NUMBER AND PERCENT OF NC RESIDENT BIRTHS DELIVERED BY CESAREAN SECTION
2019-2023

  TOTAL BIRTHS BIRTHS BY CESAREAN PERCENT
RESIDENCE 597,603 179,259 30.0
NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE 9,472 2,730 28.8
ALEXANDER 1,758 576 32.8
ALLEGHANY 494 165 33.4
ANSON 1,323 460 34.8
ASHE 1,042 326 31.3
AVERY 691 223 32.3
BEAUFORT 2,178 738 33.9
BERTIE 807 274 34.0
BLADEN 1,771 619 35.0
BRUNSWICK 5,465 1,720 31.5
BUNCOMBE 12,025 3,604 30.0
BURKE 4,271 1,247 29.2
CABARRUS 13,174 4,317 32.8
CALDWELL 3,901 1,261 32.3
CAMDEN 468 150 32.1
CARTERET 2,463 805 32.7
CASWELL 971 262 27.0
CATAWBA 8,279 2,440 29.5
CHATHAM 3,333 907 27.2
CHEROKEE 1,219 323 26.5
CHOWAN 680 227 33.4
CLAY 421 128 30.4
CLEVELAND 5,639 1,699 30.1
COLUMBUS 2,916 1,042 35.7
CRAVEN 6,391 1,611 25.2
CUMBERLAND 26,191 8,382 32.0
CURRITUCK 1,531 483 31.5
DARE 1,518 398 26.2
DAVIDSON 8,820 2,881 32.7
DAVIE 1,999 602 30.1
DUPLIN 3,566 1,190 33.4
DURHAM 20,565 5,921 28.8
EDGECOMBE 2,906 929 32.0
FORSYTH 22,076 6,383 28.9
FRANKLIN 4,136 1,076 26.0
GASTON 13,466 4,412 32.8
GATES 467 138 29.6
GRAHAM 445 133 29.9
GRANVILLE 3,008 910 30.3
GREENE 1,035 284 27.4
GUILFORD 29,406 8,656 29.4
HALIFAX 2,582 821 31.8
HARNETT 9,341 2,805 30.0
HAYWOOD 2,621 840 32.0
HENDERSON 5,083 1,597 31.4
HERTFORD 961 361 37.6
HOKE 4,376 1,369 31.3
HYDE 180 59 32.8
IREDELL 9,828 3,278 33.4
JACKSON 1,707 491 28.8
JOHNSTON 13,498 4,051 30.0
JONES 471 141 29.9
LEE 3,921 1,120 28.6
LENOIR 3,227 998 30.9
LINCOLN 4,534 1,558 34.4
MCDOWELL 1,999 590 29.5
MACON 1,613 410 25.4
MADISON 937 236 25.2
MARTIN 1,098 399 36.3
MECKLENBURG 74,255 22,939 30.9
MITCHELL 631 190 30.1
MONTGOMERY 1,322 420 31.8
MOORE 5,939 1,638 27.6
NASH 5,318 1,494 28.1
NEW HANOVER 10,811 2,976 27.5
NORTHAMPTON 811 283 34.9
ONSLOW 19,005 4,810 25.3
ORANGE 5,806 1,536 26.5
PAMLICO 440 131 29.8
PASQUOTANK 2,288 637 27.8
PENDER 3,273 941 28.8
PERQUIMANS 551 199 36.1
PERSON 2,127 633 29.8
PITT 10,217 3,113 30.5
POLK 683 202 29.6
RANDOLPH 7,794 2,521 32.3
RICHMOND 2,767 960 34.7
ROBESON 9,085 2,764 30.4
ROCKINGHAM 4,563 1,330 29.1
ROWAN 7,956 2,530 31.8
RUTHERFORD 3,198 1,042 32.6
SAMPSON 3,972 1,326 33.4
SCOTLAND 1,955 692 35.4
STANLY 3,468 1,102 31.8
STOKES 1,957 552 28.2
SURRY 3,790 1,195 31.5
SWAIN 788 249 31.6
TRANSYLVANIA 1,219 355 29.1
TYRRELL 184 58 31.5
UNION 12,234 3,571 29.2
VANCE 2,694 752 27.9
WAKE 64,549 17,973 27.8
WARREN 835 239 28.6
WASHINGTON 573 201 35.1
WATAUGA 1,540 479 31.1
WAYNE 8,039 2,195 27.3
WILKES 3,372 1,137 33.7
WILSON 4,562 1,382 30.3
YADKIN 1,889 504 26.7
YANCEY 879 252 28.7

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