Pregnancy & Newborn Health Indicator

Low Birthweight (percent of live births)

2003-2007

State Percent
Kentucky 9%
County Percent
Adair 10%
Allen 9%
Anderson 9%
Ballard 10%
Barren 9%
Bath 10%
Bell 9%
Boone 7%
Bourbon 10%
Boyd 11%
Boyle 9%
Bracken 8%
Breathitt 9%
Breckinridge 9%
Bullitt 9%
Butler 7%
Caldwell 10%
Calloway 7%
Campbell 9%
Carlisle 11%
Carroll 9%
Carter 9%
Casey 9%
Christian 11%
Clark 10%
Clay 12%
Clinton 9%
Crittenden 8%
Cumberland 11%
Daviess 9%
Edmonson 8%
Elliott 12%
Estill 10%
Fayette 9%
Fleming 8%
Floyd 11%
Franklin 9%
Fulton 10%
Gallatin 10%
Garrard 10%
Grant 10%
Graves 8%
Grayson 8%
Green 8%
Greenup 9%
Hancock 6%
Hardin 8%
Harlan 10%
Harrison 10%
Hart 7%
Henderson 12%
Henry 9%
Hickman 5%
Hopkins 9%
Jackson 10%
Jefferson 10%
Jessamine 9%
Johnson 11%
Kenton 8%
Knott 10%
Knox 9%
Larue 7%
Laurel 9%
Lawrence 15%
Lee 9%
Leslie 10%
Letcher 10%
Lewis 9%
Lincoln 9%
Livingston 7%
Logan 9%
Lyon 6%
Madison 9%
Magoffin 13%
Marion 9%
Marshall 9%
Martin 11%
Mason 9%
McCracken 9%
McCreary 8%
McLean 11%
Meade 8%
Menifee 9%
Mercer 9%
Metcalfe 10%
Monroe 9%
Montgomery 11%
Morgan 7%
Muhlenberg 9%
Nelson 9%
Nicholas 12%
Ohio 7%
Oldham 9%
Owen 7%
Owsley 13%
Pendleton 9%
Perry 11%
Pike 11%
Powell 9%
Pulaski 10%
Robertson 11%
Rockcastle 7%
Rowan 7%
Russell 8%
Scott 8%
Shelby 9%
Simpson 7%
Spencer 8%
Taylor 8%
Todd 11%
Trigg 12%
Trimble 7%
Union 10%
Warren 8%
Washington 7%
Wayne 8%
Webster 10%
Whitley 10%
Wolfe 9%
Woodford 9%

Data Sources:

Kentucky State Data Center - Vital Statistics

Description: Kentucky State Data Center analysis of records from the Kentucky Department for Public Health Office of Vital Statistics.