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Indiana Natality Report - 2008
Table 28. Live Births and Crude Birth Rates by County of Residence and Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2008

County Live Births Total Population (Table B2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
88,679
74,280
10,496
3,903
6,376,792
5,611,577
578,088
187,127
13.9
 
13.2
 
18.2
 
20.9
 
Adams
673
665
1
7
33,985
33,503
128
354
19.8
 
19.8
 
7.8
U
19.8
U
Allen
5,506
4,137
924
445
350,523
294,724
41,358
14,441
15.7
 
14.0
 
22.3
 
30.8
 
Bartholomew
1,095
1,006
17
72
75,360
70,556
1,601
3,203
14.5
 
14.3
 
10.6
U
22.5
 
Benton
119
113
1
5
8,769
8,537
82
150
13.6
 
13.2
 
12.2
U
33.3
U
Blackford
148
147
1
0
13,093
12,822
64
207
11.3
 
11.5
 
15.6
U
0.0
U
Boone
741
704
8
29
55,027
52,887
791
1,349
13.5
 
13.3
 
10.1
U
21.5
 
Brown
137
137
0
0
14,550
14,184
121
245
9.4
 
9.7
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Carroll
227
222
0
5
19,864
19,609
102
153
11.4
 
11.3
 
0.0
U
32.7
U
Cass
539
523
4
12
39,123
37,622
625
876
13.8
 
13.9
 
6.4
U
13.7
U
Clark
1,479
1,337
108
34
106,673
96,101
7,889
2,683
13.9
 
13.9
 
13.7
 
12.7
 
Clay
330
323
4
3
26,703
26,093
220
390
12.4
 
12.4
 
18.2
U
7.7
U
Clinton
518
495
2
21
34,069
33,465
211
393
15.2
 
14.8
 
9.5
U
53.4
 
Crawford
122
122
0
0
10,624
10,450
34
140
11.5
 
11.7
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Daviess
536
505
2
29
30,147
29,603
185
359
17.8
 
17.1
 
10.8
U
80.8
 
Dearborn
641
621
2
18
49,985
48,821
464
700
12.8
 
12.7
 
4.3
U
25.7
U
Decatur
361
351
1
9
24,998
24,298
117
583
14.4
 
14.4
 
8.5
U
15.4
U
DeKalb
522
516
3
3
41,884
41,016
266
602
12.5
 
12.6
 
11.3
U
5.0
U
Delaware
1,268
1,123
121
24
114,685
103,877
7,818
2,990
11.1
 
10.8
 
15.5
 
8.0
 
Dubois
543
499
1
43
41,449
40,889
124
436
13.1
 
12.2
 
8.1
U
98.6
 
Elkhart
3,430
3,091
262
77
199,137
181,773
11,121
6,243
17.2
 
17.0
 
23.6
 
12.3
 
Fayette
281
276
1
4
24,265
23,520
436
309
11.6
 
11.7
 
2.3
U
12.9
U
Floyd
918
798
70
50
73,780
68,340
3,829
1,611
12.4
 
11.7
 
18.3
 
31.0
 
Fountain
223
216
0
7
17,041
16,745
80
216
13.1
 
12.9
 
0.0
U
32.4
U
Franklin
254
249
0
5
23,343
22,990
76
277
10.9
 
10.8
 
0.0
U
18.1
U
Fulton
285
273
2
10
20,319
19,741
197
381
14.0
 
13.8
 
10.2
U
26.2
U
Gibson
377
357
12
8
32,666
31,401
702
563
11.5
 
11.4
 
17.1
U
14.2
U
Grant
816
724
81
11
68,609
61,967
4,715
1,927
11.9
 
11.7
 
17.2
 
5.7
U
Greene
369
364
3
2
32,577
31,965
151
461
11.3
 
11.4
 
19.9
U
4.3
U
Hamilton
3,910
3,537
133
240
269,785
244,966
10,878
13,941
14.5
 
14.4
 
12.2
 
17.2
 
Hancock
848
811
15
22
67,282
64,377
1,727
1,178
12.6
 
12.6
 
8.7
U
18.7
 
Harrison
481
476
0
5
37,067
36,280
319
468
13.0
 
13.1
 
0.0
U
10.7
U
Hendricks
1,844
1,694
70
80
137,240
126,923
6,386
3,931
13.4
 
13.3
 
11.0
 
20.4
 
Henry
541
525
4
12
47,162
46,082
583
497
11.5
 
11.4
 
6.9
U
24.1
U
Howard
1,122
1,002
99
21
83,381
75,104
5,566
2,711
13.5
 
13.3
 
17.8
 
7.7
 
Huntington
453
445
1
7
37,570
36,772
163
635
12.1
 
12.1
 
6.1
U
11.0
U
Jackson
583
536
6
41
42,193
41,078
309
806
13.8
 
13.0
 
19.4
U
50.9
 
Jasper
387
380
1
6
32,544
31,913
269
362
11.9
 
11.9
 
3.7
U
16.6
U
Jay
285
279
4
2
21,412
20,984
103
325
13.3
 
13.3
 
38.8
U
6.2
U
Jefferson
381
370
3
8
32,820
31,599
537
684
11.6
 
11.7
 
5.6
U
11.7
U
Jennings
374
369
2
3
28,040
27,321
299
420
13.3
 
13.5
 
6.7
U
7.1
U
Johnson
1,913
1,807
26
80
139,158
133,261
2,325
3,572
13.7
 
13.6
 
11.2
 
22.4
 
Knox
481
471
6
4
38,057
36,468
804
785
12.6
 
12.9
 
7.5
U
5.1
U
Kosciusko
1,154
1,039
10
105
76,275
74,216
626
1,433
15.1
 
14.0
 
16.0
U
73.3
 
LaGrange
787
785
0
2
37,172
36,553
125
494
21.2
 
21.5
 
0.0
U
4.0
U
Lake
6,663
4,072
2,220
371
493,800
351,052
128,692
14,056
13.5
 
11.6
 
17.3
 
26.4
 
LaPorte
1,411
1,191
197
23
110,888
96,598
11,703
2,587
12.7
 
12.3
 
16.8
 
8.9
 
Lawrence
522
514
1
7
45,913
44,878
263
772
11.4
 
11.5
 
3.8
U
9.1
U
Madison
1,598
1,430
139
29
131,501
118,032
10,951
2,518
12.2
 
12.1
 
12.7
 
11.5
 
Marion
15,333
10,158
4,430
745
880,380
619,169
227,653
33,558
17.4
 
16.4
 
19.5
 
22.2
 
Marshall
621
573
5
43
46,709
45,602
337
770
13.3
 
12.6
 
14.8
U
55.8
 
Martin
146
144
1
1
9,969
9,816
54
99
14.6
 
14.7
 
18.5
U
10.1
U
Miami
416
403
9
4
36,219
33,279
1,796
1,144
11.5
 
12.1
 
5.0
U
3.5
U
Monroe
1,298
1,137
57
104
128,992
116,467
4,369
8,156
10.1
 
9.8
 
13.0
 
12.8
 
Montgomery
453
429
4
20
37,805
36,859
361
585
12.0
 
11.6
 
11.1
U
34.2
 
Morgan
863
843
1
19
70,668
69,242
454
972
12.2
 
12.2
 
2.2
U
19.5
U
Newton
162
159
1
2
13,933
13,607
84
242
11.6
 
11.7
 
11.9
U
8.3
U
Noble
703
638
3
62
47,601
46,611
280
710
14.8
 
13.7
 
10.7
U
87.3
 
Ohio
57
57
0
0
5,773
5,666
58
49
9.9
 
10.1
 
0.0
U
0.0
U
Orange
224
219
3
2
19,571
19,073
185
313
11.4
 
11.5
 
16.2
U
6.4
U
Owen
259
255
0
4
22,375
21,912
112
351
11.6
 
11.6
 
0.0
U
11.4
U
Parke
187
184
1
2
17,152
16,287
619
246
10.9
 
11.3
 
1.6
U
8.1
U
Perry
209
205
0
4
18,929
18,271
469
189
11.0
 
11.2
 
0.0
U
21.2
U
Pike
138
137
0
1
12,569
12,405
59
105
11.0
 
11.0
 
0.0
U
9.5
U
Porter
1,868
1,743
66
59
162,181
153,134
5,064
3,983
11.5
 
11.4
 
13.0
 
14.8
 
Posey
284
274
4
6
26,079
25,438
318
323
10.9
 
10.8
 
12.6
U
18.6
U
Pulaski
161
159
1
1
13,712
13,327
192
193
11.7
 
11.9
 
5.2
U
5.2
U
Putnam
405
390
6
9
37,183
35,102
1,299
782
10.9
 
11.1
 
4.6
U
11.5
U
Randolph
324
316
2
6
25,801
25,285
137
379
12.6
 
12.5
 
14.6
U
15.8
U
Ripley
384
375
2
7
27,400
26,922
111
367
14.0
 
13.9
 
18.0
U
19.1
U
Rush
197
194
2
1
17,297
16,848
145
304
11.4
 
11.5
 
13.8
U
3.3
U
St. Joseph
3,832
2,892
753
187
266,680
223,766
32,204
10,710
14.4
 
12.9
 
23.4
 
17.5
 
Scott
327
317
1
9
23,627
23,289
89
249
13.8
 
13.6
 
11.2
U
36.1
U
Shelby
538
530
3
5
44,186
42,778
441
967
12.2
 
12.4
 
6.8
U
5.2
U
Spencer
245
242
1
2
20,111
19,741
153
217
12.2
 
12.3
 
6.5
U
9.2
U
Starke
307
302
1
4
23,658
23,162
125
371
13.0
 
13.0
 
8.0
U
10.8
U
Steuben
387
373
1
13
33,368
32,585
198
585
11.6
 
11.4
 
5.1
U
22.2
U
Sullivan
235
233
0
2
21,328
20,031
994
303
11.0
 
11.6
 
0.0
U
6.6
U
Switzerland
133
132
1
0
9,696
9,564
60
72
13.7
 
13.8
 
16.7
U
0.0
U
Tippecanoe
2,320
1,850
143
327
164,237
147,095
5,912
11,230
14.1
 
12.6
 
24.2
 
29.1
 
Tipton
160
158
0
2
15,923
15,643
60
220
10.0
 
10.1
 
0.0
U
9.1
U
Union
87
84
0
3
7,157
7,011
64
82
12.2
 
12.0
 
0.0
U
36.6
U
Vanderburgh
2,326
1,945
271
110
174,729
154,951
14,930
4,848
13.3
 
12.6
 
18.2
 
22.7
 
Vermillion
154
153
1
0
16,234
15,892
138
204
9.5
 
9.6
 
7.2
U
0.0
U
Vigo
1,321
1,196
92
33
105,968
94,849
7,426
3,693
12.5
 
12.6
 
12.4
 
8.9
 
Wabash
390
379
3
8
32,706
31,854
193
659
11.9
 
11.9
 
15.5
U
12.1
U
Warren
99
97
0
2
8,547
8,436
20
91
11.6
 
11.5
 
0.0
U
22.0
U
Warrick
701
678
7
16
57,656
55,667
854
1,135
12.2
 
12.2
 
8.2
U
14.1
U
Washington
318
313
1
4
27,949
27,522
116
311
11.4
 
11.4
 
8.6
U
12.9
U
Wayne
882
786
47
49
67,795
62,596
3,469
1,730
13.0
 
12.6
 
13.5
 
28.3
 
Wells
359
348
3
8
27,964
27,509
98
357
12.8
 
12.7
 
30.6
U
22.4
U
White
280
272
0
8
23,800
23,324
99
377
11.8
 
11.7
 
0.0
U
21.2
U
Whitley
390
381
1
8
32,667
32,034
154
479
11.9
 
11.9
 
6.5
U
16.7
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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