Low Birthweight Births (<2500 Grams) - Percent of Live Births*
Source: 2007-2009 Vital Statistics Data As Of March, 2011
(Click on a county name for a ten-year trend)
| Births <2500 Grams | Births* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total | 2007-2009 | Percent |
| Reg-1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 38 | 34 | 39 | 111 | 1,559 | 7.1 |
| Cattaraugus | 71 | 60 | 69 | 200 | 2,746 | 7.3 |
| Chautauqua | 129 | 120 | 111 | 360 | 4,273 | 8.4 |
| Erie | 786 | 797 | 772 | 2,355 | 29,476 | 8.0 |
| Genesee | 45 | 31 | 44 | 120 | 1,997 | 6.0 |
| Niagara | 155 | 182 | 193 | 530 | 6,817 | 7.8 |
| Orleans | 42 | 30 | 35 | 107 | 1,304 | 8.2 |
| Wyoming | 22 | 18 | 19 | 59 | 1,242 | 4.8 |
| Region Total | 1,288 | 1,272 | 1,282 | 3,842 | 49,414 | 7.8 |
| Reg-2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 92 | 76 | 98 | 266 | 3,034 | 8.8 |
| Livingston | 36 | 32 | 33 | 101 | 1,765 | 5.7 |
| Monroe | 694 | 702 | 740 | 2,136 | 25,962 | 8.2 |
| Ontario | 80 | 59 | 59 | 198 | 3,280 | 6.0 |
| Schuyler | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 519 | 8.3 |
| Seneca | 29 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 1,136 | 5.2 |
| Steuben | 83 | 64 | 77 | 224 | 3,322 | 6.7 |
| Wayne | 62 | 81 | 77 | 220 | 3,227 | 6.8 |
| Yates | 15 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 952 | 4.3 |
| Region Total | 1,106 | 1,048 | 1,134 | 3,288 | 43,197 | 7.6 |
| Reg-3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 50 | 58 | 40 | 148 | 2,443 | 6.1 |
| Cortland | 47 | 34 | 52 | 133 | 1,658 | 8.0 |
| Herkimer | 41 | 45 | 52 | 138 | 2,024 | 6.8 |
| Jefferson | 123 | 156 | 139 | 418 | 5,898 | 7.1 |
| Lewis | 23 | 19 | 15 | 57 | 963 | 5.9 |
| Madison | 54 | 38 | 39 | 131 | 2,158 | 6.1 |
| Oneida | 229 | 205 | 206 | 640 | 7,855 | 8.1 |
| Onondaga | 438 | 412 | 452 | 1,302 | 16,555 | 7.9 |
| Oswego | 90 | 82 | 75 | 247 | 4,158 | 5.9 |
| St Lawrence | 84 | 91 | 96 | 271 | 3,595 | 7.5 |
| Tompkins | 56 | 61 | 57 | 174 | 2,746 | 6.3 |
| Region Total | 1,235 | 1,201 | 1,223 | 3,659 | 50,053 | 7.3 |
| Reg-4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 195 | 159 | 142 | 496 | 6,251 | 7.9 |
| Chenango | 36 | 40 | 30 | 106 | 1,612 | 6.6 |
| Tioga | 53 | 35 | 33 | 121 | 1,500 | 8.1 |
| Region Total | 284 | 234 | 205 | 723 | 9,363 | 7.7 |
| Reg-5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 266 | 269 | 281 | 816 | 9,533 | 8.6 |
| Clinton | 57 | 46 | 57 | 160 | 2,391 | 6.7 |
| Columbia | 45 | 51 | 53 | 149 | 1,760 | 8.5 |
| Delaware | 31 | 32 | 40 | 103 | 1,372 | 7.5 |
| Essex | 31 | 40 | 35 | 106 | 1,082 | 9.8 |
| Franklin | 32 | 27 | 33 | 92 | 1,599 | 5.8 |
| Fulton | 50 | 67 | 35 | 152 | 1,793 | 8.5 |
| Greene | 60 | 41 | 44 | 145 | 1,339 | 10.8 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 107 | 6.5 |
| Montgomery | 45 | 45 | 34 | 124 | 1,844 | 6.7 |
| Otsego | 34 | 35 | 33 | 102 | 1,585 | 6.4 |
| Rensselaer | 131 | 132 | 115 | 378 | 5,342 | 7.1 |
| Saratoga | 144 | 153 | 157 | 454 | 6,860 | 6.6 |
| Schenectady | 178 | 158 | 161 | 497 | 5,394 | 9.2 |
| Schoharie | 26 | 28 | 19 | 73 | 898 | 8.1 |
| Warren | 38 | 55 | 48 | 141 | 1,925 | 7.3 |
| Washington | 52 | 43 | 43 | 138 | 1,926 | 7.2 |
| Region Total | 1,222 | 1,224 | 1,191 | 3,637 | 46,750 | 7.8 |
| Reg-6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 218 | 211 | 207 | 636 | 8,907 | 7.1 |
| Orange | 362 | 404 | 357 | 1,123 | 15,795 | 7.1 |
| Putnam | 74 | 92 | 60 | 226 | 2,911 | 7.8 |
| Rockland | 309 | 343 | 296 | 948 | 14,302 | 6.6 |
| Sullivan | 79 | 89 | 73 | 241 | 2,765 | 8.7 |
| Ulster | 124 | 141 | 114 | 379 | 5,364 | 7.1 |
| Westchester | 1,001 | 1,020 | 930 | 2,951 | 34,446 | 8.6 |
| Region Total | 2,167 | 2,300 | 2,037 | 6,504 | 84,490 | 7.7 |
| Reg-7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 2,259 | 2,309 | 2,277 | 6,845 | 68,876 | 9.9 |
| Kings | 3,529 | 3,590 | 3,557 | 10,676 | 125,630 | 8.5 |
| New York | 1,697 | 1,770 | 1,797 | 5,264 | 61,158 | 8.6 |
| Queens | 2,637 | 2,569 | 2,475 | 7,681 | 93,402 | 8.2 |
| Richmond | 433 | 481 | 480 | 1,394 | 17,353 | 8.0 |
| Region Total | 10,555 | 10,719 | 10,586 | 31,860 | 366,419 | 8.7 |
| Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 1,217 | 1,183 | 1,244 | 3,644 | 44,888 | 8.1 |
| Suffolk | 1,486 | 1,290 | 1,324 | 4,100 | 53,671 | 7.6 |
| Region Total | 2,703 | 2,473 | 2,568 | 7,744 | 98,559 | 7.9 |
| New York State Total | 20,560 | 20,471 | 20,226 | 61,257 | 748,245 | 8.2 |
* Total births excludes births with unknown birthweight.
