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Indiana Natality Report - 2005
Table 28. Live Births and Crude Birth Rates by County of Residence and Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2005

County Live Births Total Population (Table B2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
87,088
75,464
9,820
1,804
6,271,973
5,553,954
554,974
163,045
13.9
  
13.6
  
17.7
  
11.1
  
Adams
641
637
2
2
33,849
33,515
74
260
18.9
  
19.0
  
27.0
 U
7.7
 U
Allen
5,295
4,363
772
160
344,006
290,189
40,406
13,411
15.4
  
15.0
  
19.1
  
11.9
  
Bartholomew
1,081
1,029
15
37
73,540
69,426
1,458
2,656
14.7
  
14.8
  
10.3
 U
13.9
  
Benton
118
117
0
1
9,039
8,873
45
121
13.1
  
13.2
  
0.0
 U
8.3
 U
Blackford
141
136
4
1
13,849
13,647
31
171
10.2
  
10.0
  
129.0
 U
5.8
 U
Boone
694
668
6
20
52,061
50,599
388
1,074
13.3
  
13.2
  
15.5
 U
18.6
  
Brown
90
90
0
0
15,154
14,926
69
159
5.9
  
6.0
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Carroll
207
204
1
2
20,426
20,267
69
90
10.1
  
10.1
  
14.5
 U
22.2
 U
Cass
572
562
7
3
40,130
38,839
624
667
14.3
  
14.5
  
11.2
 U
4.5
 U
Clark
1,393
1,255
110
28
101,592
91,909
7,216
2,467
13.7
  
13.7
  
15.2
  
11.3
  
Clay
325
321
2
2
27,142
26,692
170
280
12.0
  
12.0
  
11.8
 U
7.1
 U
Clinton
510
505
2
3
34,091
33,642
153
296
15.0
  
15.0
  
13.1
 U
10.1
 U
Crawford
104
101
0
3
11,216
11,098
20
98
9.3
  
9.1
  
0.0
 U
30.6
 U
Daviess
508
502
4
2
30,466
30,024
168
274
16.7
  
16.7
  
23.8
 U
7.3
 U
Dearborn
653
643
2
8
49,082
48,097
401
584
13.3
  
13.4
  
5.0
 U
13.7
 U
Decatur
355
351
1
3
25,184
24,729
43
412
14.1
  
14.2
  
23.3
 U
7.3
 U
DeKalb
585
580
1
4
41,659
40,935
157
567
14.0
  
14.2
  
6.4
 U
7.1
 U
Delaware
1,305
1,147
132
26
116,362
105,957
7,904
2,501
11.2
  
10.8
  
16.7
  
10.4
  
Dubois
563
559
2
2
40,858
40,446
79
333
13.8
  
13.8
  
25.3
 U
6.0
 U
Elkhart
3,478
3,223
214
41
195,362
178,968
10,705
5,689
17.8
  
18.0
  
20.0
  
7.2
  
Fayette
309
297
6
6
24,885
24,312
390
183
12.4
  
12.2
  
15.4
 U
32.8
 U
Floyd
916
838
64
14
71,997
67,012
3,541
1,444
12.7
  
12.5
  
18.1
  
9.7
 U
Fountain
195
190
4
1
17,462
17,289
37
136
11.2
  
11.0
  
108.1
 U
7.4
 U
Franklin
287
287
0
0
23,085
22,878
15
192
12.4
  
12.5
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Fulton
268
266
1
1
20,665
20,256
142
267
13.0
  
13.1
  
7.0
 U
3.7
 U
Gibson
421
406
11
4
33,408
32,214
701
493
12.6
  
12.6
  
15.7
 U
8.1
 U
Grant
775
697
72
6
70,557
63,880
5,069
1,608
11.0
  
10.9
  
14.2
  
3.7
 U
Greene
380
371
3
6
33,479
33,062
44
373
11.4
  
11.2
  
68.2
 U
16.1
 U
Hamilton
3,693
3,409
92
192
240,685
221,279
7,558
11,848
15.3
  
15.4
  
12.2
  
16.2
  
Hancock
888
856
20
12
63,138
60,915
838
1,385
14.1
  
14.1
  
23.9
  
8.7
 U
Harrison
459
457
0
2
36,827
36,246
212
369
12.5
  
12.6
  
0.0
 U
5.4
 U
Hendricks
1,620
1,556
33
31
127,483
119,729
4,729
3,025
12.7
  
13.0
  
7.0
  
10.2
  
Henry
567
555
6
6
47,244
46,375
465
404
12.0
  
12.0
  
12.9
 U
14.9
 U
Howard
1,089
977
89
23
84,977
76,640
5,950
2,387
12.8
  
12.7
  
15.0
  
9.6
  
Huntington
451
445
2
4
38,236
37,560
102
574
11.8
  
11.8
  
19.6
 U
7.0
 U
Jackson
622
613
4
5
42,237
41,335
298
604
14.7
  
14.8
  
13.4
 U
8.3
 U
Jasper
465
463
0
2
31,876
31,484
176
216
14.6
  
14.7
  
0.0
 U
9.3
 U
Jay
303
302
0
1
21,606
21,274
73
259
14.0
  
14.2
  
0.0
 U
3.9
 U
Jefferson
363
351
6
6
32,430
31,312
522
596
11.2
  
11.2
  
11.5
 U
10.1
 U
Jennings
403
402
1
0
28,427
27,854
247
326
14.2
  
14.4
  
4.0
 U
0.0
 U
Johnson
1,676
1,641
12
23
128,436
124,592
1,527
2,317
13.0
  
13.2
  
7.9
 U
9.9
  
Knox
471
466
3
2
38,366
37,053
791
522
12.3
  
12.6
  
3.8
 U
3.8
 U
Kosciusko
1,067
1,035
9
23
76,072
74,305
551
1,216
14.0
  
13.9
  
16.3
 U
18.9
  
LaGrange
756
752
2
2
36,875
36,306
76
493
20.5
  
20.7
  
26.3
 U
4.1
 U
Lake
6,872
4,532
2,232
108
493,297
351,676
129,246
12,375
13.9
  
12.9
  
17.3
  
8.7
  
LaPorte
1,364
1,161
185
18
110,512
96,922
11,335
2,255
12.3
  
12.0
  
16.3
  
8.0
 U
Lawrence
537
527
3
7
46,403
45,571
212
620
11.6
  
11.6
  
14.2
 U
11.3
 U
Madison
1,650
1,474
159
17
130,412
117,700
10,603
2,109
12.7
  
12.5
  
15.0
  
8.1
 U
Marion
14,653
10,176
4,128
349
863,133
610,438
222,796
29,899
17.0
  
16.7
  
18.5
  
11.7
  
Marshall
679
672
2
5
46,945
45,959
281
705
14.5
  
14.6
  
7.1
 U
7.1
 U
Martin
140
140
0
0
10,386
10,315
34
37
13.5
  
13.6
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Miami
480
469
7
4
35,620
33,709
1,078
833
13.5
  
13.9
  
6.5
 U
4.8
 U
Monroe
1,309
1,169
46
94
121,407
109,875
3,858
7,674
10.8
  
10.6
  
11.9
  
12.2
  
Montgomery
475
459
6
10
38,239
37,381
368
490
12.4
  
12.3
  
16.3
 U
20.4
 U
Morgan
851
840
3
8
69,778
68,664
210
904
12.2
  
12.2
  
14.3
 U
8.8
 U
Newton
133
132
0
1
14,456
14,229
61
166
9.2
  
9.3
  
0.0
 U
6.0
 U
Noble
682
673
3
6
47,448
46,691
195
562
14.4
  
14.4
  
15.4
 U
10.7
 U
Ohio
55
54
1
0
5,874
5,820
36
18
9.4
  
9.3
  
27.8
 U
0.0
 U
Orange
251
250
1
0
19,770
19,387
141
242
12.7
  
12.9
  
7.1
 U
0.0
 U
Owen
247
246
0
1
22,823
22,467
74
282
10.8
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
3.5
 U
Parke
188
188
0
0
17,362
16,840
388
134
10.8
  
11.2
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Perry
219
217
0
2
19,032
18,561
368
103
11.5
  
11.7
  
0.0
 U
19.4
 U
Pike
159
157
0
2
12,766
12,677
25
64
12.5
  
12.4
  
0.0
 U
31.3
 U
Porter
1,793
1,706
57
30
157,772
150,782
3,317
3,673
11.4
  
11.3
  
17.2
  
8.2
  
Posey
227
223
2
2
26,852
26,340
270
242
8.5
  
8.5
  
7.4
 U
8.3
 U
Pulaski
159
157
1
1
13,783
13,533
135
115
11.5
  
11.6
  
7.4
 U
8.7
 U
Putnam
408
401
1
6
36,957
35,183
1,131
643
11.0
  
11.4
  
0.9
 U
9.3
 U
Randolph
298
293
3
2
26,684
26,316
100
268
11.2
  
11.1
  
30.0
 U
7.5
 U
Ripley
406
399
1
6
27,710
27,411
21
278
14.7
  
14.6
  
47.6
 U
21.6
 U
Rush
214
209
4
1
17,823
17,480
134
209
12.0
  
12.0
  
29.9
 U
4.8
 U
St. Joseph
3,827
2,993
719
115
266,160
223,612
31,964
10,584
14.4
  
13.4
  
22.5
  
10.9
  
Scott
310
305
0
5
23,820
23,617
19
184
13.0
  
12.9
  
0.0
 U
27.2
 U
Shelby
505
487
12
6
43,766
42,589
427
750
11.5
  
11.4
  
28.1
 U
8.0
 U
Spencer
233
232
0
1
20,528
20,234
138
156
11.4
  
11.5
  
0.0
 U
6.4
 U
Starke
279
279
0
0
22,933
22,568
91
274
12.2
  
12.4
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Steuben
440
437
1
2
33,773
33,175
222
376
13.0
  
13.2
  
4.5
 U
5.3
 U
Sullivan
216
216
0
0
21,763
20,597
971
195
9.9
  
10.5
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Switzerland
102
100
2
0
9,718
9,657
24
37
10.5
  
10.4
  
83.3
 U
0.0
 U
Tippecanoe
2,081
1,862
94
125
153,875
139,201
4,614
10,060
13.5
  
13.4
  
20.4
  
12.4
  
Tipton
177
175
1
1
16,385
16,222
32
131
10.8
  
10.8
  
31.3
 U
7.6
 U
Union
94
91
2
1
7,208
7,145
21
42
13.0
  
12.7
  
95.2
 U
23.8
 U
Vanderburgh
2,451
2,097
295
59
173,187
154,106
14,691
4,390
14.2
  
13.6
  
20.1
  
13.4
  
Vermillion
200
200
0
0
16,562
16,370
74
118
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Vigo
1,280
1,170
79
31
102,592
93,134
6,254
3,204
12.5
  
12.6
  
12.6
  
9.7
  
Wabash
383
378
1
4
33,843
33,092
155
596
11.3
  
11.4
  
6.5
 U
6.7
 U
Warren
83
80
0
3
8,785
8,726
9
50
9.4
  
9.2
  
0.0
 U
60.0
 U
Warrick
631
610
7
14
56,362
54,678
740
944
11.2
  
11.2
  
9.5
 U
14.8
 U
Washington
328
326
0
2
27,885
27,615
83
187
11.8
  
11.8
  
0.0
 U
10.7
 U
Wayne
910
842
42
26
69,192
64,085
3,558
1,549
13.2
  
13.1
  
11.8
  
16.8
  
Wells
306
302
1
3
28,085
27,704
83
298
10.9
  
10.9
  
12.0
 U
10.1
 U
White
330
326
2
2
24,463
24,127
76
260
13.5
  
13.5
  
26.3
 U
7.7
 U
Whitley
411
407
0
4
32,323
31,833
77
413
12.7
  
12.8
  
0.0
 U
9.7
 U

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20 births.
*Live births per 1,000 population, see Appendix Table B2 for population counts.
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