4
 H
46.9
  
86.5
 H
Vermillion
169
3.6
 U
**
 U
4.7
 U
68.0
  
53.3
  
27.2
 H
43.2
  
74.6
  
Vigo
1,285
9.1
  
1.4
 U
10.4
  
66.4
  
59.6
 H
20.1
 H
50.6
 H
74.3
 L
Wabash
338
8.3
  
1.8
 U
8.3
  
65.7
  
43.8
  
22.5
 H
45.6
  
73.1
  
Warren
79
8.9
 U
**
 U
17.7
 U
69.6
  
41.8
  
21.5
 U
31.6
  
74.7
  
Warrick
683
7.5
  
1.2
 U
10.1
  
84.0
 H
21.2
 L
9.5
 L
28.1
 L
90.5
 H
Washington
332
7.8
  
**
 U
6.6
  
64.8
  
36.7
  
17.2
  
40.4
  
77.1
  
Wayne
788
9.1
  
1.5
 U
10.2
  
65.6
  
53.8
 H
22.1
 H
53.7
 H
75.6
 L
Wells
339
6.2
  
2.1
 U
7.7
  
69.9
  
40.4
  
16.8
  
37.5
  
83.8
  
White
303
6.6
  
**
 U
9.6
  
65.0
  
46.9
  
23.1
 H
45.5
  
75.6
  
Whitley
398
8.8
  
3.0
 U
9.0
  
70.6
  
28.9
 L
18.6
  
33.4
 L
87.2
  

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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