| 2017-2021 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 | 60,999 | 23.1 |
| ALAMANCE | 1,013 | 25.5 |
| ALEXANDER | 122 | 20.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 32 | 21.2 |
| ANSON | 131 | 32.5 |
| ASHE | 85 | 23.1 |
| AVERY | 48 | 17.6 |
| BEAUFORT | 179 | 22.7 |
| BERTIE | 70 | 26.3 |
| BLADEN | 136 | 25.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 490 | 22.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1,517 | 23.7 |
| BURKE | 317 | 21.9 |
| CABARRUS | 1,353 | 21.5 |
| CALDWELL | 228 | 19.2 |
| CAMDEN | 37 | 17.4 |
| CARTERET | 226 | 18.3 |
| CASWELL | 107 | 29.3 |
| CATAWBA | 770 | 25.0 |
| CHATHAM | 472 | 25.6 |
| CHEROKEE | 103 | 25.9 |
| CHOWAN | 63 | 25.6 |
| CLAY | 40 | 25.6 |
| CLEVELAND | 401 | 24.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 193 | 23.6 |
| CRAVEN | 526 | 23.7 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,336 | 26.6 |
| CURRITUCK | 112 | 17.2 |
| DARE | 183 | 21.3 |
| DAVIDSON | 716 | 23.0 |
| DAVIE | 194 | 22.8 |
| DUPLIN | 332 | 27.8 |
| DURHAM | 2,766 | 23.6 |
| EDGECOMBE | 261 | 29.6 |
| FORSYTH | 2,478 | 25.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 415 | 25.7 |
| GASTON | 1,209 | 23.9 |
| GATES | 38 | 20.4 |
| GRAHAM | 23 | 19.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 301 | 23.4 |
| GREENE | 94 | 26.6 |
| GUILFORD | 3,363 | 24.2 |
| HALIFAX | 216 | 26.1 |
| HARNETT | 882 | 23.5 |
| HAYWOOD | 190 | 18.1 |
| HENDERSON | 476 | 20.6 |
| HERTFORD | 116 | 31.6 |
| HOKE | 428 | 26.1 |
| HYDE | 16 | 18.8 |
| IREDELL | 866 | 20.1 |
| JACKSON | 164 | 26.7 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,151 | 20.8 |
| JONES | 40 | 27.2 |
| LEE | 371 | 24.7 |
| LENOIR | 292 | 29.8 |
| LINCOLN | 343 | 18.7 |
| MCDOWELL | 133 | 21.3 |
| MACON | 143 | 24.4 |
| MADISON | 82 | 21.9 |
| MARTIN | 89 | 23.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 8,899 | 22.0 |
| MITCHELL | 47 | 21.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 133 | 30.2 |
| MOORE | 626 | 20.6 |
| NASH | 515 | 27.2 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1,311 | 22.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 50 | 21.8 |
| ONSLOW | 1,103 | 20.9 |
| ORANGE | 839 | 22.4 |
| PAMLICO | 37 | 23.4 |
| PASQUOTANK | 200 | 23.0 |
| PENDER | 340 | 22.6 |
| PERQUIMANS | 51 | 23.9 |
| PERSON | 207 | 26.5 |
| PITT | 995 | 22.9 |
| POLK | 77 | 25.9 |
| RANDOLPH | 690 | 24.7 |
| RICHMOND | 189 | 24.0 |
| ROBESON | 624 | 25.6 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 355 | 23.1 |
| ROWAN | 720 | 25.1 |
| RUTHERFORD | 251 | 27.2 |
| SAMPSON | 364 | 26.7 |
| SCOTLAND | 152 | 29.1 |
| STANLY | 249 | 20.9 |
| STOKES | 147 | 22.0 |
| SURRY | 303 | 24.5 |
| SWAIN | 70 | 31.3 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 120 | 21.8 |
| TYRRELL | 19 | 32.8 |
| UNION | 1,412 | 23.0 |
| VANCE | 262 | 30.6 |
| WAKE | 8,229 | 21.2 |
| WARREN | 74 | 27.9 |
| WASHINGTON | 53 | 30.5 |
| WATAUGA | 202 | 22.4 |
| WAYNE | 722 | 25.7 |
| WILKES | 263 | 25.7 |
| WILSON | 406 | 23.4 |
| YADKIN | 147 | 23.4 |
| YANCEY | 68 | 24.1 |
| 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 |