Table 14: Live Births by Method of Delivery and Resident County, New York State - 2006

Method of Delivery 
 Vaginal Delivery Cesarean Delivery
County Total Births # Vaginal # VBAC* % VBAC* #Cesarean %Cesarean #Primary* %Primary* #Repeat* %Repeat* Not Stated
New York State
New York State 249,182 168,131 N/A N/A 81,001 32.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 50
New York City
New York City 119,430 82,986 N/A N/A 36,397 30.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 47
Bronx 22,548 15,950 N/A N/A 6,593 29.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5
Kings 40,388 28,777 N/A N/A 11,600 28.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11
New York 20,346 14,057 N/A N/A 6,277 30.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 12
Queens 30,315 20,560 N/A N/A 9,746 32.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 9
Richmond 5,833 3,642 N/A N/A 2,181 37.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 10
Rest of State
Rest of State 129,752 85,145 N/A N/A 44,604 34.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3
Albany 3,126 2,153 N/A N/A 973 31.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Allegany 508 358 N/A N/A 150 29.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Broome 2,123 1,497 N/A N/A 626 29.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cattaraugus 1,036 715 N/A N/A 321 31.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cayuga 855 629 N/A N/A 226 26.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chautauqua 1,494 1,015 N/A N/A 479 32.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chemung 1,019 697 N/A N/A 322 31.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chenango 533 371 N/A N/A 162 30.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Clinton 764 542 N/A N/A 222 29.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Columbia 596 404 N/A N/A 192 32.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cortland 518 344 N/A N/A 174 33.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Delaware 479 338 N/A N/A 141 29.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Dutchess 3,046 1,970 N/A N/A 1,076 35.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Erie 9,966 6,706 N/A N/A 3,260 32.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Essex 363 249 N/A N/A 114 31.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Franklin 516 364 N/A N/A 152 29.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Fulton 599 406 N/A N/A 193 32.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Genesee 632 421 N/A N/A 211 33.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Greene 444 306 N/A N/A 138 31.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Hamilton 32 21 N/A N/A 11 34.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Herkimer 651 439 N/A N/A 212 32.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Jefferson 1,675 1,267 N/A N/A 408 24.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Lewis 327 223 N/A N/A 104 31.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Livingston 649 465 N/A N/A 184 28.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Madison 744 512 N/A N/A 232 31.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Monroe 8,885 6,252 N/A N/A 2,633 29.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Montgomery 596 407 N/A N/A 189 31.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Nassau 15,218 9,110 N/A N/A 6,107 40.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1
Niagara 2,206 1,383 N/A N/A 823 37.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Oneida 2,595 1,709 N/A N/A 886 34.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Onondaga 5,476 3,789 N/A N/A 1,687 30.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Ontario 1,138 833 N/A N/A 305 26.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Orange 5,433 3,713 N/A N/A 1,720 31.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Orleans 467 331 N/A N/A 136 29.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Oswego 1,377 907 N/A N/A 470 34.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Otsego 552 393 N/A N/A 159 28.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Putnam 1,039 633 N/A N/A 406 39.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Rensselaer 1,707 1,216 N/A N/A 491 28.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Rockland 4,608 3,432 N/A N/A 1,176 25.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
St Lawrence 1,284 839 N/A N/A 445 34.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Saratoga 2,389 1,532 N/A N/A 857 35.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schenectady 1,810 1,305 N/A N/A 505 27.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schoharie 293 231 N/A N/A 62 21.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schuyler 172 116 N/A N/A 56 32.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Seneca 366 260 N/A N/A 106 29.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Steuben 1,102 757 N/A N/A 345 31.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Suffolk 19,080 11,203 N/A N/A 7,877 41.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Sullivan 969 624 N/A N/A 345 35.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Tioga 600 474 N/A N/A 126 21.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Tompkins 844 607 N/A N/A 237 28.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Ulster 1,881 1,196 N/A N/A 685 36.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Warren 587 421 N/A N/A 166 28.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Washington 637 426 N/A N/A 211 33.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Wayne 1,130 736 N/A N/A 394 34.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Westchester 11,914 7,385 N/A N/A 4,527 38.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2
Wyoming 389 268 N/A N/A 121 31.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Yates 313 245 N/A N/A 68 21.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

* Data not reported accurately in 2005.

VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.

VBAC % - VBAC/(VBAC+Repeat Cesarean)*100.

Cesarean % - Cesarean/All Births with Known Method*100.