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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

White Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
68,840
7.4
  
1.3
  
9.2
  
71.5
  
37.8
  
15.6
  
38.8
  
81.9
  
Adams
654
8.3
  
1.4
 U
7.8
  
43.7
 L
18.2
 L
8.0
 L
17.3
 L
90.1
 H
Allen
3,964
8.2
  
1.3
  
9.2
  
59.8
 L
34.5
 L
10.5
 L
35.9
 L
86.7
 H
Bartholomew
834
8.3
  
1.4
 U
9.0
  
67.9
  
38.0
  
19.8
  
39.9
  
83.0
  
Benton
105
5.7
 U
**
 U
7.6
 U
71.4
  
41.0
  
24.8
  
45.7
  
74.3
  
Blackford
118
10.2
 U
**
 U
8.5
 U
79.7
  
55.1
 H
25.4
  
55.9
 H
78.0
  
Boone
724
8.1
  
0.8
 U
10.2
  
85.8
 H
17.4
 L
10.4
 L
21.7
 L
89.1
 H
Brown
119
6.7
 U
**
 U
5.9
 U
66.4
  
44.5
  
21.8
  
43.7
  
84.0
  
Carroll
188
10.1
 U
**
 U
9.0
 U
68.1
  
33.5
  
21.3
  
38.3
  
81.4
  
Cass
440
8.6
  
2.0
 U
9.5
  
62.7
 L
44.1
  
19.3
  
48.6
 H
72.0
 L
Clark
1,244
7.7
  
1.6
  
8.8
  
74.8
  
17.6
 L
14.5
  
39.7
  
79.5
  
Clay
337
7.4
  
2.1
 U
11.3
  
65.0
  
49.9
 H
23.4
 H
43.6
  
73.3
 L
Clinton
446
6.5
  
2.7
 U
9.9
  
69.1
  
49.3
 H
17.5
  
45.7
  
75.1
 L
Crawford
117
6.8
 U
**
 U
14.5
 U
76.1
  
44.4
  
25.6
  
37.6
  
75.2
  
Daviess
474
5.9
  
1.5
 U
7.6
  
63.7
 L
26.8
 L
14.1
  
25.1
 L
84.2
  
Dearborn
518
8.5
  
1.4
 U
10.4
  
77.4
  
32.0
  
21.4
 H
39.2
  
70.1
 L
Decatur
346
9.5
  
**
 U
10.4
  
74.9
  
40.2
  
23.7
 H
35.3
  
76.0
  
DeKalb
523
6.7
  
1.3
 U
7.3
  
64.1
 L
35.9
  
21.0
  
40.7
  
78.4
  
Delaware
1,055
10.5
 H
1.9
  
11.8
  
77.5
 H
52.3
 H
23.4
 H
50.0
 H
76.4
 L
Dubois
522
7.5
  
1.9
 U
11.9
  
86.2
 H
10.5
 L
11.9
  
32.6
  
80.1
  
Elkhart
2,672
7.6
  
1.2
  
9.3
  
60.3
 L
42.7
 H
11.2
 L
38.2
  
88.3
 H
Fayette
242
9.9
  
2.5
 U
14.5
  
76.9
  
56.2
 H
28.1
 H
47.5
  
62.0
 L
Floyd
788
6.5
  
0.9
 U
8.5
  
80.7
 H
23.4
 L
15.4
  
39.7
  
80.7
  
Fountain
193
8.8
 U
**
 U
11.4
  
72.5
  
44.0
  
22.3
  
44.0
  
78.2
  
Franklin
222
6.3
 U
**
 U
11.7
  
72.5
  
33.3
  
18.5
  
32.4
  
76.6
  
Fulton
252
6.3
 U
2.4
 U
9.9
  
58.7
 L
40.1
  
23.8
 H
41.7
  
73.0
 L
Gibson
371
7.0
  
1.3
 U
11.6
  
82.5
 H
25.1
 L
17.8
  
35.3
  
86.8
  
Grant
651
10.9
  
2.0
 U
11.4
  
73.7
  
60.7
 H
38.2
 H
55.0
 H
68.5
 L
Greene
331
7.9
  
1.5
 U
11.2
  
79.2
  
46.8
  
24.5
 H
45.0
  
79.8
  
Hamilton
3,411
6.3
  
1.2
  
8.7
  
86.3
 H
11.3
 L
2.1
 L
14.4
 L
94.2
 H
Hancock
784
7.7
  
0.8
 U
10.2
  
84.8
 H
24.6
 L
10.3
 L
28.8
 L
88.1
 H
Harrison
437
7.3
  
1.6
 U
11.7
  
78.3
  
34.8
  
20.6
  
38.9
  
76.9
  
Hendricks
1,577
5.7
  
0.8
 U
9.2
  
80.4
 H
18.7
 L
8.0
 L
23.5
 L
87.2
 H
Henry
461
8.2
  
2.2
 U
8.7
  
77.0
  
48.6
 H
21.5
 H
49.0
 H
81.6
  
Howard
854
9.0
  
1.4
 U
9.0
  
71.7
  
50.7
 H
23.1
 H
47.7
 H
67.9
 L
Huntington
425
9.2
  
2.8
 U
11.1
  
74.6
  
39.5
  
17.2
  
40.7
  
80.7
  
Jackson
499
6.4
  
1.0
 U
8.8
  
79.4
 H
32.9
  
19.8
  
40.1
  
74.1
 L
Jasper
368
6.5
  
**
 U
10.1
  
70.4
  
37.0
  
22.0
  
34.5
  
85.3
  
Jay
295
8.1
  
2.0
 U
10.5
  
60.7
 L
34.6
  
19.0
  
35.3
  
82.0
  
Jefferson
352
8.8
  
**
 U
8.2
  
76.1
  
46.9
 H
32.1
 H
49.1
 H
67.3
 L
Jennings
299
7.0
  
**
 U
8.7
  
71.6
  
48.8
 H
28.1
 H
50.2
 H
72.6
 L
Johnson
1,733
7.6
  
1.3
  
9.2
  
78.0
 H
32.1
 L
14.4
  
33.3
 L
82.5
  
Knox
410
10.0
  
**
 U
10.7
  
81.7
 H
46.6
 H
26.6
 H
46.3
  
67.6
 L
Kosciusko
943
6.3
  
1.0
 U
7.3
  
42.2
 L
37.8
  
14.3
  
34.9
  
84.2
  
LaGrange
744
4.3
  
0.8
 U
5.8
  
42.6
 L
13.8
 L
6.6
 L
13.7
 L
91.0
 H
Lake
3,746
6.1
  
1.0
  
8.1
  
70.3
  
38.0
  
8.8
 L
39.6
  
80.4
  
LaPorte
1,082
8.8
  
2.1
  
9.8
  
54.7
 L
49.4
 H
23.9
 H
48.6
 H
77.4
 L
Lawrence
483
7.2
  
1.2
 U
8.9
  
79.5
 H
48.2
 H
30.4
 H
44.3
  
75.2
 L
Madison
1,344
8.8
  
1.7
  
10.0
  
76.7
 H
54.9
 H
21.8
 H
49.2
 H
77.6
 L
Marion
8,818
7.6
  
1.4
  
9.9
  
71.8
  
49.6
 H
12.9
 L
46.1
 H
80.9
  
Marshall
578
6.4
  
**
 U
7.3
  
60.6
 L
42.4
  
16.6
  
42.0
  
87.0
  
Martin
129
10.1
 U
**
 U
12.4
 U
78.3
  
23.3
  
20.2
  
38.0
  
71.3
  
Miami
354
8.2
  
**
 U
9.0
  
75.1
  
49.7
 H
19.2
  
45.2
  
66.7
 L
Monroe
1,184
6.1
  
0.9
 U
9.0
  
81.8
 H
29.1
 L
15.6
  
32.6
 L
88.2
 H
Montgomery
443
6.3
  
**
 U
9.3
  
69.5
  
45.4
  
22.3
 H
48.1
 H
77.9
  
Morgan
768
8.7
  
1.6
 U
9.1
  
71.7
  
46.1
 H
26.0
 H
45.4
 H
77.3
  
Newton
164
6.7
 U
**
 U
9.1
 U
67.1
  
49.4
  
27.4
 H
48.8
  
72.6
  
Noble
607
8.7
  
0.8
 U
8.7
  
65.7
  
39.2
  
19.8
  
37.9
  
84.3
  
Ohio
54
**
 U
**
 U
11.1
 U
79.6
  
29.6
 U
14.8
 U
38.9
  
75.9
  
Orange
234
6.4
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
71.4
  
47.0
  
27.4
 H
46.2
  
76.1
  
Owen
223
5.8
 U
**
 U
10.8
  
76.2
  
45.7
  
30.9
 H
44.8
  
82.1
  
Parke
225
4.4
 U
**
 U
8.0
 U
58.7
 L
41.3
  
15.1
  
28.9
  
82.2
  
Perry
231
7.4
 U
**
 U
11.3
  
69.3
  
33.8
  
25.1
 H
42.4
  
68.0
 L
Pike
134
5.2
 U
**
 U
7.5
 U
87.3
 H
20.1
 L
23.9
  
32.8
  
80.6
  
Porter
1,539
5.7
  
1.0
 U
6.9
  
73.4
  
26.4
 L
10.3
 L
32.3
 L
86.8
 H
Posey
274
9.1
  
**
 U
8.0
  
80.3
  
21.5
 L
15.0
  
31.8
  
87.2
  
Pulaski
132
9.1
 U
**
 U
9.1
 U
65.9
  
50.0
  
23.5
  
41.7
  
76.5
  
Putnam
351
5.1
 U
**
 U
8.0
  
82.3
 H
45.0
  
20.2
  
43.9
  
77.8
  
Randolph
289
11.4
  
1.7
 U
14.5
  
76.8
  
47.1
  
19.7
  
47.1
  
77.5
  
Ripley
317
7.9
  
2.2
 U
8.8
  
74.8
  
36.6
  
22.7
 H
41.3
  
68.1
 L
Rush
186
7.0
 U
**
 U
9.7
 U
78.0
  
41.9
  
19.4
  
40.3
  
76.9
  
St.Joseph
2,620
7.1
  
1.5
  
8.6
  
69.3
  
43.5
 H
12.3
 L
42.3
 H
90.8
 H
Scott
296
6.8
  
2.4
 U
10.8
  
66.9
  
53.7
 H
28.0
 H
54.1
 H
65.2
 L
Shelby
466
7.7
  
2.8
 U
7.3
  
73.4
  
46.8
 H
22.7
 H
47.6
 H
74.2
 L
Spencer
184
4.9
 U
**
 U
6.5
 U
77.2
  
23.9
 L
14.7
  
35.3
  
77.2
  
Starke
260
6.2
 U
**
 U
6.9
 U
55.0
 L
58.5
 H
29.6
 H
51.9
 H
73.1
 L
Steuben
402
6.5
  
**
 U
7.5
  
69.2
  
49.3
 H
27.9
 H
46.3
  
75.1
 L
Sullivan
202
3.5
 U
**
 U
7.4
 U
70.3
  
45.0
  
18.8
  
42.6
  
69.8
 L
Switzerland
123
10.6
 U
**
 U
10.6
 U
63.4
  
37.4
  
29.3
 H
35.8
  
67.5
 L
Tippecanoe
1,865
5.8
  
0.8
 U
8.0
  
79.1
 H
31.8
 L
13.3
  
33.7
 L
83.7
  
Tipton
141
8.5
 U
**
 U
10.6
 U
79.4
  
29.1
  
12.1
 U
31.9
  
75.2
  
Union
68
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
77.9
  
42.6
  
26.5
 U
52.9
  
75.0
  
Vanderburgh
1,855
7.4
  
1.3
  
9.8
  
78.8
 H
31.6
 L
18.5
  
41.9
  
88.0
 H
Vermillion
167
3.6
 U
**
 U
4.8
 U
68.3
  
53.3
 H
27.5
 H
43.7
  
74.3
  
Vigo
1,170
9.2
  
1.5
 U
10.7
  
67.3
  
58.7
 H
20.2
 H
49.1
 H
74.4
 L
Wabash
326
8.6
  
1.8
 U
8.6
  
67.5
  
43.9
  
23.0
 H
46.0
  
73.3
 L
Warren
78
9.0
 U
**
 U
17.9
 U
69.2
  
42.3
  
21.8
 U
32.1
  
74.4
  
Warrick
651
7.5
  
1.2
 U
10.0
  
84.5
 H
21.7
 L
10.0
 L
28.6
 L
90.3
 H
Washington
328
7.6
  
**
 U
6.4
  
64.6
  
36.6
  
17.1
  
40.2
  
77.1
  
Wayne
718
8.6
  
1.5
 U
9.9
  
66.0
  
51.8
 H
23.3
 H
53.2
 H
74.8
 L
Wells
327
5.8
 U
1.8
 U
7.3
  
71.3
  
39.1
  
16.8
  
36.4
  
84.4
  
White
267
7.1
 U
**
 U
10.5
  
67.8
  
42.7
  
25.1
 H
42.7
  
73.8
  
Whitley
395
8.9
  
3.0
 U
9.1
  
70.6
  
28.9
 L
18.5
  
33.2
  
87.1
  

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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