Total Infant Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
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2023
Location White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races
United States 4.48 10.93 5.03 4.75 8008 5374 4750 1612 Alabama 5.48 12.93 5.95 NSD 182 201 41 17 Alaska NSD N/A N/A 10.9 16 N/A N/A 37 Arizona 4.92 6.92 5.66 6.47 146 30 199 54 Arkansas 6.9 14.89 4.88 8.88 153 95 21 21 California 2.68 9 4.36 3.26 280 165 850 223 Colorado 3.86 9.64 4.71 NSD 130 28 92 19 Connecticut 3.06 7.4 6.02 NSD 55 30 59 11 Delaware 4.89 10.02 N/A N/A 23 27 N/A N/A District of Columbia N/A 10.41 NSD N/A N/A 35 11 N/A Florida 5.29 10.6 4.4 4.85 477 476 334 50 Georgia 4.89 10.85 5.41 4.44 257 446 119 39 Hawaii NSD N/A NSD 4.11 12 N/A 13 37 Idaho 3.84 N/A 4.92 N/A 64 N/A 21 N/A Illinois 4.07 13.77 5.35 4.64 263 248 163 50 Indiana 5.33 12.86 6.14 6.8 287 129 65 30 Iowa 4.53 8.42 6.17 NSD 122 22 26 14 Kansas 4.94 10.85 4.26 NSD 114 24 28 10 Kentucky 5.77 11.95 6.6 8.35 229 59 32 20 Louisiana 5.55 10.55 4.02 N/A 151 207 24 N/A Maine 4.89 NSD N/A N/A 49 14 N/A N/A Maryland 4.12 9.13 4.92 NSD 106 173 71 17 Massachusetts 2.05 6.3 3.63 2.98 74 46 57 20 Michigan 4.64 12.13 4.9 6.37 314 198 37 44 Minnesota 3.37 10.65 4.31 6.25 136 79 28 45 Mississippi 6.63 12.38 NSD N/A 115 172 15 N/A Missouri 4.84 12.81 6.52 7.34 235 109 36 30 Montana 4.62 0 N/A NSD 41 0 N/A 15 Nebraska 5.05 13.28 7.78 NSD 79 20 39 15 Nevada 4.4 10.02 5.62 4.95 46 41 71 22 New Hampshire 2.67 N/A N/A N/A 27 N/A N/A N/A New Jersey 2.16 8.89 4.1 2.74 100 107 124 31 New Mexico NSD N/A 4.73 NSD 15 N/A 59 15 New York 2.88 8.25 4.41 3.18 292 216 224 75 North Carolina 4.99 12.85 6.01 6.36 305 323 143 63 North Dakota 3.89 N/A N/A N/A 27 N/A N/A N/A Ohio 5.59 13.28 7.28 6.57 496 267 71 53 Oklahoma 6.2 12.76 7.15 7.2 158 47 63 71 Oregon 3.79 NSD 4.5 4.78 86 10 40 22 Pennsylvania 4.45 9.64 6.86 4.5 366 152 127 40 Rhode Island NSD N/A NSD N/A 15 N/A 19 N/A South Carolina 5.08 11.53 5.91 NSD 162 170 47 19 South Dakota 4.75 N/A N/A 10.51 38 N/A N/A 21 Tennessee 5.48 11.89 4.29 5.79 290 171 51 21 Texas 4.89 10.25 5.43 4.36 583 483 1042 124 Utah 4.93 NSD 4.11 6.16 156 12 38 20 Vermont NSD 0 N/A 0 15 0 N/A 0 Virginia 4.66 10.28 6.04 3.65 229 181 98 34 Washington 4.69 9.85 4.26 5.12 198 36 73 77 West Virginia 5.25 N/A N/A N/A 78 N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin 4.65 14.31 5.01 6.61 193 80 38 30 Wyoming NSD 0 N/A N/A 15 0 N/A N/A
2022
Location White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races
United States 4.52 10.9 4.89 4.87 8324 5573 4581 1671 Alabama 4.6 12.14 4.98 N/A 155 195 31 N/A Alaska 5.6 N/A N/A 8.75 26 N/A N/A 31 Arizona 5.02 10.62 6.09 8.27 153 47 212 69 Arkansas 6.61 12.7 5.91 NSD 149 80 25 17 California 3.17 8.63 4.04 3.25 350 173 821 227 Colorado 3.39 9.73 5.06 5.1 119 29 96 24 Connecticut 2.3 7.68 6.25 NSD 43 33 60 14 Delaware 4.97 13.32 N/A N/A 25 38 N/A N/A District of Columbia N/A 8.01 N/A N/A N/A 28 N/A N/A Florida 4.64 11.13 4.45 4.28 426 530 333 43 Georgia 5.03 10.58 5.8 5.43 270 445 123 47 Hawaii N/A N/A 7.77 6.07 N/A N/A 21 58 Idaho 4.91 N/A 6 N/A 83 N/A 24 N/A Illinois 3.89 12.39 4.91 5.44 265 239 146 57 Indiana 5.89 13.64 7.14 8.36 325 138 71 36 Iowa 4.36 10.93 6.23 NSD 120 28 26 16 Kansas 5.58 NSD 5.71 NSD 132 18 36 10 Kentucky 5.21 8.92 7.69 N/A 211 45 33 N/A Louisiana 4.95 11.42 5.39 NSD 139 231 32 13 Maine 6.02 N/A N/A N/A 64 N/A N/A N/A Maryland 3.18 10.08 5.56 6.19 87 206 80 40 Massachusetts 2.49 6.46 3.97 NSD 94 46 61 18 Michigan 4.69 13.4 5.47 6.34 330 231 39 44 Minnesota 3.41 10.6 3.81 4.6 144 84 23 35 Mississippi 7.12 11.97 NSD NSD 126 168 10 11 Missouri 5.9 12.19 6.51 5.33 294 112 34 23 Montana 4 0 N/A NSD 36 0 N/A 10 Nebraska 5.4 NSD 5.19 NSD 87 18 25 11 Nevada 2.46 9 4.53 NSD 27 39 59 19 New Hampshire 3.2 0 N/A N/A 33 0 N/A N/A New Jersey 2.39 8.36 3.47 2.78 113 108 104 33 New Mexico 5.79 N/A 5.79 NSD 32 N/A 73 16 New York 3.2 8.56 4.41 3.26 333 239 221 79 North Carolina 5.18 12.06 5.14 6.67 325 318 116 65 North Dakota 4.16 N/A N/A N/A 29 N/A N/A N/A Ohio 5.74 13.05 6.07 7.72 520 266 55 61 Oklahoma 6.25 13.01 5.08 7.08 164 48 43 70 Oregon 3.91 N/A 5.52 NSD 90 N/A 47 19 Pennsylvania 4.48 9.87 5.63 6.25 381 164 102 56 Rhode Island NSD N/A 8.77 0 11 N/A 26 0 South Carolina 4.95 11.74 3.96 NSD 160 180 28 14 South Dakota 6.24 N/A N/A 13.4 50 N/A N/A 28 Tennessee 5.76 12.2 4.25 NSD 304 177 47 14 Texas 5.01 10.35 5.14 4.34 610 495 981 120 Utah 4.5 N/A 5.83 NSD 146 N/A 52 18 Vermont 4.21 N/A N/A N/A 20 N/A N/A N/A Virginia 4.58 12.13 5.39 4.77 234 225 86 46 Washington 3.36 8.69 4.77 4.34 148 33 82 66 West Virginia 7.12 N/A N/A N/A 109 N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin 4.69 11.6 7.03 6.36 199 66 49 29 Wyoming 4.98 0 N/A N/A 23 0 N/A N/A
2021
Location White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races
United States 4.36 10.55 4.79 4.75 8236 5463 4246 1597 Alabama 6.13 11.14 5.13 N/A 207 184 29 19 Alaska 5.11 0 NSD 11.41 24 0 NSD 39 Arizona 4.51 11.36 5.47 5.9 142 50 183 48 Arkansas 7.44 15.01 5.16 N/A 170 100 21 11 California 3.08 7.47 4.27 3.05 357 159 837 211 Colorado 3.88 10.37 5.5 5.78 141 31 101 27 Connecticut 3.29 9.87 5.8 NSD 63 43 55 NSD Delaware N/A 9.22 NSD NSD 14 25 NSD NSD District of Columbia NSD 11.7 NSD NSD NSD 42 NSD NSD Florida 4.42 10.89 4.43 5.31 403 498 307 52 Georgia 4.83 9.02 4.98 4.15 259 378 97 35 Hawaii N/A NSD NSD 5.25 12 NSD NSD 50 Idaho 4.4 NSD 6.69 NSD 75 NSD 26 NSD Illinois 3.86 12.27 5.82 3.49 276 255 166 37 Indiana 5.86 10.81 7.59 7 333 108 67 29 Iowa 3.09 13.63 N/A N/A 87 35 13 12 Kansas 5.11 10.79 4.9 NSD 123 25 30 NSD Kentucky 5.6 10.34 5.35 N/A 230 53 20 15 Louisiana 5.15 10.93 4.56 N/A 150 229 24 12 Maine 4.71 NSD NSD NSD 50 NSD NSD NSD Maryland 4.54 9.19 4.86 4.42 128 188 64 28 Massachusetts 2.26 6.44 4.05 N/A 90 43 59 19 Michigan 4.3 13.4 6.64 6.08 310 245 47 42 Minnesota 3.84 9.2 4.01 6.38 167 71 22 48 Mississippi 6.85 13 N/A NSD 122 190 10 NSD Missouri 4.83 11.86 N/A 6.83 245 112 16 29 Montana 4.4 0 NSD N/A 40 0 NSD 11 Nebraska 5.01 N/A 4.73 N/A 84 19 21 10 Nevada 4.41 10.32 5.3 5.59 52 46 68 25 New Hampshire 3.87 NSD NSD NSD 42 NSD NSD NSD New Jersey 2.39 8.42 3.91 1.82 113 108 110 21 New Mexico 4.87 NSD 4.61 N/A 28 NSD 57 13 New York 2.93 9.26 3.98 3.38 313 268 195 81 North Carolina 5.3 11.32 4.71 7.09 335 306 97 67 North Dakota N/A NSD NSD NSD 15 NSD NSD NSD Ohio 5.49 13.64 6.2 7.4 509 283 51 58 Oklahoma 6.41 11.24 6.15 8.06 170 43 50 79 Oregon 3.6 NSD 4.44 N/A 96 NSD 37 12 Pennsylvania 4.12 9.79 5.65 6.37 363 164 97 58 Rhode Island N/A NSD N/A NSD 14 NSD 17 NSD South Carolina 5.18 12.87 5.17 NSD 165 206 33 NSD South Dakota 4.07 NSD NSD 12.48 33 NSD NSD 27 Tennessee 5.1 10.26 5.5 6.51 272 156 52 23 Texas 4.13 9.73 5.02 4.3 510 451 891 110 Utah 4.08 NSD 4.91 7.51 138 NSD 41 25 Vermont N/A NSD NSD NSD 16 NSD NSD NSD Virginia 4.47 10.28 6.05 5.42 233 197 91 50 Washington 4.14 6.22 3.44 4.71 191 23 56 69 West Virginia 7.03 NSD NSD NSD 110 NSD NSD NSD Wisconsin 4.16 12.91 5.2 6.23 183 77 36 29 Wyoming 5.33 0 NSD NSD 26 0 NSD NSD
2020
Location White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races White Black or African American Hispanic Other Races
United States 4.4 10.38 4.69 4.49 8115 5501 4063 1526 Alabama 4.99 10.82 6.88 N/A 163 192 36 11 Alaska 4.19 NSD NSD 5.84 20 NSD NSD 21 Arizona 4.51 12.3 4.58 6.17 139 54 151 51 Arkansas 6.88 10.68 N/A N/A 152 73 16 15 California 3.06 9.04 3.94 2.78 353 193 766 200 Colorado 3.67 11.13 5.47 4.75 128 35 99 22 Connecticut 2.42 9.62 5.53 N/A 43 39 49 12 Delaware N/A 8.82 NSD NSD 19 24 NSD NSD District of Columbia NSD 7.77 NSD NSD NSD 31 NSD NSD Florida 4.53 10.6 4.31 3.8 399 483 285 37 Georgia 5.01 9.18 4.56 3.26 264 389 84 27 Hawaii N/A NSD N/A 5.07 11 NSD 13 49 Idaho 4.74 NSD N/A N/A 78 NSD 17 10 Illinois 3.73 11.89 5.14 3.74 263 265 148 40 Indiana 6.08 11.88 5.54 6.31 342 117 47 25 Iowa 3.96 10.06 N/A N/A 109 27 13 11 Kansas 5.87 15.75 6.2 N/A 139 38 37 13 Kentucky 5.89 11.45 6.05 N/A 240 59 21 12 Louisiana 5.48 11.32 N/A N/A 157 244 17 17 Maine 6.06 NSD NSD NSD 62 NSD NSD NSD Maryland 3.67 9.39 4.83 4.34 103 196 63 28 Massachusetts 3.02 8.21 4.4 N/A 113 54 62 18 Michigan 5.17 13.39 5.01 6.4 364 259 35 45 Minnesota 3.49 6.94 4.32 4.5 147 56 23 35 Mississippi 5.5 11.55 N/A NSD 97 175 11 NSD Missouri 4.68 11.22 4.48 7.36 235 114 20 31 Montana 3.47 NSD NSD N/A 30 NSD NSD 18 Nebraska 4.75 12.26 4.78 N/A 78 20 21 18 Nevada 3.53 7.28 4.39 5.19 41 33 56 24 New Hampshire 3.87 NSD NSD NSD 39 NSD NSD NSD New Jersey 2.82 9.11 3.71 2.81 126 118 101 33 New Mexico 3.75 NSD 5 6.91 22 NSD 62 22 New York 3.19 7.65 4.15 3.26 334 230 199 80 North Carolina 4.81 12.01 5.5 6.59 291 327 107 62 North Dakota 4.58 NSD NSD N/A 33 NSD NSD 12 Ohio 5.17 12.78 6.52 6.47 476 274 50 51 Oklahoma 5.02 10.14 4.36 7.48 132 40 33 73 Oregon 3.39 N/A 4.29 6.88 89 10 34 30 Pennsylvania 4.39 10.52 5.56 4.05 377 180 93 38 Rhode Island N/A NSD N/A N/A 15 NSD 18 NSD South Carolina 4.63 11.28 4.84 NSD 141 184 29 15 South Dakota 5.68 NSD NSD 13.95 44 NSD NSD 30 Tennessee 5.55 9.73 5.71 N/A 281 150 51 16 Texas 4.09 9.5 5.01 4.79 492 443 882 119 Utah 5.31 NSD 6.5 N/A 176 NSD 53 12 Vermont N/A NSD NSD NSD 16 NSD NSD NSD Virginia 4.42 10.96 5.07 3.19 226 215 75 29 Washington 4.09 5.73 5.37 3.92 189 22 86 56 West Virginia 7.07 NSD NSD NSD 111 NSD NSD NSD Wisconsin 4.35 14 7.92 5.84 186 90 51 28 Wyoming 4.83 NSD NSD NSD 23 NSD NSD NSD
Notes
Infants are defined as children under one year of age.
Data are by place of residence.
Rates are per 1,000 live births.
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Data reported represent mother's race and Hispanic origin. Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget standards. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, Hispanic women are classified only by place of origin; non-Hispanic women are classified by race.
Other races includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander women and women of multiple race categories.
Sources
United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics (DVS). Linked Birth / Infant Death Records 2007-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, on CDC WONDER On-line Database. Accessed at https://wonder.cdc.gov/lbd-current-expanded.html on June 26, 2025.
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