Michigan Natatilty Statistics

Live Births by Birth Weight
and Race & Ancestry of Mother
Michigan 2019
Birth Weight	Race						Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Birth Weight	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian & Pacific Islander	All Other Races	Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Total	107,917	77,739	21,400	609	4,510	3,250	7,579	4,840
Less than 750	537	259	237	2	30	9	31	18
750 to 1,499	1,086	604	409	5	26	37	68	26
1,500 to 2,499	7,834	4,735	2,464	47	341	211	497	307
2,500 or Greater	98,412	72,106	18,286	555	4,113	2,991	6,982	4,488

Percent Distribution of Live Births by Birth Weight
and Race & Ancestry of Mother
Michigan 2019
Birth Weight	Race						Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Birth Weight	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian & Pacific Islander	All Other Races	Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 750	0.5	0.3	1.1	*	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.4
750 to 1,499	1.0	0.8	1.9	0.8	0.6	1.1	0.9	0.5
1,500 to 2,499	7.3	6.1	11.5	7.7	7.6	6.5	6.6	6.3
2,500 or Greater	91.2	92.8	85.4	91.1	91.2	92.0	92.1	92.7

Mean Weight	3,261.4	3,326.7	3,043.2	3,301.8	3,162.2	3,263.9	3,271.0	3,228.9
Median Weight	3,309.0	3,370.0	3,110.0	3,350.0	3,200.0	3,310.0	3,317.0	3,260.0

Live Births by Race & Ancestry of Mother
Michigan 2019
Birth Weight	Race						Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Birth Weight	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian & Pacific Islander	All Other Races	Hispanic Ancestry	Arab Ancestry
Total	107,917	77,739	21,400	609	4,510	3,250	7,579	4,840

Notes:

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

Source: 2019 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registry.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services