| State | Low Birth Weight* | Preterm Birth** | Births to Unmarried Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | Total | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | Total | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | |
|
*Low birth weight is less than 2,500 grams or 5 pounds 8 ounces.↑ **Preterm birth is less than 37 completed weeks of gestation.↑ N/A: Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 births in the numerator. | ||||||||||||
| United States | 8.2 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 18.3 | 12.3 | 39.7 | 27.8 | 71.6 | 51.3 |
| Alabama | 10.4 | 8.4 | 15.4 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 14.4 | 38.3 | 23.9 | 71.4 | 24.5 |
| Alaska | 5.7 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 37.3 | 23.4 | 46.0 | 34.7 |
| Arizona | 7.1 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 12.8 | 45.2 | 28.7 | 62.0 | 56.8 |
| Arkansas | 9.1 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 19.1 | 12.9 | 43.4 | 32.6 | 78.9 | 49.7 |
| California | 6.9 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 11.0 | 38.9 | 23.5 | 67.1 | 49.8 |
| Colorado | 9.0 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 12.9 | 25.4 | 17.3 | 49.4 | 38.2 |
| Connecticut | 8.1 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 35.1 | 20.9 | 68.1 | 63.5 |
| Delaware | 9.3 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 46.8 | 32.9 | 71.5 | 63.7 |
| DC | 11.1 | 6.2 | 14.6 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 58.5 | 6.9 | 80.0 | 72.0 |
| Florida | 8.7 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 19.0 | 13.1 | 46.1 | 34.5 | 69.8 | 49.6 |
| Georgia | 9.5 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 10.7 | 43.6 | 25.7 | 68.9 | 49.6 |
| Hawaii | 8.0 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 36.9 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 49.3 |
| Idaho | 6.5 | 6.5 | N/A | 6.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 | N/A | 10.9 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 33.1 | 42.0 |
| Illinois | 8.5 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 18.6 | 12.5 | 40.1 | 25.3 | 79.6 | 50.8 |
| Indiana | 8.5 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 19.5 | 12.3 | 42.4 | 36.0 | 78.5 | 56.2 |
| Iowa | 6.8 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 77.3 | 50.1 |
| Kansas | 7.1 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 11.4 | 36.5 | 30.2 | 72.2 | 51.6 |
| Kentucky | 9.3 | 8.8 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 21.2 | 14.8 | 39.3 | 34.9 | 76.3 | 51.8 |
| Louisiana | 11.2 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 21.4 | 12.4 | 51.4 | 32.8 | 78.5 | 53.6 |
| Maine | 6.3 | 6.2 | 9.5 | N/A | 10.6 | 10.4 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 36.8 | 41.6 |
| Maryland | 9.1 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 40.9 | 25.5 | 62.9 | 54.8 |
| Massachusetts | 7.9 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 33.4 | 25.1 | 58.4 | 66.9 |
| Michigan | 8.4 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 18.3 | 11.4 | 39.4 | 29.7 | 78.1 | 50.0 |
| Minnesota | 6.7 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 32.7 | 25.5 | 61.2 | 56.9 |
| Mississippi | 12.3 | 9.1 | 16.4 | 7.2 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 22.7 | 14.9 | 53.7 | 30.6 | 79.6 | 56.0 |
| Missouri | 7.9 | 6.9 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 79.0 | 52.6 |
| Montana | 7.2 | 6.7 | N/A | 8.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | N/A | 12.1 | 35.9 | 29.1 | 45.2 | 43.9 |
| Nebraska | 7.0 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 11.8 | 33.4 | 26.3 | 72.1 | 49.5 |
| Nevada | 8.2 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 20.1 | 13.8 | 42.0 | 30.1 | 70.0 | 50.1 |
| New Hampshire | 6.3 | 6.3 | N/A | 6.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 38.7 | 47.7 |
| New Jersey | 8.5 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 34.4 | 16.8 | 68.1 | 58.6 |
| New Mexico | 8.7 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 51.8 | 31.6 | 57.4 | 57.8 |
| New York | 8.1 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 40.7 | 23.7 | 69.5 | 64.7 |
| North Carolina | 9.2 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 18.2 | 12.4 | 41.2 | 25.6 | 71.2 | 53.7 |
| North Dakota | 6.3 | 6.2 | N/A | N/A | 11.6 | 10.8 | N/A | 10.1 | 32.6 | 26.3 | 30.2 | 42.1 |
| Ohio | 8.8 | 7.6 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 42.2 | 34.4 | 78.5 | 58.9 |
| Oklahoma | 8.2 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 19.2 | 12.2 | 41.3 | 33.6 | 74.3 | 48.0 |
| Oregon | 6.1 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 35.1 | 31.0 | 65.2 | 47.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.4 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 39.7 | 30.1 | 77.7 | 64.1 |
| Rhode Island | 8.0 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 12.9 | 44.0 | 33.0 | 71.9 | 64.6 |
| South Carolina | 10.1 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 13.3 | 20.1 | 13.1 | 46.6 | 29.3 | 76.5 | 48.1 |
| South Dakota | 7.0 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 38.4 | 27.8 | 48.6 | 56.3 |
| Tennessee | 9.4 | 8.3 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 42.8 | 31.7 | 77.1 | 53.2 |
| Texas | 8.4 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 40.7 | 26.3 | 65.8 | 47.3 |
| Utah | 6.7 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 19.6 | 12.5 | 19.7 | 13.4 | 50.4 | 44.1 |
| Vermont | 6.2 | 6.1 | N/A | N/A | 9.1 | 9.0 | N/A | N/A | 36.6 | 36.6 | 46.3 | 32.5 |
| Virginia | 8.6 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 35.2 | 22.9 | 65.4 | 52.1 |
| Washington | 6.3 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 33.2 | 27.7 | 56.3 | 49.4 |
| West Virginia | 9.5 | 9.4 | 15.0 | N/A | 13.9 | 13.8 | 18.0 | 12.3 | 40.3 | 39.2 | 73.5 | 47.0 |
| Wisconsin | 7.0 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 17.2 | 11.2 | 35.4 | 26.8 | 84.3 | 53.6 |
| Wyoming | 9.1 | 9.3 | N/A | 7.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | N/A | 12.2 | 34.7 | 29.7 | 57.0 | 54.3 |
Information on this page can be found in the print version of Child Health USA 2010. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2010. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010.
