Percentage low birthweight (<2.5 kg) births

Source:2008-2010 Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2012

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  Births <2500 grams Average Births Crude
Region/County 2008 2009 2010 Total 2008-2010 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 34 39 37 110 510 7.2
Cattaraugus 60 69 61 190 902 7
Chautauqua 120 111 121 352 1,380 8.5
Erie 797 771 789 2,357 9,738 8.1
Genesee 31 44 42 117 644 6.1
Niagara 182 193 179 554 2,261 8.2
Orleans 30 35 32 97 429 7.5
Wyoming 18 19 21 58 402 4.8
Region Total 1,272 1,281 1,282 3,835 16,267 7.9
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 76 98 88 262 978 8.9
Livingston 32 33 38 103 578 5.9
Monroe 701 740 725 2,166 8,603 8.4
Ontario 59 59 79 197 1,066 6.2
Schuyler 15 13 12 40 169 7.9
Seneca 11 19 17 47 382 4.1
Steuben 64 77 72 213 1,108 6.4
Wayne 81 77 69 227 1,042 7.3
Yates 8 18 20 46 317 4.8
Region Total 1,047 1,134 1,120 3,301 14,244 7.7
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 58 40 59 157 822 6.4
Cortland 34 52 36 122 528 7.7
Herkimer 45 52 43 140 649 7.2
Jefferson 156 139 132 427 2,060 6.9
Lewis 19 15 24 58 326 5.9
Madison 38 39 51 128 673 6.3
Oneida 205 206 191 602 2,627 7.6
Onondaga 412 452 437 1,301 5,459 7.9
Oswego 82 75 102 259 1,367 6.3
St Lawrence 91 96 87 274 1,185 7.7
Tompkins 61 57 64 182 877 6.9
Region Total 1,201 1,223 1,226 3,650 16,575 7.3
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 159 142 174 475 2,059 7.7
Chenango 40 30 32 102 510 6.7
Tioga 35 33 32 100 459 7.3
Region Total 234 205 238 677 3,027 7.5
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 269 281 252 802 3,129 8.5
Clinton 46 57 63 166 797 6.9
Columbia 51 53 37 141 588 8
Delaware 32 40 27 99 456 7.2
Essex 40 35 21 96 354 9
Franklin 27 33 46 106 510 6.9
Fulton 67 35 32 134 581 7.7
Greene 41 44 44 129 447 9.6
Hamilton 2 3 2 7 36 6.5 *
Montgomery 45 34 47 126 611 6.9
Otsego 35 33 24 92 516 5.9
Rensselaer 132 115 125 372 1,723 7.2
Saratoga 153 157 158 468 2,274 6.9
Schenectady 158 161 159 478 1,812 8.8
Schoharie 28 19 20 67 297 7.5
Warren 55 48 38 141 636 7.4
Washington 43 43 60 146 630 7.7
Region Total 1,224 1,191 1,155 3,570 15,397 7.7
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 211 207 190 608 2,900 7
Orange 404 357 322 1,083 5,154 7
Putnam 92 60 78 230 936 8.2
Rockland 343 296 278 917 4,679 6.5
Sullivan 89 73 84 246 883 9.3
Ulster 141 114 124 379 1,732 7.3
Westchester 1,020 930 958 2,908 11,238 8.6
Region Total 2,300 2,037 2,034 6,371 27,522 7.7
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 2,309 2,277 2,174 6,760 22,798 9.9
Kings 3,590 3,557 3,516 10,663 41,838 8.5
New York 1,770 1,797 1,708 5,275 20,067 8.8
Queens 2,569 2,475 2,548 7,592 30,765 8.2
Richmond 481 479 469 1,429 5,695 8.4
Region Total 10,719 10,585 10,415 31,719 121,163 8.7
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 1,183 1,244 1,130 3,557 14,638 8.1
Suffolk 1,291 1,324 1,309 3,924 17,321 7.6
Region Total 2,474 2,568 2,439 7,481 31,959 7.8
New York State Total 20,471 20,224 19,909 60,604 246,155 8.2