Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State - 2021

Category Total1 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
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