Number of Live Births by Birth Weight, Race and Ancestry of Mother
Michigan Residents, 2009

Weight at Birth in Grams	Race						Ancestry
	All Races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian and Pacific Islander	All Other Races	Arab	Hispanic
Less than 750	660	311	309	5	18	11	15	45
750 - 1,499	1,292	768	460	7	38	17	20	62
1,500 - 2,499	7,894	5,032	2,322	37	321	131	230	452
2,500 or Greater	107,406	81,332	19,193	727	3,695	1,973	3,500	7,692
Total	117,309	87,471	22,292	776	4,072	2,132	3,766	8,253
Mean weight	3,281	3,342	3,060	3,345	3,172	3,286	3,263	3,306
Median weight	3,330	3,379	3,140	3,374	3,203	3,317	3,289	3,345

Note:	Low birthweight is defined as less than 2,500 grams, very low birthweight is defined as less than 1,500 grams, and extremely low birthweight is defined as less than 750 grams.   Records with race not stated are included only in the "All Races" column. Records with birthweight not stated are included only in the "total" row.
Source:	2009 Michigan Resident Birth File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health