Birth Rates by Age of Mother by County for 1997 Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team County Age of Mother 10-14 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 INDIANA 0.8 32.1 87.5 118.7 112.8 75.3 27.2 4.4 0.2 Adams 0.0* 17.5* 81.8 156.3 160.2 95.5 40.5 14.3* 1.0* Allen 0.8* 31.3 102.6 132.5 122.1 84.5 34.1 5.8 0.6* Bartholomew 0.0* 19.6 97.5 135.7 130.8 83.5 28.9 1.9* 0.0* Benton 0.0* 13.0* 155.6* 154.2 172.4 90.6 41.7* 6.3* 0.0* Blackford 0.0* 39.4* 126.7* 178.4 106.4 48.9 13.7* 0.0* 0.0* Boone 0.0* 19.8* 67.4 113.3 115.6 106 34.7 4.1* 0.0* Brown 0.0* 11.4* 93.8* 65.7 82.6 40.7 20.0* 2.6* 0.0* Carroll 1.4* 26.1* 87 159.6 126.6 60 23.4* 5.1* 1.4* Cass 0.0* 35.2 181 210.6 120.2 65.9 14.3 1.3* 0.0* Clark 0.3* 30.9 111.2 141.4 103.7 54.4 19.2 2.9* 0.0* Clay 0.0* 35.1 140.7 178.8 111.8 46.3 18.2* 3.1* 0.0* Clinton 0.0* 26.7 106.1 186 122.5 60.5 17.7 3.9* 0.0* Crawford 0.0* 25.9* 138.5* 166.7 78.8 40.0* 15.0* 0.0* 2.7* Daviess 0.9* 27.1* 126.7 189 121.1 74.7 27.5 7.3* 0.0* Dearborn 0.6* 23.6 65.4 127 108.9 101.1 31.9 3.8* 0.0* Decatur 0.0* 44.3 136.7 166.2 129.4 60.6 29.6 3.2* 0.0* DeKalb 0.0* 41.1 111.1 186.7 120.8 45.3 23.6 5.5* 0.0* Delaware 0.6* 34.1 34.4 65.4 119.8 64.2 19.9 2.9* 0.0* Dubois 0.0* 16.3* 90.2 101.8 132.5 93.9 33.1 2.1* 0.0* Elkhart 1.3* 41.2 128.6 155 143 81.8 24.6 4.4 0.2* Fayette 0.0* 30 180 207.5 135.4 38.2 12.2* 2.9* 0.0* Floyd 0.4* 30.9 95.2 112.3 106.4 64.6 25.8 2.8* 0.0* Fountain 0.0* 37.5* 80.0* 165.9 138.2 61.7 18.8* 1.5* 0.0* Franklin 0.0* 12.5* 92 144.4 89.2 62 19.0* 3.6* 0.0* Fulton 0.0* 25.5* 140.9 204.7 125.4 76.8 21.8* 10.7* 0.0* Gibson 0.0* 22.1* 111.4 119.8 124 62.1 20.5 2.5* 0.0* Grant 0.8* 35.8 68.7 113.7 100 53.1 14.6 2.1* 0.0* Greene 0.0* 27.8 105.9 136.8 98.2 59.6 16.4 4.7* 0.8* Hamilton 0.2* 6.8 41.2 71.5 126 133.5 50.9 6.3 0.3* Hancock 0.5* 21.8 75 114.8 125.8 98.4 33.7 5.3* 0.0* Harrison 0.0* 19.5* 94.7 125 95 70.5 15.2 1.4* 0.0* Hendricks 0.3* 9.8 73 116.7 130.7 97.8 30.2 3.4* 0.0* Henry 0.0* 25.2 113.2 147.7 102.5 55.9 19.8 1.5* 0.0* Howard 0.7* 27 143 149.4 122.8 63.2 23.9 2.7* 0.0* Huntington 0.7* 29.6 102 153.6 96.9 63.7 24 5.8* 0.0* Jackson 0.7* 35.1 161.7 179 112.2 66.2 23.1 1.8* 0.0* Jasper 0.9* 18.6* 51.1 137.3 107.7 84.5 24.6 1.7* 1.0* Jay 1.3* 39.6 129.2 175.9 144.9 87.3 30.4 3.5* 0.0* Jefferson 0.0* 31.3 68.5 110.8 108 62.7 20.8 2.3* 0.0* Jennings 0.0* 37.5 147.1 160.5 122 66 24.3 0.9* 0.0* Johnson 0.0* 17.6 68.5 107.9 118.9 84.4 23.7 4 0.2* Knox 0.9* 26.7 54.9 110.6 102.5 62.1 12.8* 6.4* 0.0* Kosciusko 0.8* 29.7 105.5 150.5 147.3 78.7 28.5 4.6* 1.2* LaGrange 0.7* 18.9* 80.4 242.4 178.9 114.2 39.2 9.7* 1.9* Lake 0.9* 37.6 110.1 130.9 106.4 70.9 28.9 4.6 0.4* LaPorte 0.8* 32.1 123.7 153.1 112.1 79.4 23.9 5.5 0.0* Lawrence 0.0* 35.2 107.5 183.3 118.4 54.2 15.1 2.7* 0.0* Madison 1.1* 34.8 96.2 127 121.9 62.6 19.3 2.4* 0.0* Marion 2.5 48.6 133.3 119.8 96.5 80.6 33.9 5.9 0.2* Marshall 0.0* 41.6 125.5 163.6 131.8 83 31.5 4.7* 1.9* Martin 0.0* 24.0* 107.7* 174.1 160 85.3 14.6* 0.0* 0.0* Miami 0.0* 43 151.4 157.4 86.3 54.1 21.8 2.3* 0.0* Monroe 0.8* 30.1 13.2 28.4 79.1 73.3 31.5 7.4 0.3* Montgomery 0.8* 19.5* 120 170.8 132 65.1 23.2 3.5* 0.0* Morgan 0.8* 22.2 88.8 148.4 121.2 70.6 25.2 1.8* 0.4* Newton 0.0* 27.0* 100.0* 187.1 85.7 51 13.1* 1.9* 0.0* Noble 0.6* 39.8 141.2 195.9 139.3 67.6 24 3.2* 0.0* Ohio 0.0* 27.3* 33.3* 121.4* 115 42.9* 15.0* 0.0* 0.0* Orange 1.4* 37.5* 150 144.9 116.1 55.2 22.7* 0.0* 0.0* Owen 0.0* 24.0* 113.6 140.7 117.2 63.2 21 2.4* 0.0* Parke 0.0* 29.4* 77.8* 165.8 98.1 37.5 22.2* 6.2* 0.0* Perry 0.0* 26.7* 110.5 153.1 80.6 34.8 11.1* 4.6* 0.0* Pike 0.0* 10.3* 123.1* 206.5 90 48.9 12.2* 6.4* 0.0* Porter 0.2* 18.1 64.9 89.2 116.8 68.4 24.1 4.4 0.0* Posey 0.0* 16.1* 64.3* 110.4 85.6 56 20.3 3.6* 0.0* Pulaski 0.0* 30.0* 92.9* 141.7 97.5 65.9 19.2* 9.8* 0.0* Putnam 0.0* 22.5* 62 106.3 120 69.8 23.5 4.2* 0.0* Randolph 1.0* 21.7* 120.6 166.7 125.3 54.9 18.1* 0.0* 0.0* Ripley 0.0* 27.9* 103.2 148.1 151.7 90.5 25 6.7* 0.0* Rush 0.0* 27.7* 122.7 131.4 153.4 73.3 16.9* 4.3* 0.0* St. Joseph 1.1* 41.4 68.4 95 118.1 90.5 29.8 5.9 0.2* Scott 4.7* 35.1 174.1 170.8 120.7 55.7 15.4* 4.2* 0.0* Shelby 0.6* 21.9 107.7 141 109.7 70.1 20.3 4.1* 0.0* Spencer 1.3* 46.8 160.9 145.8 122.5 73.3 18.2* 2.5* 0.0* Starke 1.1* 39.7 82.1 158.7 82.7 49.4 20.9* 2.4* 0.0* Steuben 0.0* 35.7 92.1 167 104.8 78.9 21.7 4.8* 0.0* Sullivan 0.0* 19.1* 145 161.7 132.1 56.9 14.5* 3.9* 0.0* Switzerland 0.0* 15.8* 122.2* 161.9 111.1 46.4* 16.1* 0.0* 0.0* Tippecanoe 0.0* 27.8 26.8 54.4 103.2 78.3 29.1 4.8 0.0* Tipton 0.0* 23.7* 42.1* 100 116 84.7 16.4* 2.9* 0.0* Union 0.0* 30.0* 66.7* 136.8 145.8 52.0* 13.3* 3.3* 0.0* Vanderburgh 1.6* 48.1 85.5 99.3 101 62.9 25.4 4.2 0.2* Vermillion 0.0* 25.6* 130 178.6 125.5 68.4 13.6* 1.4* 0.0* Vigo 1.3* 37.9 55.6 107.4 119.9 55.8 20.4 4.3* 0.0* Wabash 0.0* 24.7* 104 124.8 104.6 55 18.2 2.2* 0.0* Warren 3.4* 42.1* 66.7* 115 141.7 70.4* 15.2* 0.0* 0.0* Warrick 0.5* 15.3* 66.7 118.9 131 80.3 26.6 1.2* 0.0* Washington 0.0* 45.9 103.2 132.4 109.8 52.5 22 3.6* 0.0* Wayne 1.7* 32.3 92.9 129 96.6 53.5 21.6 1.4* 0.4* Wells 2.0* 17.9* 142.9 137.1 125.8 77.6 31.2 1.0* 0.0* White 0.0* 25.9* 108.3 172.4 140.5 58.4 19.4 5.2* 0.0* Whitley 0.0* 26.0* 105.7 128.6 140.6 73.3 21.4 5.0* 1.0* * Unstable rate, based on fewer than 20 births.