Table of Contents         Birth by Ethnicity

Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 28. Number of Live Births and Crude Birth Rates* by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2016

  Live Births Total Population Crude Birth Rate
County Total White Black Other Total White Black Other Total White Black Other
INDIANA
83,063
67,868
10,472
4,723
6,633,053
5,744,213
692,488
196,352
12.5
  
11.8
  
15.1
  
24.1
  
Adams
676
664
3
9
35,232
34,681
282
269
19.2
  
19.1
  
10.6
 U
33.5
 U
Allen
5,140
3,874
774
492
370,404
302,884
49,463
18,057
13.9
  
12.8
  
15.6
  
27.2
  
Bartholomew
1,086
847
30
209
81,402
72,973
2,384
6,045
13.3
  
11.6
  
12.6
  
34.6
  
Benton
114
109
0
5
8,650
8,454
145
51
13.2
  
12.9
  
0.0
 U
98.0
 U
Blackford
133
129
1
3
12,149
11,880
163
106
10.9
  
10.9
  
6.1
 U
28.3
 U
Boone
827
766
19
42
64,653
61,300
1,358
1,995
12.8
  
12.5
  
14.0
 U
21.1
  
Brown
114
113
0
1
14,912
14,608
156
148
7.6
  
7.7
  
0.0
 U
6.8
 U
Carroll
218
214
1
3
19,970
19,630
227
113
10.9
  
10.9
  
4.4
 U
26.5
 U
Cass
480
441
6
33
37,946
35,764
982
1,200
12.6
  
12.3
  
6.1
 U
27.5
  
Clark
1,448
1,223
126
99
116,031
103,805
10,124
2,102
12.5
  
11.8
  
12.4
  
47.1
  
Clay
312
307
4
1
26,309
25,863
263
183
11.9
  
11.9
  
15.2
 U
5.5
 U
Clinton
445
422
2
21
32,457
31,863
309
285
13.7
  
13.2
  
6.5
 U
73.7
  
Crawford
104
103
0
1
10,539
10,352
111
76
9.9
  
9.9
  
0.0
 U
13.2
 U
Daviess
536
499
15
22
32,969
31,911
707
351
16.3
  
15.6
  
21.2
 U
62.7
  
Dearborn
500
489
3
8
49,331
48,408
499
424
10.1
  
10.1
  
6.0
 U
18.9
 U
Decatur
382
363
6
13
26,598
25,945
216
437
14.4
  
14.0
  
27.8
 U
29.7
 U
DeKalb
535
526
3
6
42,746
41,975
355
416
12.5
  
12.5
  
8.5
 U
14.4
 U
Delaware
1,173
1,022
113
38
115,603
104,109
9,297
2,197
10.1
  
9.8
  
12.2
  
17.3
  
Dubois
564
529
2
33
42,552
41,697
409
446
13.3
  
12.7
  
4.9
 U
74.0
  
Elkhart
3,130
2,748
240
142
203,781
185,019
14,573
4,189
15.4
  
14.9
  
16.5
  
33.9
  
Fayette
216
215
1
0
23,331
22,708
469
154
9.3
  
9.5
  
2.1
 U
0.0
 U
Floyd
915
790
74
51
76,990
70,789
4,893
1,308
11.9
  
11.2
  
15.1
  
39.0
  
Fountain
168
165
0
3
16,486
16,206
142
138
10.2
  
10.2
  
0.0
 U
21.7
 U
Franklin
260
257
0
3
22,715
22,346
148
221
11.4
  
11.5
  
0.0
 U
13.6
 U
Fulton
238
226
2
10
20,139
19,572
264
303
11.8
  
11.5
  
7.6
 U
33.0
 U
Gibson
420
405
12
3
33,703
32,418
1,000
285
12.5
  
12.5
  
12.0
 U
10.5
 U
Grant
688
580
79
29
66,937
60,164
5,717
1,056
10.3
  
9.6
  
13.8
  
27.5
  
Greene
326
322
3
1
32,211
31,770
180
261
10.1
  
10.1
  
16.7
 U
3.8
 U
Hamilton
3,853
3,371
147
335
316,373
280,772
14,524
21,077
12.2
  
12.0
  
10.1
  
15.9
  
Hancock
790
751
29
10
73,717
70,497
2,201
1,019
10.7
  
10.7
  
13.2
  
9.8
 U
Harrison
468
458
1
9
39,826
39,082
383
361
11.8
  
11.7
  
2.6
 U
24.9
 U
Hendricks
1,762
1,566
93
103
160,610
143,817
11,374
5,419
11.0
  
10.9
  
8.2
  
19.0
  
Henry
471
460
5
6
48,521
46,694
1,490
337
9.7
  
9.9
  
3.4
 U
17.8
 U
Howard
993
854
116
23
82,568
73,978
7,034
1,556
12.0
  
11.5
  
16.5
  
14.8
  
Huntington
417
407
3
7
36,400
35,582
381
437
11.5
  
11.4
  
7.9
 U
16.0
 U
Jackson
635
566
10
59
44,013
42,114
690
1,209
14.4
  
13.4
  
14.5
 U
48.8
  
Jasper
395
383
1
11
33,433
32,702
407
324
11.8
  
11.7
  
2.5
 U
34.0
 U
Jay
291
282
3
6
21,046
20,720
163
163
13.8
  
13.6
  
18.4
 U
36.8
 U
Jefferson
388
367
6
15
32,418
31,135
864
419
12.0
  
11.8
  
6.9
 U
35.8
 U
Jennings
316
307
0
9
27,758
27,279
333
146
11.4
  
11.3
  
0.0
 U
61.6
 U
Johnson
1,881
1,722
57
102
151,982
142,833
3,872
5,277
12.4
  
12.1
  
14.7
  
19.3
  
Knox
452
426
13
13
37,744
35,840
1,400
504
12.0
  
11.9
  
9.3
 U
25.8
 U
Kosciusko
1,017
930
7
80
79,092
76,427
1,185
1,480
12.9
  
12.2
  
5.9
 U
54.1
  
LaGrange
738
726
0
12
39,110
38,493
268
349
18.9
  
18.9
  
0.0
 U
34.4
 U
Lake
5,649
3,466
1,779
404
485,846
349,491
124,033
12,322
11.6
  
9.9
  
14.3
  
32.8
  
LaPorte
1,310
1,028
226
56
110,015
94,906
13,694
1,415
11.9
  
10.8
  
16.5
  
39.6
  
Lawrence
496
486
5
5
45,518
44,592
343
583
10.9
  
10.9
  
14.6
 U
8.6
 U
Madison
1,507
1,342
137
28
129,296
115,737
11,876
1,683
11.7
  
11.6
  
11.5
  
16.6
  
Marion
14,205
8,547
4,568
1,090
941,229
623,180
279,941
38,108
15.1
  
13.7
  
16.3
  
28.6
  
Marshall
590
565
7
18
46,556
45,422
561
573
12.7
  
12.4
  
12.5
 U
31.4
 U
Martin
120
120
0
0
10,171
10,018
76
77
11.8
  
12.0
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Miami
343
323
13
7
35,883
33,264
2,007
612
9.6
  
9.7
  
6.5
 U
11.4
 U
Monroe
1,302
1,112
76
114
145,496
128,148
6,187
11,161
8.9
  
8.7
  
12.3
  
10.2
  
Montgomery
456
425
6
25
38,074
37,066
548
460
12.0
  
11.5
  
10.9
 U
54.3
  
Morgan
816
802
3
11
69,698
68,484
495
719
11.7
  
11.7
  
6.1
 U
15.3
 U
Newton
148
143
0
5
13,924
13,606
156
162
10.6
  
10.5
  
0.0
 U
30.9
 U
Noble
589
539
3
47
47,638
46,647
494
497
12.4
  
11.6
  
6.1
 U
94.6
  
Ohio
52
52
0
0
5,932
5,840
56
36
8.8
  
8.9
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Orange
236
229
4
3
19,335
18,850
309
176
12.2
  
12.1
  
12.9
 U
17.0
 U
Owen
212
206
0
6
20,840
20,491
162
187
10.2
  
10.1
  
0.0
 U
32.1
 U
Parke
207
205
1
1
16,800
16,202
476
122
12.3
  
12.7
  
2.1
 U
8.2
 U
Perry
207
195
5
7
18,966
18,255
541
170
10.9
  
10.7
  
9.2
 U
41.2
 U
Pike
145
143
2
0
12,431
12,223
119
89
11.7
  
11.7
  
16.8
 U
0.0
 U
Porter
1,757
1,574
98
85
167,791
157,063
7,124
3,604
10.5
  
10.0
  
13.8
  
23.6
  
Posey
263
254
6
3
25,476
24,868
387
221
10.3
  
10.2
  
15.5
 U
13.6
 U
Pulaski
131
130
1
0
12,660
12,404
144
112
10.3
  
10.5
  
6.9
 U
0.0
 U
Putnam
390
372
5
13
37,436
35,261
1,551
624
10.4
  
10.5
  
3.2
 U
20.8
 U
Randolph
295
280
5
10
25,082
24,576
291
215
11.8
  
11.4
  
17.2
 U
46.5
 U
Ripley
348
340
1
7
28,846
28,256
210
380
12.1
  
12.0
  
4.8
 U
18.4
 U
Rush
203
201
1
1
16,649
16,293
244
112
12.2
  
12.3
  
4.1
 U
8.9
 U
St.Joseph
3,573
2,685
759
129
269,141
220,612
39,423
9,106
13.3
  
12.2
  
19.3
  
14.2
  
Scott
288
282
0
6
23,730
23,288
194
248
12.1
  
12.1
  
0.0
 U
24.2
 U
Shelby
492
474
3
15
44,324
43,016
683
625
11.1
  
11.0
  
4.4
 U
24.0
 U
Spencer
197
196
1
0
20,648
20,235
277
136
9.5
  
9.7
  
3.6
 U
0.0
 U
Starke
279
274
0
5
23,009
22,646
178
185
12.1
  
12.1
  
0.0
 U
27.0
 U
Steuben
416
405
5
6
34,116
33,291
405
420
12.2
  
12.2
  
12.3
 U
14.3
 U
Sullivan
199
196
0
3
20,802
19,634
1,039
129
9.6
  
10.0
  
0.0
 U
23.3
 U
Switzerland
125
123
0
2
10,527
10,329
118
80
11.9
  
11.9
  
0.0
 U
25.0
 U
Tippecanoe
2,358
1,798
275
285
188,059
160,122
11,140
16,797
12.5
  
11.2
  
24.7
  
17.0
  
Tipton
160
158
0
2
15,182
14,891
147
144
10.5
  
10.6
  
0.0
 U
13.9
 U
Union
70
68
0
2
7,212
7,061
93
58
9.7
  
9.6
  
0.0
 U
34.5
 U
Vanderburgh
2,262
1,875
306
81
181,721
158,675
19,435
3,611
12.4
  
11.8
  
15.7
  
22.4
  
Vermillion
155
150
3
2
15,645
15,415
113
117
9.9
  
9.7
  
26.5
 U
17.1
 U
Vigo
1,284
1,148
95
41
107,931
96,253
8,788
2,890
11.9
  
11.9
  
10.8
  
14.2
  
Wabash
353
343
2
8
31,762
30,950
368
444
11.1
  
11.1
  
5.4
 U
18.0
 U
Warren
80
80
0
0
8,166
8,038
52
76
9.8
  
10.0
  
0.0
 U
0.0
 U
Warrick
638
606
9
23
62,498
59,357
1,290
1,851
10.2
  
10.2
  
7.0
 U
12.4
  
Washington
323
318
0
5
27,670
27,293
225
152
11.7
  
11.7
  
0.0
 U
32.9
 U
Wayne
749
651
50
48
66,568
61,269
4,257
1,042
11.3
  
10.6
  
11.7
  
46.1
  
Wells
369
362
2
5
27,949
27,351
293
305
13.2
  
13.2
  
6.8
 U
16.4
 U
White
296
271
0
25
23,999
23,402
291
306
12.3
  
11.6
  
0.0
 U
81.7
  
Whitley
405
402
0
3
33,449
32,883
249
317
12.1
  
12.2
  
0.0
 U
9.5
 U

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Population data from the July 1, 2016, bridged race estimates, resident population on CDC WONDER On-line database, downloaded July 14, 2017. For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
*Live Births per 1,000 population, see Appendix Table B2 for population counts.
 
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20 births or outcomes.
 
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Table of Contents         Birth by Ethnicity