| 2016-2020 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 | 58,962 | 22.8 |
| ALAMANCE | 946 | 24.8 |
| ALEXANDER | 118 | 20.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 24 | 17.1 |
| ANSON | 111 | 29.4 |
| ASHE | 86 | 23.5 |
| AVERY | 60 | 21.2 |
| BEAUFORT | 170 | 22.8 |
| BERTIE | 63 | 23.2 |
| BLADEN | 125 | 24.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 464 | 22.5 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1,499 | 23.6 |
| BURKE | 304 | 21.8 |
| CABARRUS | 1,305 | 21.4 |
| CALDWELL | 234 | 19.8 |
| CAMDEN | 36 | 17.1 |
| CARTERET | 215 | 17.5 |
| CASWELL | 109 | 29.1 |
| CATAWBA | 714 | 23.8 |
| CHATHAM | 449 | 25.2 |
| CHEROKEE | 104 | 26.4 |
| CHOWAN | 53 | 24.9 |
| CLAY | 34 | 23.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 365 | 23.5 |
| COLUMBUS | 175 | 22.4 |
| CRAVEN | 539 | 24.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,277 | 26.5 |
| CURRITUCK | 104 | 17.6 |
| DARE | 184 | 21.3 |
| DAVIDSON | 668 | 22.6 |
| DAVIE | 181 | 22.2 |
| DUPLIN | 324 | 27.8 |
| DURHAM | 2,682 | 23.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 232 | 28.7 |
| FORSYTH | 2,379 | 24.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 395 | 26.5 |
| GASTON | 1,160 | 24.1 |
| GATES | 41 | 23.0 |
| GRAHAM | 20 | 18.2 |
| GRANVILLE | 290 | 23.8 |
| GREENE | 99 | 28.4 |
| GUILFORD | 3,336 | 24.2 |
| HALIFAX | 200 | 25.6 |
| HARNETT | 872 | 23.6 |
| HAYWOOD | 193 | 18.6 |
| HENDERSON | 449 | 19.7 |
| HERTFORD | 106 | 28.1 |
| HOKE | 422 | 26.4 |
| HYDE | 14 | 18.9 |
| IREDELL | 824 | 19.8 |
| JACKSON | 161 | 25.6 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,113 | 21.4 |
| JONES | 40 | 29.0 |
| LEE | 371 | 25.6 |
| LENOIR | 276 | 28.4 |
| LINCOLN | 322 | 18.9 |
| MCDOWELL | 123 | 20.0 |
| MACON | 143 | 24.1 |
| MADISON | 73 | 20.7 |
| MARTIN | 87 | 22.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 8,604 | 21.7 |
| MITCHELL | 41 | 19.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 137 | 30.6 |
| MOORE | 625 | 21.3 |
| NASH | 502 | 27.4 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1,248 | 21.6 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 52 | 21.5 |
| ONSLOW | 1,041 | 20.1 |
| ORANGE | 800 | 21.8 |
| PAMLICO | 40 | 24.2 |
| PASQUOTANK | 189 | 22.2 |
| PENDER | 329 | 22.7 |
| PERQUIMANS | 51 | 25.6 |
| PERSON | 187 | 24.6 |
| PITT | 951 | 22.5 |
| POLK | 79 | 28.4 |
| RANDOLPH | 668 | 24.1 |
| RICHMOND | 177 | 24.0 |
| ROBESON | 613 | 26.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 342 | 22.7 |
| ROWAN | 662 | 24.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 242 | 26.7 |
| SAMPSON | 335 | 25.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 130 | 25.7 |
| STANLY | 228 | 19.7 |
| STOKES | 137 | 21.4 |
| SURRY | 300 | 24.4 |
| SWAIN | 63 | 30.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 120 | 22.9 |
| TYRRELL | 17 | 26.2 |
| UNION | 1,407 | 23.4 |
| VANCE | 259 | 30.5 |
| WAKE | 8,038 | 21.0 |
| WARREN | 77 | 29.4 |
| WASHINGTON | 46 | 27.9 |
| WATAUGA | 193 | 21.4 |
| WAYNE | 693 | 25.2 |
| WILKES | 253 | 25.5 |
| WILSON | 408 | 23.9 |
| YADKIN | 148 | 23.2 |
| YANCEY | 67 | 25.2 |
| 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 |