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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 28. Live Births and Crude Birth Rates by County of Residence and Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2006

County Live Births Total Population (Table B2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
89,404
77,096
10,396
1,912
6,313,520
5,575,402
563,037
175,081
14.2
 
13.8
 
18.5
 
10.9
 
Adams
654
651
0
3
33,719
33,286
93
340
19.4
 
19.6
 
0.0
U
8.8
U
Allen
5,492
4,459
869
164
347,316
292,617
41,236
13,463
15.8
 
15.2
 
21.1
 
12.2
 
Bartholomew
1,096
1,049
13
34
74,444
69,925
1,493
3,026
14.7
 
15.0
 
8.7
U
11.2
 
Benton
110
110
0
0
9,050
8,867
49
134
12.2
 
12.4
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Blackford
148
146
2
0
13,603
13,365
51
187
10.9
 
10.9
 
39.2
U
0.0
U
Boone
676
655
3
18
53,526
51,781
451
1,294
12.6
 
12.6
 
6.7
U
13.9
U
Brown
97
97
0
0
15,071
14,736
59
276
6.4
 
6.6
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Carroll
214
213
0
1
20,526
20,269
66
191
10.4
 
10.5
 
0.0
U
5.2
U
Cass
567
554
6
7
39,902
38,495
598
809
14.2
 
14.4
 
10.0
U
8.7
U
Clark
1,513
1,377
119
17
103,569
93,572
7,378
2,619
14.6
 
14.7
 
16.1
 
6.5
U
Clay
368
362
3
3
27,021
26,470
175
376
13.6
 
13.7
 
17.1
U
8.0
U
Clinton
524
520
3
1
34,217
33,709
163
345
15.3
 
15.4
 
18.4
U
2.9
U
Crawford
135
135
0
0
11,137
10,994
19
124
12.1
 
12.3
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Daviess
536
533
2
1
30,220
29,718
161
341
17.7
 
17.9
 
12.4
U
2.9
U
Dearborn
587
576
4
7
49,663
48,633
398
632
11.8
 
11.8
 
10.1
U
11.1
U
Decatur
365
361
3
1
24,948
24,358
57
533
14.6
 
14.8
 
52.6
U
1.9
U
DeKalb
545
537
2
6
41,902
41,144
183
575
13.0
 
13.1
 
10.9
U
10.4
U
Delaware
1,229
1,086
125
18
114,879
104,091
7,827
2,961
10.7
 
10.4
 
16.0
 
6.1
U
Dubois
575
565
1
9
41,212
40,732
72
408
14.0
 
13.9
 
13.9
U
22.1
U
Elkhart
3,562
3,272
251
39
198,105
181,306
10,913
5,886
18.0
 
18.0
 
23.0
 
6.6
 
Fayette
300
294
5
1
24,648
23,916
428
304
12.2
 
12.3
 
11.7
U
3.3
U
Floyd
840
763
65
12
72,570
67,352
3,637
1,581
11.6
 
11.3
 
17.9
 
7.6
U
Fountain
200
197
1
2
17,486
17,264
41
181
11.4
 
11.4
 
24.4
U
11.0
U
Franklin
293
290
1
2
23,373
23,077
27
269
12.5
 
12.6
 
37.0
U
7.4
U
Fulton
249
243
2
4
20,622
20,098
186
338
12.1
 
12.1
 
10.8
U
11.8
U
Gibson
431
418
4
9
33,396
32,138
694
564
12.9
 
13.0
 
5.8
U
16.0
U
Grant
877
791
78
8
69,825
63,021
4,937
1,867
12.6
 
12.6
 
15.8
 
4.3
U
Greene
392
386
3
3
33,360
32,869
48
443
11.8
 
11.7
 
62.5
U
6.8
U
Hamilton
3,713
3,380
124
209
250,979
229,920
8,629
12,430
14.8
 
14.7
 
14.4
 
16.8
 
Hancock
901
868
20
13
65,050
62,733
1,271
1,046
13.9
 
13.8
 
15.7
 
12.4
U
Harrison
447
440
3
4
36,992
36,343
206
443
12.1
 
12.1
 
14.6
U
9.0
U
Hendricks
1,686
1,601
43
42
131,204
122,709
5,036
3,459
12.9
 
13.0
 
8.5
 
12.1
 
Henry
486
481
2
3
46,947
45,965
482
500
10.4
 
10.5
 
4.1
U
6.0
U
Howard
1,115
995
106
14
84,500
76,091
5,795
2,614
13.2
 
13.1
 
18.3
 
5.4
U
Huntington
481
477
1
3
38,026
37,266
127
633
12.6
 
12.8
 
7.9
U
4.7
U
Jackson
572
565
3
4
42,404
41,357
305
742
13.5
 
13.7
 
9.8
U
5.4
U
Jasper
470
464
2
4
32,296
31,818
157
321
14.6
 
14.6
 
12.7
U
12.5
U
Jay
306
303
0
3
21,605
21,236
67
302
14.2
 
14.3
 
0.0
U
9.9
U
Jefferson
369
363
3
3
32,668
31,477
495
696
11.3
 
11.5
 
6.1
U
4.3
U
Jennings
391
388
1
2
28,473
27,801
281
391
13.7
 
14.0
 
3.6
U
5.1
U
Johnson
1,838
1,781
17
40
133,316
129,016
1,606
2,694
13.8
 
13.8
 
10.6
U
14.8
 
Knox
514
505
5
4
38,241
36,736
800
705
13.4
 
13.7
 
6.3
U
5.7
U
Kosciusko
1,167
1,143
7
17
76,541
74,541
561
1,439
15.2
 
15.3
 
12.5
U
11.8
U
LaGrange
714
712
0
2
37,291
36,649
84
558
19.1
 
19.4
 
0.0
U
3.6
U
Lake
6,937
4,538
2,266
133
494,202
352,284
129,199
12,719
14.0
 
12.9
 
17.5
 
10.5
 
LaPorte
1,371
1,152
196
23
110,479
96,661
11,420
2,398
12.4
 
11.9
 
17.2
 
9.6
 
Lawrence
534
527
1
6
46,413
45,523
201
689
11.5
 
11.6
 
5.0
U
8.7
U
Madison
1,594
1,444
142
8
130,575
117,715
10,623
2,237
12.2
 
12.3
 
13.4
 
3.6
U
Marion
15,545
10,648
4,473
424
865,504
608,734
226,050
30,720
18.0
 
17.5
 
19.8
 
13.8
 
Marshall
662
652
7
3
47,295
46,257
245
793
14.0
 
14.1
 
28.6
U
3.8
U
Martin
126
126
0
0
10,340
10,206
51
83
12.2
 
12.3
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Miami
449
439
8
2
35,552
33,418
1,113
1,021
12.6
 
13.1
 
7.2
U
2.0
U
Monroe
1,298
1,153
46
99
122,613
110,325
3,984
8,304
10.6
 
10.5
 
11.5
 
11.9
 
Montgomery
448
441
3
4
38,173
37,205
371
597
11.7
 
11.9
 
8.1
U
6.7
U
Morgan
871
861
1
9
70,290
69,085
298
907
12.4
 
12.5
 
3.4
U
9.9
U
Newton
138
136
1
1
14,293
14,053
37
203
9.7
 
9.7
 
27.0
U
4.9
U
Noble
766
756
7
3
47,918
46,960
225
733
16.0
 
16.1
 
31.1
U
4.1
U
Ohio
71
70
0
1
5,826
5,723
42
61
12.2
 
12.2
 
0.0
U
16.4
U
Orange
246
243
1
2
19,659
19,218
159
282
12.5
 
12.6
 
6.3
U
7.1
U
Owen
237
234
0
3
22,741
22,326
72
343
10.4
 
10.5
 
0.0
U
8.7
U
Parke
194
194
0
0
17,021
16,404
391
226
11.4
 
11.8
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Perry
236
236
0
0
18,843
18,273
384
186
12.5
 
12.9
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Pike
158
157
0
1
12,855
12,740
22
93
12.3
 
12.3
 
0.0
U
10.8
U
Porter
1,836
1,750
61
25
160,105
152,582
3,697
3,826
11.5
 
11.5
 
16.5
 
6.5
 
Posey
252
247
4
1
26,765
26,116
271
378
9.4
 
9.5
 
14.8
U
2.6
U
Pulaski
177
176
0
1
13,861
13,511
183
167
12.8
 
13.0
 
0.0
U
6.0
U
Putnam
368
363
3
2
36,978
35,070
1,105
803
10.0
 
10.4
 
2.7
U
2.5
U
Randolph
295
292
1
2
26,581
26,132
81
368
11.1
 
11.2
 
12.3
U
5.4
U
Ripley
389
381
1
7
27,748
27,362
24
362
14.0
 
13.9
 
41.7
U
19.3
U
Rush
226
225
1
0
17,684
17,256
139
289
12.8
 
13.0
 
7.2
U
0.0
U
St. Joseph
4,013
3,228
698
87
266,678
224,045
32,233
10,400
15.0
 
14.4
 
21.7
 
8.4
 
Scott
352
348
1
3
23,704
23,460
20
224
14.8
 
14.8
 
50.0
U
13.4
U
Shelby
539
528
7
4
44,114
42,781
415
918
12.2
 
12.3
 
16.9
U
4.4
U
Spencer
237
236
1
0
20,596
20,241
146
209
11.5
 
11.7
 
6.8
U
0.0
U
Starke
298
296
1
1
23,069
22,639
55
375
12.9
 
13.1
 
18.2
U
2.7
U
Steuben
396
393
1
2
33,683
32,967
200
516
11.8
 
11.9
 
5.0
U
3.9
U
Sullivan
235
235
0
0
21,542
20,287
952
303
10.9
 
11.6
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Switzerland
128
127
1
0
9,721
9,631
29
61
13.2
 
13.2
 
34.5
U
0.0
U
Tippecanoe
2,205
1,935
115
155
156,169
140,310
5,095
10,764
14.1
 
13.8
 
22.6
 
14.4
 
Tipton
175
174
1
0
16,377
16,130
37
210
10.7
 
10.8
 
27.0
U
0.0
U
Union
92
91
0
1
7,291
7,188
34
69
12.6
 
12.7
 
0.0
U
14.5
U
Vanderburgh
2,520
2,150
303
67
173,356
153,702
14,987
4,667
14.5
 
14.0
 
20.2
 
14.4
 
Vermillion
171
170
0
1
16,645
16,366
68
211
10.3
 
10.4
 
0.0
U
4.7
U
Vigo
1,375
1,257
82
36
103,009
93,297
6,272
3,440
13.3
 
13.5
 
13.1
 
10.5
 
Wabash
393
387
2
4
33,559
32,697
162
700
11.7
 
11.8
 
12.3
U
5.7
U
Warren
94
94
0
0
8,701
8,619
7
75
10.8
 
10.9
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Warrick
677
650
11
16
57,090
55,345
723
1,022
11.9
 
11.7
 
15.2
U
15.7
U
Washington
345
344
0
1
28,062
27,684
110
268
12.3
 
12.4
 
0.0
U
3.7
U
Wayne
920
848
45
27
68,846
63,624
3,564
1,658
13.4
 
13.3
 
12.6
 
16.3
 
Wells
387
382
2
3
28,199
27,802
61
336
13.7
 
13.7
 
32.8
U
8.9
U
White
322
319
0
3
24,396
23,976
62
358
13.2
 
13.3
 
0.0
U
8.4
U
Whitley
361
357
0
4
32,556
32,011
76
469
11.1
 
11.2
 
0.0
U
8.5
U

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, 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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