Very Low Birthweight Births (<1500 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 <1500 Grams | Births* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total | 2007-2009 | Percent |
| Reg-1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 1,559 | 1.2 |
| Cattaraugus | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 2,746 | 1.3 |
| Chautauqua | 16 | 22 | 14 | 52 | 4,273 | 1.2 |
| Erie | 152 | 159 | 169 | 480 | 29,476 | 1.6 |
| Genesee | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 1,997 | 1.2 |
| Niagara | 28 | 32 | 44 | 104 | 6,817 | 1.5 |
| Orleans | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 1,304 | 1.8 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1,242 | 0.9 |
| Region Total | 234 | 251 | 263 | 748 | 49,414 | 1.5 |
| Reg-2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 22 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 3,034 | 1.7 |
| Livingston | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 1,765 | 1.4 |
| Monroe | 144 | 150 | 157 | 451 | 25,962 | 1.7 |
| Ontario | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 3,280 | 0.8 |
| Schuyler | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 519 | 1.5 |
| Seneca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1,136 | 1.0 |
| Steuben | 19 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 3,322 | 1.5 |
| Wayne | 15 | 17 | 12 | 44 | 3,227 | 1.4 |
| Yates | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 952 | 0.7 |
| Region Total | 231 | 216 | 225 | 672 | 43,197 | 1.6 |
| Reg-3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 8 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 2,443 | 1.4 |
| Cortland | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 1,658 | 1.6 |
| Herkimer | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 2,024 | 1.6 |
| Jefferson | 25 | 31 | 33 | 89 | 5,898 | 1.5 |
| Lewis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 963 | 0.7 |
| Madison | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2,158 | 1.1 |
| Oneida | 38 | 41 | 44 | 123 | 7,855 | 1.6 |
| Onondaga | 100 | 83 | 95 | 278 | 16,555 | 1.7 |
| Oswego | 16 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 4,158 | 1.1 |
| St Lawrence | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 3,595 | 1.1 |
| Tompkins | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 2,746 | 1.0 |
| Region Total | 241 | 224 | 262 | 727 | 50,053 | 1.5 |
| Reg-4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 38 | 30 | 33 | 101 | 6,251 | 1.6 |
| Chenango | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 1,612 | 1.3 |
| Tioga | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 1,500 | 1.4 |
| Region Total | 55 | 47 | 41 | 143 | 9,363 | 1.5 |
| Reg-5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 52 | 61 | 60 | 173 | 9,533 | 1.8 |
| Clinton | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 2,391 | 1.0 |
| Columbia | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 1,760 | 1.7 |
| Delaware | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 1,372 | 1.5 |
| Essex | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1,082 | 0.8 |
| Franklin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1,599 | 0.7 |
| Fulton | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 1,793 | 1.6 |
| Greene | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1,339 | 1.2 |
| Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0.0 |
| Montgomery | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1,844 | 1.0 |
| Otsego | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 1,585 | 1.3 |
| Rensselaer | 23 | 32 | 25 | 80 | 5,342 | 1.5 |
| Saratoga | 29 | 33 | 33 | 95 | 6,860 | 1.4 |
| Schenectady | 35 | 22 | 31 | 88 | 5,394 | 1.6 |
| Schoharie | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 898 | 1.2 |
| Warren | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1,925 | 0.8 |
| Washington | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 1,926 | 1.1 |
| Region Total | 219 | 223 | 221 | 663 | 46,750 | 1.4 |
| Reg-6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 33 | 41 | 45 | 119 | 8,907 | 1.3 |
| Orange | 74 | 51 | 62 | 187 | 15,795 | 1.2 |
| Putnam | 9 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 2,911 | 1.4 |
| Rockland | 65 | 79 | 58 | 202 | 14,302 | 1.4 |
| Sullivan | 14 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 2,765 | 1.5 |
| Ulster | 15 | 26 | 23 | 64 | 5,364 | 1.2 |
| Westchester | 162 | 182 | 184 | 528 | 34,446 | 1.5 |
| Region Total | 372 | 407 | 402 | 1,181 | 84,490 | 1.4 |
| Reg-7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 456 | 424 | 447 | 1,327 | 68,876 | 1.9 |
| Kings | 641 | 719 | 650 | 2,010 | 125,630 | 1.6 |
| New York | 283 | 265 | 280 | 828 | 61,158 | 1.4 |
| Queens | 451 | 437 | 456 | 1,344 | 93,402 | 1.4 |
| Richmond | 79 | 80 | 90 | 249 | 17,353 | 1.4 |
| Region Total | 1,910 | 1,925 | 1,923 | 5,758 | 366,419 | 1.6 |
| Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 201 | 221 | 202 | 624 | 44,888 | 1.4 |
| Suffolk | 253 | 219 | 224 | 696 | 53,671 | 1.3 |
| Region Total | 454 | 440 | 426 | 1,320 | 98,559 | 1.3 |
| New York State Total | 3,716 | 3,733 | 3,763 | 11,212 | 748,245 | 1.5 |
* Total births excludes births with unknown birthweight.
