State Data

Percent of Infants Born at Low Birth Weight, Women Receiving First Trimester Prenatal Care, and Births to Women Under Age 18, by State and Race of Mother: 2003
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System
 

Low Birth Weight/Early Prenatal Care
Births Under 18
State
Total*
NH White
NH Black
Total*
White**
Black**
Hispanic
United States
7.9
84.1
7.0
89.0
13.6
75.9
3.4
3.0
6.6
5.4
Alabama
10.0
83.8
8.1
90.0
14.5
75.7
4.8
3.5
7.8
5.6
Alaska
6.0
79.8
5.2
82.9
9.1
81.0
3.3
2.0
5.7
5.1
Arizona
7.1
76.6
6.9
88.0
12.1
79.5
4.8
4.5
6.7
7.0
Arkansas
8.9
81.3
7.7
84.6
14.6
73.4
4.9
3.9
9.0
4.9
California
6.6
87.3
6.1
90.8
12.4
84.1
3.1
3.3
4.8
4.7
Colorado
9.0
79.3
8.8
86.1
15.7
70.7
3.5
3.4
5.9
7.0
Connecticut
7.5
88.7
6.4
92.7
12.5
81.4
2.2
1.9
4.9
6.2
Delaware
9.4
84.4
7.8
88.8
14.3
79.6
3.6
2.6
6.7
5.1
DC
10.9
76.1
6.1
89.6
13.7
71.0
4.2
N/A
5.9
4.5
Florida
8.5
85.8
7.2
90.1
13.2
77.8
3.6
2.9
6.1
3.8
Georgia
9.0
84.0
7.4
90.5
13.0
79.1
4.1
3.2
6.2
4.5
Hawaii
8.6
82.4
6.5
86.3
13.3
89.1
2.6
1.7
N/A
4.3
Idaho
6.5
81.4
6.5
83.9
N/A
87.4
2.6
2.5
N/A
6.4
Illinois
8.3
85.4
7.1
91.0
14.4
74.1
3.4
2.5
8.4
4.6
Indiana
7.9
81.5
7.3
84.7
13.3
69.3
3.4
3.0
7.0
4.9
Iowa
6.6
88.9
6.3
90.6
13.3
76.8
2.5
2.3
9.2
5.1
Kansas
7.4
87.8
7.1
90.5
12.8
80.2
3.1
2.8
7.3
6.0
Kentucky
8.7
87.0
8.3
88.2
13.7
80.7
3.8
3.6
6.8
4.6
Louisiana
10.7
84.1
7.7
90.3
14.9
75.5
4.9
2.8
8.0
3.9
Maine
6.5
87.5
6.6
87.9
N/A
75.6
2.5
2.5
N/A
N/A
Maryland
9.1
83.7
7.1
91.0
13.0
75.3
3.0
1.9
5.2
3.8
Massachusetts
7.6
90.0
7.0
92.4
11.8
80.3
1.9
1.7
3.7
6.3
Michigan
8.2
86.1
6.9
89.8
14.1
72.7
3.1
2.3
7.2
5.2
Minnesota
6.2
86.5
5.8
90.5
10.3
72.3
2.2
1.6
4.9
5.4
Mississippi
11.4
84.9
8.6
91.0
15.2
77.8
5.6
3.6
8.2
N/A
Missouri
8.0
88.4
7.2
90.2
13.4
80.9
3.5
2.8
7.8
5.1
Montana
6.8
84.4
6.5
87.4
N/A
87.8
3.0
2.2
N/A
5.5
Nebraska
6.9
83.4
6.8
86.9
11.5
72.8
2.8
2.4
8.0
5.5
Nevada
8.1
75.8
7.7
84.6
13.3
70.6
3.9
3.8
6.7
6.1
New Hampshire
6.2
92.8
6.1
93.4
12.2
85.5
1.4
1.4
N/A
3.8
New Jersey
8.1
80.2
7.0
89.2
13.3
63.5
2.1
1.6
5.1
4.3
New Mexico
8.5
68.9
8.2
77.0
16.0
69.1
6.1
6.2
4.5
8.4
New York
7.9
82.4
6.6
88.6
12.2
72.8
2.3
2.0
4.3
4.3
North Carolina
9.0
84.5
7.6
90.8
14.2
76.8
3.9
2.9
7.2
5.1
North Dakota
6.5
87.3
6.4
90.0
N/A
84.8
2.1
1.7
N/A
N/A
Ohio
8.3
87.7
7.4
89.8
13.6
78.8
3.4
2.6
8.0
5.3
Oklahoma
7.8
77.8
7.5
82.0
13.6
69.8
4.3
3.8
7.4
6.4
Oregon
6.1
81.2
6.1
84.5
11.6
77.6
2.8
2.7
5.0
5.6
Pennsylvania
8.1
76.0
6.9
80.4
14.0
57.4
3.2
2.2
8.5
8.2
Rhode Island
8.5
90.9
7.8
93.5
12.3
82.1
3.0
2.5
5.8
6.0
South Carolina
10.1
77.5
7.8
83.6
15.0
70.6
4.6
3.3
7.5
4.9
South Dakota
6.6
78.4
6.4
83.4
N/A
65.5
2.8
1.8
N/A
8.2
Tennessee
9.4
83.4
8.1
88.1
14.8
73.0
4.3
3.4
8.0
5.5
Texas
7.9
80.9
7.3
88.4
13.7
77.0
5.1
5.1
6.8
6.9
Utah
6.5
80.3
6.4
83.9
15.3
61.8
1.9
1.8
5.5
4.9
Vermont
7.0
90.6
7.1
90.8
N/A
73.5
2.7
1.4
N/A
N/A
Virginia
8.2
85.3
6.9
90.4
13.0
77.3
1.4
2.0
5.6
3.6
Washington
6.0
74.0
5.6
77.6
11.1
68.9
2.6
2.5
3.9
5.7
West Virginia
8.6
85.8
8.5
86.4
12.1
73.5
3.6
3.5
6.8
N/A
Wisconsin
6.8
84.9
6.0
88.5
13.6
73.7
2.8
1.8
9.9
5.8
Wyoming
8.9
86.4
8.9
87.9
N/A
96.2
3.4
3.2
N/A
7.5

N/A Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
*Low Birth Weight Total numbers Include races other than White and Black.
**Includes Hispanics.

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Child Health USA 2005 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2005. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005.