Selected Birth Indicators by County,
Michigan Residents 2026¹

County Number of
Births		 Percent of
Births
Live Births Low Weight Births² Preterm Births Adequate Prenatal Care³ Highschool or Better Cesarean Delivery Low Weight Births Preterm Births Adequate Prenatal Care Highschool or Better Cesarean Delivery
Michigan 80,256 6,823 9,417 56,031 72,740 26,071 8.5% 11.7% 69.8% 90.6% 32.5%
                       
Alcona 61 7 5 44 58 21 11.5% 8.2% 72.1% 95.1% 34.4%
Alger 34 - 1 18 32 6 - 2.9% 52.9% 94.1% 17.6%
Allegan 1,085 68 110 787 1,021 342 6.3% 10.1% 72.5% 94.1% 31.5%
Alpena 170 9 19 135 149 56 5.3% 11.2% 79.4% 87.6% 32.9%
Antrim 140 9 8 52 130 41 6.4% 5.7% 37.1% 92.9% 29.3%
                       
Arenac 101 6 13 69 90 29 5.9% 12.9% 68.3% 89.1% 28.7%
Baraga 49 3 6 29 47 23 6.1% 12.2% 59.2% 95.9% 46.9%
Barry 525 32 44 414 477 131 6.1% 8.4% 78.9% 90.9% 25.0%
Bay 690 60 88 499 640 231 8.7% 12.8% 72.3% 92.8% 33.5%
Benzie 111 3 6 24 100 38 2.7% 5.4% 21.6% 90.1% 34.2%
                       
Berrien 1,124 91 125 682 989 336 8.1% 11.1% 60.7% 88.0% 29.9%
Branch 472 36 60 198 327 127 7.6% 12.7% 41.9% 69.3% 26.9%
Calhoun 1,131 124 157 710 977 353 11.0% 13.9% 62.8% 86.4% 31.2%
Cass 377 32 37 237 324 99 8.5% 9.8% 62.9% 85.9% 26.3%
Charlevoix 157 10 15 98 144 49 6.4% 9.6% 62.4% 91.7% 31.2%
                       
Cheboygan 136 9 13 93 127 46 6.6% 9.6% 68.4% 93.4% 33.8%
Chippewa 217 11 14 181 195 56 5.1% 6.5% 83.4% 89.9% 25.8%
Clare 257 20 33 148 185 79 7.8% 12.8% 57.6% 72.0% 30.7%
Clinton 524 37 47 425 512 167 7.1% 9.0% 81.1% 97.7% 31.9%
Crawford 87 8 14 64 81 26 9.2% 16.1% 73.6% 93.1% 29.9%
                       
Delta 223 11 19 164 205 68 4.9% 8.5% 73.5% 91.9% 30.5%
Dickinson 169 9 10 136 157 48 5.3% 5.9% 80.5% 92.9% 28.4%
Eaton 810 60 87 609 743 291 7.4% 10.7% 75.2% 91.7% 35.9%
Emmet 226 12 20 148 212 91 5.3% 8.8% 65.5% 93.8% 40.3%
Genesee 3,246 350 513 2,152 2,883 1,113 10.8% 15.8% 66.3% 88.8% 34.3%
                       
Gladwin 200 15 17 136 156 51 7.5% 8.5% 68.0% 78.0% 25.5%
Gogebic 73 5 6 51 65 14 6.8% 8.2% 69.9% 89.0% 19.2%
Grand Traverse 686 39 62 138 637 208 5.7% 9.0% 20.1% 92.9% 30.3%
Gratiot 313 22 29 244 280 105 7.0% 9.3% 78.0% 89.5% 33.5%
Hillsdale 392 32 38 207 288 112 8.2% 9.7% 52.8% 73.5% 28.6%
                       
Houghton 368 15 27 212 351 103 4.1% 7.3% 57.6% 95.4% 28.0%
Huron 232 23 22 129 217 76 9.9% 9.5% 55.6% 93.5% 32.8%
Ingham 2,174 213 275 1,497 1,898 766 9.8% 12.6% 68.9% 87.3% 35.2%
Ionia 582 35 52 374 519 164 6.0% 8.9% 64.3% 89.2% 28.2%
Iosco 149 10 23 108 118 46 6.7% 15.4% 72.5% 79.2% 30.9%
                       
Iron 62 6 6 44 53 14 9.7% 9.7% 71.0% 85.5% 22.6%
Isabella 504 51 62 334 424 161 10.1% 12.3% 66.3% 84.1% 31.9%
Jackson 1,251 100 153 951 1,117 388 8.0% 12.2% 76.0% 89.3% 31.0%
Kalamazoo 2,070 192 272 1,503 1,828 647 9.3% 13.1% 72.6% 88.3% 31.3%
Kalkaska 136 10 16 33 124 42 7.4% 11.8% 24.3% 91.2% 30.9%
                       
Kent 6,401 496 719 4,189 5,933 1,863 7.7% 11.2% 65.4% 92.7% 29.1%
Keweenaw 20 - - 10 19 3 - - 50.0% 95.0% 15.0%
Lake 85 15 19 50 75 24 17.6% 22.4% 58.8% 88.2% 28.2%
Lapeer 661 54 72 444 626 225 8.2% 10.9% 67.2% 94.7% 34.0%
Leelanau 131 8 9 22 121 38 6.1% 6.9% 16.8% 92.4% 29.0%
                       
Lenawee 588 41 63 430 541 177 7.0% 10.7% 73.1% 92.0% 30.1%
Livingston 1,427 84 129 1,100 1,388 414 5.9% 9.0% 77.1% 97.3% 29.0%
Luce 37 4 3 24 32 11 10.8% 8.1% 64.9% 86.5% 29.7%
Mackinac 61 6 4 34 48 29 9.8% 6.6% 55.7% 78.7% 47.5%
Macomb 6,940 577 755 5,189 6,513 2,569 8.3% 10.9% 74.8% 93.8% 37.0%
                       
Manistee 166 12 15 72 144 56 7.2% 9.0% 43.4% 86.7% 33.7%
Marquette 425 21 34 235 401 141 4.9% 8.0% 55.3% 94.4% 33.2%
Mason 192 17 25 148 183 60 8.9% 13.0% 77.1% 95.3% 31.3%
Mecosta 305 22 39 169 261 92 7.2% 12.8% 55.4% 85.6% 30.2%
Menominee 143 12 16 101 134 32 8.4% 11.2% 70.6% 93.7% 22.4%
                       
Midland 572 40 58 479 545 175 7.0% 10.1% 83.7% 95.3% 30.6%
Missaukee 128 7 10 66 109 36 5.5% 7.8% 51.6% 85.2% 28.1%
Monroe 983 62 102 691 913 314 6.3% 10.4% 70.3% 92.9% 31.9%
Montcalm 560 41 52 323 485 159 7.3% 9.3% 57.7% 86.6% 28.4%
Montmorency 64 10 8 43 58 18 15.6% 12.5% 67.2% 90.6% 28.1%
                       
Muskegon 1,489 150 160 972 1,335 466 10.1% 10.7% 65.3% 89.7% 31.3%
Newaygo 437 39 50 304 388 116 8.9% 11.4% 69.6% 88.8% 26.5%
Oakland 9,803 693 1,089 7,785 9,415 3,309 7.1% 11.1% 79.4% 96.0% 33.8%
Oceana 224 16 17 157 198 58 7.1% 7.6% 70.1% 88.4% 25.9%
Ogemaw 159 9 11 100 134 49 5.7% 6.9% 62.9% 84.3% 30.8%
                       
Ontonagon 33 2 5 14 28 9 6.1% 15.2% 42.4% 84.8% 27.3%
Osceola 187 17 22 112 166 42 9.1% 11.8% 59.9% 88.8% 22.5%
Oscoda 63 2 3 29 35 12 3.2% 4.8% 46.0% 55.6% 19.0%
Otsego 230 15 24 163 212 72 6.5% 10.4% 70.9% 92.2% 31.3%
Ottawa 2,559 174 236 1,787 2,450 790 6.8% 9.2% 69.8% 95.7% 30.9%
                       
Presque Isle 75 11 8 54 65 20 14.7% 10.7% 72.0% 86.7% 26.7%
Roscommon 139 16 24 92 120 40 11.5% 17.3% 66.2% 86.3% 28.8%
Saginaw 1,425 164 205 966 1,275 502 11.5% 14.4% 67.8% 89.5% 35.2%
St Clair 1,220 79 146 943 1,137 416 6.5% 12.0% 77.3% 93.2% 34.1%
St Joseph 552 38 68 344 431 136 6.9% 12.3% 62.3% 78.1% 24.6%
                       
Sanilac 310 20 40 175 246 80 6.5% 12.9% 56.5% 79.4% 25.8%
Schoolcraft 41 1 6 27 34 18 2.4% 14.6% 65.9% 82.9% 43.9%
Shiawassee 543 41 47 408 515 174 7.6% 8.7% 75.1% 94.8% 32.0%
Tuscola 391 35 66 278 351 134 9.0% 16.9% 71.1% 89.8% 34.3%
Van Buren 632 54 73 446 533 188 8.5% 11.6% 70.6% 84.3% 29.7%
                       
Washtenaw 2,481 190 281 1,902 2,326 792 7.7% 11.3% 76.7% 93.8% 31.9%
Wayne 15,500 1,705 2,112 10,763 13,438 5,270 11.0% 13.6% 69.4% 86.7% 34.0%
Wexford 266 20 29 105 229 78 7.5% 10.9% 39.5% 86.1% 29.3%
                       

Note:

¹Reported as of October 27, 2026

²Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams

³Care that began within the first trimester and included an average of at least one or two additional prenatal visits per month of gestation
Source:

2026 Provisional Birth File.

Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.