| 2012 NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL DISCHARGES** WITH A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA |
| NUMBERS AND RATES PER 100,000 BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: |
| ALL AGES AND AGES 0-14 |
| RESIDENCE | TOTAL NUMBER | TOTAL RATE | NUMBER AGES 0-14 | RATE AGES 0-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMANCE | 120 | 78.0 | 58 | 196.5 |
| ALEXANDER | 32 | 86.8 | 4 | 60.5 |
| ALLEGHANY | 8 | 73.2 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 24 | 91.1 | 4 | 87.1 |
| ASHE | 17 | 62.7 | 2 | 48.1 |
| AVERY | 16 | 90.7 | 4 | 171.6 |
| BEAUFORT | 37 | 77.9 | 10 | 116.7 |
| BERTIE | 70 | 338.9 | 11 | 332.6 |
| BLADEN | 30 | 85.9 | 3 | 46.8 |
| BRUNSWICK | 98 | 87.3 | 25 | 147.5 |
| BUNCOMBE | 217 | 88.8 | 50 | 122.4 |
| BURKE | 43 | 47.5 | 10 | 63.8 |
| CABARRUS | 189 | 102.4 | 57 | 138.3 |
| CALDWELL | 48 | 58.6 | 14 | 95.9 |
| CAMDEN | 14 | 138.8 | 2 | 101.1 |
| CARTERET | 51 | 75.4 | 24 | 232.2 |
| CASWELL | 7 | 30.2 | 4 | 108.3 |
| CATAWBA | 101 | 65.4 | 30 | 101.5 |
| CHATHAM | 30 | 45.5 | 16 | 137.2 |
| CHEROKEE | 16 | 59.3 | 4 | 99.3 |
| CHOWAN | 24 | 162.5 | 7 | 269.0 |
| CLAY | 3 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 70 | 71.8 | 25 | 137.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 68 | 118.0 | 28 | 259.7 |
| CRAVEN | 92 | 87.8 | 18 | 89.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 458 | 141.3 | 149 | 205.6 |
| CURRITUCK | 11 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 |
| DARE | 5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DAVIDSON | 94 | 57.6 | 28 | 89.7 |
| DAVIE | 33 | 79.6 | 5 | 65.5 |
| DUPLIN | 47 | 78.3 | 15 | 117.2 |
| DURHAM | 311 | 111.2 | 146 | 268.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 162 | 289.5 | 44 | 401.6 |
| FORSYTH | 332 | 92.7 | 81 | 112.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 74 | 120.4 | 21 | 174.1 |
| GASTON | 171 | 82.2 | 67 | 165.0 |
| GATES | 5 | 42.1 | 0 | 0 |
| GRAHAM | 11 | 126.4 | 4 | 263.7 |
| GRANVILLE | 64 | 105.9 | 16 | 152.4 |
| GREENE | 29 | 135.3 | 10 | 246.9 |
| GUILFORD | 403 | 80.5 | 125 | 130.2 |
| HALIFAX | 92 | 170.4 | 20 | 201.4 |
| HARNETT | 149 | 122.0 | 47 | 163.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 42 | 71.3 | 10 | 110.1 |
| HENDERSON | 56 | 51.7 | 8 | 43.9 |
| HERTFORD | 22 | 90.0 | 3 | 72.0 |
| HOKE | 51 | 100.9 | 21 | 160.2 |
| HYDE | 1 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| IREDELL | 237 | 145.7 | 55 | 167.6 |
| JACKSON | 16 | 39.6 | 8 | 132.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 167 | 95.5 | 49 | 122.2 |
| JONES | 11 | 107.1 | 3 | 178.8 |
| LEE | 65 | 108.9 | 23 | 177.5 |
| LENOIR | 146 | 246.5 | 58 | 507.6 |
| LINCOLN | 82 | 103.4 | 25 | 169.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 28 | 62.2 | 6 | 76.1 |
| MACON | 21 | 62.0 | 5 | 93.5 |
| MADISON | 15 | 72.3 | 1 | 30.5 |
| MARTIN | 41 | 171.1 | 15 | 354.9 |
| MECKLENBURG | 1,102 | 113.7 | 445 | 216.2 |
| MITCHELL | 20 | 130.1 | 6 | 251.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 35 | 126.5 | 12 | 219.7 |
| MOORE | 85 | 94.1 | 20 | 125.4 |
| NASH | 138 | 144.2 | 33 | 181.8 |
| NEW HANOVER | 175 | 83.6 | 66 | 192.5 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 27 | 126.0 | 4 | 116.4 |
| ONSLOW | 192 | 104.8 | 63 | 156.8 |
| ORANGE | 71 | 51.5 | 27 | 116.5 |
| PAMLICO | 11 | 84.1 | 2 | 107.8 |
| PASQUOTANK | 48 | 118.3 | 13 | 169.7 |
| PENDER | 22 | 40.6 | 5 | 49.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 13 | 95.8 | 0 | 0 |
| PERSON | 38 | 96.8 | 10 | 138.7 |
| PITT | 253 | 146.6 | 52 | 160.9 |
| POLK | 3 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| RANDOLPH | 55 | 38.6 | 26 | 91.5 |
| RICHMOND | 122 | 261.7 | 40 | 431.5 |
| ROBESON | 365 | 269.4 | 136 | 447.8 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 129 | 139.1 | 29 | 178.7 |
| ROWAN | 100 | 72.4 | 21 | 79.8 |
| RUTHERFORD | 70 | 104.0 | 13 | 108.4 |
| SAMPSON | 67 | 104.8 | 28 | 209.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 91 | 252.1 | 27 | 377.6 |
| STANLY | 32 | 52.8 | 8 | 72.3 |
| STOKES | 36 | 77.0 | 6 | 75.8 |
| SURRY | 77 | 104.7 | 17 | 123.4 |
| SWAIN | 23 | 162.6 | 12 | 450.1 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 16 | 48.7 | 1 | 22.0 |
| TYRRELL | 4 | 92.2 | 2 | 294.1 |
| UNION | 191 | 91.6 | 78 | 154.1 |
| VANCE | 73 | 161.7 | 7 | 74.6 |
| WAKE | 779 | 81.8 | 324 | 158.5 |
| WARREN | 25 | 121.5 | 2 | 59.9 |
| WASHINGTON | 15 | 117.8 | 8 | 348.6 |
| WATAUGA | 23 | 44.3 | 6 | 103.8 |
| WAYNE | 165 | 132.8 | 45 | 177.6 |
| WILKES | 57 | 82.2 | 8 | 65.0 |
| WILSON | 116 | 141.7 | 36 | 218.4 |
| YADKIN | 28 | 73.5 | 8 | 115.3 |
| YANCEY | 17 | 96.4 | 4 | 142.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 9,786 | 100.3 | 3,128 | 163.7 |
| ** NOTE: PROVISIONAL NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DATA. |
| DATA INCLUDES ONLY NC RESIDENTS SERVED IN NC HOSPITALS. NUMBERS AND RATES SHOWN |
| HERE MAY BE SMALLER THAN THE ACTUAL HOSPITAL USE FOR COUNTIES THAT BORDER OTHER STATES. |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/) |