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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 28. Live Births and Crude Birth Rates by County of Residence and Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2009

County Live Births Total Population (Table B2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
86,126
71,670
10,209
4,247
6,423,113
5,637,786
588,163
197,164
13.4
  
12.7
  
17.4
  
21.5
  
Adams
643
635
1
7
34,256
33,754
140
362
18.8
  
18.8
  
7.1
 U
19.3
 U
Allen
5,463
4,131
879
453
353,888
296,335
42,136
15,417
15.4
  
13.9
  
20.9
  
29.4
  
Bartholomew
1,023
902
17
104
76,063
70,874
1,657
3,532
13.4
  
12.7
  
10.3
 U
29.4
  
Benton
92
87
0
5
8,613
8,364
90
159
10.7
  
10.4
  
0.0
 U
31.4
 U
Blackford
142
141
1
0
13,051
12,758
82
211
10.9
  
11.1
  
12.2
 U
0.0
 U
Boone
706
671
11
24
56,287
53,966
919
1,402
12.5
  
12.4
  
12.0
 U
17.1
  
Brown
139
138
0
1
14,548
14,211
126
211
9.6
  
9.7
  
0.0
 U
4.7
 U
Carroll
219
215
0
4
19,752
19,502
101
149
11.1
  
11.0
  
0.0
 U
26.8
 U
Cass
517
503
6
8
39,065
37,411
646
1,008
13.2
  
13.4
  
9.3
 U
7.9
 U
Clark
1,525
1,346
126
53
108,634
97,759
8,002
2,873
14.0
  
13.8
  
15.7
  
18.4
  
Clay
294
288
3
3
26,533
25,893
230
410
11.1
  
11.1
  
13.0
 U
7.3
 U
Clinton
487
466
3
18
34,367
33,737
261
369
14.2
  
13.8
  
11.5
 U
48.8
 U
Crawford
121
120
0
1
10,540
10,356
51
133
11.5
  
11.6
  
0.0
 U
7.5
 U
Daviess
512
472
5
35
30,620
30,011
205
404
16.7
  
15.7
  
24.4
 U
86.6
  
Dearborn
372
363
2
7
50,502
49,283
499
720
7.4
  
7.4
  
4.0
 U
9.7
 U
Decatur
315
309
1
5
25,079
24,326
130
623
12.6
  
12.7
  
7.7
 U
8.0
 U
DeKalb
565
555
2
8
42,060
41,166
239
655
13.4
  
13.5
  
8.4
 U
12.2
 U
Delaware
1,307
1,150
138
19
115,192
103,763
8,283
3,146
11.3
  
11.1
  
16.7
  
6.0
 U
Dubois
533
483
1
49
41,419
40,765
139
515
12.9
  
11.8
  
7.2
 U
95.1
  
Elkhart
3,163
2,826
226
111
200,502
182,599
11,066
6,837
15.8
  
15.5
  
20.4
  
16.2
  
Fayette
278
270
5
3
24,101
23,329
443
329
11.5
  
11.6
  
11.3
 U
9.1
 U
Floyd
853
717
85
51
74,426
68,558
4,080
1,788
11.5
  
10.5
  
20.8
  
28.5
  
Fountain
217
213
1
3
16,852
16,536
97
219
12.9
  
12.9
  
10.3
 U
13.7
 U
Franklin
137
134
1
2
23,148
22,765
100
283
5.9
  
5.9
  
10.0
 U
7.1
 U
Fulton
279
262
4
13
20,265
19,651
209
405
13.8
  
13.3
  
19.1
 U
32.1
 U
Gibson
404
389
9
6
32,750
31,447
735
568
12.3
  
12.4
  
12.2
 U
10.6
 U
Grant
840
756
75
9
68,796
61,857
4,896
2,043
12.2
  
12.2
  
15.3
  
4.4
 U
Greene
376
372
1
3
32,463
31,862
144
457
11.6
  
11.7
  
6.9
 U
6.6
 U
Hamilton
3,861
3,450
130
281
279,287
252,569
11,255
15,463
13.8
  
13.7
  
11.6
  
18.2
  
Hancock
810
770
21
19
68,334
65,228
1,885
1,221
11.9
  
11.8
  
11.1
  
15.6
 U
Harrison
436
420
2
14
37,562
36,731
350
481
11.6
  
11.4
  
5.7
 U
29.1
 U
Hendricks
1,787
1,627
71
89
140,606
129,718
6,610
4,278
12.7
  
12.5
  
10.7
  
20.8
  
Henry
544
533
5
6
47,827
46,684
635
508
11.4
  
11.4
  
7.9
 U
11.8
 U
Howard
994
891
87
16
82,895
74,562
5,578
2,755
12.0
  
11.9
  
15.6
  
5.8
 U
Huntington
423
417
3
3
37,777
36,933
190
654
11.2
  
11.3
  
15.8
 U
4.6
 U
Jackson
551
487
3
61
42,362
41,139
313
910
13.0
  
11.8
  
9.6
 U
67.0
  
Jasper
397
393
1
3
32,816
32,161
286
369
12.1
  
12.2
  
3.5
 U
8.1
 U
Jay
307
301
1
5
21,117
20,657
102
358
14.5
  
14.6
  
9.8
 U
14.0
 U
Jefferson
391
377
6
8
33,010
31,698
599
713
11.8
  
11.9
  
10.0
 U
11.2
 U
Jennings
370
357
2
11
28,043
27,300
286
457
13.2
  
13.1
  
7.0
 U
24.1
 U
Johnson
1,861
1,767
23
71
141,501
135,136
2,445
3,920
13.2
  
13.1
  
9.4
  
18.1
  
Knox
424
418
4
2
37,907
36,290
812
805
11.2
  
11.5
  
4.9
 U
2.5
 U
Kosciusko
1,000
901
4
95
76,499
74,334
585
1,580
13.1
  
12.1
  
6.8
 U
60.1
  
LaGrange
714
707
3
4
37,204
36,576
130
498
19.2
  
19.3
  
23.1
 U
8.0
 U
Lake
6,724
4,185
2,126
413
494,211
349,587
129,677
14,947
13.6
  
12.0
  
16.4
  
27.6
  
LaPorte
1,380
1,162
189
29
111,063
96,624
11,723
2,716
12.4
  
12.0
  
16.1
  
10.7
  
Lawrence
513
503
2
8
45,842
44,764
283
795
11.2
  
11.2
  
7.1
 U
10.1
 U
Madison
1,631
1,465
133
33
131,417
117,768
10,993
2,656
12.4
  
12.4
  
12.1
  
12.4
  
Marion
15,346
10,115
4,361
870
890,879
625,337
230,966
34,576
17.2
  
16.2
  
18.9
  
25.2
  
Marshall
619
573
1
45
46,903
45,746
343
814
13.2
  
12.5
  
2.9
 U
55.3
  
Martin
123
120
0
3
9,946
9,788
57
101
12.4
  
12.3
  
0.0
 U
29.7
 U
Miami
406
389
8
9
36,001
33,054
1,770
1,177
11.3
  
11.8
  
4.5
 U
7.6
 U
Monroe
1,281
1,107
67
107
130,738
117,759
4,531
8,448
9.8
  
9.4
  
14.8
  
12.7
  
Montgomery
508
486
4
18
37,862
36,845
409
608
13.4
  
13.2
  
9.8
 U
29.6
 U
Morgan
807
798
1
8
70,876
69,217
548
1,111
11.4
  
11.5
  
1.8
 U
7.2
 U
Newton
137
133
0
4
13,736
13,376
91
269
10.0
  
9.9
  
0.0
 U
14.9
 U
Noble
642
588
4
50
48,028
46,972
306
750
13.4
  
12.5
  
13.1
 U
66.7
  
Ohio
53
51
0
2
5,909
5,796
63
50
9.0
  
8.8
  
0.0
 U
40.0
 U
Orange
237
229
3
5
19,559
19,046
203
310
12.1
  
12.0
  
14.8
 U
16.1
 U
Owen
236
234
0
2
22,397
21,901
133
363
10.5
  
10.7
  
0.0
 U
5.5
 U
Parke
188
186
1
1
16,896
16,007
641
248
11.1
  
11.6
  
1.6
 U
4.0
 U
Perry
221
216
1
4
18,812
18,110
502
200
11.7
  
11.9
  
2.0
 U
20.0
 U
Pike
145
143
0
2
12,259
12,092
62
105
11.8
  
11.8
  
0.0
 U
19.0
 U
Porter
1,772
1,644
74
54
163,598
154,026
5,373
4,199
10.8
  
10.7
  
13.8
  
12.9
  
Posey
283
274
5
4
26,004
25,351
320
333
10.9
  
10.8
  
15.6
 U
12.0
 U
Pulaski
166
163
1
2
13,614
13,255
186
173
12.2
  
12.3
  
5.4
 U
11.6
 U
Putnam
383
369
4
10
36,837
34,673
1,324
840
10.4
  
10.6
  
3.0
 U
11.9
 U
Randolph
291
285
1
5
25,696
25,144
166
386
11.3
  
11.3
  
6.0
 U
13.0
 U
Ripley
352
347
0
5
27,421
26,940
105
376
12.8
  
12.9
  
0.0
 U
13.3
 U
Rush
164
159
1
4
17,175
16,706
149
320
9.5
  
9.5
  
6.7
 U
12.5
 U
St. Joseph
3,565
2,695
681
189
267,613
223,655
32,879
11,079
13.3
  
12.0
  
20.7
  
17.1
  
Scott
283
276
0
7
23,624
23,269
107
248
12.0
  
11.9
  
0.0
 U
28.2
 U
Shelby
503
487
4
12
44,503
43,014
470
1,019
11.3
  
11.3
  
8.5
 U
11.8
 U
Spencer
214
211
1
2
20,039
19,608
217
214
10.7
  
10.8
  
4.6
 U
9.3
 U
Starke
280
274
2
4
23,530
23,000
140
390
11.9
  
11.9
  
14.3
 U
10.3
 U
Steuben
359
353
1
5
33,579
32,807
200
572
10.7
  
10.8
  
5.0
 U
8.7
 U
Sullivan
214
210
1
3
21,153
19,835
1,007
311
10.1
  
10.6
  
1.0
 U
9.6
 U
Switzerland
136
135
0
1
9,675
9,542
57
76
14.1
  
14.1
  
0.0
 U
13.2
 U
Tippecanoe
2,230
1,713
134
383
167,964
150,015
6,445
11,504
13.3
  
11.4
  
20.8
  
33.3
  
Tipton
126
122
0
4
15,892
15,596
76
220
7.9
  
7.8
  
0.0
 U
18.2
 U
Union
35
34
1
0
7,040
6,904
51
85
5.0
  
4.9
  
19.6
 U
0.0
 U
Vanderburgh
2,349
1,964
279
106
175,434
155,431
15,041
4,962
13.4
  
12.6
  
18.5
  
21.4
  
Vermillion
194
190
2
2
16,172
15,795
163
214
12.0
  
12.0
  
12.3
 U
9.3
 U
Vigo
1,255
1,150
83
22
105,967
94,781
7,454
3,732
11.8
  
12.1
  
11.1
  
5.9
  
Wabash
354
342
1
11
32,558
31,683
199
676
10.9
  
10.8
  
5.0
 U
16.3
 U
Warren
88
88
0
0
8,491
8,375
35
81
10.4
  
10.5
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Warrick
676
642
7
27
58,521
56,245
991
1,285
11.6
  
11.4
  
7.1
 U
21.0
  
Washington
319
311
0
8
27,729
27,290
125
314
11.5
  
11.4
  
0.0
 U
25.5
 U
Wayne
875
763
55
57
67,552
62,345
3,421
1,786
13.0
  
12.2
  
16.1
  
31.9
  
Wells
331
324
0
7
27,566
27,095
112
359
12.0
  
12.0
  
0.0
 U
19.5
 U
White
328
323
0
5
23,452
22,902
122
428
14.0
  
14.1
  
0.0
 U
11.7
 U
Whitley
412
409
1
2
32,861
32,161
160
540
12.5
  
12.7
  
6.3
 U
3.7
 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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