Live Births by Birth Weight
and Race & Ancestry of Mother
Michigan 2022
Birth Weight	Race					Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Birth Weight	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian & Pacific Islander	Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Total	100,880	73,380	18,798	1,008	4,343	7,030	4,571
Less than 750	448	223	192	5	14	22	5
750 to 1,499	1,041	579	392	7	30	58	23
1,500 to 2,499	7,753	4,734	2,334	85	389	480	298
2,500 or Greater	91,617	67,833	15,873	911	3,908	6,468	4,245

Percent Distribution of Live Births by Birth Weight
and Race & Ancestry of Mother
Michigan 2022
Birth Weight	Race					Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Birth Weight	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian & Pacific Islander	Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 750	0.4	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1
750 to 1,499	1.0	0.8	2.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.5
1,500 to 2,499	7.7	6.5	12.4	8.4	9.0	6.8	6.5
2,500 or Greater	90.8	92.4	84.4	90.4	90.0	92.0	92.9

Mean Weight	3,248.8	3,311.2	3,033.5	3,258.0	3,139.9	3,253.3	3,238.7
Median Weight	3,290.0	3,345.0	3,098.0	3,302.5	3,175.0	3,289.0	3,260.0

Notes:

Birth weight: Infant's weight in grams at the time of delivery.

Source: 2022 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registry.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services