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Indiana Natality Report - 2004
Table 28. Births and Crude Birth Rates by County of Residence and Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2004

County Births Total Population (Table B2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
87,125
75,680
9,582
1,863
6,237,569
5,529,707
548,269
159,593
14.0
  
13.7
  
17.5
  
11.7
  
Adams
607
601
2
4
33,815
33,439
82
294
18.0
  
18.0
  
24.4
 U
13.6
 U
Allen
5,329
4,392
770
167
342,168
288,997
40,061
13,110
15.6
  
15.2
  
19.2
  
12.7
  
Bartholomew
1,047
986
20
41
72,987
69,117
1,420
2,450
14.3
  
14.3
  
14.1
  
16.7
  
Benton
135
134
0
1
9,139
8,951
42
146
14.8
  
15.0
  
0.0
 U
6.8
 U
Blackford
151
150
0
1
13,841
13,632
27
182
10.9
  
11.0
  
0.0
 U
5.5
 U
Boone
652
634
4
14
50,847
49,514
334
999
12.8
  
12.8
  
12.0
 U
14.0
 U
Brown
115
115
0
0
15,228
15,010
45
173
7.6
  
7.7
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Carroll
250
249
0
1
20,331
20,213
61
57
12.3
  
12.3
  
0.0
 U
17.5
 U
Cass
570
557
6
7
40,417
39,161
605
651
14.1
  
14.2
  
9.9
 U
10.8
 U
Clark
1,315
1,200
93
22
100,706
91,186
7,098
2,422
13.1
  
13.2
  
13.1
  
9.1
  
Clay
337
332
2
3
27,210
26,733
167
310
12.4
  
12.4
  
12.0
 U
9.7
 U
Clinton
494
492
2
0
34,148
33,727
137
284
14.5
  
14.6
  
14.6
 U
0.0
 U
Crawford
140
139
1
0
11,167
11,048
17
102
12.5
  
12.6
  
58.8
 U
0.0
 U
Daviess
483
480
0
3
30,245
29,791
175
279
16.0
  
16.1
  
0.0
 U
10.8
 U
Dearborn
641
626
4
11
48,583
47,631
380
572
13.2
  
13.1
  
10.5
 U
19.2
 U
Decatur
362
359
1
2
24,970
24,503
50
417
14.5
  
14.7
  
20.0
 U
4.8
 U
DeKalb
554
546
1
7
41,524
40,853
147
524
13.3
  
13.4
  
6.8
 U
13.4
 U
Delaware
1,310
1,165
124
21
117,774
107,181
8,091
2,502
11.1
  
10.9
  
15.3
  
8.4
  
Dubois
550
540
2
8
40,771
40,354
91
326
13.5
  
13.4
  
22.0
 U
24.5
 U
Elkhart
3,252
2,990
218
44
191,768
175,725
10,419
5,624
17.0
  
17.0
  
20.9
  
7.8
  
Fayette
304
299
2
3
24,934
24,304
403
227
12.2
  
12.3
  
5.0
 U
13.2
 U
Floyd
870
798
60
12
71,543
66,684
3,431
1,428
12.2
  
12.0
  
17.5
  
8.4
 U
Fountain
213
212
0
1
17,671
17,500
35
136
12.1
  
12.1
  
0.0
 U
7.4
 U
Franklin
328
326
0
2
22,852
22,655
8
189
14.4
  
14.4
  
0.0
 U
10.6
 U
Fulton
245
240
5
0
20,581
20,111
170
300
11.9
  
11.9
  
29.4
 U
0.0
 U
Gibson
416
408
2
6
33,286
32,091
705
490
12.5
  
12.7
  
2.8
 U
12.2
 U
Grant
803
703
91
9
71,543
64,734
5,213
1,596
11.2
  
10.9
  
17.5
  
5.6
 U
Greene
393
388
2
3
33,500
33,044
37
419
11.7
  
11.7
  
54.1
 U
7.2
 U
Hamilton
3,649
3,374
91
184
231,760
213,919
6,642
11,199
15.7
  
15.8
  
13.7
  
16.4
  
Hancock
824
811
6
7
60,915
59,077
663
1,175
13.5
  
13.7
  
9.0
 U
6.0
 U
Harrison
435
430
2
3
36,376
35,837
169
370
12.0
  
12.0
  
11.8
 U
8.1
 U
Hendricks
1,552
1,499
21
32
123,476
116,373
4,197
2,906
12.6
  
12.9
  
5.0
  
11.0
  
Henry
540
530
2
8
47,809
46,902
485
422
11.3
  
11.3
  
4.1
 U
19.0
 U
Howard
1,143
1,034
87
22
84,615
76,394
5,864
2,357
13.5
  
13.5
  
14.8
  
9.3
  
Huntington
499
494
0
5
38,124
37,444
106
574
13.1
  
13.2
  
0.0
 U
8.7
 U
Jackson
589
584
1
4
41,959
41,091
293
575
14.0
  
14.2
  
3.4
 U
7.0
 U
Jasper
396
391
0
5
31,624
31,229
171
224
12.5
  
12.5
  
0.0
 U
22.3
 U
Jay
287
281
0
6
21,654
21,338
72
244
13.3
  
13.2
  
0.0
 U
24.6
 U
Jefferson
382
374
1
7
32,110
31,008
508
594
11.9
  
12.1
  
2.0
 U
11.8
 U
Jennings
415
413
0
2
28,401
27,772
249
380
14.6
  
14.9
  
0.0
 U
5.3
 U
Johnson
1,765
1,723
8
34
125,864
122,219
1,417
2,228
14.0
  
14.1
  
5.6
 U
15.3
  
Knox
462
448
10
4
38,442
37,180
733
529
12.0
  
12.0
  
13.6
 U
7.6
 U
Kosciusko
1,087
1,056
15
16
75,667
73,849
552
1,266
14.4
  
14.3
  
27.2
 U
12.6
 U
LaGrange
703
701
1
1
36,515
35,915
75
525
19.3
  
19.5
  
13.3
 U
1.9
 U
Lake
6,975
4,662
2,195
118
490,844
350,678
127,962
12,204
14.2
  
13.3
  
17.2
  
9.7
  
LaPorte
1,325
1,135
173
17
109,755
96,311
11,234
2,210
12.1
  
11.8
  
15.4
  
7.7
 U
Lawrence
537
531
1
5
46,398
45,581
193
624
11.6
  
11.6
  
5.2
 U
8.0
 U
Madison
1,636
1,464
163
9
130,602
117,903
10,538
2,161
12.5
  
12.4
  
15.5
  
4.2
 U
Marion
14,868
10,360
4,114
394
863,596
613,346
221,189
29,061
17.2
  
16.9
  
18.6
  
13.6
  
Marshall
655
650
0
5
46,732
45,772
256
704
14.0
  
14.2
  
0.0
 U
7.1
 U
Martin
114
112
0
2
10,467
10,379
40
48
10.9
  
10.8
  
0.0
 U
41.7
 U
Miami
438
424
7
7
35,955
33,947
1,098
910
12.2
  
12.5
  
6.4
 U
7.7
 U
Monroe
1,273
1,121
53
99
121,013
110,125
3,776
7,112
10.5
  
10.2
  
14.0
  
13.9
  
Montgomery
486
474
7
5
37,937
37,043
360
534
12.8
  
12.8
  
19.4
 U
9.4
 U
Morgan
873
870
0
3
69,424
68,385
155
884
12.6
  
12.7
  
0.0
 U
3.4
 U
Newton
141
140
0
1
14,421
14,191
57
173
9.8
  
9.9
  
0.0
 U
5.8
 U
Noble
739
728
4
7
47,297
46,513
201
583
15.6
  
15.7
  
19.9
 U
12.0
 U
Ohio
64
63
0
1
5,849
5,804
31
14
10.9
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
71.4
 U
Orange
237
234
3
0
19,718
19,331
136
251
12.0
  
12.1
  
22.1
 U
0.0
 U
Owen
262
260
1
1
23,074
22,707
66
301
11.4
  
11.5
  
15.2
 U
3.3
 U
Parke
157
157
0
0
17,254
16,688
385
181
9.1
  
9.4
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Perry
217
211
2
4
18,999
18,542
359
98
11.4
  
11.4
  
5.6
 U
40.8
 U
Pike
167
166
0
1
12,938
12,848
25
65
12.9
  
12.9
  
0.0
 U
15.4
 U
Porter
1,827
1,763
37
27
154,961
148,426
2,870
3,665
11.8
  
11.9
  
12.9
  
7.4
  
Posey
292
286
3
3
26,990
26,469
261
260
10.8
  
10.8
  
11.5
 U
11.5
 U
Pulaski
172
171
1
0
13,825
13,555
133
137
12.4
  
12.6
  
7.5
 U
0.0
 U
Putnam
407
399
3
5
36,786
35,080
1,107
599
11.1
  
11.4
  
2.7
 U
8.3
 U
Randolph
318
314
0
4
26,697
26,333
89
275
11.9
  
11.9
  
0.0
 U
14.5
 U
Ripley
387
384
0
3
27,549
27,257
20
272
14.0
  
14.1
  
0.0
 U
11.0
 U
Rush
196
194
0
2
18,028
17,676
123
229
10.9
  
11.0
  
0.0
 U
8.7
 U
St. Joseph
3,843
3,104
654
85
266,431
224,272
31,884
10,275
14.4
  
13.8
  
20.5
  
8.3
  
Scott
288
286
2
0
23,604
23,397
16
191
12.2
  
12.2
  
125.0
 U
0.0
 U
Shelby
582
570
4
8
43,717
42,565
409
743
13.3
  
13.4
  
9.8
 U
10.8
 U
Spencer
235
232
1
2
20,310
20,019
132
159
11.6
  
11.6
  
7.6
 U
12.6
 U
Starke
288
287
1
0
22,903
22,534
63
306
12.6
  
12.7
  
15.9
 U
0.0
 U
Steuben
412
408
2
2
33,722
33,130
161
431
12.2
  
12.3
  
12.4
 U
4.6
 U
Sullivan
214
213
0
1
21,862
20,695
953
214
9.8
  
10.3
  
0.0
 U
4.7
 U
Switzerland
110
107
0
3
9,508
9,439
27
42
11.6
  
11.3
  
0.0
 U
71.4
 U
Tippecanoe
2,073
1,811
89
173
152,042
137,687
4,327
10,028
13.6
  
13.2
  
20.6
  
17.3
  
Tipton
215
213
1
1
16,605
16,431
38
136
12.9
  
13.0
  
26.3
 U
7.4
 U
Union
101
99
0
2
7,226
7,165
20
41
14.0
  
13.8
  
0.0
 U
48.8
 U
Vanderburgh
2,351
2,017
271
63
173,157
154,250
14,690
4,217
13.6
  
13.1
  
18.4
  
14.9
  
Vermillion
207
205
0
2
16,500
16,322
63
115
12.5
  
12.6
  
0.0
 U
17.4
 U
Vigo
1,309
1,218
65
26
103,195
93,684
6,357
3,154
12.7
  
13.0
  
10.2
  
8.2
  
Wabash
378
374
3
1
34,169
33,433
158
578
11.1
  
11.2
  
19.0
 U
1.7
 U
Warren
84
82
1
1
8,760
8,697
8
55
9.6
  
9.4
  
125.0
 U
18.2
 U
Warrick
703
690
8
5
55,465
53,905
695
865
12.7
  
12.8
  
11.5
 U
5.8
 U
Washington
360
358
1
1
27,882
27,528
115
239
12.9
  
13.0
  
8.7
 U
4.2
 U
Wayne
943
865
55
23
69,778
64,654
3,632
1,492
13.5
  
13.4
  
15.1
  
15.4
  
Wells
353
350
0
3
27,963
27,581
68
314
12.6
  
12.7
  
0.0
 U
9.6
 U
White
323
319
0
4
24,846
24,492
74
280
13.0
  
13.0
  
0.0
 U
14.3
 U
Whitley
396
395
0
1
31,955
31,501
68
386
12.4
  
12.5
  
0.0
 U
2.6
 U

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