Percentage of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy underweight (BMI < 18.5)
Source:2008-2010 NYS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - WIC Program Data as of July, 2012
(Click on a county name for trend graph data)
| Pre-pregnancy underweight women | Average WIC births | Crude | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total | 2008-2010 | Rate |
| Reg- 1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 16 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 296 | 4.4 |
| Cattaraugus | 31 | 36 | 20 | 87 | 516 | 5.6 |
| Chautauqua | 54 | 61 | 35 | 150 | 973 | 5.1 |
| Erie | 229 | 219 | 163 | 611 | 4,850 | 4.2 |
| Genesee | 27 | 22 | 28 | 77 | 528 | 4.9 |
| Niagara | 67 | 49 | 49 | 165 | 1,151 | 4.8 |
| Orleans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 217 | 3.8 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 146 | 3.4 |
| Region Total | 441 | 418 | 310 | 1,169 | 8,677 | 4.5 |
| Reg- 2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 42 | 46 | 28 | 116 | 679 | 5.7 |
| Livingston | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 277 | 4.1 |
| Monroe | 184 | 184 | 125 | 493 | 3,717 | 4.4 |
| Ontario | 21 | 33 | 17 | 71 | 492 | 4.8 |
| Schuyler | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 181 | 4.2 |
| Seneca | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 98 | 3.8 |
| Steuben | 28 | 39 | 30 | 97 | 598 | 5.4 |
| Wayne | 24 | 29 | 10 | 63 | 472 | 4.4 |
| Yates | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 98 | 5.8 |
| Region Total | 335 | 354 | 236 | 925 | 6,612 | 4.7 |
| Reg- 3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 17 | 31 | 20 | 68 | 471 | 4.8 |
| Cortland | 20 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 336 | 4.9 |
| Herkimer | 22 | 19 | 13 | 54 | 390 | 4.6 |
| Jefferson | 57 | 55 | 48 | 160 | 1,298 | 4.1 |
| Lewis | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 235 | 3.4 |
| Madison | 16 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 444 | 4.5 |
| Oneida | 82 | 70 | 61 | 213 | 1,478 | 4.8 |
| Onondaga | 145 | 158 | 124 | 427 | 2,817 | 5.1 |
| Oswego | 48 | 45 | 27 | 120 | 875 | 4.6 |
| St Lawrence | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 129 | 5.2 |
| Tompkins | 20 | 24 | 17 | 61 | 406 | 5.0 |
| Region Total | 446 | 455 | 355 | 1,256 | 8,879 | 4.7 |
| Reg- 4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 74 | 67 | 41 | 182 | 1,231 | 4.9 |
| Chenango | 28 | 32 | 18 | 78 | 606 | 4.3 |
| Tioga | 23 | 21 | 14 | 58 | 312 | 6.2 |
| Region Total | 125 | 120 | 73 | 318 | 2,149 | 4.9 |
| Reg- 5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 59 | 75 | 56 | 190 | 1,354 | 4.7 |
| Clinton | 19 | 27 | 29 | 75 | 472 | 5.3 |
| Columbia | 17 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 326 | 5.2 |
| Delaware | 12 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 261 | 4.9 |
| Essex | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 208 | 5.9 |
| Franklin | 20 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 316 | 4.9 |
| Fulton | 18 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 298 | 4.9 |
| Greene | 10 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 194 | 6.2 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | S | S | . | S |
| Montgomery | 20 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 385 | 3.9 |
| Otsego | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 276 | 3.6 |
| Rensselaer | 52 | 61 | 44 | 157 | 887 | 5.9 |
| Saratoga | 24 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 393 | 3.8 |
| Schenectady | 30 | 29 | 26 | 85 | 587 | 4.8 |
| Schoharie | 59 | 54 | 35 | 148 | 914 | 5.4 |
| Warren | 22 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 380 | 5.0 |
| Washington | 25 | 31 | 15 | 71 | 410 | 5.8 |
| Region Total | 417 | 431 | 309 | 1,157 | 7,675 | 5.0 |
| Reg- 6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 45 | 46 | 38 | 129 | 1,070 | 4.0 |
| Orange | 96 | 95 | 52 | 243 | 2,290 | 3.5 |
| Putnam | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 241 | 2.5 |
| Rockland | 95 | 92 | 72 | 259 | 2,261 | 3.8 |
| Sullivan | 23 | 20 | 19 | 62 | 542 | 3.8 |
| Ulster | 22 | 33 | 25 | 80 | 628 | 4.2 |
| Westchester | 163 | 156 | 142 | 461 | 4,874 | 3.2 |
| Region Total | 450 | 449 | 353 | 1,252 | 11,904 | 3.5 |
| Reg- 7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 703 | 661 | 499 | 1,863 | 16,748 | 3.7 |
| Kings | 1,637 | 1,759 | 1,215 | 4,611 | 27,262 | 5.6 |
| New York | 729 | 747 | 480 | 1,956 | 12,494 | 5.2 |
| Queens | 867 | 917 | 611 | 2,395 | 15,836 | 5.0 |
| Richmond | 92 | 72 | 58 | 222 | 2,075 | 3.6 |
| Region Total | 4,028 | 4,156 | 2,863 | 11,047 | 74,416 | 4.9 |
| Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 100 | 117 | 97 | 314 | 3,834 | 2.7 |
| Suffolk | 203 | 199 | 118 | 520 | 6,197 | 2.8 |
| Region Total | 303 | 316 | 215 | 834 | 10,031 | 2.8 |
| New York State Total | 13,090 | 13,398 | 9,428 | 35,916 | 260,686 | 4.6 |
*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable
S: Data do not meet reporting criteria
