Natality, 1997
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|
Total Live Births
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Adolescent Mothers (<18)
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|
Unmarried Mothers
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|
Low Birth Weight1
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County
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Number
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Number
|
Percent
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Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
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|
|
|
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Late or No Prenatal Care2
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|
Fertility Rate3
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
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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.