Indicator Gauge Icon Legend
Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly different than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Non-Marital Births
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This indicator shows the percentage of births to unmarried women.
Why is this important?
Non-marital births include births to a pregnant person whose marital status is other than married at time of birth. The percentage of births to pregnant persons who were unmarried has remained at about 40% since the late 2000s (National Center for Health Statistics).
Inclusive Language Recommendations: As not all people who are pregnant identify as women, recommendations for more gender-inclusive language include using "pregnant people" and "pregnant patients" or other wording as applicable when referring to general recommendations for pregnancy (National Institutes of Health).
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 20 County values. The lowest value is 20.5%, and the highest value is 65.2%.
Half of the values are between 32.7% and 53.5%.
The middle (median) value is 40.6%.
Data Source
- Virginia Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Community / Social Environment, Community, Health Outcomes, Infants