Selected Birth Indicators by County,
Michigan Residents 2023¹

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 99,179 8,860 16,078 69,035 88,603 32,919 8.9% 16.2% 69.6% 89.3% 33.2%
                       
Alcona 67 4 12 55 64 29 6.0% 17.9% 82.1% 95.5% 43.3%
Alger 64 8 15 32 55 25 12.5% 23.4% 50.0% 85.9% 39.1%
Allegan 1,181 97 174 871 1,106 404 8.2% 14.7% 73.8% 93.6% 34.2%
Alpena 242 20 53 202 222 98 8.3% 21.9% 83.5% 91.7% 40.5%
Antrim 184 13 20 92 160 49 7.1% 10.9% 50.0% 87.0% 26.6%
                       
Arenac 95 7 19 56 81 37 7.4% 20.0% 58.9% 85.3% 38.9%
Baraga 77 3 18 55 71 31 3.9% 23.4% 71.4% 92.2% 40.3%
Barry 554 40 70 445 494 164 7.2% 12.6% 80.3% 89.2% 29.6%
Bay 839 69 141 545 758 280 8.2% 16.8% 65.0% 90.3% 33.4%
Benzie 138 8 25 54 125 42 5.8% 18.1% 39.1% 90.6% 30.4%
                       
Berrien 1,394 121 196 914 1,211 437 8.7% 14.1% 65.6% 86.9% 31.3%
Branch 611 43 76 307 414 179 7.0% 12.4% 50.2% 67.8% 29.3%
Calhoun 1,322 127 267 908 1,141 452 9.6% 20.2% 68.7% 86.3% 34.2%
Cass 445 37 67 314 381 135 8.3% 15.1% 70.6% 85.6% 30.3%
Charlevoix 186 9 23 136 156 71 4.8% 12.4% 73.1% 83.9% 38.2%
                       
Cheboygan 175 13 21 122 161 42 7.4% 12.0% 69.7% 92.0% 24.0%
Chippewa 267 16 46 184 242 61 6.0% 17.2% 68.9% 90.6% 22.8%
Clare 318 36 74 192 227 98 11.3% 23.3% 60.4% 71.4% 30.8%
Clinton 702 58 154 538 666 233 8.3% 21.9% 76.6% 94.9% 33.2%
Crawford 109 9 14 91 95 24 8.3% 12.8% 83.5% 87.2% 22.0%
                       
Delta 298 20 49 204 265 111 6.7% 16.4% 68.5% 88.9% 37.2%
Dickinson 214 8 35 181 206 83 3.7% 16.4% 84.6% 96.3% 38.8%
Eaton 1,025 94 234 753 921 394 9.2% 22.8% 73.5% 89.9% 38.4%
Emmet 244 20 30 167 226 82 8.2% 12.3% 68.4% 92.6% 33.6%
Genesee 4,004 470 761 2,558 3,511 1,371 11.7% 19.0% 63.9% 87.7% 34.2%
                       
Gladwin 235 10 46 150 165 77 4.3% 19.6% 63.8% 70.2% 32.8%
Gogebic 109 7 17 84 98 36 6.4% 15.6% 77.1% 89.9% 33.0%
Grand Traverse 840 35 103 314 788 253 4.2% 12.3% 37.4% 93.8% 30.1%
Gratiot 397 32 88 326 357 157 8.1% 22.2% 82.1% 89.9% 39.5%
Hillsdale 498 40 101 332 365 162 8.0% 20.3% 66.7% 73.3% 32.5%
                       
Houghton 379 20 65 257 356 91 5.3% 17.2% 67.8% 93.9% 24.0%
Huron 270 23 36 167 246 75 8.5% 13.3% 61.9% 91.1% 27.8%
Ingham 2,677 226 692 1,779 2,308 961 8.4% 25.8% 66.5% 86.2% 35.9%
Ionia 641 51 107 478 591 175 8.0% 16.7% 74.6% 92.2% 27.3%
Iosco 216 14 23 145 175 66 6.5% 10.6% 67.1% 81.0% 30.6%
                       
Iron 82 10 23 57 71 32 12.2% 28.0% 69.5% 86.6% 39.0%
Isabella 583 47 116 426 480 200 8.1% 19.9% 73.1% 82.3% 34.3%
Jackson 1,502 146 308 1,160 1,308 481 9.7% 20.5% 77.2% 87.1% 32.0%
Kalamazoo 2,555 204 319 1,933 2,280 768 8.0% 12.5% 75.7% 89.2% 30.1%
Kalkaska 164 16 26 56 150 62 9.8% 15.9% 34.1% 91.5% 37.8%
                       
Kent 7,890 686 1,174 5,307 7,315 2,438 8.7% 14.9% 67.3% 92.7% 30.9%
Keweenaw 21 1 5 14 20 6 4.8% 23.8% 66.7% 95.2% 28.6%
Lake 87 7 17 46 65 29 8.0% 19.5% 52.9% 74.7% 33.3%
Lapeer 780 45 92 582 709 247 5.8% 11.8% 74.6% 90.9% 31.7%
Leelanau 123 6 7 52 121 38 4.9% 5.7% 42.3% 98.4% 30.9%
                       
Lenawee 860 61 119 645 776 281 7.1% 13.8% 75.0% 90.2% 32.7%
Livingston 1,648 102 263 1,353 1,584 478 6.2% 16.0% 82.1% 96.1% 29.0%
Luce 50 3 11 32 45 15 6.0% 22.0% 64.0% 90.0% 30.0%
Mackinac 73 4 11 38 63 21 5.5% 15.1% 52.1% 86.3% 28.8%
Macomb 8,525 805 1,478 5,791 7,902 3,105 9.4% 17.3% 67.9% 92.7% 36.4%
                       
Manistee 193 14 32 77 164 61 7.3% 16.6% 39.9% 85.0% 31.6%
Marquette 503 28 66 301 483 151 5.6% 13.1% 59.8% 96.0% 30.0%
Mason 212 12 28 148 192 63 5.7% 13.2% 69.8% 90.6% 29.7%
Mecosta 392 27 62 242 320 119 6.9% 15.8% 61.7% 81.6% 30.4%
Menominee 210 12 27 166 185 70 5.7% 12.9% 79.0% 88.1% 33.3%
                       
Midland 806 65 239 686 767 287 8.1% 29.7% 85.1% 95.2% 35.6%
Missaukee 139 8 16 69 121 42 5.8% 11.5% 49.6% 87.1% 30.2%
Monroe 1,362 99 158 1,014 1,267 467 7.3% 11.6% 74.4% 93.0% 34.3%
Montcalm 684 45 90 439 583 202 6.6% 13.2% 64.2% 85.2% 29.5%
Montmorency 63 5 6 45 53 17 7.9% 9.5% 71.4% 84.1% 27.0%
                       
Muskegon 1,866 181 349 986 1,649 598 9.7% 18.7% 52.8% 88.4% 32.0%
Newaygo 502 29 94 381 437 125 5.8% 18.7% 75.9% 87.1% 24.9%
Oakland 12,056 910 1,606 9,457 11,468 4,082 7.5% 13.3% 78.4% 95.1% 33.9%
Oceana 285 23 43 162 246 89 8.1% 15.1% 56.8% 86.3% 31.2%
Ogemaw 193 11 27 115 167 54 5.7% 14.0% 59.6% 86.5% 28.0%
                       
Ontonagon 28 2 4 18 24 10 7.1% 14.3% 64.3% 85.7% 35.7%
Osceola 295 30 51 166 243 78 10.2% 17.3% 56.3% 82.4% 26.4%
Oscoda 101 8 14 51 66 20 7.9% 13.9% 50.5% 65.3% 19.8%
Otsego 222 13 20 177 205 49 5.9% 9.0% 79.7% 92.3% 22.1%
Ottawa 3,028 193 366 2,089 2,874 914 6.4% 12.1% 69.0% 94.9% 30.2%
                       
Presque Isle 84 8 23 57 70 24 9.5% 27.4% 67.9% 83.3% 28.6%
Roscommon 173 13 21 123 144 43 7.5% 12.1% 71.1% 83.2% 24.9%
Saginaw 1,875 179 258 1,254 1,648 714 9.5% 13.8% 66.9% 87.9% 38.1%
St Clair 1,427 106 180 1,008 1,309 521 7.4% 12.6% 70.6% 91.7% 36.5%
St Joseph 665 54 103 419 508 189 8.1% 15.5% 63.0% 76.4% 28.4%
                       
Sanilac 358 26 36 226 279 112 7.3% 10.1% 63.1% 77.9% 31.3%
Schoolcraft 69 6 24 42 61 32 8.7% 34.8% 60.9% 88.4% 46.4%
Shiawassee 651 44 107 499 606 194 6.8% 16.4% 76.7% 93.1% 29.8%
Tuscola 498 35 51 340 444 168 7.0% 10.2% 68.3% 89.2% 33.7%
Van Buren 771 57 90 560 643 239 7.4% 11.7% 72.6% 83.4% 31.0%
                       
Washtenaw 3,071 266 566 2,289 2,833 991 8.7% 18.4% 74.5% 92.3% 32.3%
Wayne 20,085 2,369 3,435 13,773 16,950 6,903 11.8% 17.1% 68.6% 84.4% 34.4%
Wexford 350 31 44 156 297 104 8.9% 12.6% 44.6% 84.9% 29.7%
                       

Note:

¹Reported as of September 26, 2024

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:

2023 Provisional Birth File.

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