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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Indiana
Among 40 Indiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Adams County, IN (10, 1.61 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Jay County, IN (9.8, 1.58 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Noble County, IN (9.4, 1.52 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Indiana counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County | IN | 10 | 6.2 | 1.61x |
| 2 | Jay County | IN | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.58x |
| 3 | Noble County | IN | 9.4 | 6.2 | 1.52x |
| 4 | Cass County | IN | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.48x |
| 5 | Grant County | IN | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 6 | Delaware County | IN | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 7 | St. Joseph County | IN | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x |
| 8 | Elkhart County | IN | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 9 | LaPorte County | IN | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 10 | Marion County | IN | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 11 | Lake County | IN | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 12 | Montgomery County | IN | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 13 | Jasper County | IN | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 14 | Knox County | IN | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 15 | Madison County | IN | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.23x |
| 16 | Kosciusko County | IN | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x |
| 17 | Vigo County | IN | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 18 | Allen County | IN | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x |
| 19 | Shelby County | IN | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x |
| 20 | Vanderburgh County | IN | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x |
| 21 | Wayne County | IN | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x |
| 22 | Marshall County | IN | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 23 | Tippecanoe County | IN | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 24 | Bartholomew County | IN | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 25 | Howard County | IN | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x |
| 26 | Lawrence County | IN | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x |
| 27 | LaGrange County | IN | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 28 | Clark County | IN | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 29 | Monroe County | IN | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 30 | Warrick County | IN | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 31 | Johnson County | IN | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x |
| 32 | Jackson County | IN | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x |
| 33 | Floyd County | IN | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 34 | Daviess County | IN | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 35 | Hendricks County | IN | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 36 | Hamilton County | IN | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 37 | Morgan County | IN | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 38 | Boone County | IN | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x |
| 39 | Porter County | IN | 3.9 | 6.2 | 0.63x |
| 40 | Hancock County | IN | 3.8 | 6.2 | 0.61x |