| 2019-2023 N.C. LIVE BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER 30 OR MORE |
| BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER AT RISK DUE TO HIGH PARITY |
| AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER 30 OR MORE |
| **INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES** |
| RESIDENCE | HIGH PARITY BIRTHS |
PERCENT HIGH PARITY |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 65,432 | 23.5 |
| ALAMANCE | 1,106 | 26.7 |
| ALEXANDER | 158 | 24.7 |
| ALLEGHANY | 36 | 21.4 |
| ANSON | 139 | 32.3 |
| ASHE | 87 | 23.5 |
| AVERY | 50 | 19.1 |
| BEAUFORT | 198 | 24.2 |
| BERTIE | 65 | 25.2 |
| BLADEN | 147 | 25.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 555 | 23.2 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1,626 | 24.9 |
| BURKE | 331 | 21.7 |
| CABARRUS | 1,410 | 21.4 |
| CALDWELL | 271 | 20.7 |
| CAMDEN | 36 | 16.6 |
| CARTERET | 252 | 20.5 |
| CASWELL | 96 | 27.4 |
| CATAWBA | 828 | 24.9 |
| CHATHAM | 508 | 25.2 |
| CHEROKEE | 106 | 24.9 |
| CHOWAN | 59 | 22.3 |
| CLAY | 38 | 24.8 |
| CLEVELAND | 447 | 24.5 |
| COLUMBUS | 186 | 22.3 |
| CRAVEN | 558 | 25.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,516 | 27.5 |
| CURRITUCK | 119 | 15.4 |
| DARE | 180 | 21.4 |
| DAVIDSON | 762 | 22.5 |
| DAVIE | 193 | 21.2 |
| DUPLIN | 365 | 28.9 |
| DURHAM | 2,835 | 23.5 |
| EDGECOMBE | 293 | 30.5 |
| FORSYTH | 2,634 | 25.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 515 | 26.1 |
| GASTON | 1,365 | 23.7 |
| GATES | 34 | 19.4 |
| GRAHAM | 33 | 22.8 |
| GRANVILLE | 340 | 24.7 |
| GREENE | 102 | 28.2 |
| GUILFORD | 3,560 | 24.8 |
| HALIFAX | 238 | 28.1 |
| HARNETT | 966 | 24.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 208 | 19.0 |
| HENDERSON | 525 | 21.6 |
| HERTFORD | 114 | 32.1 |
| HOKE | 471 | 27.0 |
| HYDE | 16 | 20.5 |
| IREDELL | 991 | 21.0 |
| JACKSON | 178 | 26.6 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,313 | 20.5 |
| JONES | 46 | 28.6 |
| LEE | 384 | 23.8 |
| LENOIR | 323 | 31.0 |
| LINCOLN | 417 | 20.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 132 | 20.4 |
| MACON | 145 | 23.3 |
| MADISON | 87 | 21.9 |
| MARTIN | 82 | 21.8 |
| MECKLENBURG | 9,419 | 22.3 |
| MITCHELL | 44 | 19.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 132 | 29.5 |
| MOORE | 683 | 21.0 |
| NASH | 547 | 27.7 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1,419 | 23.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 55 | 22.8 |
| ONSLOW | 1,244 | 22.7 |
| ORANGE | 928 | 24.2 |
| PAMLICO | 47 | 25.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 214 | 23.5 |
| PENDER | 378 | 23.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 50 | 24.3 |
| PERSON | 240 | 29.9 |
| PITT | 1,033 | 23.7 |
| POLK | 76 | 25.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 807 | 27.1 |
| RICHMOND | 214 | 24.9 |
| ROBESON | 669 | 25.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 406 | 24.1 |
| ROWAN | 771 | 25.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 270 | 26.7 |
| SAMPSON | 395 | 28.6 |
| SCOTLAND | 169 | 31.8 |
| STANLY | 273 | 21.5 |
| STOKES | 144 | 20.6 |
| SURRY | 333 | 24.8 |
| SWAIN | 73 | 29.9 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 121 | 21.5 |
| TYRRELL | 23 | 31.1 |
| UNION | 1,486 | 23.0 |
| VANCE | 279 | 31.0 |
| WAKE | 8,648 | 21.5 |
| WARREN | 90 | 29.4 |
| WASHINGTON | 53 | 29.3 |
| WATAUGA | 200 | 23.7 |
| WAYNE | 752 | 25.0 |
| WILKES | 282 | 25.8 |
| WILSON | 464 | 25.9 |
| YADKIN | 151 | 21.8 |
| YANCEY | 75 | 24.8 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS |
| NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES) |
| ARE UNSTABLE AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION |
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