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Low Birthweight Babies (Percent) – 2009

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6.8% - 10.2%
Greene	6.8%
Carroll	6.9%
George	7.1%
Kemper	7.3%
Noxubee	7.5%
Stone	7.9%
Pearl River	8.1%
Walthall	8.9%
Tishomingo	8.9%
Lincoln	9.1%
Union	9.2%
Amite	9.2%
DeSoto	9.3%
Lafayette	9.6%
Marion	9.6%
Attala	9.7%
Hancock	9.8%
Oktibbeha	9.8%
Pontotoc	9.8%
Choctaw	9.9%
Marshall	9.9%
Tate	10.1%
Rankin	10.2%
10.3% - 12.9%
Itawamba	10.3%
Lee	10.4%
Prentiss	10.4%
Smith	10.5%
Lowndes	10.5%
Harrison	10.5%
Lamar	10.6%
Jackson	11.0%
Calhoun	11.1%
Copiah	11.1%
Neshoba	11.2%
Chickasaw	11.3%
Covington	11.4%
Tunica	11.5%
Issaquena	11.8%
Madison	11.8%
Lauderdale	11.9%
Yalobusha	11.9%

10.3% - 12.9%
Lawrence	12.0%
Perry	12.4%
Warren	12.5%
Jones	12.5%
Grenada	12.7%
Panola	12.7%
Adams	12.8%
Tippah	12.8%
Newton	12.9%
13.0% - 16.6%
Wayne	13.2%
Yazoo	13.2%
Jasper	13.2%
Washington	13.3%
Winston	13.4%
Bolivar	13.6%
Forrest	13.7%
Pike	13.9%
Clay	14.3%
Claiborne	14.4%
Benton	14.7%
Sunflower	15.0%
Scott	15.0%
Leake	15.2%
Monroe	15.3%
Clarke	15.4%
Franklin	15.4%
Alcorn	15.4%
Simpson	15.4%
Leflore	15.7%
Webster	15.7%
Sharkey	15.8%
Hinds	16.6%
16.7% - 20.8%
Humphreys	17.7%
Jefferson	18.1%
Jefferson Davis	18.6%
Holmes	18.6%
Wilkinson	19.5%
Coahoma	19.9%
Montgomery	20.0%
Tallahatchie	20.5%
Quitman	20.8%

Definitions: Immature births are defined as a birthweight that is less than 2,500 grams (5.5 lbs).

Data Source: Mississippi State Department of Health. Public Health Statistics. [Year] Summary Statistics by County.

Available at: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/phs/statisti.htm

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.

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MS KIDS COUNT Family and Children Research Unit, Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS 39762

662-325-0470
mskidscount@ssrc.msstate.edu
http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu/mskidscount

Linda H. Southward, Ph.D., Program Director

A division of the SSRC at Mississippi State University, the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) conducts research on issues affecting the health, safety, and well-being of children and families.

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