From the data reported in Table 15, it is evident that Spartanburg, as compared to peer counties, does not have a high percentage of low birthweight and very low birthweight babies. However, there is a higher percentage of low birthweight babies born to black / other race mothers in Spartanburg, higher also than the S.C. rate.  Low birthweight rates for all peer counties and for S.C. were above the national low birthweight rate of 8.2% in 2005.