Table 3.
The total number of practicing certified genetic counselors (CGCs) that specialize in prenatal genetics and the number of births in the past 12 months (for all ages and for women aged 35–50, categorized as high-risk) for each state of the Southern United States. Note: Given that specializations were only available for data from the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), the table only reports figures for the counselors that were identified through the NSGC.
| State | Number of Practicing Prenatal CGCs Listed in the NSGC | Percentage of High Risk Births (%) | Number of Prenatal CGCs per 5000 High Risk Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 13.81 | 0.61 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 12.86 | 2.93 |
| Delaware | 1 | 23.57 | 1.90 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 32.47 | 11.31 |
| Florida | 12 | 23.11 | 1.20 |
| Georgia | 9 | 20.32 | 1.58 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 15.71 | 1.71 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 14.06 | 1.17 |
| Maryland | 24 | 26.31 | 6.10 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 13.90 | 0.94 |
| North Carolina | 23 | 19.90 | 4.70 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 14.43 | 1.98 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 17.40 | 5.81 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 15.40 | 1.59 |
| Texas | 35 | 18.90 | 2.33 |
| Virginia | 19 | 23.14 | 3.84 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 12.85 | 2.03 |