Health Statistics > Preterm Births as a % of Births (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Mississippi:	17.9 %
# 2	Alabama:	15.7 %
# 3	Louisiana:	15.6 %
# 4	District of Columbia:	14.8 %
# 5	South Carolina:	14.5 %
# 6	Tennessee:	14.1 %
# 7	Kentucky:	14 %
# 8	Texas:	13.9 %
# 9	Delaware:	13.7 %
= 10	North Carolina:	13.6 %
= 10	Nevada:	13.6 %
# 12	West Virginia:	13.3 %
= 13	Arizona:	13.1 %
= 13	Missouri:	13.1 %
= 13	Maryland:	13.1 %
= 13	Georgia:	13.1 %
= 17	Arkansas:	13 %
= 17	Florida:	13 %
# 19	Indiana:	12.9 %
# 20	Illinois:	12.8 %
= 21	New Mexico:	12.7 %
= 21	Oklahoma:	12.7 %
# 23	Hawaii:	12.6 %
# 24	Ohio:	12.5 %
# 25	Nebraska:	12.4 %
= 26	Virginia:	12.1 %
= 26	New Jersey:	12.1 %
= 26	Colorado:	12.1 %
# 29	North Dakota:	12 %
# 30	Michigan:	11.9 %
# 31	Wyoming:	11.8 %
= 32	Kansas:	11.6 %
= 32	Pennsylvania:	11.6 %
= 32	Rhode Island:	11.6 %
= 35	Iowa:	11.4 %
= 35	New York:	11.4 %
# 37	Wisconsin:	11.3 %
# 38	South Dakota:	11.2 %
= 39	Alaska:	11.1 %
= 39	Montana:	11.1 %
= 41	Idaho:	10.7 %
= 41	Massachusetts:	10.7 %
# 43	California:	10.5 %
# 44	Utah:	10.4 %
# 45	Washington:	10.3 %
# 46	Minnesota:	10.2 %
= 47	Maine:	10.1 %
= 47	Oregon:	10.1 %
# 49	Connecticut:	9.7 %
# 50	Vermont:	9.5 %
# 51	New Hampshire:	9.2 %
	Weighted average:	12.3 %

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