County Ratios

Ratio of birth centers to women ages 15–44 for each of the 224 counties. Lower ratio = worse access.

Data Table (224 rows — scroll to view)

StateCountyBirth Centers : Women 15–44
AlabamaAutauga County0.0001
AlabamaBaldwin County0.0001
AlabamaBarbour County0.0005
AlabamaBibb County0.0039
AlabamaBlount County0.0001
AlabamaBullock County0.0000
AlabamaButler County0.0000
AlabamaCalhoun County0.0001
AlabamaChambers County0.0002
AlabamaCherokee County0.0005
AlabamaChilton County0.0002
AlabamaChoctaw County0.0005
AlabamaClarke County0.0002
AlabamaClay County0.0004
AlabamaCleburne County0.0004
AlabamaCoffee County0.0002
AlabamaColbert County0.0002
AlabamaConecuh County0.0011
AlabamaCoosa County0.0007
AlabamaCovington County0.0002
AlabamaCrenshaw County0.0004
AlabamaCullman County0.0001
AlabamaDale County0.0001
AlabamaDallas County0.0004
AlabamaDeKalb County0.0002
AlabamaElmore County0.0001
AlabamaEscambia County0.0003
AlabamaEtowah County0.0006
AlabamaFayette County0.0000
AlabamaFranklin County0.0002
AlabamaGeneva County0.0004
AlabamaGreene County0.0008
AlabamaHale County0.0004
AlabamaHenry County0.0003
AlabamaHouston County0.0001
AlabamaJackson County0.0008
AlabamaJefferson County0.0003
AlabamaLamar County0.0004
AlabamaLauderdale County0.0002
AlabamaLawrence County0.0002
AlabamaLee County0.0000
AlabamaLimestone County0.0000
AlabamaLowndes County0.0006
AlabamaMacon County0.0002
AlabamaMadison County0.0002
AlabamaMarengo County0.0006
AlabamaMarion County0.0000
AlabamaMarshall County0.0001
AlabamaMobile County0.0004
AlabamaMonroe County0.0006
AlabamaMontgomery County0.0003
AlabamaMorgan County0.0000
AlabamaPerry County0.0018
AlabamaPickens County0.0012
AlabamaPike County0.0003
AlabamaRandolph County0.0003
AlabamaRussell County0.0001
AlabamaShelby County0.0000
AlabamaSt. Clair County0.0000
AlabamaSumter County0.0004
AlabamaTalladega County0.0001
AlabamaTallapoosa County0.0001
AlabamaTuscaloosa County0.0001
AlabamaWalker County0.0007
AlabamaWashington County0.0004
AlabamaWilcox County0.0016
AlabamaWinston County0.0003
ArkansasArkansas County0.0010
ArkansasAshley County0.0022
ArkansasBaxter County0.0005
ArkansasBenton County0.0002
ArkansasBoone County0.0003
ArkansasBradley County0.0039
ArkansasCalhoun County0.0013
ArkansasCarroll County0.0004
ArkansasChicot County0.0042
ArkansasClark County0.0006
ArkansasClay County0.0013
ArkansasCleburne County0.0003
ArkansasCleveland County0.0008
ArkansasColumbia County0.0002
ArkansasConway County0.0003
ArkansasCraighead County0.0003
ArkansasCrawford County0.0004
ArkansasCrittenden County0.0007
ArkansasCross County0.0013
ArkansasDallas County0.0000
ArkansasDesha County0.0010
ArkansasDrew County0.0020
ArkansasFaulkner County0.0003
ArkansasFranklin County0.0000
ArkansasFulton County0.0006
ArkansasGarland County0.0004
ArkansasGrant County0.0009
ArkansasGreene County0.0002
ArkansasHempstead County0.0006
ArkansasHot Spring County0.0007
ArkansasHoward County0.0000
ArkansasIndependence County0.0007
ArkansasIzard County0.0010
ArkansasJackson County0.0006
ArkansasJefferson County0.0004
ArkansasJohnson County0.0010
ArkansasLafayette County0.0010
ArkansasLawrence County0.0003
ArkansasLee County0.0018
ArkansasLincoln County0.0024
ArkansasLittle River County0.0000
ArkansasLogan County0.0003
ArkansasLonoke County0.0005
ArkansasMadison County0.0007
ArkansasMarion County0.0004
ArkansasMiller County0.0005
ArkansasMississippi County0.0003
ArkansasMonroe County0.0040
ArkansasMontgomery County0.0024
ArkansasNevada County0.0000
ArkansasNewton County0.0019
ArkansasOuachita County0.0005
ArkansasPerry County0.0000
ArkansasPhillips County0.0018
ArkansasPike County0.0000
ArkansasPoinsett County0.0005
ArkansasPolk County0.0019
ArkansasPope County0.0003
ArkansasPrairie County0.0016
ArkansasPulaski County0.0002
ArkansasRandolph County0.0003
ArkansasSaline County0.0002
ArkansasScott County0.0006
ArkansasSearcy County0.0026
ArkansasSebastian County0.0003
ArkansasSevier County0.0004
ArkansasSharp County0.0004
ArkansasSt. Francis County0.0009
ArkansasStone County0.0005
ArkansasUnion County0.0004
ArkansasVan Buren County0.0009
ArkansasWashington County0.0003
ArkansasWhite County0.0006
ArkansasWoodruff County0.0084
ArkansasYell County0.0000
MississippiAdams County0.0013
MississippiAlcorn County0.0003
MississippiAmite County0.0021
MississippiAttala County0.0000
MississippiBenton County0.0029
MississippiBolivar County0.0007
MississippiCalhoun County0.0009
MississippiCarroll County0.0000
MississippiChickasaw County0.0010
MississippiChoctaw County0.0007
MississippiClaiborne County0.0019
MississippiClarke County0.0011
MississippiClay County0.0003
MississippiCoahoma County0.0019
MississippiCopiah County0.0002
MississippiCovington County0.0026
MississippiDeSoto County0.0001
MississippiForrest County0.0010
MississippiFranklin County0.0015
MississippiGeorge County0.0004
MississippiGreene County0.0030
MississippiGrenada County0.0008
MississippiHancock County0.0008
MississippiHarrison County0.0003
MississippiHinds County0.0008
MississippiHolmes County0.0019
MississippiHumphreys County0.0014
MississippiIssaquena County0.0109
MississippiItawamba County0.0016
MississippiJackson County0.0005
MississippiJasper County0.0007
MississippiJefferson County0.0032
MississippiJefferson Davis County0.0010
MississippiJones County0.0005
MississippiKemper County0.0013
MississippiLafayette County0.0003
MississippiLamar County0.0014
MississippiLauderdale County0.0006
MississippiLawrence County0.0010
MississippiLeake County0.0011
MississippiLee County0.0002
MississippiLeflore County0.0005
MississippiLincoln County0.0005
MississippiLowndes County0.0001
MississippiMadison County0.0003
MississippiMarion County0.0005
MississippiMarshall County0.0005
MississippiMonroe County0.0015
MississippiMontgomery County0.0012
MississippiNeshoba County0.0002
MississippiNewton County0.0003
MississippiNoxubee County0.0005
MississippiOktibbeha County0.0001
MississippiPanola County0.0003
MississippiPearl River County0.0002
MississippiPerry County0.0009
MississippiPike County0.0003
MississippiPontotoc County0.0007
MississippiPrentiss County0.0002
MississippiQuitman County0.0009
MississippiRankin County0.0003
MississippiScott County0.0000
MississippiSharkey County0.0016
MississippiSimpson County0.0004
MississippiSmith County0.0012
MississippiStone County0.0003
MississippiSunflower County0.0018
MississippiTallahatchie County0.0000
MississippiTate County0.0002
MississippiTippah County0.0012
MississippiTishomingo County0.0003
MississippiTunica County0.0010
MississippiUnion County0.0006
MississippiWalthall County0.0013
MississippiWarren County0.0004
MississippiWashington County0.0005
MississippiWayne County0.0005
MississippiWebster County0.0000
MississippiWilkinson County0.0016
MississippiWinston County0.0000
MississippiYalobusha County0.0005
MississippiYazoo County0.0019

Visualization 1: Distribution of Access Ratios

Histogram of birth center access ratios

Visualization 2: Access Ratio vs. MMR (by county)

Scatter plot of access ratio versus MMR

Visualization 3: Counties with Worst and Best Access

Bar chart of counties with worst and best birth center access