Percent of live-born infants with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams), by State, 1998 and 2002 |
| 2002 | 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number | Percent | Standard error | Number | Percent | Standard error |
| United States | 314,077 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 298,208 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Alabama | 5,825 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 5,747 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 579 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 593 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Arizona | 5,938 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 5,326 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 3,204 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 3,271 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| California | 33,824 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 32,476 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 6,067 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 5,138 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 3,258 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 3,406 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 1,102 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 885 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | 866 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 1,003 | 13.1 | 0.4 |
| Florida | 17,320 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 15,752 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 11,915 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 10,458 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | 1,450 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1,284 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 1,284 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 1,164 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 14,725 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 14,568 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 6,463 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 6,718 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | 2,489 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 2,385 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 2,757 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 2,691 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 4,657 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 4,416 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 6,774 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 6,757 | 10.1 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 853 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 800 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 6,607 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 6,232 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 6,046 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 5,630 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 10,363 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 10,403 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | 4,251 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 3,788 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 4,635 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 4,337 | 10.1 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 6,034 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 5,890 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Montana | 755 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 754 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | 1,817 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 1,534 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 2,445 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 2,172 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 914 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 821 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 9,185 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 9,155 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 2,225 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 2,039 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| New York | 19,802 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 20,198 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 10,514 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 9,854 | 8.8 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 486 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 518 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 12,334 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 11,817 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 4,019 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 3,529 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 2,608 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 2,426 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,685 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 11,077 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1,019 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 949 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 5,455 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 5,129 | 9.5 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 765 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 599 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | 7,106 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 7,008 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 28,646 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 25,402 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 3,164 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 3,044 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 409 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 428 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 7,888 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 7,468 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 4,604 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 4,543 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 1,855 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 1,669 | 8.0 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 4,538 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 4,400 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 553 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 557 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System—Natality.