Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State - 2021
Category | Total1 Number | Total Percent | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||||||||||||||
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Non-Hispanic Total | Non-Hispanic Percent | White Only Number | White Only Percent | Black Only Number | Black Only Percent | Other Number | Other Percent | Hispanic2 Total | Hispanic Percent | White Only Number | White Only Percent | Black Only Number | Black Only Percent | |||||
All Births | 209,947 | 100.0 | 160,848 | 100.0 | 104,150 | 100.0 | 27,773 | 100.0 | 27,775 | 100.0 | 49,099 | 100.0 | 19,269 | 100.0 | 5,257 | 100.0 | ||
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
Male | 107,072 | 51.0 | 82,175 | 51.1 | 53,207 | 51.1 | 14,123 | 50.9 | 14,258 | 51.3 | 24,897 | 50.7 | 9,764 | 50.7 | 2,693 | 51.2 | ||
Female | 102,868 | 49.0 | 78,668 | 48.9 | 50,940 | 48.9 | 13,649 | 49.1 | 13,516 | 48.7 | 24,200 | 49.3 | 9,504 | 49.3 | 2,564 | 48.8 | ||
Not Stated | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Mother's Age | ||||||||||||||||||
10 - 14 | 60 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||
15 - 17 | 1,213 | 0.6 | 631 | 0.4 | 248 | 0.2 | 297 | 1.1 | 84 | 0.3 | 582 | 1.2 | 169 | 0.9 | 67 | 1.3 | ||
18 - 19 | 4,143 | 2.0 | 2,438 | 1.5 | 1,340 | 1.3 | 790 | 2.8 | 298 | 1.1 | 1,705 | 3.5 | 575 | 3.0 | 200 | 3.8 | ||
20 - 24 | 29,037 | 13.8 | 20,009 | 12.4 | 12,746 | 12.2 | 4,555 | 16.4 | 2,563 | 9.2 | 9,028 | 18.4 | 3,293 | 17.1 | 1,119 | 21.3 | ||
25 - 29 | 50,316 | 24.0 | 37,038 | 23.0 | 23,448 | 22.5 | 7,154 | 25.8 | 6,198 | 22.3 | 13,278 | 27.0 | 5,078 | 26.4 | 1,528 | 29.1 | ||
30 - 34 | 69,748 | 33.2 | 56,105 | 34.9 | 37,577 | 36.1 | 7,966 | 28.7 | 10,159 | 36.6 | 13,643 | 27.8 | 5,680 | 29.5 | 1,425 | 27.1 | ||
35 - 39 | 43,683 | 20.8 | 35,346 | 22.0 | 23,196 | 22.3 | 5,217 | 18.8 | 6,664 | 24.0 | 8,337 | 17.0 | 3,468 | 18.0 | 697 | 13.3 | ||
40 - 44 | 10,764 | 5.1 | 8,428 | 5.2 | 5,110 | 4.9 | 1,617 | 5.8 | 1,630 | 5.9 | 2,336 | 4.8 | 918 | 4.8 | 209 | 4.0 | ||
45 + | 981 | 0.5 | 823 | 0.5 | 473 | 0.5 | 166 | 0.6 | 173 | 0.6 | 158 | 0.3 | 77 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.2 | ||
Not Stated | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Out of Wedlock | 80,534 | 38.4 | 50,330 | 31.3 | 25,310 | 24.3 | 19,160 | 69.0 | 5,707 | 20.5 | 30,204 | 61.5 | 10,807 | 56.1 | 3,808 | 72.4 | ||
Married | 128,674 | 61.3 | 109,782 | 68.3 | 78,831 | 75.7 | 8,612 | 31.0 | 22,066 | 79.4 | 18,892 | 38.5 | 8,459 | 43.9 | 1,449 | 27.6 | ||
Not Stated | 739 | 0.4 | 736 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Birthweight | ||||||||||||||||||
< 1500 gms | 2,847 | 1.4 | 2,182 | 1.4 | 918 | 0.9 | 872 | 3.1 | 384 | 1.4 | 665 | 1.4 | 250 | 1.3 | 103 | 2.0 | ||
1500-2499 gms | 14,746 | 7.0 | 11,266 | 7.0 | 5,872 | 5.6 | 3,036 | 10.9 | 2,322 | 8.4 | 3,480 | 7.1 | 1,308 | 6.8 | 496 | 9.4 | ||
2500 + gms | 191,244 | 91.1 | 146,574 | 91.1 | 97,285 | 93.4 | 23,863 | 85.9 | 25,064 | 90.2 | 44,670 | 91.0 | 17,699 | 91.9 | 4,657 | 88.6 | ||
Not Stated | 1,110 | 0.5 | 826 | 0.5 | 75 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 284 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
Plurality | ||||||||||||||||||
Single Births | 202,379 | 96.4 | 154,623 | 96.1 | 100,591 | 96.6 | 26,634 | 95.9 | 26,986 | 97.2 | 47,756 | 97.3 | 18,735 | 97.2 | 5,041 | 95.9 | ||
Twins | 6,627 | 3.2 | 5,321 | 3.3 | 3,428 | 3.3 | 1,100 | 4.0 | 774 | 2.8 | 1,306 | 2.7 | 514 | 2.7 | 210 | 4.0 | ||
Triplets + | 219 | 0.1 | 184 | 0.1 | 130 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | ||
Not Stated | 722 | 0.3 | 720 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Month PNC Began | ||||||||||||||||||
1st - 3rd month | 154,946 | 73.8 | 122,065 | 75.9 | 83,142 | 79.8 | 18,100 | 65.2 | 20,593 | 74.1 | 32,881 | 67.0 | 13,505 | 70.1 | 3,386 | 64.4 | ||
4th - 6th month | 36,693 | 17.5 | 25,952 | 16.1 | 14,750 | 14.2 | 6,352 | 22.9 | 4,758 | 17.1 | 10,741 | 21.9 | 3,834 | 19.9 | 1,250 | 23.8 | ||
7th - 9th month | 9,346 | 4.5 | 6,139 | 3.8 | 2,795 | 2.7 | 1,929 | 6.9 | 1,383 | 5.0 | 3,207 | 6.5 | 1,061 | 5.5 | 405 | 7.7 | ||
No PNC | 1,854 | 0.9 | 1,384 | 0.9 | 723 | 0.7 | 397 | 1.4 | 231 | 0.8 | 470 | 1.0 | 154 | 0.8 | 59 | 1.1 | ||
PNC Start Unk | 2,726 | 1.3 | 1,818 | 1.1 | 793 | 0.8 | 575 | 2.1 | 413 | 1.5 | 908 | 1.8 | 338 | 1.8 | 130 | 2.5 | ||
PNC Unknown | 4,382 | 2.1 | 3,490 | 2.2 | 1,947 | 1.9 | 420 | 1.5 | 397 | 1.4 | 892 | 1.8 | 377 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.5 | ||
Order of Birth | ||||||||||||||||||
1st Child | 83,738 | 39.9 | 65,052 | 40.4 | 42,055 | 40.4 | 10,776 | 38.8 | 12,069 | 43.5 | 18,686 | 38.1 | 7,466 | 38.7 | 2,157 | 41.0 | ||
2nd Child | 66,935 | 31.9 | 51,143 | 31.8 | 33,053 | 31.7 | 8,282 | 29.8 | 9,684 | 34.9 | 15,792 | 32.2 | 6,325 | 32.8 | 1,668 | 31.7 | ||
3rd Child | 32,203 | 15.3 | 23,375 | 14.5 | 14,765 | 14.2 | 4,695 | 16.9 | 3,869 | 13.9 | 8,828 | 18.0 | 3,359 | 17.4 | 857 | 16.3 | ||
4th Child + | 26,243 | 12.5 | 20,463 | 12.7 | 14,225 | 13.7 | 4,009 | 14.4 | 2,144 | 7.7 | 5,780 | 11.8 | 2,114 | 11.0 | 572 | 10.9 | ||
Not Stated | 828 | 0.4 | 815 | 0.5 | 52 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | ||
Method of Delivery | ||||||||||||||||||
Vaginal | 137,428 | 65.5 | 106,186 | 66.0 | 71,075 | 68.2 | 16,764 | 60.4 | 18,058 | 65.0 | 31,242 | 63.6 | 12,189 | 63.3 | 3,392 | 64.5 | ||
Cesarean | 71,350 | 34.0 | 53,837 | 33.5 | 33,014 | 31.7 | 11,003 | 39.6 | 9,708 | 35.0 | 17,513 | 35.7 | 7,039 | 36.5 | 1,864 | 35.5 | ||
Not Stated | 1,169 | 0.6 | 825 | 0.5 | 61 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 344 | 0.7 | 41 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
Mother's Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< 12 Years | 25,891 | 12.3 | 13,570 | 8.4 | 6,549 | 6.3 | 3,371 | 12.1 | 3,589 | 12.9 | 12,321 | 25.1 | 4,078 | 21.2 | 871 | 16.6 | ||
12 Years | 48,179 | 22.9 | 34,854 | 21.7 | 21,404 | 20.6 | 8,369 | 30.1 | 5,023 | 18.1 | 13,325 | 27.1 | 4,958 | 25.7 | 1,412 | 26.9 | ||
13-15 Years | 47,582 | 22.7 | 34,801 | 21.6 | 21,092 | 20.3 | 8,779 | 31.6 | 4,877 | 17.6 | 12,781 | 26.0 | 5,177 | 26.9 | 1,811 | 34.4 | ||
16 Years | 45,085 | 21.5 | 38,560 | 24.0 | 26,373 | 25.3 | 4,466 | 16.1 | 7,660 | 27.6 | 6,525 | 13.3 | 3,078 | 16.0 | 763 | 14.5 | ||
17+ Years | 40,963 | 19.5 | 37,399 | 23.3 | 28,290 | 27.2 | 2,597 | 9.4 | 6,451 | 23.2 | 3,564 | 7.3 | 1,883 | 9.8 | 385 | 7.3 | ||
Not Stated | 2,247 | 1.1 | 1,664 | 1.0 | 442 | 0.4 | 191 | 0.7 | 175 | 0.6 | 583 | 1.2 | 95 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.3 | ||
Place of Birth | ||||||||||||||||||
Hospital | 201,575 | 96.0 | 153,746 | 95.6 | 98,860 | 94.9 | 27,241 | 98.1 | 27,309 | 98.3 | 47,829 | 97.4 | 18,679 | 96.9 | 5,143 | 97.8 | ||
Home | 2,970 | 1.4 | 2,440 | 1.5 | 1,970 | 1.9 | 230 | 0.8 | 147 | 0.5 | 530 | 1.1 | 183 | 0.9 | 44 | 0.8 | ||
Other | 5,384 | 2.6 | 4,644 | 2.9 | 3,310 | 3.2 | 301 | 1.1 | 312 | 1.1 | 740 | 1.5 | 407 | 2.1 | 70 | 1.3 | ||
Not Stated | 18 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Primary Financial Coverage | ||||||||||||||||||
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Pl | 101,153 | 48.2 | 66,732 | 41.5 | 34,729 | 33.3 | 17,943 | 64.6 | 13,844 | 49.8 | 34,421 | 70.1 | 12,533 | 65.0 | 3,803 | 72.3 | ||
Private Insurance | 98,456 | 46.9 | 86,323 | 53.7 | 64,566 | 62.0 | 8,584 | 30.9 | 13,019 | 46.9 | 12,133 | 24.7 | 6,053 | 31.4 | 1,296 | 24.7 | ||
Self Pay | 1,961 | 0.9 | 1,677 | 1.0 | 1,328 | 1.3 | 181 | 0.7 | 147 | 0.5 | 284 | 0.6 | 146 | 0.8 | 24 | 0.5 | ||
Indian Health Service | 33 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
CHAMPUS/Tricare | 1,655 | 0.8 | 1,364 | 0.8 | 1,036 | 1.0 | 181 | 0.7 | 146 | 0.5 | 291 | 0.6 | 150 | 0.8 | 23 | 0.4 | ||
Child Health Plus B | 2,685 | 1.3 | 1,930 | 1.2 | 1,221 | 1.2 | 397 | 1.4 | 310 | 1.1 | 755 | 1.5 | 157 | 0.8 | 48 | 0.9 | ||
Other Insurance | 2,448 | 1.2 | 1,664 | 1.0 | 1,030 | 1.0 | 400 | 1.4 | 229 | 0.8 | 784 | 1.6 | 162 | 0.8 | 54 | 1.0 | ||
Not Stated | 1,556 | 0.7 | 1,127 | 0.7 | 235 | 0.2 | 87 | 0.3 | 54 | 0.2 | 429 | 0.9 | 68 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.2 | ||
Attendant | ||||||||||||||||||
Physician | 184,471 | 87.9 | 140,861 | 87.6 | 89,451 | 85.9 | 25,067 | 90.3 | 26,021 | 93.7 | 43,610 | 88.8 | 17,434 | 90.5 | 4,809 | 91.5 | ||
Cert Midwife | 22,687 | 10.8 | 17,737 | 11.0 | 13,544 | 13.0 | 2,497 | 9.0 | 1,638 | 5.9 | 4,950 | 10.1 | 1,685 | 8.7 | 421 | 8.0 | ||
Other | 1,875 | 0.9 | 1,372 | 0.9 | 1,024 | 1.0 | 195 | 0.7 | 107 | 0.4 | 503 | 1.0 | 135 | 0.7 | 25 | 0.5 | ||
Not Stated | 914 | 0.4 | 878 | 0.5 | 131 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
How Is Infant Fed3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Breast Milk only | 82,691 | 44.8 | 67,732 | 47.8 | 49,747 | 53.2 | 7,713 | 33.8 | 10,100 | 41.6 | 14,959 | 34.9 | 6,520 | 38.8 | 1,328 | 29.3 | ||
Formula only | 22,134 | 12.0 | 18,177 | 12.8 | 11,707 | 12.5 | 3,562 | 15.6 | 2,879 | 11.9 | 3,957 | 9.2 | 1,611 | 9.6 | 484 | 10.7 | ||
Both | 74,490 | 40.3 | 51,363 | 36.2 | 28,995 | 31.0 | 11,266 | 49.4 | 10,990 | 45.2 | 23,127 | 53.9 | 8,277 | 49.3 | 2,675 | 59.0 | ||
Unknown | 5,330 | 2.9 | 4,463 | 3.1 | 3,085 | 3.3 | 275 | 1.2 | 326 | 1.3 | 867 | 2.0 | 388 | 2.3 | 44 | 1.0 | ||
Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index | ||||||||||||||||||
Underweight | 6,380 | 3.0 | 5,384 | 3.3 | 3,131 | 3.0 | 656 | 2.4 | 1,581 | 5.7 | 996 | 2.0 | 419 | 2.2 | 111 | 2.1 | ||
Normal Weight | 86,922 | 41.4 | 70,650 | 43.9 | 47,838 | 45.9 | 7,947 | 28.6 | 14,700 | 52.9 | 16,272 | 33.1 | 6,667 | 34.6 | 1,619 | 30.8 | ||
Overweight | 56,392 | 26.9 | 40,660 | 25.3 | 25,716 | 24.7 | 7,952 | 28.6 | 6,899 | 24.8 | 15,732 | 32.0 | 5,966 | 31.0 | 1,626 | 30.9 | ||
Obese | 53,429 | 25.4 | 38,854 | 24.2 | 24,372 | 23.4 | 10,363 | 37.3 | 4,049 | 14.6 | 14,575 | 29.7 | 5,459 | 28.3 | 1,826 | 34.7 | ||
Unknown | 6,824 | 3.3 | 5,300 | 3.3 | 3,093 | 3.0 | 855 | 3.1 | 546 | 2.0 | 1,524 | 3.1 | 758 | 3.9 | 75 | 1.4 |
1 Total Births includes births with unknown race.
2 Hispanic Total includes all births with Hispanic origin regardless of race.
3 Infants admitted to the NICU or transferred to another hospital are excluded