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Low Birth Weight Babies (Percent) – 2007

Data Provided by: Kansas Action for Children

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Scale: 0.00% - 27.78%

Rank
	Kansas	7.11%
1	Comanche	0.00%
2	Ellsworth	1.61%
3	Haskell	1.75%
4	Doniphan	2.11%
5	Republic	2.38%
5	Rush	2.38%
7	Stanton	2.50%
8	Lincoln	2.56%
9	Chautauqua	2.63%
10	Stevens	2.75%
11	Thomas	2.94%
12	Morris	2.99%
13	Graham	3.23%
14	Coffey	3.33%
15	Clark	3.57%
16	Marion	3.67%
17	Ness	3.85%
18	Seward	3.90%
19	Chase	4.00%
20	Kiowa	4.55%
20	Rawlins	4.55%
20	Edwards	4.55%
23	Ellis	4.68%
24	Nemaha	4.69%
25	Osborne	4.76%
26	Jackson	4.91%
26	Dickinson	4.91%
28	Meade	5.17%
29	Riley	5.29%
30	Pottawatomie	5.35%
31	Russell	5.44%
32	Harper	5.48%
33	McPherson	5.59%
34	Harvey	5.64%
35	Miami	5.69%
36	Sumner	5.84%
36	Cherokee	5.84%
38	Wichita	5.88%
39	Johnson	6.05%
40	Smith	6.06%
41	Lyon	6.30%
42	Jefferson	6.34%
43	Ford	6.42%
44	Douglas	6.50%
45	Reno	6.52%
46	Rooks	6.67%
47	Franklin	6.70%
48	Logan	6.90%
48	Stafford	6.90%
50	Wilson	6.94%
51	Allen	7.03%
51	Linn	7.03%
53	Hamilton	7.14%
53	Greenwood	7.14%
53	Kearny	7.14%
56	Bourbon	7.20%
57	Shawnee	7.30%
58	Clay	7.41%
59	Marshall	7.46%
60	Anderson	7.50%
61	Neosho	7.52%
62	Finney	7.61%
63	Leavenworth	7.66%
64	Greeley	7.69%
65	Washington	7.79%
66	Sedgwick	7.82%
67	Saline	7.92%
68	Wyandotte	8.09%
69	Butler	8.26%
70	Barton	8.33%
71	Kingman	8.51%
72	Geary	8.53%
72	Cowley	8.53%
74	Phillips	8.77%
75	Labette	8.79%
76	Trego	8.82%
77	Brown	8.90%
78	Sheridan	9.09%
78	Woodson	9.09%
80	Rice	9.16%
81	Atchison	9.17%
82	Wabaunsee	9.28%
83	Montgomery	9.65%
84	Crawford	9.70%
85	Osage	9.73%
86	Grant	9.92%
87	Hodgeman	10.00%
87	Cheyenne	10.00%
89	Pratt	10.43%
90	Gove	10.53%
90	Pawnee	10.53%
90	Mitchell	10.53%
93	Gray	10.64%
94	Decatur	10.71%
95	Cloud	10.74%
96	Scott	10.81%
97	Morton	10.91%
98	Wallace	11.11%
99	Jewell	12.50%
99	Ottawa	12.50%
101	Norton	13.04%
102	Elk	13.33%
103	Sherman	14.94%
104	Barber	15.69%
105	Lane	27.78%

Definitions: The percentage of live births that are low birth weight (under 2,500 grams or 5.5 pounds). Data are from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and are based on Vital Statistics. The current rate represents the annual percentage for calendar year 2007. The trend represents the average annual percent change for calendar years 2003-2007.

Data Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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