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