Table 4. Percent of Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care
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	State Ranking		% of Birth to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care	% More Compared to the Best State
	1	Rhode Island	1.5%	--
	1	Vermont	1.5%	--
	3	Maine	1.6%	6.7%
	4	Connecticut	1.9%	26.7%
	5	West Virginia	2.1%	40.0%
	6	Iowa	2.2%	46.7%
	6	Massachusetts	2.2%	46.7%
	8	Minnesota	2.3%	53.3%
	8	Missouri	2.3%	53.3%
	10	Ohio	2.4%	60.0%
	11	California	2.6%	73.3%
	11	Kansas	2.6%	73.3%
	13	Illinois	2.7%	80.0%
	13	Mississippi	2.7%	80.0%
	15	North Dakota	2.8%	86.7%
	16	Louisiana	2.9%	93.3%
	16	Montana	2.9%	93.3%
	16	North Carolina	2.9%	93.3%
	16	Wisconsin	2.9%	93.3%
	20	Michigan	3.0%	100.0%
	21	Wyoming	3.1%	106.7%
	22	Nebraska	3.3%	120.0%
	23	Virginia	3.4%	126.7%
	24	Delaware	3.6%	140.0%
	25	Alabama	3.7%	146.7%
	25	Hawaii	3.7%	146.7%
	27	Maryland	3.9%	160.0%
	28	Georgia	4.0%	166.7%
	28	Indiana	4.0%	166.7%
	28	South Dakota	4.0%	166.7%
	31	Oregon	4.1%	173.3%
	32	Arkansas	4.4%	193.3%
	33	Alaska	4.5%	200.0%
	33	Colorado	4.5%	200.0%
	33	Texas	4.5%	200.0%
	33	Utah	4.5%	200.0%
	37	New Jersey	4.7%	213.3%
	37	Oklahoma	4.7%	213.3%
	39	Nevada	7.3%	386.7%
	40	Arizona	7.5%	400.0%
	41	New Mexico	8.3%	453.3%
	NA	Florida	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	Idaho	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	Kentucky	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	New Hampshire	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	New York	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	Pennsylvania	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	South Carolina	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	Tennessee	N.A.	N.A.
	NA	Washington	N.A.	N.A.

* Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington do not provide comparable data

Source - Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics. Births that occurred to mothers who reported receiving prenatal care only in the third trimester of their pregnancy, or reported receiving no prenatal care. Click here for more information.