| 2017-2021 NC RESIDENT ABORTION RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION: |
| FEMALES 15-17 BY RACE/ETHNICITY, PERINATAL CARE REGIONS, AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE |
| North Carolina Resident Abortions |
Abortion Rate | White Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
White Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Multiracial Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic, single race Abortions |
Multiracial Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic, single race Abortion Rate |
Hispanic Abortions | Hispanic Abortion Rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Residence: | 2,518 | 2.6 | 716 | 1.3 | 1,185 | 5.2 | 38 | 3.3 | 40 | 1.2 | 105 | 2.9 | 392 | 2.7 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||||||||||
| PCR I WESTERN | 122 | 1.9 | 84 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| PCR II NORTHWESTERN | 511 | 2.2 | 200 | 1.4 | 187 | 4.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 27 | 3.6 | 74 | 2.2 |
| PCR III SOUTHWESTERN | 590 | 2.8 | 98 | 0.9 | 327 | 6.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 24 | 3.4 | 113 | 3.4 |
| PCR IV NORTHEASTERN | 534 | 2.3 | 132 | 1.1 | 259 | 4.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 21 | 2.4 | 105 | 2.7 |
| PCR V SOUTHEASTERN | 337 | 2.6 | 89 | 1.5 | 156 | 4.6 | 20 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 45 | 2.5 |
| PCR VI EASTERN | 375 | 3.0 | 102 | 1.7 | 214 | 5.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 32 | 2.0 |
| ALAMANCE | 33 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| ALEXANDER | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 20 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 59 | 2.9 | 36 | 2.4 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 57 | 2.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 30 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 12 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 10 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 32 | 2.1 | 19 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 25 | 2.6 | 7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 28 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 104 | 3.3 | 16 | 0.0 | 60 | 4.6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 29 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 16 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 84 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 60 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 32 | 6.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 25 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 117 | 3.1 | 23 | 1.3 | 59 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 22 | 2.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 17 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 54 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.0 | 28 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 15 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 142 | 2.7 | 28 | 1.3 | 82 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 19 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 42 | 3.2 | 11 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 20 | 2.1 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 47 | 2.4 | 21 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 44 | 1.9 | 15 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 9 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 388 | 3.6 | 41 | 1.0 | 231 | 6.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 84 | 4.3 |
| MITCHELL | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 11 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 37 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 | 24 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 49 | 2.7 | 24 | 2.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 43 | 2.8 | 19 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 24 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 11 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 53 | 3.4 | 14 | 0.0 | 36 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 18 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 11 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 33 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 14 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 36 | 2.6 | 10 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 12 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 45 | 1.4 | 20 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 262 | 2.3 | 69 | 1.1 | 124 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 53 | 3.3 |
| WARREN | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 34 | 2.9 | 9 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 28 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 9 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS |
| NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES) ARE UNSTABLE AND ARE NOT REPORTED |