| NUMBER AND PERCENT OF NC RESIDENT BIRTHS DELIVERED BY GESTATION |
| 2019-2023 |
| GESTATION | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 37 weeks (Preterm) | 37+ Weeks | Unknown | |||||
| N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 64164 | 10.7 | 533176 | 89.2 | 263 | 0.0 | 597603 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1070 | 11.3 | 8397 | 88.7 | 5 | 0.1 | 9472 |
| ALAMANCE | |||||||
| ALEXANDER | 180 | 10.2 | 1578 | 89.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1758 |
| ALLEGHANY | 45 | 9.1 | 448 | 90.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 494 |
| ANSON | 180 | 13.6 | 1143 | 86.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1323 |
| ASHE | 135 | 13.0 | 906 | 86.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 1042 |
| AVERY | 82 | 11.9 | 608 | 88.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 691 |
| BEAUFORT | 274 | 12.6 | 1901 | 87.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 2178 |
| BERTIE | 131 | 16.2 | 675 | 83.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 807 |
| BLADEN | 221 | 12.5 | 1550 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1771 |
| BRUNSWICK | 561 | 10.3 | 4903 | 89.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 5465 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1320 | 11.0 | 10704 | 89.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12025 |
| BURKE | 430 | 10.1 | 3840 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 4271 |
| CABARRUS | 1427 | 10.8 | 11740 | 89.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 13174 |
| CALDWELL | 446 | 11.4 | 3454 | 88.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 3901 |
| CAMDEN | 54 | 11.5 | 414 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 468 |
| CARTERET | 218 | 8.9 | 2244 | 91.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2463 |
| CASWELL | 116 | 11.9 | 855 | 88.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 971 |
| CATAWBA | 843 | 10.2 | 7423 | 89.7 | 13 | 0.2 | 8279 |
| CHATHAM | 356 | 10.7 | 2976 | 89.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 3333 |
| CHEROKEE | 125 | 10.3 | 1092 | 89.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 1219 |
| CHOWAN | 92 | 13.5 | 587 | 86.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 680 |
| CLAY | 36 | 8.6 | 385 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 421 |
| CLEVELAND | 612 | 10.9 | 5025 | 89.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 5639 |
| COLUMBUS | 356 | 12.2 | 2560 | 87.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2916 |
| CRAVEN | 660 | 10.3 | 5726 | 89.6 | 5 | 0.1 | 6391 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3022 | 11.5 | 23165 | 88.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 26191 |
| CURRITUCK | 147 | 9.6 | 1384 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1531 |
| DARE | 140 | 9.2 | 1376 | 90.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 1518 |
| DAVIDSON | 1095 | 12.4 | 7723 | 87.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8820 |
| DAVIE | 222 | 11.1 | 1777 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1999 |
| DUPLIN | 399 | 11.2 | 3159 | 88.6 | 8 | 0.2 | 3566 |
| DURHAM | 2055 | 10.0 | 18496 | 89.9 | 14 | 0.1 | 20565 |
| EDGECOMBE | 392 | 13.5 | 2512 | 86.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 2906 |
| FORSYTH | 2586 | 11.7 | 19480 | 88.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 22076 |
| FRANKLIN | 418 | 10.1 | 3717 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 4136 |
| GASTON | 1470 | 10.9 | 11984 | 89.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 13466 |
| GATES | 42 | 9.0 | 425 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 467 |
| GRAHAM | 53 | 11.9 | 392 | 88.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 445 |
| GRANVILLE | 343 | 11.4 | 2664 | 88.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 3008 |
| GREENE | 139 | 13.4 | 896 | 86.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1035 |
| GUILFORD | 3375 | 11.5 | 26004 | 88.4 | 27 | 0.1 | 29406 |
| HALIFAX | 382 | 14.8 | 2197 | 85.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 2582 |
| HARNETT | 946 | 10.1 | 8394 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 9341 |
| HAYWOOD | 317 | 12.1 | 2304 | 87.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2621 |
| HENDERSON | 548 | 10.8 | 4532 | 89.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 5083 |
| HERTFORD | 143 | 14.9 | 818 | 85.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 961 |
| HOKE | 499 | 11.4 | 3873 | 88.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 4376 |
| HYDE | 17 | 9.4 | 159 | 88.3 | 4 | 2.2 | 180 |
| IREDELL | 1044 | 10.6 | 8778 | 89.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 9828 |
| JACKSON | 210 | 12.3 | 1497 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1707 |
| JOHNSTON | 1236 | 9.2 | 12260 | 90.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 13498 |
| JONES | 46 | 9.8 | 425 | 90.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 471 |
| LEE | 492 | 12.5 | 3428 | 87.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 3921 |
| LENOIR | 418 | 13.0 | 2809 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3227 |
| LINCOLN | 447 | 9.9 | 4081 | 90.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 4534 |
| MCDOWELL | 260 | 13.0 | 1739 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1999 |
| MACON | 197 | 12.2 | 1416 | 87.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1613 |
| MADISON | 98 | 10.5 | 839 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 937 |
| MARTIN | 153 | 13.9 | 945 | 86.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1098 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7568 | 10.2 | 66667 | 89.8 | 20 | 0.0 | 74255 |
| MITCHELL | 88 | 13.9 | 543 | 86.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 631 |
| MONTGOMERY | 150 | 11.3 | 1169 | 88.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 1322 |
| MOORE | 535 | 9.0 | 5400 | 90.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 5939 |
| NASH | 672 | 12.6 | 4642 | 87.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 5318 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1159 | 10.7 | 9643 | 89.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 10811 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 95 | 11.7 | 716 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 811 |
| ONSLOW | 1793 | 9.4 | 17212 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 19005 |
| ORANGE | 526 | 9.1 | 5278 | 90.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 5806 |
| PAMLICO | 49 | 11.1 | 390 | 88.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 440 |
| PASQUOTANK | 229 | 10.0 | 2058 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 2288 |
| PENDER | 376 | 11.5 | 2897 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3273 |
| PERQUIMANS | 51 | 9.3 | 500 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 551 |
| PERSON | 274 | 12.9 | 1852 | 87.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2127 |
| PITT | 1337 | 13.1 | 8871 | 86.8 | 9 | 0.1 | 10217 |
| POLK | 59 | 8.6 | 624 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 683 |
| RANDOLPH | 879 | 11.3 | 6912 | 88.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 7794 |
| RICHMOND | 384 | 13.9 | 2380 | 86.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2767 |
| ROBESON | 1016 | 11.2 | 8067 | 88.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 9085 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 511 | 11.2 | 4051 | 88.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 4563 |
| ROWAN | 896 | 11.3 | 7058 | 88.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 7956 |
| RUTHERFORD | 375 | 11.7 | 2822 | 88.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3198 |
| SAMPSON | 472 | 11.9 | 3495 | 88.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 3972 |
| SCOTLAND | 248 | 12.7 | 1706 | 87.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1955 |
| STANLY | 344 | 9.9 | 3124 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3468 |
| STOKES | 217 | 11.1 | 1740 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1957 |
| SURRY | 423 | 11.2 | 3366 | 88.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| SWAIN | 109 | 13.8 | 679 | 86.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 788 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 131 | 10.7 | 1088 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1219 |
| TYRRELL | 12 | 6.5 | 171 | 92.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 184 |
| UNION | 1211 | 9.9 | 11022 | 90.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12234 |
| VANCE | 354 | 13.1 | 2340 | 86.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2694 |
| WAKE | 5676 | 8.8 | 58864 | 91.2 | 9 | 0.0 | 64549 |
| WARREN | 125 | 15.0 | 710 | 85.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 835 |
| WASHINGTON | 76 | 13.3 | 497 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 573 |
| WATAUGA | 154 | 10.0 | 1384 | 89.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 1540 |
| WAYNE | 925 | 11.5 | 7111 | 88.5 | 3 | 0.0 | 8039 |
| WILKES | 414 | 12.3 | 2949 | 87.5 | 9 | 0.3 | 3372 |
| WILSON | 592 | 13.0 | 3966 | 86.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 4562 |
| YADKIN | 236 | 12.5 | 1653 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1889 |
| YANCEY | 102 | 11.6 | 777 | 88.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 879 |
| 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 |
| *NOTE: OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION IS NOW USED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH |
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