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Births by Mother's Race <br />Table 24 shows the number and percentage of births to mothers by race and ethnicity in Indian River <br />County in 2013. The total number of births that year was 1,217, of which 60.8% were born to White <br />women. Just over 20% of the births were to Hispanic women. <br />Table 24: Births by Race and Ethnicity of Mother in Indian River, 2013 <br />Race <br />White <br />Indian River <br />Florida <br />Percentage of Total <br />740 <br />60.8% <br />Black & Other <br />263 <br />21.6% <br />Unknown Race <br />214 <br />17.6% <br />Ethnicity <br />Cni,rro• Clnririn (`IJADTC <br />Hispanic <br />251 <br />20.6% <br />Non -Hispanic <br />IfAA <br />966 <br />79.4% <br />Complied by Health Council of southeast Florida, 2015 <br />Table 25 shows the number and percentage of births to unwed mothers in Indian River County and <br />Florida over a ten year period from 2003 to 2013. During this period, there have been fluctuations, but <br />is notable that as compared to the year before, there was a 4.6% decrease in 2013 in Indian River <br />County, with 570 births to unwed mothers. <br />Table 25: Births to Unwed Mothers, Indian River and Florida, 2003-2013 <br />Births to Unwed Mothers, Single Year Rates <br />Indian River <br />Florida <br />Year <br />Count <br />Rate (%) <br />Count <br />Rate (%) <br />2003 <br />475 <br />39.2% <br />84,733 <br />39.9% <br />2004 <br />533 <br />43.2% <br />89,976 <br />41.3% <br />2005 <br />561 <br />41.3% <br />96,895 <br />42.8% <br />2006 <br />649 <br />46.0% <br />105,770 <br />44.6% <br />2007 <br />642 <br />45.1% <br />110,160 <br />46.1% <br />2008 <br />665 <br />48.4% <br />108,484 <br />46.9% <br />2009 <br />605 <br />47.3% <br />105,654 <br />47.7% <br />2010 <br />613 <br />47.0% <br />101,810 <br />47.5% <br />2011 <br />612 <br />47.9% <br />101,466 <br />47.6% <br />2012 <br />641 <br />51.4% <br />102,135 <br />48.0% <br />2013 <br />Sourca• FInririar.HARTS Flnriria <br />570 <br />nonprime.,, f 1../nnItk oMA <br />46.8% <br />103,303 <br />48.0% <br />- -- .... _, . ............r .......... .. ... . .tea,.., <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />28IPage - Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />