Table 3. Percent of Infants Born Underweight
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	State Ranking		Number of and % of Infants Born Underweight	% More Infants Born Underweight Compared to the Best State
	1	Alaska	6.0% (618)	--
	1	Oregon	6.0% (2,758)	--
	3	Washington	6.2% (5,063)	3.3%
	4	Maine	6.4% (895)	6.7%
	4	Vermont	6.4% (423)	6.7%
	6	Minnesota	6.5% (4,604)	8.3%
	7	North Dakota	6.6% (539)	10.0%
	8	Utah	6.7% (36,454)	11.7%
	8	California	6.7% (3,379)	11.7%
	10	New Hampshire	6.8% (1,529)	13.3%
	10	Idaho	6.8% (984)	13.3%
	12	South Dakota	6.9% (784)	15.0%
	13	Iowa	7.0% (2,686)	16.7%
	13	Nebraska	7.0% (1,854)	16.7%
	13	Wisconsin	7.0% (4,885)	16.7%
	16	Arizona	7.2% (6,710)	20.0%
	17	Kansas	7.3% (2,898)	21.7%
	18	Montana	7.6% (880)	26.7%
	19	Connecticut	7.8% (3,273)	30.0%
	19	Massachusetts	7.8% (6,117)	30.0%
	21	Hawaii	7.9% (1,442)	31.7%
	22	Nevada	8.0% (2,809)	33.3%
	22	Oklahoma	8.0% (4,117)	33.3%
	22	Texas	8.0% (1,025)	33.3%
	22	Rhode Island	8.0% (30,621)	33.3%
	26	Indiana	8.1% (7,028)	35.0%
	26	New Mexico	8.1% (2,306)	35.0%
	28	New York	8.2% (20,393)	36.7%
	28	Pennsylvania	8.2% (11,804)	36.7%
	30	Missouri	8.3% (10,828)	38.3%
	30	New Jersey	8.3% (6,429)	38.3%
	30	Virginia	8.3% (9,528)	38.3%
	30	Michigan	8.3% (8,587)	38.3%
	34	Illinois	8.4% (15,200)	40.0%
	35	Ohio	8.5% (18,633)	41.7%
	35	Florida	8.5% (12,637)	41.7%
	37	Wyoming	8.6% (588)	43.3%
	38	Kentucky	8.8% (4,872)	46.7%
	39	North Carolina	9.0% (6,130)	50.0%
	39	Colorado	9.0% (1,023)	50.0%
	39	Delaware	9.0% (10,822)	50.0%
	42	Tennessee	9.2% (7,273)	53.3%
	43	Maryland	9.3% (3,593)	55.0%
	43	West Virginia	9.3% (12,930)	55.0%
	43	Arkansas	9.3% (6,947)	55.0%
	43	Georgia	9.3% (1,937)	55.0%
	47	South Carolina	10.2% (5,761)	70.0%
	48	Alabama	10.4% (6,201)	73.3%
	49	Louisiana	10.9% (7,139)	81.7%
	50	Mississippi	11.6% (4,956)	93.3%

Source - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. The percentage is of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5) pounds. Click here for more information.