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Low-birthweight babies by race (Percent) – 2009

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

United States
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Black or African American	13.3%
American Indian	7.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%
Total	8.2%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Alabama
Non-Hispanic White	8.4%
Black or African American	15.3%
American Indian	10.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%
Total	10.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Alaska
Non-Hispanic White	5.1%
Black or African American	13.0%
American Indian	6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%
Total	5.9%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Arizona
Non-Hispanic White	6.9%
Black or African American	12.6%
American Indian	6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%
Total	7.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Arkansas
Non-Hispanic White	7.6%
Black or African American	14.8%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%
Total	8.9%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

California
Non-Hispanic White	6.2%
Black or African American	11.6%
American Indian	6.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%
Total	6.8%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Colorado
Non-Hispanic White	8.4%
Black or African American	13.2%
American Indian	9.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%
Total	8.8%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Connecticut
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Black or African American	11.7%
American Indian	8.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%
Total	8.0%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Delaware
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Black or African American	13.2%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%
Total	8.6%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Florida
Non-Hispanic White	7.3%
Black or African American	12.9%
American Indian	5.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%
Total	8.7%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Georgia
Non-Hispanic White	7.5%
Black or African American	13.2%
American Indian	9.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%
Total	9.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Hawaii
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Black or African American	12.6%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Idaho
Non-Hispanic White	6.1%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	7.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%
Total	6.5%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Illinois
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Black or African American	14.1%
American Indian	11.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Indiana
Non-Hispanic White	7.7%
Black or African American	13.6%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%
Total	8.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Iowa
Non-Hispanic White	6.5%
Black or African American	12.0%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%
Total	6.7%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Kansas
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Black or African American	12.6%
American Indian	6.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%
Total	7.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Kentucky
Non-Hispanic White	8.5%
Black or African American	13.6%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%
Total	8.9%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Louisiana
Non-Hispanic White	8.2%
Black or African American	14.6%
American Indian	10.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%
Total	10.6%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Maine
Non-Hispanic White	6.3%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%
Total	6.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Maryland
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Black or African American	12.7%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%
Total	9.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Massachusetts
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Black or African American	10.5%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%
Total	7.8%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Michigan
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Black or African American	13.7%
American Indian	6.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Minnesota
Non-Hispanic White	6.0%
Black or African American	9.8%
American Indian	7.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%
Total	6.5%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Mississippi
Non-Hispanic White	9.1%
Black or African American	16.4%
American Indian	10.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%
Total	12.2%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Missouri
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Black or African American	14.1%
American Indian	8.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%
Total	8.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Montana
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	6.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%
Total	7.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Nebraska
Non-Hispanic White	6.5%
Black or African American	12.4%
American Indian	9.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%
Total	7.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Nevada
Non-Hispanic White	7.7%
Black or African American	13.8%
American Indian	8.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%
Total	8.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

New Hampshire
Non-Hispanic White	6.7%
Black or African American	9.8%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%
Total	6.9%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

New Jersey
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Black or African American	12.3%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%
Total	8.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

New Mexico
Non-Hispanic White	7.8%
Black or African American	17.1%
American Indian	7.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%
Total	8.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

New York
Non-Hispanic White	6.9%
Black or African American	12.4%
American Indian	7.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%
Total	8.2%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

North Carolina
Non-Hispanic White	7.5%
Black or African American	14.3%
American Indian	11.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%
Total	9.0%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

North Dakota
Non-Hispanic White	6.1%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	8.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%
Total	6.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Ohio
Non-Hispanic White	7.5%
Black or African American	13.6%
American Indian	8.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%
Total	8.6%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Oklahoma
Non-Hispanic White	8.1%
Black or African American	14.1%
American Indian	7.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Oregon
Non-Hispanic White	6.1%
Black or African American	9.7%
American Indian	6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%
Total	6.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Pennsylvania
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Black or African American	12.9%
American Indian	10.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%
Total	8.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Rhode Island
Non-Hispanic White	7.4%
Black or African American	10.1%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%
Total	8.0%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

South Carolina
Non-Hispanic White	7.9%
Black or African American	14.4%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%
Total	10.0%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

South Dakota
Non-Hispanic White	5.6%
Black or African American	11.9%
American Indian	5.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%
Total	5.8%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Tennessee
Non-Hispanic White	8.1%
Black or African American	13.4%
American Indian	7.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%
Total	9.2%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Texas
Non-Hispanic White	7.8%
Black or African American	13.8%
American Indian	7.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%
Total	8.5%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Utah
Non-Hispanic White	6.7%
Black or African American	9.6%
American Indian	7.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%
Total	7.0%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Vermont
Non-Hispanic White	6.7%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Total	6.7%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Virginia
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Black or African American	13.0%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Washington
Non-Hispanic White	5.9%
Black or African American	9.6%
American Indian	7.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%
Total	6.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

West Virginia
Non-Hispanic White	9.0%
Black or African American	14.5%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Total	9.2%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Wisconsin
Non-Hispanic White	6.3%
Black or African American	14.1%
American Indian	5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%
Total	7.1%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Wyoming
Non-Hispanic White	7.9%
Black or African American	S
American Indian	9.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%
Total	8.4%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

District of Columbia
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Black or African American	12.5%
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%
Total	10.3%

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Puerto Rico
Non-Hispanic White	N.A.
Black or African American	N.A.
American Indian	N.A.
Asian and Pacific Islander	N.A.
Hispanic or Latino	N.A.
Total	N.A.

Scale: 5.1% - 17.1%

Virgin Islands
Non-Hispanic White	N.A.
Black or African American	N.A.
American Indian	N.A.
Asian and Pacific Islander	N.A.
Hispanic or Latino	N.A.
Total	N.A.

Definitions: Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds) by race and ethnicity. It should also be noted that these figures represent the race of the mother, not the race of the child. This is important because increasing numbers of children are born to parents of different races. On birth certificates, as on most federal data collection forms, the question regarding whether a person is Hispanic is separate from the question asking whether a person is white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian. Thus, people are asked to select a racial group and to indicate whether they are of Hispanic origin. Race/ethnic groups represented in this table are not mutually exclusive. The category of white includes only non-Hispanic white. The categories Black or African American, American Indian, and Asian and Pacific Islander include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic. Those in the Hispanic or Latino category include those who may have identified as being in one of the non-White race groups. Starting in 2003, multiple race reporting was allowed by several states. Births of unknown weight were not included in these calculations. More...

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
1999 - 2010 Population Reference Bureau analysis of National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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Footnotes: Updated May 2013.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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