Birth Characteristics by Resident County
2009

Resident County
Total Births
Low Birth
Weight
(<2,500 grams)
Very Low Birth
Weight
(<1,500 grams)
Preterm
(<37 weeks)
Adequate
Prenatal Care
(Kotelchuck) **
Cesarean
Section **
Mother
Unmarried
Not H.S.
Graduate,
Age 20+ **
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
Births
Percent
ILLINOIS
171,077
14,372
8.4
2,655
1.6
17,109
10.0
125,932
80.2
53,296
31.5
69,728
40.8
21,313
14.0
Adams
804
64
8.0
10
1.2
79
9.8
730
92.1
199
24.8
372
46.3
63
8.8
Alexander
114
15
13.2
3
*
15
13.2
52
*
43
37.7
81
71.1
11
*
Bond
198
19
9.6
2
*
25
12.6
176
88.9
68
34.3
83
41.9
15
8.5
Boone
622
39
6.3
5
*
59
9.5
442
75.8
202
33.5
223
35.9
110
19.6
Brown
65
6
*
0
-0-
7
*
58
*
14
*
18
*
8
*
Bureau
381
15
3.9
2
*
19
5.0
328
86.3
106
28.2
157
41.2
49
14.4
Calhoun
53
5
*
0
-0-
4
*
46
*
11
*
14
*
5
*
Carroll
123
6
*
0
-0-
13
10.6
76
*
34
28.3
57
46.3
6
*
Cass
164
12
7.3
1
*
12
7.3
136
82.9
50
31.3
77
47.0
35
24.6
Champaign
2,407
175
7.3
30
1.2
202
8.4
1,699
83.9
750
31.5
914
38.0
147
6.8
Christian
406
40
9.9
9
*
43
10.6
366
91.5
110
27.1
169
41.6
35
10.0
Clark
157
16
10.2
1
*
19
12.1
42
*
46
29.9
60
38.2
11
7.7
Clay
178
17
9.6
1
*
20
11.2
157
92.4
49
28.0
75
42.1
13
8.3
Clinton
414
27
6.5
5
*
26
6.3
370
90.2
122
29.5
125
30.2
23
6.0
Coles
537
34
6.3
5
*
37
6.9
474
91.0
143
27.5
240
44.7
68
14.1
Cook
75,744
6,916
9.1
1,348
1.8
7,866
10.4
52,173
77.1
22,290
29.6
34,247
45.2
11,034
16.6
   Chicago
44,449
4,321
9.7
856
1.9
4,787
10.8
29,943
75.4
12,547
28.4
23,069
51.9
7,547
19.8
   Suburban Cook
31,295
2,595
8.3
492
1.6
3,079
9.8
22,230
79.5
9,743
31.4
11,178
35.7
3,487
12.3
Crawford
204
22
10.8
5
*
29
14.2
135
86.0
86
42.4
73
35.8
14
7.9
Cumberland
128
7
*
3
*
11
8.6
114
92.7
36
28.6
43
33.6
2
*
DeKalb
1,322
84
6.4
12
0.9
114
8.6
1,059
82.0
433
33.2
485
36.7
128
10.4
DeWitt
186
17
9.1
2
*
22
11.8
155
90.1
56
31.1
59
31.7
13
7.9
Douglas
270
12
4.4
1
*
17
6.3
186
77.8
65
24.3
73
27.0
62
25.4
DuPage
10,820
807
7.5
137
1.3
1,054
9.7
8,588
85.4
3,670
34.1
2,615
24.2
968
9.5
Edgar
203
18
8.9
2
*
19
9.4
64
*
63
31.5
84
41.4
28
15.4
Edwards
63
5
*
0
-0-
5
*
22
*
24
*
20
*
1
*
Effingham
480
35
7.3
2
*
46
9.6
429
90.5
171
36.2
155
32.3
46
10.6
Fayette
232
20
8.6
2
*
22
9.5
193
85.0
75
32.3
91
39.2
34
17.0
Ford
157
13
8.3
2
*
18
11.5
122
85.3
55
36.2
59
37.6
10
7.2
Franklin
476
42
8.8
3
*
70
14.7
343
82.9
137
29.1
194
40.8
62
14.8
Fulton
374
23
6.1
2
*
35
9.4
334
90.3
129
35.1
179
47.9
42
13.0
Gallatin
58
4
*
1
*
5
*
26
*
15
*
27
*
5
*
Greene
145
7
*
2
*
14
9.7
123
84.8
41
29.9
66
45.5
16
13.1
Grundy
705
56
7.9
8
*
75
10.6
582
85.7
246
35.4
210
29.8
38
5.8
Hamilton
90
4
*
0
-0-
8
*
71
*
21
*
37
*
11
*
Hancock
200
14
7.0
7
*
19
9.5
121
87.1
67
33.7
63
31.5
12
6.5
Hardin
43
5
*
0
-0-
3
*
20
*
9
*
16
*
6
*
Henderson
55
4
*
0
-0-
4
*
33
*
12
*
29
*
2
*
Henry
537
40
7.4
3
*
45
8.4
426
85.4
139
26.3
228
42.5
54
11.6
Iroquois
309
16
5.2
5
*
30
9.7
222
74.0
110
35.9
133
43.0
29
10.7
Jackson
691
53
7.7
9
*
59
8.5
383
66.6
185
27.0
292
42.3
61
10.0
Jasper
93
7
*
1
*
7
*
84
*
23
*
30
*
4
*
Jefferson
498
44
8.8
5
*
56
11.2
393
81.2
173
35.0
228
45.8
69
16.2
Jersey
230
16
7.0
3
*
14
6.1
194
86.2
54
23.8
87
37.8
13
6.3
Jo Daviess
204
18
8.8
2
*
23
11.3
80
70.8
61
30.2
68
33.3
11
5.8
Johnson
113
12
10.6
2
*
16
14.2
62
*
35
31.0
32
28.3
8
*
Kane
7,702
632
8.2
117
1.5
825
10.7
5,992
82.8
2,478
32.9
2,831
36.8
1,506
21.5
Kankakee
1,521
119
7.8
27
1.8
145
9.5
927
61.9
479
31.6
774
50.9
161
12.2
Kendall
1,822
122
6.7
21
1.2
195
10.7
1,477
83.5
657
36.3
342
18.8
61
3.5
Knox
544
45
8.3
10
1.8
39
7.2
448
83.1
173
32.0
297
54.6
55
11.5
Lake
8,992
644
7.2
110
1.2
786
8.7
6,538
78.0
3,171
35.6
2,909
32.4
1,120
13.8
LaSalle
1,285
100
7.8
20
1.6
123
9.6
982
77.1
435
34.3
574
44.7
164
14.6
Lawrence
175
21
12.0
6
*
24
13.7
64
*
40
23.0
81
46.3
21
13.5
Lee
381
29
7.6
5
*
27
7.1
296
81.5
108
29.2
175
45.9
26
8.0
Livingston
494
37
7.5
5
*
48
9.7
406
84.4
167
34.6
239
48.4
74
17.0
Logan
309
21
6.8
5
*
27
8.7
283
91.6
93
30.3
137
44.3
33
12.1
McDonough
290
24
8.3
5
*
24
8.3
224
79.7
108
37.2
105
36.2
29
11.1
McHenry
3,719
227
6.1
41
1.1
332
8.9
3,028
87.9
1,262
34.5
1,045
28.1
380
11.0
McLean
2,132
193
9.1
25
1.2
250
11.7
1,810
85.9
677
33.1
660
31.0
124
6.2
Macon
1,458
156
10.7
31
2.1
183
12.6
1,144
80.8
470
32.9
823
56.4
178
14.3
Macoupin
488
39
8.0
9
*
43
8.8
415
85.9
130
26.9
200
41.0
59
13.7
Madison
3,272
289
8.8
45
1.4
332
10.1
2,693
84.1
1,056
32.7
1,371
41.9
292
9.9
Marion
509
41
8.1
6
*
43
8.4
443
88.1
146
28.7
253
49.7
67
15.7
Marshall
142
11
7.7
0
-0-
8
*
125
89.9
44
31.7
45
31.7
14
10.4
Mason
135
15
11.1
5
*
15
11.1
117
87.3
38
28.4
66
48.9
17
14.3
Massac
198
18
9.1
5
*
17
8.6
84
*
61
31.0
97
49.0
19
11.0
Menard
125
6
*
3
*
7
*
113
90.4
29
23.4
43
34.4
8
*
Mercer
166
7
*
0
-0-
9
*
116
80.0
43
25.9
58
34.9
8
*
Monroe
362
24
6.6
4
*
34
9.4
295
85.3
131
37.0
75
20.7
5
*
Montgomery
308
21
6.8
3
*
24
7.8
276
89.9
70
22.7
138
44.8
36
13.6
Morgan
363
37
10.2
5
*
39
10.7
316
87.3
115
31.9
175
48.2
29
9.1
Moultrie
160
10
6.3
1
*
10
6.3
119
76.3
33
20.6
47
29.4
42
29.2
Ogle
557
29
5.2
8
*
50
9.0
424
79.1
173
31.3
229
41.1
51
10.2
Peoria
2,806
287
10.2
59
2.1
270
9.6
2,508
89.9
964
35.0
1,428
50.9
296
12.1
Perry
218
21
9.6
2
*
27
12.4
126
68.5
64
29.6
99
45.4
17
8.9
Piatt
167
9
*
2
*
13
7.8
121
87.1
40
24.5
44
26.3
12
7.9
Pike
199
13
6.5
0
-0-
16
8.0
169
86.2
54
27.4
84
42.2
15
8.7
Pope
31
3
*
1
*
4
*
12
*
7
*
10
*
2
*
Pulaski
69
9
*
2
*
6
*
38
*
24
*
44
*
7
*
Putnam
55
4
*
0
-0-
6
*
46
*
13
*
19
*
5
*
Randolph
380
28
7.4
3
*
45
11.8
280
79.1
116
31.1
159
41.8
35
10.5
Richland
188
20
10.6
4
*
25
13.3
129
87.8
67
35.8
62
33.0
25
14.8
Rock Island
1,991
155
7.8
30
1.5
180
9.0
1,245
75.0
604
30.6
967
48.6
285
16.3
St. Clair
3,713
340
9.2
60
1.6
392
10.6
2,752
76.3
1,163
31.7
1,860
50.1
329
10.4
Saline
308
26
8.4
5
*
22
7.1
185
79.1
78
25.7
134
43.5
42
16.1
Sangamon
2,436
230
9.4
32
1.3
273
11.2
2,048
85.0
679
27.9
1,124
46.1
248
11.4
Schuyler
75
1
*
0
-0-
2
*
65
*
19
*
22
*
7
*
Scott
61
3
*
0
-0-
5
*
53
*
19
*
21
*
2
*
Shelby
238
17
7.1
2
*
26
10.9
200
85.5
69
29.1
93
39.1
16
7.6
Stark
50
1
*
0
-0-
1
*
45
*
15
*
14
*
3
*
Stephenson
535
43
8.0
7
*
59
11.0
449
85.0
179
33.6
263
49.2
41
8.5
Tazewell
1,584
111
7.0
24
1.5
125
7.9
1,463
92.9
505
32.3
526
33.2
103
7.1
Union
193
19
9.8
3
*
25
13.0
131
76.6
51
27.3
86
44.6
30
19.5
Vermilion
1,100
98
8.9
15
1.4
125
11.4
841
80.4
366
33.5
640
58.2
159
17.2
Wabash
149
8
*
2
*
9
*
8
*
46
32.2
48
32.2
15
11.3
Warren
192
12
6.3
2
*
9
*
156
83.4
56
29.2
89
46.4
38
22.0
Washington
131
5
*
1
*
8
*
117
90.7
28
21.4
36
27.5
10
8.3
Wayne
201
13
6.5
4
*
20
10.0
144
83.2
70
34.8
73
36.3
29
16.4
White
184
19
10.3
2
*
17
9.2
61
*
72
39.3
74
40.2
19
11.9
Whiteside
671
37
5.5
9
*
41
6.1
519
92.2
184
28.4
313
46.6
72
12.2
Will
9,058
702
7.8
144
1.6
895
9.9
7,250
82.4
3,228
35.8
2,600
28.7
848
10.0
Williamson
758
45
5.9
7
*
63
8.3
519
80.5
232
30.9
293
38.7
56
8.5
Winnebago
3,959
333
8.4
61
1.5
406
10.3
2,733
74.4
1,315
33.5
1,992
50.3
568
16.7
Woodford
510
32
6.3
7
*
49
9.6
474
93.3
152
30.8
131
25.7
18
3.8

Note: The sum of certain variables may not equal the total due to unknown geography and/or demographics..
 
* Rate or percentage does not meet standards of reliability (numerator <10 or denominator <100)
-0- Percentage zero corresponding to '0' in frequency column
** Uknowns excluded from denominator when calculating percentage



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