| 2019-2023 NC RESIDENT ABORTION RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION: |
| FEMALES 15-19 BY RACE/ETHNICITY, PERINATAL CARE REGIONS, AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE |
| North Carolina Resident Abortions |
Abortion Rate | White Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
White Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Multiracial Non-Hispanic Abortions |
Multiracial Non-Hispanic Abortion Rate |
Hispanic Abortions | Hispanic Abortion Rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Residence: | 10,209 | 5.9 | 2,742 | 3.0 | 4,267 | 10.6 | 109 | 6.0 | 180 | 3.1 | 506 | 7.9 | 2,259 | 8.2 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||||||||||
| PCR I WESTERN | 420 | 3.8 | 249 | 3.0 | 45 | 8.7 | 14 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 87 | 5.9 |
| PCR II NORTHWESTERN | 2,133 | 5.1 | 657 | 2.8 | 799 | 9.2 | 14 | 0.0 | 32 | 2.6 | 121 | 8.5 | 486 | 7.5 |
| PCR III SOUTHWESTERN | 2,369 | 6.8 | 465 | 2.8 | 1,088 | 12.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 56 | 3.8 | 123 | 10.2 | 594 | 9.6 |
| PCR IV NORTHEASTERN | 2,319 | 5.5 | 520 | 2.5 | 1,022 | 10.6 | 13 | 0.0 | 50 | 2.2 | 100 | 6.5 | 588 | 8.0 |
| PCR V SOUTHEASTERN | 1,493 | 6.8 | 447 | 4.2 | 596 | 10.6 | 47 | 4.1 | 21 | 6.4 | 87 | 8.4 | 267 | 8.1 |
| PCR VI EASTERN | 1,373 | 6.5 | 375 | 3.7 | 671 | 9.9 | 10 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 61 | 7.5 | 224 | 8.0 |
| ALAMANCE | 191 | 5.6 | 51 | 2.6 | 68 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 61 | 8.9 |
| ALEXANDER | 17 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 22 | 7.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 8 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 21 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 36 | 8.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 21 | 15.2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 90 | 6.4 | 51 | 5.3 | 21 | 11.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 175 | 4.9 | 99 | 3.8 | 30 | 12.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 33 | 6.2 |
| BURKE | 44 | 4.0 | 25 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 260 | 6.6 | 68 | 3.4 | 101 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 67 | 9.0 |
| CALDWELL | 55 | 4.9 | 38 | 4.2 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 26 | 3.1 | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 122 | 4.8 | 62 | 3.8 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 28 | 6.4 |
| CHATHAM | 33 | 2.9 | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 13 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 14 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 74 | 4.6 | 22 | 2.1 | 41 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 33 | 4.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 98 | 7.0 | 23 | 3.0 | 55 | 16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 509 | 9.7 | 100 | 5.8 | 262 | 11.8 | 8 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 32 | 8.7 | 85 | 11.2 |
| CURRITUCK | 18 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 16 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 88 | 3.5 | 41 | 2.3 | 21 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 30 | 4.7 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 58 | 7.4 | 10 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 27 | 9.4 |
| DURHAM | 422 | 7.5 | 28 | 1.9 | 272 | 11.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 95 | 8.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 71 | 9.5 | 8 | 0.0 | 58 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 429 | 5.9 | 74 | 2.4 | 186 | 9.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 22 | 8.8 | 138 | 8.6 |
| FRANKLIN | 57 | 5.2 | 21 | 3.8 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 176 | 5.1 | 55 | 2.7 | 77 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 32 | 6.4 |
| GATES | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 60 | 6.9 | 23 | 5.7 | 25 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 24 | 9.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 718 | 6.1 | 93 | 2.0 | 429 | 9.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 47 | 11.0 | 120 | 8.2 |
| HALIFAX | 68 | 9.6 | 12 | 0.0 | 46 | 11.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 132 | 5.9 | 40 | 3.6 | 47 | 9.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 30 | 6.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 16 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 65 | 4.3 | 40 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 21 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 49 | 6.3 | 9 | 0.0 | 27 | 9.6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 160 | 5.3 | 75 | 3.7 | 34 | 8.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | 32 | 8.3 |
| JACKSON | 34 | 3.2 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 169 | 4.5 | 56 | 2.7 | 41 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 62 | 6.9 |
| JONES | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 70 | 7.1 | 22 | 5.2 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 24 | 7.4 |
| LENOIR | 40 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 | 27 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 49 | 3.9 | 30 | 3.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 24 | 4.1 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 16 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 1,558 | 8.5 | 191 | 2.9 | 793 | 12.7 | 4 | 0.0 | 46 | 4.7 | 77 | 12.1 | 421 | 11.2 |
| MITCHELL | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 22 | 5.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 60 | 4.4 | 23 | 2.6 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 121 | 8.2 | 26 | 4.4 | 71 | 11.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 249 | 6.3 | 115 | 4.1 | 67 | 12.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 54 | 13.3 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 17 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 217 | 7.9 | 107 | 7.0 | 42 | 9.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 45 | 9.9 |
| ORANGE | 101 | 2.7 | 34 | 1.4 | 25 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 23 | 5.2 |
| PAMLICO | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 14 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 39 | 4.3 | 21 | 3.3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 39 | 7.4 | 8 | 0.0 | 25 | 17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 256 | 7.1 | 71 | 3.7 | 131 | 10.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 31 | 9.8 |
| POLK | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 94 | 4.2 | 39 | 2.7 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 33 | 6.6 |
| RICHMOND | 52 | 7.8 | 15 | 0.0 | 30 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 126 | 5.6 | 21 | 4.8 | 43 | 7.8 | 23 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 23 | 6.6 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 66 | 5.2 | 31 | 3.8 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 145 | 6.3 | 39 | 2.8 | 55 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 43 | 10.3 |
| RUTHERFORD | 31 | 3.3 | 19 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 65 | 6.7 | 19 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 8.1 |
| SCOTLAND | 31 | 6.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 46 | 4.8 | 19 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 26 | 4.4 | 22 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 37 | 3.6 | 17 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 13 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 10 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 184 | 3.6 | 74 | 2.2 | 43 | 7.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 54 | 6.5 |
| VANCE | 63 | 9.1 | 14 | 0.0 | 39 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 1,091 | 5.6 | 239 | 2.4 | 481 | 11.8 | 6 | 0.0 | 33 | 2.3 | 48 | 6.0 | 276 | 9.3 |
| WARREN | 13 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 37 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 128 | 6.9 | 24 | 3.1 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 38 | 9.9 |
| WILKES | 25 | 2.7 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 76 | 6.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 44 | 8.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 17 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS |
| NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES) ARE UNSTABLE AND ARE NOT REPORTED |
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