| 2017-2021 N.C. LIVE BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER |
| WITH INTERVAL FROM LAST DELIVERY TO CONCEPTION OF SIX MONTHS |
| OR LESS AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS EXCLUDING 1ST PREGNANCIES |
| **INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES** |
| RESIDENCE | SHORT INTERVAL BIRTHS |
PERCENT SHORT INTERVAL |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 53,004 | 13.1 |
| ALAMANCE | 740 | 11.4 |
| ALEXANDER | 214 | 17.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 57 | 17.6 |
| ANSON | 137 | 14.9 |
| ASHE | 106 | 14.5 |
| AVERY | 53 | 11.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 218 | 13.9 |
| BERTIE | 84 | 14.5 |
| BLADEN | 169 | 14.2 |
| BRUNSWICK | 393 | 11.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 535 | 7.3 |
| BURKE | 454 | 15.1 |
| CABARRUS | 1,344 | 15.0 |
| CALDWELL | 418 | 15.5 |
| CAMDEN | 28 | 8.5 |
| CARTERET | 239 | 13.7 |
| CASWELL | 95 | 13.5 |
| CATAWBA | 939 | 16.1 |
| CHATHAM | 277 | 12.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 142 | 17.4 |
| CHOWAN | 73 | 15.6 |
| CLAY | 49 | 16.5 |
| CLEVELAND | 626 | 16.4 |
| COLUMBUS | 211 | 11.2 |
| CRAVEN | 712 | 16.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,818 | 16.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 102 | 10.5 |
| DARE | 80 | 7.8 |
| DAVIDSON | 852 | 13.9 |
| DAVIE | 219 | 15.6 |
| DUPLIN | 342 | 13.5 |
| DURHAM | 1,589 | 11.9 |
| EDGECOMBE | 348 | 15.8 |
| FORSYTH | 2,132 | 14.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 350 | 13.4 |
| GASTON | 1,328 | 14.9 |
| GATES | 32 | 10.2 |
| GRAHAM | 47 | 17.5 |
| GRANVILLE | 216 | 10.8 |
| GREENE | 117 | 16.0 |
| GUILFORD | 2,193 | 10.4 |
| HALIFAX | 250 | 12.7 |
| HARNETT | 840 | 13.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 195 | 11.1 |
| HENDERSON | 294 | 8.8 |
| HERTFORD | 111 | 15.3 |
| HOKE | 438 | 14.2 |
| HYDE | 14 | 10.4 |
| IREDELL | 965 | 14.8 |
| JACKSON | 160 | 13.8 |
| JOHNSTON | 958 | 11.4 |
| JONES | 61 | 20.1 |
| LEE | 284 | 10.6 |
| LENOIR | 346 | 15.4 |
| LINCOLN | 424 | 14.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 168 | 12.1 |
| MACON | 117 | 10.6 |
| MADISON | 50 | 8.3 |
| MARTIN | 111 | 13.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 6,204 | 12.7 |
| MITCHELL | 46 | 10.5 |
| MONTGOMERY | 126 | 12.9 |
| MOORE | 540 | 13.4 |
| NASH | 552 | 14.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 732 | 10.3 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 104 | 16.9 |
| ONSLOW | 1,732 | 15.0 |
| ORANGE | 469 | 11.8 |
| PAMLICO | 37 | 13.2 |
| PASQUOTANK | 208 | 13.0 |
| PENDER | 216 | 9.8 |
| PERQUIMANS | 53 | 12.7 |
| PERSON | 207 | 13.6 |
| PITT | 1,148 | 16.3 |
| POLK | 58 | 11.8 |
| RANDOLPH | 674 | 12.6 |
| RICHMOND | 269 | 13.7 |
| ROBESON | 688 | 11.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 435 | 14.1 |
| ROWAN | 818 | 14.5 |
| RUTHERFORD | 341 | 15.3 |
| SAMPSON | 268 | 9.7 |
| SCOTLAND | 216 | 14.5 |
| STANLY | 337 | 14.4 |
| STOKES | 191 | 14.2 |
| SURRY | 377 | 14.6 |
| SWAIN | 73 | 13.7 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 85 | 10.2 |
| TYRRELL | 13 | 11.1 |
| UNION | 1,081 | 12.6 |
| VANCE | 226 | 11.6 |
| WAKE | 5,521 | 12.9 |
| WARREN | 51 | 9.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 76 | 16.6 |
| WATAUGA | 148 | 13.4 |
| WAYNE | 836 | 14.8 |
| WILKES | 326 | 14.3 |
| WILSON | 429 | 13.1 |
| YADKIN | 174 | 13.4 |
| YANCEY | 55 | 9.5 |
| 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 |