Natality, 1997


 
Total Live Births
Adolescent Mothers (<18)
 
Unmarried Mothers
 
Low Birth Weight1
 
 
 
County
Number
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 
 
Bowie
1,124
108
9.60%
443
39.40%
107
9.50%
 
 
Collin
6,814
150
2.20%
852
12.50%
444
6.50%
 
 
Delta
54
3
5.60%
18
33.30%
5
9.30%
 
 
Fannin
361
30
8.30%
116
32.10%
33
9.10%
 
 
Foard
17
1
5.90%
7
41.20%
3
17.60%
 
 
Grayson
1,445
105
7.30%
451
31.20%
115
8.00%
 
 
Harrison
735
57
7.80%
268
36.50%
48
6.50%
 
 
Hopkins
382
23
6.00%
92
24.10%
33
8.60%
 
 
Hunt
1,030
84
8.20%
353
34.30%
73
7.10%
 
 
Lamar
613
51
8.30%
212
34.70%
46
7.50%
 
 
Parker
938
56
6.00%
217
23.20%
73
7.80%
 
 
Rains
83
8
9.60%
18
21.70%
4
4.80%
 
 
Red River
169
21
12.40%
56
33.50%
17
10.10%
 
 
Smith
2,498
163
6.50%
851
34.10%
172
6.90%
 
 
Tarrant
22,605
1,176
5.20%
6,505
28.80%
1,700
7.50%
 
 
Upshur
429
24
5.60%
134
31.20%
32
7.50%
 
 
Van Zandt
581
40
6.90%
127
21.90%
34
5.90%
 
 
Victoria
1,297
109
8.40%
486
37.50%
94
7.30%
 
 
Wise
607
46
7.60%
158
26%
46
7.60%
 
 
Wood
425
27
6.40%
99
23.30%
29
6.90%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Late or No Prenatal Care2
 
Fertility Rate3
 
 
 
 
 
 
County
Number
Percent
Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bowie
236
21.20%
63
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collin
596
8.90%
65.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delta
10
18.50%
53.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fannin
74
20.60%
67.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foard
6
37.50%
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grayson
300
20.80%
64.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harrison
159
21.70%
53.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hopkins
44
11.60%
58.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hunt
282
27.40%
66.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lamar
193
31.70%
64.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parker
184
19.70%
54.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rains
13
15.70%
55.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red River
55
34%
59.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smith
470
19.20%
67.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tarrant
4,701
20.90%
72.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upshur
71
16.90%
56.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
Van Zandt
113
19.60%
68.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Victoria
195
15.10%
69.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wise
101
16.60%
68.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wood
74
17.60%
67
           
                   

1Low birth weight = live-born infants weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth.
2Late prenatal care = mothers who did not receive prenatal care during the 1st trimester of pregnancy.
3Fertility rates are per 1,000 women ages 15-44.