| 2017-2021 North Carolina Resident Live Births by County of Residence: |
| Number and Percent of Low (< 2500 grams) and Very Low (< 1500 grams) Weight Births |
| by Race and Ethnicity |
| Non-Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | White | Black | Am. Ind. | Asian/Native Hawaiian/PI | Multiple Races | Hispanic | ||||||||||
| County of Residence |
Birth Weight |
Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. | Births | Pct. |
| North Carolina | Low | 55,946 | 9.4 | 48,622 | 9.7 | 23,297 | 7.4 | 20,559 | 15.0 | 849 | 11.5 | 2,246 | 9.0 | 1,537 | 10.1 | 7,324 | 7.6 |
| Very Low | 9,962 | 1.7 | 8,712 | 1.7 | 3,612 | 1.2 | 4,365 | 3.2 | 162 | 2.2 | 281 | 1.1 | 250 | 1.6 | 1,250 | 1.3 | |
| Alamance | Low | 887 | 9.3 | 744 | 9.9 | 386 | 7.9 | 301 | 14.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 21 | 10.4 | 29 | 12.9 | 143 | 7.0 |
| Very Low | 170 | 1.8 | 138 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.2 | 68 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.2 | 32 | 1.6 | |
| Alexander | Low | 154 | 8.6 | 146 | 8.8 | 131 | 8.6 | 11 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 6.1 | 8 | 6.2 |
| Very Low | 26 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 2.3 | |
| Alleghany | Low | 41 | 8.6 | 35 | 8.9 | 33 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Very Low | 6 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Anson | Low | 195 | 14.8 | 186 | 14.8 | 45 | 8.6 | 134 | 19.4 | 2 | 25.0 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 9 | 17.0 |
| Very Low | 36 | 2.7 | 34 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.3 | 26 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Ashe | Low | 99 | 9.3 | 91 | 9.6 | 90 | 9.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Very Low | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Avery | Low | 57 | 8.4 | 56 | 9.0 | 55 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Very Low | 10 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Beaufort | Low | 254 | 11.5 | 233 | 12.1 | 100 | 8.4 | 127 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 3 | 7.3 | 21 | 7.4 |
| Very Low | 42 | 1.9 | 38 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.0 | 25 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Bertie | Low | 120 | 14.2 | 118 | 14.3 | 20 | 7.4 | 98 | 17.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Very Low | 20 | 2.4 | 20 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bladen | Low | 195 | 11.2 | 175 | 11.8 | 72 | 9.0 | 87 | 15.1 | 8 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14.3 | 20 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 29 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 22 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Brunswick | Low | 464 | 9.0 | 411 | 9.1 | 300 | 8.1 | 89 | 15.2 | 5 | 11.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 11.1 | 53 | 8.8 |
| Very Low | 72 | 1.4 | 65 | 1.4 | 49 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 | |
| Buncombe | Low | 1,052 | 8.7 | 911 | 8.7 | 727 | 8.0 | 123 | 14.9 | 5 | 17.2 | 17 | 7.5 | 38 | 13.7 | 141 | 8.7 |
| Very Low | 143 | 1.2 | 130 | 1.2 | 111 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.8 | |
| Burke | Low | 383 | 8.8 | 341 | 9.1 | 265 | 8.4 | 32 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 13.6 | 42 | 6.7 |
| Very Low | 66 | 1.5 | 61 | 1.6 | 49 | 1.6 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Cabarrus | Low | 1,121 | 8.7 | 946 | 8.9 | 478 | 7.1 | 353 | 13.9 | 6 | 22.2 | 75 | 7.6 | 29 | 8.8 | 175 | 7.7 |
| Very Low | 173 | 1.3 | 145 | 1.4 | 63 | 0.9 | 66 | 2.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.2 | |
| Caldwell | Low | 385 | 9.9 | 359 | 10.1 | 299 | 9.4 | 38 | 18.4 | 3 | 50.0 | 5 | 11.1 | 14 | 11.5 | 26 | 7.5 |
| Very Low | 55 | 1.4 | 49 | 1.4 | 36 | 1.1 | 9 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.7 | |
| Camden | Low | 42 | 8.9 | 41 | 9.0 | 38 | 9.2 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Very Low | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Carteret | Low | 203 | 7.9 | 183 | 7.8 | 158 | 7.5 | 17 | 14.5 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.4 | 20 | 9.9 |
| Very Low | 32 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.1 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Caswell | Low | 107 | 10.8 | 102 | 11.3 | 47 | 7.8 | 52 | 19.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Very Low | 27 | 2.7 | 23 | 2.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 14 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Catawba | Low | 695 | 8.4 | 600 | 8.6 | 413 | 7.8 | 116 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 7.3 | 21 | 8.8 | 95 | 7.1 |
| Very Low | 129 | 1.6 | 108 | 1.6 | 68 | 1.3 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.7 | 21 | 1.6 | |
| Chatham | Low | 277 | 8.6 | 210 | 8.4 | 150 | 7.5 | 48 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6.3 | 6 | 7.9 | 67 | 9.2 |
| Very Low | 54 | 1.7 | 40 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.2 | 14 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.9 | |
| Cherokee | Low | 95 | 7.8 | 88 | 7.7 | 83 | 7.8 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 2.4 | 7 | 11.3 |
| Very Low | 19 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Chowan | Low | 75 | 10.9 | 73 | 11.4 | 26 | 7.2 | 46 | 16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Very Low | 14 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 11 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Clay | Low | 32 | 7.4 | 32 | 8.0 | 26 | 6.8 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Very Low | 7 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Cleveland | Low | 587 | 10.5 | 558 | 10.6 | 318 | 8.5 | 212 | 16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14.6 | 22 | 14.0 | 29 | 8.7 |
| Very Low | 84 | 1.5 | 77 | 1.5 | 38 | 1.0 | 36 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.1 | |
| Colombus | Low | 345 | 12.0 | 320 | 12.1 | 142 | 9.0 | 157 | 18.4 | 5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 13.0 | 25 | 10.2 |
| Very Low | 62 | 2.1 | 62 | 2.3 | 24 | 1.5 | 34 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Craven | Low | 598 | 9.1 | 545 | 9.3 | 293 | 7.3 | 203 | 15.9 | 3 | 14.3 | 28 | 9.7 | 16 | 6.6 | 53 | 7.4 |
| Very Low | 102 | 1.5 | 94 | 1.6 | 51 | 1.3 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.1 | |
| Cumberland | Low | 2,708 | 10.1 | 2,397 | 10.6 | 723 | 7.1 | 1,406 | 14.7 | 46 | 12.0 | 58 | 7.0 | 158 | 9.8 | 311 | 7.6 |
| Very Low | 549 | 2.1 | 507 | 2.2 | 129 | 1.3 | 316 | 3.3 | 9 | 2.4 | 15 | 1.8 | 36 | 2.2 | 42 | 1.0 | |
| Currituck | Low | 113 | 8.0 | 108 | 8.1 | 83 | 6.8 | 23 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Very Low | 26 | 1.8 | 26 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.4 | 9 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dare | Low | 96 | 6.0 | 77 | 5.8 | 70 | 5.6 | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 6.9 |
| Very Low | 18 | 1.1 | 16 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.0 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Davidson | Low | 907 | 10.3 | 815 | 10.6 | 569 | 9.1 | 186 | 18.6 | 8 | 18.6 | 34 | 19.2 | 18 | 8.8 | 92 | 8.5 |
| Very Low | 133 | 1.5 | 117 | 1.5 | 83 | 1.3 | 24 | 2.4 | 2 | 4.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 16 | 1.5 | |
| Davie | Low | 165 | 8.4 | 151 | 8.7 | 125 | 8.2 | 19 | 14.4 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 8.6 | 14 | 5.8 |
| Very Low | 29 | 1.5 | 27 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Duplin | Low | 326 | 9.3 | 225 | 10.1 | 107 | 7.7 | 115 | 15.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.5 | 101 | 7.9 |
| Very Low | 60 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.4 | 17 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 22 | 1.7 | |
| Durham | Low | 1,865 | 9.0 | 1,519 | 9.5 | 489 | 6.2 | 840 | 13.4 | 6 | 14.0 | 121 | 9.6 | 51 | 10.6 | 346 | 7.4 |
| Very Low | 364 | 1.8 | 296 | 1.8 | 72 | 0.9 | 196 | 3.1 | 2 | 4.7 | 13 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.5 | 68 | 1.4 | |
| Edgecombe | Low | 382 | 12.7 | 372 | 13.5 | 85 | 10.0 | 272 | 15.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 16.9 | 10 | 4.0 |
| Very Low | 65 | 2.2 | 65 | 2.4 | 15 | 1.8 | 48 | 2.6 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Forsyth | Low | 2,349 | 10.8 | 1,923 | 11.2 | 726 | 7.4 | 1,083 | 17.5 | 4 | 5.6 | 63 | 9.6 | 46 | 12.9 | 426 | 9.1 |
| Very Low | 459 | 2.1 | 379 | 2.2 | 124 | 1.3 | 239 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 80 | 1.7 | |
| Franklin | Low | 372 | 9.9 | 340 | 10.6 | 161 | 7.4 | 162 | 18.2 | 4 | 19.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 8 | 8.3 | 32 | 6.0 |
| Very Low | 63 | 1.7 | 55 | 1.7 | 23 | 1.1 | 29 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 8 | 1.5 | |
| Gaston | Low | 1,331 | 10.3 | 1,195 | 10.5 | 706 | 8.9 | 423 | 15.1 | 2 | 9.1 | 19 | 8.4 | 45 | 11.6 | 136 | 8.6 |
| Very Low | 231 | 1.8 | 214 | 1.9 | 113 | 1.4 | 92 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.1 | |
| Gates | Low | 47 | 9.7 | 45 | 9.6 | 18 | 5.4 | 27 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Very Low | 10 | 2.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 6 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Graham | Low | 35 | 8.3 | 35 | 8.6 | 32 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Very Low | 6 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Granville | Low | 303 | 10.2 | 275 | 10.7 | 134 | 8.5 | 133 | 14.9 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 16.7 | 3 | 4.1 | 28 | 6.8 |
| Very Low | 54 | 1.8 | 51 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.1 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Greene | Low | 115 | 11.1 | 89 | 11.6 | 33 | 7.8 | 54 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 26 | 9.7 |
| Very Low | 29 | 2.8 | 24 | 3.1 | 6 | 1.4 | 18 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.9 | |
| Guilford | Low | 3,079 | 10.2 | 2,772 | 10.7 | 765 | 7.3 | 1,699 | 14.1 | 16 | 11.2 | 192 | 8.5 | 94 | 12.1 | 307 | 7.3 |
| Very Low | 539 | 1.8 | 486 | 1.9 | 103 | 1.0 | 342 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 25 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.9 | 53 | 1.3 | |
| Halifax | Low | 387 | 14.2 | 375 | 14.3 | 86 | 9.4 | 266 | 17.3 | 10 | 12.5 | 3 | 15.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 12 | 10.0 |
| Very Low | 76 | 2.8 | 76 | 2.9 | 19 | 2.1 | 55 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Harnett | Low | 802 | 8.6 | 696 | 9.0 | 356 | 6.7 | 289 | 16.0 | 8 | 11.3 | 12 | 8.8 | 30 | 8.1 | 106 | 6.5 |
| Very Low | 150 | 1.6 | 132 | 1.7 | 68 | 1.3 | 57 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.1 | |
| Haywood | Low | 252 | 9.3 | 240 | 9.4 | 230 | 9.3 | 2 | 7.1 | 2 | 14.3 | 4 | 17.4 | 2 | 7.7 | 12 | 7.2 |
| Very Low | 32 | 1.2 | 31 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Henderson | Low | 416 | 8.1 | 335 | 8.1 | 291 | 7.8 | 25 | 16.2 | 1 | 12.5 | 11 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.4 | 81 | 7.9 |
| Very Low | 59 | 1.1 | 45 | 1.1 | 40 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.4 | |
| Hertford | Low | 112 | 10.8 | 109 | 11.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 96 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Very Low | 28 | 2.7 | 28 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 26 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hoke | Low | 410 | 9.3 | 359 | 10.0 | 117 | 6.1 | 160 | 15.3 | 42 | 14.6 | 9 | 9.3 | 30 | 12.6 | 51 | 6.3 |
| Very Low | 86 | 2.0 | 78 | 2.2 | 23 | 1.2 | 34 | 3.3 | 11 | 3.8 | 3 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.0 | |
| Hyde | Low | 14 | 7.8 | 12 | 8.1 | 8 | 7.2 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Very Low | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Iredell | Low | 847 | 9.0 | 759 | 9.1 | 481 | 7.5 | 220 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 9.0 | 24 | 12.4 | 88 | 7.8 |
| Very Low | 132 | 1.4 | 120 | 1.4 | 75 | 1.2 | 38 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.1 | |
| Jackson | Low | 150 | 8.6 | 136 | 8.7 | 99 | 8.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 26 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12.7 | 14 | 7.7 |
| Very Low | 23 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Johnston | Low | 1,039 | 8.4 | 829 | 8.5 | 485 | 6.7 | 296 | 14.3 | 7 | 13.7 | 12 | 7.9 | 29 | 11.8 | 210 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 196 | 1.6 | 157 | 1.6 | 75 | 1.0 | 72 | 3.5 | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 39 | 1.5 | |
| Jones | Low | 35 | 7.7 | 32 | 7.5 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Very Low | 9 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Lee | Low | 384 | 9.9 | 290 | 10.7 | 167 | 9.4 | 103 | 14.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 6 | 14.6 | 10 | 8.6 | 94 | 7.9 |
| Very Low | 76 | 2.0 | 60 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.6 | 29 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1.3 | |
| Lenoir | Low | 363 | 11.4 | 339 | 12.1 | 75 | 6.1 | 252 | 17.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 8 | 17.0 | 24 | 6.2 |
| Very Low | 73 | 2.3 | 71 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.1 | 53 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 6.4 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Lincoln | Low | 371 | 8.6 | 343 | 8.9 | 277 | 8.0 | 53 | 20.9 | 1 | 7.7 | 7 | 12.1 | 4 | 5.0 | 28 | 6.4 |
| Very Low | 53 | 1.2 | 49 | 1.3 | 39 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.9 | |
| McDowell | Low | 220 | 10.5 | 195 | 10.4 | 187 | 10.6 | 4 | 10.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 25 | 11.0 |
| Very Low | 35 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.8 | |
| Macon | Low | 146 | 9.1 | 118 | 9.2 | 110 | 9.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 3 | 11.5 | 28 | 8.6 |
| Very Low | 21 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.8 | |
| Madison | Low | 79 | 8.3 | 76 | 8.2 | 74 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Very Low | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Martin | Low | 151 | 13.0 | 146 | 13.5 | 49 | 8.8 | 94 | 18.6 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Very Low | 34 | 2.9 | 34 | 3.1 | 13 | 2.3 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mecklenburg | Low | 7,118 | 9.7 | 5,863 | 10.1 | 1,699 | 6.2 | 3,339 | 14.9 | 11 | 8.2 | 608 | 10.1 | 181 | 10.1 | 1,255 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 1,171 | 1.6 | 971 | 1.7 | 214 | 0.8 | 649 | 2.9 | 4 | 3.0 | 71 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.7 | 200 | 1.3 | |
| Mitchell | Low | 60 | 8.8 | 56 | 9.0 | 54 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Very Low | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Montgomery | Low | 139 | 10.4 | 125 | 12.4 | 74 | 10.5 | 44 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 4 | 20.0 | 14 | 4.3 |
| Very Low | 18 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Moore | Low | 468 | 8.0 | 431 | 8.3 | 282 | 6.8 | 123 | 17.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 11 | 10.3 | 10 | 5.4 | 37 | 5.9 |
| Very Low | 75 | 1.3 | 70 | 1.3 | 46 | 1.1 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Nash | Low | 589 | 11.0 | 548 | 11.7 | 169 | 8.2 | 343 | 14.4 | 11 | 23.9 | 12 | 15.4 | 13 | 11.1 | 41 | 6.4 |
| Very Low | 119 | 2.2 | 111 | 2.4 | 35 | 1.7 | 72 | 3.0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 8 | 1.2 | |
| New Hanover | Low | 937 | 8.7 | 812 | 8.7 | 482 | 6.8 | 278 | 15.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 8 | 4.2 | 42 | 13.5 | 125 | 8.5 |
| Very Low | 167 | 1.5 | 153 | 1.6 | 77 | 1.1 | 71 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 14 | 1.0 | |
| Northampton | Low | 112 | 12.9 | 108 | 13.0 | 22 | 7.6 | 86 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.5 |
| Very Low | 21 | 2.4 | 18 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.9 | |
| Onslow | Low | 1,352 | 7.0 | 1,158 | 7.1 | 788 | 6.2 | 266 | 12.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 40 | 9.3 | 59 | 6.7 | 194 | 6.1 |
| Very Low | 216 | 1.1 | 186 | 1.1 | 118 | 0.9 | 54 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 30 | 0.9 | |
| Orange | Low | 491 | 8.5 | 413 | 8.6 | 245 | 7.4 | 102 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 8.5 | 13 | 10.0 | 78 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 90 | 1.6 | 72 | 1.5 | 39 | 1.2 | 27 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 2.3 | 18 | 1.9 | |
| Pamlico | Low | 39 | 9.5 | 36 | 9.5 | 23 | 7.9 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Very Low | 7 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pasquotank | Low | 225 | 9.6 | 216 | 10.1 | 105 | 8.4 | 106 | 13.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.4 | 2 | 3.6 | 9 | 4.4 |
| Very Low | 40 | 1.7 | 39 | 1.8 | 15 | 1.2 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Pender | Low | 273 | 8.6 | 252 | 9.2 | 166 | 7.5 | 69 | 17.5 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 14 | 14.0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Very Low | 43 | 1.4 | 37 | 1.4 | 17 | 0.8 | 18 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.4 | |
| Perquimans | Low | 40 | 6.8 | 38 | 6.6 | 22 | 5.3 | 16 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Very Low | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Person | Low | 242 | 11.2 | 223 | 11.2 | 126 | 9.8 | 86 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 8 | 11.4 | 19 | 11.6 |
| Very Low | 39 | 1.8 | 36 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Pitt | Low | 1,198 | 11.6 | 1,127 | 12.1 | 313 | 7.3 | 754 | 16.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 23 | 9.7 | 34 | 12.5 | 71 | 7.1 |
| Very Low | 261 | 2.5 | 242 | 2.6 | 48 | 1.1 | 184 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 3.3 | 19 | 1.9 | |
| Polk | Low | 46 | 6.2 | 45 | 6.7 | 42 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Very Low | 14 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Randolph | Low | 706 | 9.2 | 580 | 9.4 | 479 | 9.0 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 3.0 | 17 | 9.8 | 5 | 4.3 | 126 | 8.1 |
| Very Low | 110 | 1.4 | 94 | 1.5 | 73 | 1.4 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Richmond | Low | 355 | 12.6 | 337 | 13.1 | 133 | 10.0 | 178 | 17.4 | 9 | 9.7 | 1 | 4.8 | 16 | 15.1 | 18 | 7.3 |
| Very Low | 60 | 2.1 | 58 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.3 | 37 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.8 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Robeson | Low | 1,049 | 11.9 | 940 | 12.7 | 138 | 9.1 | 303 | 16.5 | 461 | 12.1 | 4 | 6.0 | 34 | 16.1 | 109 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 215 | 2.4 | 195 | 2.6 | 24 | 1.6 | 76 | 4.1 | 91 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.5 | |
| Rockingham | Low | 425 | 9.6 | 394 | 9.7 | 255 | 8.4 | 119 | 14.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 3 | 12.0 | 14 | 13.7 | 31 | 7.6 |
| Very Low | 71 | 1.6 | 68 | 1.7 | 36 | 1.2 | 25 | 2.9 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.9 | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Rowan | Low | 803 | 10.1 | 705 | 10.6 | 435 | 8.9 | 224 | 15.8 | 5 | 25.0 | 23 | 17.7 | 18 | 12.5 | 98 | 7.5 |
| Very Low | 131 | 1.7 | 119 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.2 | 51 | 3.6 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.9 | |
| Rutherford | Low | 324 | 9.9 | 307 | 10.1 | 247 | 9.5 | 48 | 13.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 9 | 10.6 | 17 | 7.4 |
| Very Low | 53 | 1.6 | 49 | 1.6 | 40 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Sampson | Low | 371 | 9.4 | 255 | 9.7 | 127 | 7.7 | 116 | 14.3 | 4 | 7.3 | 3 | 18.8 | 5 | 6.9 | 116 | 8.6 |
| Very Low | 61 | 1.5 | 39 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.0 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.8 | 22 | 1.6 | |
| Scotland | Low | 314 | 14.9 | 310 | 15.3 | 67 | 11.6 | 176 | 18.4 | 49 | 13.9 | 1 | 5.6 | 17 | 13.5 | 4 | 5.4 |
| Very Low | 51 | 2.4 | 51 | 2.5 | 12 | 2.1 | 28 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Stanly | Low | 322 | 9.4 | 307 | 9.7 | 222 | 8.6 | 74 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 13.6 | 15 | 5.9 |
| Very Low | 59 | 1.7 | 54 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.4 | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.0 | |
| Stokes | Low | 170 | 8.6 | 163 | 8.6 | 157 | 8.7 | 6 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.9 |
| Very Low | 21 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Surry | Low | 332 | 8.9 | 267 | 9.0 | 238 | 8.6 | 21 | 16.4 | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 2 | 5.4 | 65 | 8.5 |
| Very Low | 55 | 1.5 | 45 | 1.5 | 44 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.3 | |
| Swain | Low | 59 | 7.4 | 52 | 7.0 | 31 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 7 | 11.9 |
| Very Low | 20 | 2.5 | 19 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Transylvania | Low | 112 | 8.8 | 103 | 8.7 | 92 | 8.5 | 6 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13.9 | 9 | 9.1 |
| Very Low | 20 | 1.6 | 18 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | |
| Tyrrell | Low | 9 | 5.2 | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 8.1 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Very Low | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Union | Low | 908 | 7.6 | 730 | 7.6 | 457 | 6.1 | 213 | 14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 10.0 | 18 | 6.3 | 178 | 8.0 |
| Very Low | 154 | 1.3 | 122 | 1.3 | 68 | 0.9 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 32 | 1.4 | |
| Vance | Low | 347 | 12.4 | 332 | 13.7 | 73 | 9.6 | 243 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 23.3 | 7 | 11.5 | 15 | 4.0 |
| Very Low | 69 | 2.5 | 66 | 2.7 | 10 | 1.3 | 54 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 | |
| Wake | Low | 4,903 | 7.7 | 4,168 | 7.9 | 1,830 | 5.8 | 1,707 | 12.8 | 12 | 8.8 | 490 | 7.8 | 107 | 8.4 | 735 | 6.9 |
| Very Low | 975 | 1.5 | 815 | 1.5 | 311 | 1.0 | 406 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 66 | 1.1 | 20 | 1.6 | 160 | 1.5 | |
| Warren | Low | 95 | 11.6 | 90 | 11.7 | 25 | 9.2 | 59 | 14.1 | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 5 | 9.6 |
| Very Low | 16 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 13 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | Low | 77 | 12.3 | 75 | 13.0 | 16 | 8.3 | 59 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Very Low | 20 | 3.2 | 20 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Watauga | Low | 126 | 7.5 | 112 | 7.2 | 103 | 7.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 10.9 |
| Very Low | 18 | 1.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Wayne | Low | 822 | 10.3 | 696 | 11.0 | 285 | 8.0 | 378 | 15.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 16.9 | 12 | 7.1 | 126 | 7.6 |
| Very Low | 162 | 2.0 | 143 | 2.3 | 57 | 1.6 | 85 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1.1 | |
| Wilkes | Low | 336 | 10.0 | 307 | 10.4 | 282 | 10.3 | 18 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 3 | 6.1 | 29 | 7.1 |
| Very Low | 56 | 1.7 | 52 | 1.8 | 47 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Wilson | Low | 561 | 12.0 | 492 | 12.7 | 146 | 8.5 | 317 | 16.3 | 5 | 25.0 | 10 | 10.9 | 11 | 13.8 | 69 | 8.8 |
| Very Low | 111 | 2.4 | 101 | 2.6 | 24 | 1.4 | 71 | 3.6 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.3 | |
| Yadkin | Low | 189 | 10.3 | 147 | 10.0 | 137 | 9.9 | 6 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 17.6 | 42 | 11.3 |
| Very Low | 27 | 1.5 | 22 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.4 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.3 | |
| Yancey | Low | 68 | 7.7 | 62 | 7.8 | 60 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Very Low | 12 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Prepared by NC-DHHS State Center for Health Statistics |
| Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 20 cases) are unstable and should be interpreted with caution |