METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Infant deaths per 1,000 live Metropolitan area births, 1994 ------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 6.4 210 Albany, GA MSA 11.9 18 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 6.0 222 Albuquerque, NM MSA 10.3 37 Alexandria, LA MSA 11.9 17 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 7.8 134 Altoona, PA MSA 11.0 26 Amarillo, TX MSA 11.0 26 Anchorage, AK MSA 7.3 168 Anniston, AL MSA 7.5 159 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 4.4 266 Asheville, NC MSA 9.4 66 Athens, GA MSA 11.1 25 Atlanta, GA MSA 8.5 100 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 9.0 82 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 5.3 247 Bakersfield, CA MSA 11.2 23 Bangor, ME NECMA 5.0 258 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 7.9 128 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 10.8 31 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 9.8 58 Bellingham, WA MSA 4.7 260 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 7.6 148 Billings, MT MSA 5.6 237 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 9.4 65 Binghamton, NY MSA 8.0 124 Birmingham, AL MSA 11.3 21 Bismarck, ND MSA 5.8 226 Bloomington, IN MSA 8.9 90 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 7.9 130 Boise City, ID MSA 5.3 247 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 5.7 235 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 6.0 222 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 5.7 232 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 8.0 123 Burlington, VT NECMA 5.6 238 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 7.9 125 Casper, WY MSA 3.1 272 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 7.1 183 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 8.9 88 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 11.1 24 Charleston, WV MSA 4.6 265 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 9.3 72 Charlottesville, VA MSA 6.0 219 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 7.0 188 Cheyenne, WY MSA 7.5 152 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 9.7 59 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 6.4 207 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 9.3 68 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 9.3 71 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 10.1 48 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 7.1 183 Columbia, MO MSA 4.7 260 Columbia, SC MSA 6.9 190 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 11.8 19 Columbus, OH MSA 7.8 137 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 6.5 205 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 8.5 105 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 6.8 197 Danville, VA MSA 16.2 3 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 7.3 165 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 7.2 173 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 5.3 249 Decatur, AL MSA 7.8 139 Decatur, IL MSA 10.3 36 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 6.9 195 Des Moines, IA MSA 7.9 129 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 9.5 64 Dothan, AL MSA 10.0 50 Dover, DE MSA 8.4 108 Dubuque, IA MSA 5.9 225 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 7.2 177 Eau Claire, WI MSA 7.3 166 El Paso, TX MSA 5.7 234 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 8.9 84 Elmira, NY MSA 8.5 100 Enid, OK MSA 6.7 200 Erie, PA MSA 7.6 145 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 7.3 169 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 8.9 86 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 7.7 142 Fayetteville, NC MSA 10.0 49 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 7.5 152 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 8.2 116 Florence, AL MSA 5.7 233 Florence, SC MSA 14.5 6 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 7.6 151 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 6.0 221 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 8.4 114 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 5.3 250 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 6.6 203 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 7.9 130 Fresno, CA MSA 9.2 75 Gadsden, AL MSA 10.5 33 Gainesville, FL MSA 12.1 14 Glens Falls, NY MSA 6.1 215 Goldsboro, NC MSA 12.5 12 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 5.8 229 Grand Junction, CO MSA 5.4 246 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 7.9 126 Great Falls, MT MSA 9.0 81 Green Bay, WI MSA 9.2 76 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 9.9 51 Greenville, NC MSA 16.3 2 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 7.5 157 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 7.6 149 Hartford, CT NECMA 9.3 68 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 16.2 4 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 9.5 63 Honolulu, HI MSA 6.7 200 Houma, LA MSA 10.2 41 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 8.0 122 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 6.3 212 Huntsville, AL MSA 9.0 80 Indianapolis, IN MSA 8.5 106 Iowa City, IA MSA 10.1 47 Jackson, MI MSA 7.8 137 Jackson, MS MSA 8.9 88 Jackson, TN MSA 11.4 20 Jacksonville, FL MSA 7.2 174 Jacksonville, NC MSA 10.1 44 Jamestown, NY MSA 6.8 197 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 6.9 193 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 5.2 252 Johnstown, PA MSA 5.0 255 Jonesboro, AR MSA 8.4 111 Joplin, MO MSA 10.1 44 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 5.4 243 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 7.6 149 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 6.2 214 Knoxville, TN MSA 5.0 256 Kokomo, IN MSA 8.1 119 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.2 271 Lafayette, LA MSA 11.0 28 Lafayette, IN MSA 7.2 177 Lake Charles, LA MSA 9.0 83 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 10.2 43 Lancaster, PA MSA 5.5 239 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 8.3 115 Laredo, TX MSA 6.1 216 Las Cruces, NM MSA 5.5 241 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 7.5 156 Lawrence, KS MSA 7.2 176 Lawton, OK MSA 7.1 180 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 9.8 57 Lexington, KY MSA 7.4 164 Lima, OH MSA 6.1 216 Lincoln, NE MSA 7.0 187 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 9.3 70 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 7.7 141 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 6.9 192 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 9.2 74 Lubbock, TX MSA 5.8 229 Lynchburg, VA MSA 12.7 10 Macon, GA MSA 16.0 5 Madison, WI MSA 7.4 161 Mansfield, OH MSA 8.8 96 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 5.1 254 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 9.5 62 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 7.9 132 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 14.0 8 Merced, CA MSA 7.2 172 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 7.8 135 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 9.9 53 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 7.0 189 Mobile, AL MSA 10.4 34 Modesto, CA MSA 8.5 103 Monroe, LA MSA 10.8 30 Montgomery, AL MSA 12.0 15 Muncie, IN MSA 7.0 190 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 12.2 13 Naples, FL MSA 8.5 106 Nashville, TN MSA 8.2 117 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 7.3 166 New Orleans, LA MSA 9.5 61 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 7.9 132 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 9.2 76 Ocala, FL MSA 8.8 93 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 7.1 186 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 7.3 171 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 8.4 112 Orlando, FL MSA 7.1 179 Owensboro, KY MSA 4.9 259 Panama City, FL MSA 11.2 22 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 10.1 44 Pensacola, FL MSA 7.5 157 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 7.7 140 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 8.9 86 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 8.1 120 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 10.9 29 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 8.4 113 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 4.0 268 Pocatello, ID MSA 6.3 211 Portland, ME NECMA 3.9 270 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 6.5 206 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 5.2 253 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 5.4 244 Pueblo, CO MSA 8.5 102 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 4.0 269 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 8.8 91 Rapid City, SD MSA 9.9 52 Reading, PA MSA 6.4 207 Redding, CA MSA 8.5 104 Reno, NV MSA 4.1 267 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 6.0 224 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 9.8 55 Roanoke, VA MSA 9.1 78 Rochester, MN MSA 7.5 154 Rochester, NY MSA 7.4 161 Rockford, IL MSA 9.9 54 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 16.5 1 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 7.5 155 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 8.2 118 St. Cloud, MN MSA 2.9 273 St. Joseph, MO MSA 8.8 93 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 8.4 108 Salinas, CA MSA 5.8 231 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 6.4 209 San Angelo, TX MSA 4.7 263 San Antonio, TX MSA 7.5 160 San Diego, CA MSA 6.6 202 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 6.1 218 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 7.1 183 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 5.0 257 Santa Fe, NM MSA 5.8 226 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 10.2 40 Savannah, GA MSA 12.0 16 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 6.8 199 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 6.0 219 Sharon, PA MSA 10.3 35 Sheboygan, WI MSA 7.9 126 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 5.8 228 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 10.3 37 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 13.9 9 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 7.1 181 South Bend, IN MSA 9.1 79 Spokane, WA MSA 6.9 196 Springfield, IL MSA 9.6 60 Springfield, MO MSA 7.2 174 Springfield, MA NECMA 8.4 110 State College, PA MSA 5.2 251 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 5.4 245 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 7.6 147 Sumter, SC MSA 12.6 11 Syracuse, NY MSA 9.8 55 Tallahassee, FL MSA 10.8 31 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 8.8 95 Terre Haute, IN MSA 8.6 99 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 5.7 236 Toledo, OH MSA 8.7 97 Topeka, KS MSA 5.5 240 Tucson, AZ MSA 7.7 144 Tulsa, OK MSA 8.8 91 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 14.1 7 Tyler, TX MSA 7.3 169 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 7.6 146 Victoria, TX MSA 7.7 142 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 7.1 182 Waco, TX MSA 8.7 98 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 9.2 73 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 6.2 213 Wausau, WI MSA 5.4 242 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 8.1 121 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 7.4 163 Wichita, KS MSA 10.2 42 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 8.9 85 Williamsport, PA MSA 10.2 39 Wilmington, NC MSA 4.7 262 Yakima, WA MSA 6.6 204 York, PA MSA 7.8 135 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 9.4 67 Yuba City, CA MSA 6.9 194 Yuma, AZ MSA 4.7 264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-4.