Table 8
Live Births by Weight, by Race and Age of Mother
2008 Resident Data
 
Birth Weight in Grams Total
Live Births
< 16 16 – 17 18 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 44 45 + N.S.
 
 
* Those of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race and are included in the counts of live births by weight, by race and age of mother.
Total 40,221 139 924 2,566 10,119 13,390 8,845 3,495 687 55 1
0 to 499 Grams 67 - 2 2 13 20 19 7 4 - -
500 to 999 Grams 179 1 6 18 40 51 47 12 4 - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 255 2 2 22 65 86 51 22 5 - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 535 3 11 48 145 156 92 59 18 2 1
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 1,647 9 59 132 423 531 312 142 31 8 -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 6,120 30 197 486 1,684 1,925 1,194 484 104 16 -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 14,958 61 378 984 4,041 4,890 3,172 1,186 231 15 -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 12,295 25 208 698 2,878 4,332 2,877 1,059 205 13 -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 3,555 6 58 155 712 1,219 900 440 64 1 -
4,500 Grams and Over 598 2 3 20 116 176 178 82 21 - -
Weight Not Stated 12 - - 1 2 4 3 2 - - -
 
White 35,067 77 685 2,097 8,600 12,034 7,840 3,074 610 49 1
0 to 499 Grams 51 - 1 1 11 16 12 6 4 - -
500 to 999 Grams 157 1 5 15 33 45 42 12 4 - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 216 1 1 17 55 75 44 18 5 - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 454 2 7 39 119 140 81 49 14 2 1
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 1,356 3 44 95 330 456 271 121 30 6 -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 5,061 13 132 375 1,348 1,671 1,001 421 84 16 -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 12,892 37 282 813 3,409 4,356 2,768 1,014 201 12 -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 11,058 14 166 594 2,546 3,958 2,624 955 189 12 -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 3,260 5 45 130 638 1,153 829 401 58 1 -
4,500 Grams and Over 551 1 2 18 109 160 165 75 21 - -
Weight Not Stated 11 - - - 2 4 3 2 - - -
 
African American 1,817 35 106 237 625 448 252 98 14 2 -
0 to 499 Grams 9 - 1 1 2 3 2 - - - -
500 to 999 Grams 18 - 1 2 6 6 3 - - - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 21 - 1 5 6 6 2 1 - - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 37 1 3 3 15 8 3 2 2 - -
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 133 4 5 23 48 36 9 7 - 1 -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 444 9 36 68 154 101 57 15 4 - -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 708 15 36 83 268 164 94 42 5 1 -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 362 6 17 44 107 102 60 23 3 - -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 77 - 6 7 18 18 20 8 - - -
4,500 Grams and Over 7 - - - 1 4 2 - - - -
Weight Not Stated 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 952 1 9 24 169 292 305 124 27 1 -
0 to 499 Grams - - - - - - - - - - -
500 to 999 Grams 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 8 - - - 1 2 4 1 - - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 12 - - 1 2 1 3 5 - - -
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 53 - 1 1 14 17 16 3 1 - -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 223 - 2 5 54 60 67 26 9 - -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 407 - 6 11 59 138 132 53 8 - -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 201 1 - 3 31 67 68 25 5 1 -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 41 - - 2 8 7 11 9 4 - -
4,500 Grams and Over 4 - - - - - 2 2 - - -
Weight Not Stated - - - - - - - - - - -
 
Other 2,385 26 124 208 725 616 448 199 36 3 -
0 to 499 Grams 7 - - - - 1 5 1 - - -
500 to 999 Grams 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 10 1 - - 3 3 1 2 - - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 32 - 1 5 9 7 5 3 2 - -
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 105 2 9 13 31 22 16 11 - 1 -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 392 8 27 38 128 93 69 22 7 - -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 951 9 54 77 305 232 178 77 17 2 -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 674 4 25 57 194 205 125 56 8 - -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 177 1 7 16 48 41 40 22 2 - -
4,500 Grams and Over 36 1 1 2 6 12 9 5 - - -
Weight Not Stated - - - - - - - - - - -
 
Hispanic* 3,323 27 178 320 993 867 610 272 52 4 -
0 to 499 Grams 8 - - - - 1 6 1 - - -
500 to 999 Grams 12 - - 3 5 2 2 - - - -
1,000 to 1,499 Grams 26 1 - 4 5 10 2 3 1 - -
1,500 to 1,999 Grams 44 - 3 7 11 9 7 4 3 - -
2,000 to 2,499 Grams 144 2 15 20 38 33 18 16 1 1 -
2,500 to 2,999 Grams 547 6 38 54 185 125 96 33 10 - -
3,000 to 3,499 Grams 1,331 10 85 119 408 342 246 101 17 3 -
3,500 to 3,999 Grams 930 6 26 90 267 277 169 79 16 - -
4,000 to 4,499 Grams 232 1 10 18 64 51 53 31 4 - -
4,500 Grams and Over 49 1 1 5 10 17 11 4 - - -
Weight Not Stated - - - - - - - - - - -