Low Weight Live Birth Ratios by County of Residence,
State of Michigan, Michigan Counties and Detroit City, 2015 - 2025

County 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Michigan 84.9 85.6 88.3 84.9 87.6 89.8 92.5 92.0 89.3 89.5 87.5
                       
Alcona 109.1 125.0 103.4 * 150.9 * * * * * *
Alger * 135.6 * * * 125.0 85.7 * 125.0 * *
Allegan 65.1 64.9 77.2 58.0 78.2 65.6 72.0 80.4 81.3 68.3 72.4
Alpena 63.7 59.1 93.1 58.8 96.9 37.0 83.3 78.5 83.7 41.1 82.3
Antrim 112.2 29.7 74.5 35.7 69.6 51.7 91.8 63.8 76.1 49.7 72.1
Arenac 59.7 46.9 106.2 64.7 113.6 63.5 57.6 75.2 61.9 * 77.6
Baraga * * * * * * 75.9 * * * *
Barry 66.9 71.1 66.1 71.1 74.8 83.9 72.7 83.1 78.1 68.6 51.2
Bay 78.9 64.0 71.2 64.5 80.9 92.9 83.1 98.4 84.0 90.6 89.1
Benzie 55.2 49.4 56.6 41.1 81.3 121.6 48.3 61.2 57.1 92.9 67.1
                       
Berrien 79.8 74.5 71.2 83.9 83.5 83.7 80.8 99.2 85.4 86.6 88.4
Branch 62.1 63.0 64.2 58.0 88.1 79.5 81.3 66.9 68.9 61.3 79.9
Calhoun 86.5 81.2 101.6 77.6 95.0 100.9 89.1 91.0 96.2 107.0 103.8
Cass 77.8 72.8 80.9 95.7 57.4 65.2 85.7 68.9 84.8 60.5 63.8
Charlevoix 81.1 64.4 64.5 48.6 79.1 70.4 82.1 68.1 47.9 30.5 99.1
Cheboygan 79.3 51.0 83.0 93.8 124.4 62.1 137.1 78.5 74.3 92.2 81.7
Chippewa 46.2 75.5 101.9 42.0 66.4 55.9 53.4 64.7 59.7 76.7 66.7
Clare 56.8 65.7 72.5 65.1 69.6 55.4 95.1 71.0 109.3 86.3 92.7
Clinton 74.9 50.4 54.6 65.2 51.3 67.7 85.0 59.7 86.4 76.5 53.0
Crawford 148.4 112.1 87.0 100.0 * 81.1 87.0 80.4 77.6 108.9 79.2
                       
Delta 80.1 79.9 69.6 62.9 96.1 50.9 29.2 54.3 64.4 98.5 83.9
Dickinson 72.6 52.3 85.0 53.0 76.6 64.9 62.5 57.8 37.4 48.8 49.3
Eaton 63.2 75.1 69.8 68.5 99.5 85.3 86.2 89.2 89.7 82.7 78.5
Emmet 57.5 73.7 62.7 83.3 56.8 69.0 58.8 67.3 82.3 120.7 54.3
Genesee 107.9 105.6 113.3 106.3 98.4 101.9 100.6 111.2 117.8 107.6 100.2
Gladwin 75.5 92.9 77.6 57.0 65.8 68.0 121.7 66.4 39.0 73.9 73.0
Gogebic 61.1 93.8 70.3 70.9 * 129.0 * * 64.2 49.6 90.0
Grand Traverse 62.6 73.5 73.8 66.1 65.7 76.1 75.6 60.7 43.2 54.1 56.3
Gratiot 96.5 67.2 57.1 84.0 46.6 56.0 74.5 86.7 80.8 54.1 85.2
Hillsdale 66.4 52.9 58.1 45.6 67.7 97.6 104.6 93.2 81.6 109.6 97.6
                       
Houghton 61.3 100.0 56.5 66.0 58.8 57.9 55.7 57.9 52.9 65.3 59.1
Huron 64.9 64.8 76.4 73.4 104.7 82.8 51.3 68.5 85.2 65.1 50.0
Ingham 83.6 88.3 93.5 80.7 84.2 89.2 90.1 97.8 83.6 94.8 97.6
Ionia 65.7 79.2 87.0 73.8 71.6 63.2 69.4 74.0 78.8 87.9 80.1
Iosco 47.0 32.4 96.5 70.9 70.0 99.0 119.8 90.9 64.2 68.4 91.8
Iron 74.1 89.1 136.8 98.8 78.4 108.1 81.1 94.1 122.0 96.8 144.6
Isabella 82.5 72.6 79.3 77.7 82.1 75.4 106.7 74.3 81.4 65.8 84.3
Jackson 94.4 83.7 85.9 93.1 90.9 79.8 99.6 110.6 97.3 103.2 80.7
Kalamazoo 76.8 71.2 88.4 77.8 85.9 82.6 83.6 83.6 80.6 76.8 76.6
Kalkaska 76.5 53.9 72.2 80.6 71.4 56.3 80.2 56.2 90.9 65.9 60.4
                       
Kent 78.7 77.2 80.5 79.0 90.6 93.2 93.4 89.6 86.8 89.9 90.9
Keweenaw * * * - * * - - * * -
Lake 90.9 68.0 97.6 142.9 78.4 123.5 163.0 95.7 85.1 126.4 101.1
Lapeer 57.8 71.2 85.0 81.4 61.5 76.8 83.4 85.2 58.9 74.4 96.7
Leelanau 55.9 52.3 34.3 62.5 42.7 74.3 80.2 109.6 41.4 * 49.1
Lenawee 67.8 66.3 75.5 65.3 73.3 81.8 105.7 83.6 71.6 68.4 92.6
Livingston 50.6 54.8 64.7 57.3 67.8 68.1 70.6 75.6 62.2 61.3 61.4
Luce * * * * 181.8 * * * * * *
Mackinac 119.0 127.9 * * 87.0 * 71.4 * * 117.6 80.5
Macomb 87.5 89.3 94.7 86.8 87.7 92.5 93.6 99.6 94.3 89.7 87.3
                       
Manistee 67.4 110.2 90.5 * 92.3 57.1 88.1 95.2 73.7 65.2 *
Marquette 82.5 71.9 69.8 67.5 67.6 37.8 68.7 63.7 57.5 90.0 62.1
Mason 72.6 99.6 66.4 71.4 69.3 78.2 71.1 76.9 55.8 93.6 93.0
Mecosta 88.0 36.9 55.6 80.5 82.9 67.2 77.6 72.3 68.0 72.9 79.5
Menominee 48.5 35.2 61.5 65.6 46.9 57.1 75.7 50.8 56.6 45.5 64.5
Midland 73.3 73.0 70.0 59.2 64.1 56.8 62.3 70.3 80.6 63.2 72.9
Missaukee 52.9 47.9 68.1 64.9 46.7 58.8 69.4 49.7 57.1 81.4 67.0
Monroe 68.0 79.8 75.8 69.5 92.4 79.3 81.2 72.1 71.5 68.2 71.2
Montcalm 79.3 76.7 66.6 60.1 73.5 71.4 99.7 78.5 65.8 82.0 100.1
Montmorency * * * 155.8 * * 108.1 * * 137.5 109.6
                       
Muskegon 96.5 92.9 94.1 101.4 93.1 103.4 92.6 118.9 96.7 98.5 96.8
Newaygo 63.1 90.6 68.6 87.0 70.1 87.0 79.8 106.1 58.6 80.5 78.2
Oakland 84.1 84.8 86.4 77.4 84.3 85.0 83.0 81.9 75.6 82.3 80.9
Oceana 61.3 82.5 60.8 71.7 74.5 66.2 76.3 90.6 84.9 69.1 66.4
Ogemaw 41.9 106.1 73.5 89.4 61.1 73.4 87.0 43.2 62.5 79.2 86.4
Ontonagon * 205.9 - * * * 250.0 * * - *
Osceola 73.8 59.3 37.3 92.5 68.4 87.1 101.6 92.4 96.9 74.5 66.4
Oscoda 115.4 115.4 89.7 * 95.9 * * * 78.4 * *
Otsego 60.8 53.3 82.4 76.6 69.4 112.0 38.6 60.1 54.3 100.8 79.7
Ottawa 54.9 55.7 63.0 61.9 57.0 62.5 67.0 71.4 64.3 66.0 57.2
                       
Presque Isle 83.3 70.0 * * * 90.0 93.0 * 94.1 * *
Roscommon 84.3 75.0 79.8 110.3 44.3 40.8 94.0 70.1 79.8 66.7 106.5
Saginaw 90.1 99.9 99.6 97.6 96.8 105.3 110.0 104.8 94.9 103.2 101.8
St. Clair 80.1 76.9 71.1 73.4 63.4 74.2 77.9 79.6 74.5 78.9 81.7
St. Joseph 60.8 59.1 88.4 61.8 84.5 53.7 52.5 65.8 82.4 72.5 61.9
Sanilac 49.7 69.3 73.7 61.2 70.0 62.7 60.5 79.6 74.4 79.2 69.5
Schoolcraft 109.1 87.0 * 159.4 * 81.1 * * 87.0 148.9 107.1
Shiawassee 64.1 100.1 87.8 73.0 69.7 66.6 87.7 68.6 68.3 64.7 71.9
Tuscola 77.2 72.5 75.7 64.9 84.5 67.1 55.0 64.3 66.9 76.7 65.0
Van Buren 62.2 83.7 68.1 69.5 58.7 66.3 88.1 86.3 73.6 73.4 78.5
                       
Washtenaw 77.0 79.2 75.4 75.4 69.9 81.7 80.7 76.9 86.4 74.7 75.0
Wayne 107.9 109.3 108.7 112.0 111.0 114.9 119.8 114.6 118.0 115.3 110.6
 Detroit City 142.5 144.9 140.6 146.3 151.1 150.6 161.8 149.8 157.6 163.8 149.0
 Wayne Excluding Detroit 82.7 84.8 86.0 87.9 82.6 90.6 93.3 92.7 93.9 85.9 87.8
Wexford 52.5 84.2 77.5 67.6 51.3 84.7 70.4 84.5 89.9 84.5 86.1
                       

 

Note: Low birthweight is less than 2500 grams. Ratios are low weight births per 1,000 live births.

*An asterisk indicates the ratio does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
Sources: 2015 - 2025 Michigan Residents Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services; Population Estimates by Age and Race (latest update 7/2025), U.S Census Bureau. .