| 2016-2020 N.C. RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER UNDER 30 |
| BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER AT RISK DUE TO HIGH PARITY |
| AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER LESS THAN 30 |
| **INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES** |
| RESIDENCE | NUMBER HIGH PARITY BIRTHS |
PERCENT HIGH PARITY |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 43,052 | 12.8 |
| ALAMANCE | 766 | 13.6 |
| ALEXANDER | 147 | 12.4 |
| ALLEGHANY | 46 | 14.2 |
| ANSON | 170 | 18.1 |
| ASHE | 109 | 15.7 |
| AVERY | 38 | 9.3 |
| BEAUFORT | 240 | 16.8 |
| BERTIE | 72 | 11.9 |
| BLADEN | 155 | 13.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 325 | 11.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 532 | 9.0 |
| BURKE | 393 | 13.2 |
| CABARRUS | 786 | 12.0 |
| CALDWELL | 380 | 13.5 |
| CAMDEN | 18 | 6.7 |
| CARTERET | 136 | 9.9 |
| CASWELL | 87 | 13.7 |
| CATAWBA | 809 | 15.3 |
| CHATHAM | 155 | 10.9 |
| CHEROKEE | 132 | 15.9 |
| CHOWAN | 61 | 13.9 |
| CLAY | 39 | 12.7 |
| CLEVELAND | 616 | 15.6 |
| COLUMBUS | 270 | 12.9 |
| CRAVEN | 510 | 11.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,340 | 12.8 |
| CURRITUCK | 55 | 7.4 |
| DARE | 62 | 8.1 |
| DAVIDSON | 820 | 14.1 |
| DAVIE | 120 | 10.3 |
| DUPLIN | 395 | 17.0 |
| DURHAM | 1,307 | 14.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 369 | 17.2 |
| FORSYTH | 1,803 | 14.9 |
| FRANKLIN | 278 | 13.0 |
| GASTON | 1,102 | 13.8 |
| GATES | 33 | 10.3 |
| GRAHAM | 40 | 13.2 |
| GRANVILLE | 186 | 11.0 |
| GREENE | 119 | 16.9 |
| GUILFORD | 2,235 | 13.3 |
| HALIFAX | 343 | 17.4 |
| HARNETT | 710 | 12.6 |
| HAYWOOD | 182 | 10.2 |
| HENDERSON | 282 | 9.5 |
| HERTFORD | 114 | 16.1 |
| HOKE | 347 | 12.5 |
| HYDE | 16 | 14.8 |
| IREDELL | 616 | 11.7 |
| JACKSON | 171 | 14.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 619 | 9.2 |
| JONES | 46 | 14.3 |
| LEE | 336 | 13.5 |
| LENOIR | 429 | 19.5 |
| LINCOLN | 299 | 11.9 |
| MCDOWELL | 156 | 10.3 |
| MACON | 118 | 11.4 |
| MADISON | 63 | 10.5 |
| MARTIN | 132 | 16.6 |
| MECKLENBURG | 4,236 | 12.5 |
| MITCHELL | 52 | 10.6 |
| MONTGOMERY | 148 | 15.7 |
| MOORE | 304 | 10.7 |
| NASH | 516 | 14.9 |
| NEW HANOVER | 662 | 12.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 120 | 18.0 |
| ONSLOW | 1,095 | 7.6 |
| ORANGE | 217 | 10.4 |
| PAMLICO | 35 | 13.6 |
| PASQUOTANK | 186 | 12.4 |
| PENDER | 206 | 12.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 42 | 11.1 |
| PERSON | 196 | 14.6 |
| PITT | 862 | 14.3 |
| POLK | 40 | 8.9 |
| RANDOLPH | 621 | 12.4 |
| RICHMOND | 347 | 16.8 |
| ROBESON | 952 | 15.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 406 | 13.4 |
| ROWAN | 748 | 14.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 378 | 15.7 |
| SAMPSON | 417 | 15.6 |
| SCOTLAND | 299 | 18.1 |
| STANLY | 262 | 11.7 |
| STOKES | 144 | 11.1 |
| SURRY | 321 | 12.8 |
| SWAIN | 107 | 18.5 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 70 | 9.3 |
| TYRRELL | 14 | 11.6 |
| UNION | 660 | 11.3 |
| VANCE | 356 | 18.4 |
| WAKE | 2,656 | 10.5 |
| WARREN | 91 | 15.9 |
| WASHINGTON | 88 | 18.6 |
| WATAUGA | 71 | 8.5 |
| WAYNE | 778 | 14.7 |
| WILKES | 368 | 15.4 |
| WILSON | 509 | 16.7 |
| YADKIN | 179 | 14.4 |
| YANCEY | 58 | 9.7 |
| 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 |