Table B5.1
| Percent of Low Birth Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.) by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2013 | ||||
All Women |
White Women |
Hispanic Women |
Black Women |
|
State |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Alabama |
10.0% |
8.1% |
6.5% |
14.6% |
Alaska |
5.8% |
5.5% |
6.6% |
6.5% |
Arizona |
6.9% |
6.4% |
6.7% |
11.2% |
Arkansas |
8.8% |
7.7% |
5.9% |
14.0% |
California |
6.8% |
6.0% |
6.4% |
11.4% |
Colorado |
8.8% |
8.3% |
8.7% |
14.6% |
Connecticut |
7.8% |
6.6% |
8.1% |
12.2% |
Delaware |
8.3% |
6.8% |
5.6% |
12.7% |
District of Columbia |
9.4% |
5.8% |
7.5% |
12.3% |
Florida |
8.5% |
7.2% |
7.1% |
12.8% |
Georgia |
9.5% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
13.4% |
Hawaii |
8.2% |
5.9% |
9.4% |
14.5% |
Idaho |
6.9% |
6.8% |
7.0% |
N/A |
Illinois |
8.2% |
6.8% |
7.1% |
13.8% |
Indiana |
7.9% |
7.3% |
6.7% |
12.8% |
Iowa |
6.6% |
6.3% |
5.3% |
10.9% |
Kansas |
7.0% |
6.7% |
5.8% |
12.6% |
Kentucky |
8.7% |
8.4% |
6.3% |
13.1% |
Louisiana |
10.9% |
8.1% |
7.3% |
15.6% |
Maine |
7.1% |
7.1% |
N/A |
8.4% |
Maryland |
8.5% |
6.6% |
6.7% |
11.9% |
Massachusetts |
7.7% |
7.0% |
8.2% |
10.7% |
Michigan |
8.2% |
7.0% |
7.2% |
13.1% |
Minnesota |
6.4% |
5.7% |
6.6% |
9.7% |
Mississippi |
11.5% |
8.2% |
7.5% |
16.1% |
Missouri |
8.0% |
7.0% |
6.7% |
13.6% |
Montana |
7.4% |
6.9% |
6.3% |
N/A |
Nebraska |
6.4% |
6.0% |
6.2% |
11.5% |
Nevada |
8.0% |
7.4% |
6.9% |
12.7% |
New Hampshire |
6.8% |
6.7% |
6.0% |
13.5% |
New Jersey |
8.3% |
7.0% |
7.5% |
12.6% |
New Mexico |
8.9% |
8.9% |
9.0% |
12.8% |
New York |
8.0% |
6.6% |
7.7% |
12.4% |
North Carolina |
8.8% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
13.2% |
North Dakota |
6.4% |
6.1% |
5.7% |
10.4% |
Ohio |
8.5% |
7.4% |
8.1% |
13.3% |
Oklahoma |
8.1% |
7.8% |
6.3% |
13.3% |
Oregon |
6.3% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
9.2% |
Pennsylvania |
8.0% |
6.8% |
8.4% |
12.7% |
Rhode Island |
6.9% |
5.8% |
7.7% |
11.8% |
South Carolina |
9.7% |
7.6% |
6.8% |
14.3% |
South Dakota |
6.3% |
6.0% |
8.4% |
8.0% |
Tennessee |
9.1% |
7.9% |
6.9% |
14.0% |
Texas |
8.3% |
7.4% |
7.7% |
13.1% |
Utah |
7.0% |
6.7% |
7.6% |
8.8% |
Vermont |
6.7% |
6.6% |
N/A |
N/A |
Virginia |
8.0% |
6.7% |
6.7% |
12.3% |
Washington |
6.4% |
5.9% |
6.2% |
10.1% |
West Virginia |
9.4% |
9.2% |
N/A |
15.3% |
Wisconsin |
7.0% |
6.0% |
6.7% |
13.9% |
Wyoming |
8.6% |
8.4% |
9.2% |
N/A |
United States |
8.0% |
7.0% |
7.1% |
13.1% |
Notes: N/A=not available. Racial categories are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. Data are not available for Asian/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, or those who identify with another race/ethnicity or with two or more races. |
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Source: IWPR compilation of data from Martin et al. 2015b. |
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