Benchmarking Clark County, Missouri against all counties
Clark County, Missouri has the 2nd-fewest newborns with low birth weight (5.03%) among the 115 Missouri counties. That 5.03% compares to an average of 7.65% and standard deviation of 1.60% across those 115 counties.
Clark County, Missouri has these related standings among those 115 peer counties:
Clark County, Missouri has these related standings among those 115 peer counties:
- newborns with low birth weight = 5.03% (2nd-fewest)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days = 16.29% (24th-fewest, tied)
- teenage birth rate = 9.35% (32nd-highest)
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Peers
Scotland County, Missouri is first with 4.50%.
Incidentally, both are rural up-and-coming.
beat Chariton County, Missouri (5.26%), Nodaway County, Missouri (5.51%), Daviess County, Missouri (5.63%), and Camden County, Missouri (5.77%), and 109 others, ending with Pemiscot County, Missouri (13.07%).
Incidentally, both are rural up-and-coming.
beat Chariton County, Missouri (5.26%), Nodaway County, Missouri (5.51%), Daviess County, Missouri (5.63%), and Camden County, Missouri (5.77%), and 109 others, ending with Pemiscot County, Missouri (13.07%).
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References
- newborns with low birth weight. Lower values are better. Percentage of live births where the baby weighed less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 lbs). Source is CDC, 2008-2014.