Labor and delivery hospitals by state
Pick a state to compare the hospitals that deliver babies there. The U.S. median first-birth C-section rate is 26%.
| State | Hospitals that deliver | Deliveries, 2025 | First-birth C-section rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 39 | 46,740 | 28% |
| Alaska | 16 | 7,016 | 22% |
| Arizona | 41 | 75,381 | 23% |
| Arkansas | 30 | 31,015 | 26% |
| California | 193 | 348,522 | 25% |
| Colorado | 48 | 60,566 | 23% |
| Connecticut | 23 | 32,395 | 29% |
| Delaware | 6 | 10,302 | 27% |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 9,311 | 34% |
| Florida | 94 | 212,077 | 30% |
| Georgia | 66 | 117,155 | 30% |
| Hawaii | 10 | 7,497 | 24% |
| Idaho | 20 | 20,712 | 20% |
| Illinois | 82 | 112,290 | 24% |
| Indiana | 70 | 64,770 | 26% |
| Iowa | 50 | 32,495 | 24% |
| Kansas | 44 | 32,706 | 24% |
| Kentucky | 43 | 45,375 | 27% |
| Louisiana | 44 | 48,796 | 28% |
| Maine | 18 | 10,445 | 25% |
| Maryland | 32 | 51,890 | 32% |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 63,643 | 28% |
| Michigan | 71 | 83,350 | 27% |
| Minnesota | 72 | 56,943 | 27% |
| Mississippi | 37 | 28,188 | 29% |
| Missouri | 55 | 61,179 | 25% |
| Montana | 25 | 10,652 | 20% |
| Nebraska | 42 | 22,644 | 24% |
| Nevada | 16 | 30,121 | 24% |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 10,738 | 28% |
| New Jersey | 45 | 90,163 | 26% |
| New Mexico | 27 | 17,702 | 23% |
| New York | 103 | 181,639 | 29% |
| North Carolina | 76 | 115,566 | 25% |
| North Dakota | 13 | 10,508 | 23% |
| Ohio | 78 | 115,908 | 25% |
| Oklahoma | 43 | 42,778 | 26% |
| Oregon | 47 | 36,492 | 23% |
| Pennsylvania | 75 | 106,059 | 27% |
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 10,151 | 40% |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 1,283 | 38% |
| South Carolina | 36 | 52,593 | 25% |
| South Dakota | 19 | 10,945 | 19% |
| Tennessee | 55 | 77,707 | 26% |
| Texas | 189 | 340,343 | 26% |
| Utah | 41 | 45,103 | 20% |
| Vermont | 9 | 4,088 | 23% |
| Virginia | 48 | 83,123 | 25% |
| Washington | 52 | 74,278 | 28% |
| West Virginia | 18 | 16,467 | 28% |
| Wisconsin | 74 | 54,251 | 22% |
| Wyoming | 17 | 4,718 | 20% |
Some counties have no hospital that delivers babies. See which ones.