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Low Birth Weight (Rate) – 2010

Data Provided by: Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families

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2.7 - 7.6
Boone	2.7
Izard	5.3
Sevier	5.6
Randolph	5.6
Searcy	5.6
Prairie	5.8
Polk	6.2
Johnson	6.5
Carroll	6.5
Drew	6.6
Saline	6.9
Crawford	7.0
Sharp	7.1
Pike	7.3
Washington	7.3
Lawrence	7.3
Cleburne	7.4
White	7.4
Pope	7.4
Marion	7.5
Benton	7.6
Union	7.6
7.7 - 10.3
Garland	7.8
Hempstead	8.0
Greene	8.0
Craighead	8.2
Fulton	8.2
Newton	8.2
Faulkner	8.3
Yell	8.4
Baxter	8.4
Scott	8.5
Sebastian	8.5
Lonoke	8.5
Grant	8.6
Logan	8.8
Jackson	8.9
Independence	8.9

7.7 - 10.3
Ashley	9.0
Pulaski	9.3
Woodruff	9.3
Madison	9.3
Hot Spring	9.4
Little River	9.4
Franklin	9.4
Columbia	9.5
Van Buren	9.5
Lincoln	9.8
Miller	9.9
Poinsett	10.0
Calhoun	10.0
Conway	10.3
Lafayette	10.3
10.4 - 14.4
Cross	10.6
Clay	10.9
Perry	11.0
Crittenden	11.2
Howard	11.3
Mississippi	11.7
Cleveland	11.8
Jefferson	12.0
Nevada	12.0
Chicot	12.0
Montgomery	12.1
Dallas	12.1
Clark	12.2
Arkansas	12.2
Monroe	13.2
Phillips	13.9
Ouachita	14.4
14.5 - 20.5
Bradley	14.8
St. Francis	15.5
Lee	17.2
Desha	17.9
Stone	20.5

Definitions: The number and percent of resident births with birthweight of less than 2,500 grams.

Data Source: Arkansas Department of Health - www.healthyarkansas.com

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

Arkansas Grantee

Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families 1400 W. Markham
Suite 306
Little Rock, AR 72201

501-371-9678
kreeve@aradvocates.org
http://www.aradvocates.org

Kim Reeve, Senior Policy Analyst

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is a nonprofit, child advocacy organization working to improve the opportunities available to children so they may grow to lead healthy and productive lives.

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