Out-Of-Wedlock - Percent of Live Births*
Source: 2007-2009 Vital Statistics Data As Of March, 2011
(Click on a county name for a ten-year trend)
| Out-Of-Wedlock Births | Births* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total | 2007-2009 | Percent |
| Reg-1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 204 | 178 | 213 | 595 | 1,542 | 38.6 |
| Cattaraugus | 434 | 460 | 453 | 1,347 | 2,939 | 45.8 |
| Chautauqua | 688 | 659 | 703 | 2,050 | 4,137 | 49.6 |
| Erie | 4,321 | 4,294 | 4,343 | 12,958 | 29,454 | 44.0 |
| Genesee | 281 | 250 | 292 | 823 | 1,996 | 41.2 |
| Niagara | 1,003 | 1,058 | 1,103 | 3,164 | 6,815 | 46.4 |
| Orleans | 209 | 213 | 225 | 647 | 1,308 | 49.5 |
| Wyoming | 169 | 122 | 148 | 439 | 1,241 | 35.4 |
| Region Total | 7,309 | 7,234 | 7,480 | 22,023 | 49,432 | 44.6 |
| Reg-2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 522 | 484 | 505 | 1,511 | 2,902 | 52.1 |
| Livingston | 215 | 236 | 202 | 653 | 1,762 | 37.1 |
| Monroe | 3,730 | 3,763 | 3,774 | 11,267 | 25,945 | 43.4 |
| Ontario | 380 | 405 | 402 | 1,187 | 3,279 | 36.2 |
| Schuyler | 73 | 90 | 67 | 230 | 515 | 44.7 |
| Seneca | 145 | 158 | 120 | 423 | 1,136 | 37.2 |
| Steuben | 533 | 404 | 501 | 1,438 | 3,314 | 43.4 |
| Wayne | 433 | 453 | 461 | 1,347 | 3,221 | 41.8 |
| Yates | 99 | 93 | 112 | 304 | 956 | 31.8 |
| Region Total | 6,130 | 6,086 | 6,144 | 18,360 | 43,030 | 42.7 |
| Reg-3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 396 | 401 | 397 | 1,194 | 2,446 | 48.8 |
| Cortland | 237 | 253 | 249 | 739 | 1,653 | 44.7 |
| Herkimer | 294 | 287 | 313 | 894 | 2,026 | 44.1 |
| Jefferson | 509 | 586 | 588 | 1,683 | 5,874 | 28.7 |
| Lewis | 97 | 116 | 114 | 327 | 978 | 33.4 |
| Madison | 335 | 287 | 301 | 923 | 2,157 | 42.8 |
| Oneida | 1,249 | 1,331 | 1,272 | 3,852 | 7,851 | 49.1 |
| Onondaga | 2,523 | 2,555 | 2,540 | 7,618 | 16,543 | 46.0 |
| Oswego | 715 | 650 | 707 | 2,072 | 4,150 | 49.9 |
| St Lawrence | 547 | 585 | 526 | 1,658 | 3,634 | 45.6 |
| Tompkins | 274 | 257 | 258 | 789 | 2,722 | 29.0 |
| Region Total | 7,176 | 7,308 | 7,265 | 21,749 | 50,034 | 43.5 |
| Reg-4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 903 | 966 | 962 | 2,831 | 6,225 | 45.5 |
| Chenango | 261 | 261 | 248 | 770 | 1,610 | 47.8 |
| Tioga | 116 | 105 | 119 | 340 | 1,043 | 32.6 |
| Region Total | 1,280 | 1,332 | 1,329 | 3,941 | 8,878 | 44.4 |
| Reg-5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 1,310 | 1,316 | 1,338 | 3,964 | 9,514 | 41.7 |
| Clinton | 366 | 375 | 343 | 1,084 | 2,265 | 47.9 |
| Columbia | 237 | 257 | 265 | 759 | 1,654 | 45.9 |
| Delaware | 206 | 201 | 198 | 605 | 1,365 | 44.3 |
| Essex/Hamilton ~ | 109 | 127 | 131 | 367 | 1,930 | 19.0 |
| Franklin | 275 | 258 | 248 | 781 | 1,544 | 50.6 |
| Fulton | 325 | 360 | 299 | 984 | 1,790 | 55.0 |
| Greene | 201 | 181 | 192 | 574 | 1,337 | 42.9 |
| Hamilton/Essex ~ | 109 | 127 | 131 | 367 | 1,930 | 19.0 |
| Montgomery | 317 | 322 | 297 | 936 | 1,853 | 50.5 |
| Otsego | 247 | 245 | 208 | 700 | 1,583 | 44.2 |
| Rensselaer | 770 | 767 | 777 | 2,314 | 5,099 | 45.4 |
| Saratoga | 617 | 621 | 607 | 1,845 | 6,851 | 26.9 |
| Schenectady | 796 | 758 | 763 | 2,317 | 5,391 | 43.0 |
| Schoharie | 112 | 132 | 110 | 354 | 896 | 39.5 |
| Warren | 262 | 282 | 276 | 820 | 1,922 | 42.7 |
| Washington | 255 | 291 | 271 | 817 | 1,678 | 48.7 |
| Region Total | 6,405 | 6,493 | 6,323 | 19,221 | 46,672 | 41.2 |
| Reg-6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 866 | 958 | 995 | 2,819 | 8,433 | 33.4 |
| Orange | 1,650 | 1,770 | 1,676 | 5,096 | 15,303 | 33.3 |
| Putnam | 176 | 180 | 160 | 516 | 2,749 | 18.8 |
| Rockland | 986 | 986 | 989 | 2,961 | 13,255 | 22.3 |
| Sullivan | 468 | 482 | 440 | 1,390 | 2,696 | 51.6 |
| Ulster | 741 | 746 | 723 | 2,210 | 5,349 | 41.3 |
| Westchester | 3,422 | 3,509 | 3,447 | 10,378 | 31,452 | 33.0 |
| Region Total | 8,309 | 8,631 | 8,430 | 25,370 | 79,237 | 32.0 |
| Reg-7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 15,635 | 15,817 | 15,869 | 47,321 | 68,829 | 68.8 |
| Kings | 17,871 | 17,552 | 17,712 | 53,135 | 125,550 | 42.3 |
| New York | 7,287 | 7,223 | 6,848 | 21,358 | 61,021 | 35.0 |
| Queens | 13,165 | 13,034 | 12,828 | 39,027 | 93,311 | 41.8 |
| Richmond | 1,955 | 1,951 | 1,988 | 5,894 | 17,336 | 34.0 |
| Region Total | 55,913 | 55,577 | 55,245 | 166,735 | 366,047 | 45.6 |
| Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 3,934 | 4,060 | 4,123 | 12,117 | 44,811 | 27.0 |
| Suffolk | 5,939 | 6,078 | 5,979 | 17,996 | 53,591 | 33.6 |
| Region Total | 9,873 | 10,138 | 10,102 | 30,113 | 98,402 | 30.6 |
| New York State Total | 102,395 | 102,799 | 102,318 | 307,512 | 741,732 | 41.5 |
* Total births excludes births with unknown marital status.
~ Data for Essex and Hamilton counties were combined for the purpose of confidentiality.
