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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 28. Births and Crude Birth Rates by Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2003

County Births Total Population (Table B-2) Crude Birth Rate*
Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
86,382
75,422
9,288
1,672
6,195,643
5,507,887
529,738
158,018
13.9
  
13.7
  
17.5
  
10.6
  
Adams
641
636
2
3
33,592
33,243
72
277
19.1
  
19.1
  
27.8
 U
10.8
 U
Allen
5,211
4,346
735
130
340,153
288,290
39,059
12,804
15.3
  
15.1
  
18.8
  
10.2
  
Bartholomew
1,004
961
14
29
72,341
68,694
1,262
2,385
13.9
  
14.0
  
11.1
 U
12.2
  
Benton
118
118
0
0
9,189
9,058
27
104
12.8
  
13.0
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Blackford
163
163
0
0
13,876
13,684
26
166
11.7
  
11.9
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Boone
699
683
2
14
49,370
48,263
236
871
14.2
  
14.2
  
8.5
 U
16.1
 U
Brown
157
156
0
1
15,313
15,103
48
162
10.3
  
10.3
  
0.0
 U
6.2
 U
Carroll
237
234
0
3
20,499
20,357
56
86
11.6
  
11.5
  
0.0
 U
34.9
 U
Cass
548
532
6
10
40,415
39,208
566
641
13.6
  
13.6
  
10.6
 U
15.6
 U
Clark
1,315
1,198
98
19
99,482
90,690
6,579
2,213
13.2
  
13.2
  
14.9
  
8.6
 U
Clay
358
358
0
0
26,772
26,364
130
278
13.4
  
13.6
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Clinton
510
506
1
3
33,947
33,543
124
280
15.0
  
15.1
  
8.1
 U
10.7
 U
Crawford
135
134
0
1
11,146
11,008
18
120
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
8.3
 U
Daviess
502
497
0
5
30,047
29,595
181
271
16.7
  
16.8
  
0.0
 U
18.5
 U
Dearborn
629
618
6
5
47,849
46,993
279
577
13.1
  
13.2
  
21.5
 U
8.7
 U
Decatur
387
387
0
0
24,747
24,349
32
366
15.6
  
15.9
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
DeKalb
566
552
5
9
41,129
40,458
127
544
13.8
  
13.6
  
39.4
 U
16.5
 U
Delaware
1,339
1,187
130
22
117,488
107,103
7,881
2,504
11.4
  
11.1
  
16.5
  
8.8
  
Dubois
501
493
2
6
40,200
39,842
59
299
12.5
  
12.4
  
33.9
 U
20.1
 U
Elkhart
3,194
2,959
198
37
188,779
173,630
9,642
5,507
16.9
  
17.0
  
20.5
  
6.7
  
Fayette
332
328
2
2
24,999
24,367
403
229
13.3
  
13.5
  
5.0
 U
8.7
 U
Floyd
826
753
56
17
71,148
66,598
3,125
1,425
11.6
  
11.3
  
17.9
  
11.9
 U
Fountain
217
215
1
1
17,750
17,594
32
124
12.2
  
12.2
  
31.3
 U
8.1
 U
Franklin
264
264
0
0
22,773
22,568
6
199
11.6
  
11.7
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Fulton
263
258
1
4
20,508
20,083
136
289
12.8
  
12.8
  
7.4
 U
13.8
 U
Gibson
430
417
6
7
32,991
31,877
649
465
13.0
  
13.1
  
9.2
 U
15.1
 U
Grant
799
725
67
7
71,572
64,816
5,090
1,666
11.2
  
11.2
  
13.2
  
4.2
 U
Greene
420
419
1
0
33,244
32,751
59
434
12.6
  
12.8
  
16.9
 U
0.0
 U
Hamilton
3,637
3,414
75
148
216,826
201,394
5,235
10,197
16.8
  
17.0
  
14.3
  
14.5
  
Hancock
844
828
9
7
59,446
57,976
454
1,016
14.2
  
14.3
  
19.8
 U
6.9
 U
Harrison
438
433
2
3
35,706
35,216
149
341
12.3
  
12.3
  
13.4
 U
8.8
 U
Hendricks
1,505
1,455
17
33
118,850
113,205
2,812
2,833
12.7
  
12.9
  
6.0
 U
11.6
  
Henry
559
552
3
4
47,699
46,917
404
378
11.7
  
11.8
  
7.4
 U
10.6
 U
Howard
1,217
1,108
87
22
84,880
76,589
5,840
2,451
14.3
  
14.5
  
14.9
  
9.0
  
Huntington
461
457
0
4
38,143
37,536
74
533
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
7.5
 U
Jackson
591
586
2
3
41,639
40,708
271
660
14.2
  
14.4
  
7.4
 U
4.5
 U
Jasper
431
430
0
1
31,078
30,679
119
280
13.9
  
14.0
  
0.0
 U
3.6
 U
Jay
332
330
0
2
21,732
21,460
65
207
15.3
  
15.4
  
0.0
 U
9.7
 U
Jefferson
365
357
5
3
32,250
31,165
488
597
11.3
  
11.5
  
10.2
 U
5.0
 U
Jennings
359
355
2
2
28,111
27,563
207
341
12.8
  
12.9
  
9.7
 U
5.9
 U
Johnson
1,705
1,664
11
30
123,256
119,952
1,122
2,182
13.8
  
13.9
  
9.8
 U
13.7
  
Knox
474
468
3
3
38,745
37,418
745
582
12.2
  
12.5
  
4.0
 U
5.2
 U
Kosciusko
1,059
1,045
3
11
75,301
73,654
502
1,145
14.1
  
14.2
  
6.0
 U
9.6
 U
LaGrange
720
715
1
4
36,026
35,367
79
580
20.0
  
20.2
  
12.7
 U
6.9
 U
Lake
6,926
4,612
2,205
109
487,476
351,442
124,197
11,837
14.2
  
13.1
  
17.8
  
9.2
  
LaPorte
1,309
1,129
169
11
109,878
96,618
11,051
2,209
11.9
  
11.7
  
15.3
  
5.0
 U
Lawrence
547
538
2
7
46,201
45,409
151
641
11.8
  
11.8
  
13.2
 U
10.9
 U
Madison
1,596
1,444
139
13
131,121
118,554
10,437
2,130
12.2
  
12.2
  
13.3
  
6.1
 U
Marion
14,701
10,268
4,024
409
863,251
615,237
218,149
29,865
17.0
  
16.7
  
18.4
  
13.7
  
Marshall
701
691
2
8
46,352
45,498
191
663
15.1
  
15.2
  
10.5
 U
12.1
 U
Martin
119
119
0
0
10,347
10,266
35
46
11.5
  
11.6
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Miami
451
448
1
2
36,177
34,218
993
966
12.5
  
13.1
  
1.0
 U
2.1
 U
Monroe
1,229
1,116
43
70
122,903
112,296
3,494
7,113
10.0
  
9.9
  
12.3
  
9.8
  
Montgomery
466
459
4
3
37,911
37,075
332
504
12.3
  
12.4
  
12.0
 U
6.0
 U
Morgan
873
863
2
8
68,656
67,707
98
851
12.7
  
12.7
  
20.4
 U
9.4
 U
Newton
155
154
0
1
14,403
14,212
35
156
10.8
  
10.8
  
0.0
 U
6.4
 U
Noble
678
669
4
5
47,039
46,256
216
567
14.4
  
14.5
  
18.5
 U
8.8
 U
Ohio
62
62
0
0
5,732
5,687
31
14
10.8
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Orange
239
236
1
2
19,616
19,261
132
223
12.2
  
12.3
  
7.6
 U
9.0
 U
Owen
232
230
1
1
22,827
22,498
69
260
10.2
  
10.2
  
14.5
 U
3.8
 U
Parke
205
204
1
0
17,329
16,810
369
150
11.8
  
12.1
  
2.7
 U
0.0
 U
Perry
233
232
0
1
18,717
18,314
295
108
12.4
  
12.7
  
0.0
 U
9.3
 U
Pike
135
134
0
1
12,931
12,842
23
66
10.4
  
10.4
  
0.0
 U
15.2
 U
Porter
1,873
1,810
38
25
152,533
146,852
2,170
3,511
12.3
  
12.3
  
17.5
  
7.1
  
Posey
242
236
3
3
26,876
26,379
254
243
9.0
  
8.9
  
11.8
 U
12.3
 U
Pulaski
164
163
0
1
13,835
13,590
136
109
11.9
  
12.0
  
0.0
 U
9.2
 U
Putnam
404
400
2
2
36,692
35,035
1,045
612
11.0
  
11.4
  
1.9
 U
3.3
 U
Randolph
321
316
2
3
26,833
26,450
83
300
12.0
  
11.9
  
24.1
 U
10.0
 U
Ripley
396
392
1
3
27,316
27,013
18
285
14.5
  
14.5
  
55.6
 U
10.5
 U
Rush
217
215
2
0
18,016
17,654
130
232
12.0
  
12.2
  
15.4
 U
0.0
 U
St. Joseph
3,706
2,970
635
101
266,348
225,409
30,597
10,342
13.9
  
13.2
  
20.8
  
9.8
  
Scott
293
290
0
3
23,556
23,360
16
180
12.4
  
12.4
  
0.0
 U
16.7
 U
Shelby
537
524
8
5
43,717
42,608
369
740
12.3
  
12.3
  
21.7
 U
6.8
 U
Spencer
232
231
0
1
20,343
20,061
126
156
11.4
  
11.5
  
0.0
 U
6.4
 U
Starke
280
279
0
1
23,139
22,826
40
273
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
3.7
 U
Steuben
419
415
0
4
33,706
33,182
138
386
12.4
  
12.5
  
0.0
 U
10.4
 U
Sullivan
266
263
0
3
21,861
20,696
945
220
12.2
  
12.7
  
0.0
 U
13.6
 U
Switzerland
126
126
0
0
9,435
9,378
21
36
13.4
  
13.4
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Tippecanoe
2,012
1,824
69
119
154,848
140,383
3,972
10,493
13.0
  
13.0
  
17.4
  
11.3
  
Tipton
200
199
0
1
16,422
16,268
31
123
12.2
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
8.1
 U
Union
74
73
0
1
7,238
7,175
21
42
10.2
  
10.2
  
0.0
 U
23.8
 U
Vanderburgh
2,356
2,047
249
60
171,889
153,695
14,030
4,164
13.7
  
13.3
  
17.7
  
14.4
  
Vermillion
200
199
0
1
16,572
16,363
57
152
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
6.6
 U
Vigo
1,297
1,203
76
18
104,540
95,113
6,144
3,283
12.4
  
12.6
  
12.4
  
5.5
 U
Wabash
373
366
0
7
34,339
33,552
173
614
10.9
  
10.9
  
0.0
 U
11.4
 U
Warren
94
92
1
1
8,703
8,653
6
44
10.8
  
10.6
  
166.7
 U
22.7
 U
Warrick
641
617
10
14
54,744
53,279
630
835
11.7
  
11.6
  
15.9
 U
16.8
 U
Washington
350
349
0
1
27,618
27,316
62
240
12.7
  
12.8
  
0.0
 U
4.2
 U
Wayne
857
802
39
16
70,235
65,178
3,586
1,471
12.2
  
12.3
  
10.9
  
10.9
 U
Wells
381
377
1
3
27,912
27,555
53
304
13.7
  
13.7
  
18.9
 U
9.9
 U
White
325
321
0
4
24,852
24,527
61
264
13.1
  
13.1
  
0.0
 U
15.2
 U
Whitley
427
421
1
5
31,651
31,209
56
386
13.5
  
13.5
  
17.9
 U
13.0
 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 B-2 for population counts.
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