TABLE 6A
LIVE BIRTHS WEIGHING LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS AT BIRTH
AND PERCENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS,
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1995

                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

STATE          4,060   1,505   2,555     9.8     7.0    12.9

ADAMS             66      17      49    12.9     9.3    15.0
ALCORN            40      29      11    10.6     9.6    14.1
AMITE             10       1       9     6.4     1.3    11.1
ATTALA            35      18      17    13.4    14.1    12.7
BENTON            10       6       4     8.5    11.5     6.2
BOLIVAR           77       3      74    11.3     2.0    13.9

CALHOUN           23      12      11    11.9    10.2    14.5
CARROLL           10       3       7    10.1     6.7    13.0
CHICKASAW         24       8      16     7.9     5.3    10.4
CHOCTAW           11       8       3     8.8    10.8     5.9
CLAIBORNE         30       1      29    17.6     6.7    18.7
CLARKE            27      10      17    11.6     8.2    15.4

CLAY              26       3      23     7.6     2.4    10.6
COAHOMA           73       9      64    12.2     8.1    13.1
COPIAH            47      14      33    11.1     7.8    13.6
COVINGTON         35      11      24    11.9     7.1    17.1
DESOTO            85      62      23     6.9     6.0    12.3
FORREST          115      50      65    11.0     8.8    13.6

FRANKLIN          10       1       9    10.4     2.0    19.6
GEORGE            14      14       0     4.7     5.3       -
GREENE             9       4       5     5.3     3.1    12.2
GRENADA           33      14      19    10.4     9.2    11.4
HANCOCK           39      30       9     7.8     6.7    17.6
HARRISON         221     125      96     7.6     6.2    11.0

HINDS            511      79     432    12.4     6.6    14.8
HOLMES            36       0      36     9.7       -    11.2
HUMPHREYS         37       8      29    19.6    18.6    19.9
ISSAQUENA          5       0       5    16.1       -    21.7
ITAWAMBA          19      18       1     7.0     7.4     3.3
JACKSON          142      73      69     8.0     5.9    13.0

JASPER            40      10      30    14.6    10.9    16.5
JEFFERSON         21       2      19    14.1    28.6    13.4
JEFF DAVIS        21       5      16     9.2     7.8     9.8
JONES             91      45      46    10.8     8.4    15.2
KEMPER            11       1      10     8.0     3.4     9.2
LAFAYETTE         28      13      15     6.9     5.5     8.8

LAMAR             43      32      11     9.6     8.3    17.5
LAUDERDALE       127      43      84    11.1     7.6    14.5
LAWRENCE          15       3      12     7.8     3.0    12.9
LEAKE             31       5      26    10.5     3.4    17.2
LEE              104      48      56     8.8     6.3    13.5
LEFLORE           74      10      64    10.7     6.3    12.0

 

TABLE 6A - PAGE 2                                           
LIVE BIRTHS LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS - MISSISSIPPI - 1995      

                                                            
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT       
                                NON-                    NON-
COUNTY         TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

LINCOLN           42      24      18     9.6     8.8    11.0
LOWNDES           89      33      56     8.9     6.6    11.2
MADISON          101      33      68     8.5     5.2    12.1
MARION            41      19      22    10.6     8.8    12.9
MARSHALL          59      20      39    10.7     8.2    12.7
MONROE            57      26      31    10.1     7.6    13.9

MONTGOMERY        14       6       8     8.9     8.8     9.0
NESHOBA           55      26      29    12.5    11.2    13.9
NEWTON            32      13      19    10.0     7.9    12.2
NOXUBEE           17       2      15     8.0     4.1     9.1
OKTIBBEHA         39      18      21     8.0     7.7     8.3
PANOLA            57      15      42    10.3     6.6    12.9

PEARL RIVER       44      33      11     7.3     6.4    12.0
PERRY             12       6       6     6.8     4.8    12.0
PIKE              67      20      47    11.2     8.9    12.6
PONTOTOC          29      19      10     7.9     6.3    15.9
PRENTISS          28      22       6     9.4     8.5    15.8
QUITMAN           27       5      22    14.3    11.6    15.1

RANKIN           116      80      36     7.9     6.8    12.4
SCOTT             45      18      27    10.0     7.4    12.9
SHARKEY           17       2      15    13.3    11.8    13.5
SIMPSON           39      19      20    10.7     8.8    13.5
SMITH             16       8       8     7.4     5.5    11.6
STONE             12       6       6     6.7     4.5    13.0

SUNFLOWER         52      10      42     9.5     8.8     9.6
TALLAHATCHIE      16       0      16     6.6       -     9.6
TATE              23      10      13     6.4     4.8     8.7
TIPPAH            25      14      11     9.2     6.8    16.4
TISHOMINGO        15      15       0     6.9     7.2       -
TUNICA            20       2      18    12.3     9.1    12.8

UNION             45      36       9    13.8    14.9    10.8
WALTHALL          14       4      10     6.1     4.1     7.6
WARREN            88      29      59    10.5     7.6    13.0
WASHINGTON       127      18     109    10.4     5.8    11.9
WAYNE             34       7      27     9.8     4.0    15.8
WEBSTER           20      11       9    14.9    11.7    22.5

WILKINSON         11       2       9     9.2     6.7    10.0
WINSTON           23       5      18     9.3     4.2    14.0
YALOBUSHA         21      13       8    14.0    15.8    11.8
YAZOO             45       8      37    10.5     6.4    12.2