| NUMBER AND PERCENT OF NC RESIDENT BIRTHS DELIVERED BY GESTATION |
| 2017-2021 |
| GESTATION | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 37 weeks (Preterm) | 37+ Weeks | Unknown | |||||
| N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 63208 | 10.6 | 531573 | 89.3 | 256 | 0.0 | 595037 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1063 | 11.2 | 8453 | 88.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 9521 |
| ALAMANCE | |||||||
| ALEXANDER | 170 | 9.5 | 1624 | 90.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 1795 |
| ALLEGHANY | 39 | 8.2 | 439 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 478 |
| ANSON | 177 | 13.5 | 1136 | 86.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 1314 |
| ASHE | 131 | 12.3 | 932 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1063 |
| AVERY | 80 | 11.7 | 600 | 88.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 681 |
| BEAUFORT | 274 | 12.4 | 1929 | 87.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2203 |
| BERTIE | 124 | 14.6 | 723 | 85.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 847 |
| BLADEN | 214 | 12.3 | 1522 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1736 |
| BRUNSWICK | 559 | 10.9 | 4575 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5134 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1251 | 10.3 | 10857 | 89.6 | 4 | 0.0 | 12112 |
| BURKE | 434 | 9.9 | 3924 | 90.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 4362 |
| CABARRUS | 1372 | 10.7 | 11484 | 89.3 | 8 | 0.1 | 12864 |
| CALDWELL | 423 | 10.9 | 3470 | 89.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3895 |
| CAMDEN | 51 | 10.9 | 419 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 470 |
| CARTERET | 246 | 9.6 | 2311 | 90.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2558 |
| CASWELL | 125 | 12.6 | 865 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 990 |
| CATAWBA | 826 | 10.0 | 7454 | 89.8 | 19 | 0.2 | 8299 |
| CHATHAM | 325 | 10.1 | 2894 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3219 |
| CHEROKEE | 129 | 10.7 | 1081 | 89.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1211 |
| CHOWAN | 90 | 13.1 | 595 | 86.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 686 |
| CLAY | 48 | 11.2 | 382 | 88.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 430 |
| CLEVELAND | 594 | 10.6 | 5017 | 89.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5612 |
| COLUMBUS | 363 | 12.6 | 2523 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2886 |
| CRAVEN | 698 | 10.6 | 5888 | 89.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 6589 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3065 | 11.5 | 23654 | 88.5 | 10 | 0.0 | 26729 |
| CURRITUCK | 154 | 10.9 | 1255 | 89.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1410 |
| DARE | 141 | 8.8 | 1465 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1606 |
| DAVIDSON | 1095 | 12.5 | 7682 | 87.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 8779 |
| DAVIE | 219 | 11.1 | 1750 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1969 |
| DUPLIN | 362 | 10.3 | 3132 | 89.4 | 8 | 0.2 | 3502 |
| DURHAM | 2008 | 9.7 | 18730 | 90.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 20748 |
| EDGECOMBE | 402 | 13.4 | 2597 | 86.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2999 |
| FORSYTH | 2654 | 12.2 | 19175 | 87.8 | 10 | 0.0 | 21839 |
| FRANKLIN | 408 | 10.9 | 3341 | 89.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3750 |
| GASTON | 1340 | 10.4 | 11592 | 89.6 | 12 | 0.1 | 12944 |
| GATES | 54 | 11.2 | 430 | 88.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 484 |
| GRAHAM | 53 | 12.6 | 368 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 421 |
| GRANVILLE | 318 | 10.7 | 2664 | 89.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 2985 |
| GREENE | 137 | 13.2 | 901 | 86.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1038 |
| GUILFORD | 3385 | 11.2 | 26697 | 88.7 | 17 | 0.1 | 30099 |
| HALIFAX | 382 | 14.0 | 2348 | 85.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 2734 |
| HARNETT | 937 | 10.0 | 8392 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 9330 |
| HAYWOOD | 295 | 10.8 | 2429 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2724 |
| HENDERSON | 511 | 9.9 | 4645 | 90.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5157 |
| HERTFORD | 134 | 12.9 | 902 | 87.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1036 |
| HOKE | 462 | 10.5 | 3933 | 89.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 4396 |
| HYDE | 12 | 6.7 | 167 | 92.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 180 |
| IREDELL | 973 | 10.3 | 8485 | 89.7 | 5 | 0.1 | 9463 |
| JACKSON | 199 | 11.4 | 1544 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1743 |
| JOHNSTON | 1173 | 9.5 | 11222 | 90.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 12396 |
| JONES | 41 | 9.0 | 414 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 |
| LEE | 447 | 11.5 | 3440 | 88.4 | 4 | 0.1 | 3891 |
| LENOIR | 373 | 11.7 | 2810 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3183 |
| LINCOLN | 438 | 10.2 | 3858 | 89.7 | 6 | 0.1 | 4302 |
| MCDOWELL | 278 | 13.3 | 1816 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2094 |
| MACON | 185 | 11.5 | 1426 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1611 |
| MADISON | 103 | 10.8 | 851 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 954 |
| MARTIN | 165 | 14.2 | 999 | 85.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1164 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7556 | 10.3 | 65936 | 89.7 | 19 | 0.0 | 73511 |
| MITCHELL | 90 | 13.2 | 594 | 86.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 684 |
| MONTGOMERY | 148 | 11.1 | 1190 | 88.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 1339 |
| MOORE | 547 | 9.4 | 5287 | 90.5 | 5 | 0.1 | 5839 |
| NASH | 619 | 11.6 | 4717 | 88.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 5340 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1181 | 10.9 | 9638 | 89.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 10831 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 100 | 11.5 | 769 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 869 |
| ONSLOW | 1798 | 9.3 | 17595 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 19393 |
| ORANGE | 526 | 9.1 | 5246 | 90.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 5775 |
| PAMLICO | 48 | 11.7 | 362 | 88.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 411 |
| PASQUOTANK | 244 | 10.4 | 2100 | 89.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 2345 |
| PENDER | 383 | 12.1 | 2784 | 87.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 3168 |
| PERQUIMANS | 46 | 7.8 | 541 | 92.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 587 |
| PERSON | 257 | 11.9 | 1903 | 88.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2160 |
| PITT | 1355 | 13.1 | 8951 | 86.8 | 4 | 0.0 | 10310 |
| POLK | 68 | 9.1 | 677 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 745 |
| RANDOLPH | 861 | 11.2 | 6832 | 88.7 | 7 | 0.1 | 7700 |
| RICHMOND | 392 | 13.9 | 2432 | 86.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2826 |
| ROBESON | 973 | 11.1 | 7814 | 88.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 8789 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 499 | 11.2 | 3948 | 88.7 | 3 | 0.1 | 4450 |
| ROWAN | 929 | 11.7 | 6993 | 88.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 7929 |
| RUTHERFORD | 347 | 10.6 | 2935 | 89.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 3284 |
| SAMPSON | 429 | 10.8 | 3535 | 89.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 3967 |
| SCOTLAND | 263 | 12.5 | 1842 | 87.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2106 |
| STANLY | 377 | 11.0 | 3036 | 88.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 3414 |
| STOKES | 213 | 10.8 | 1762 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1975 |
| SURRY | 399 | 10.7 | 3335 | 89.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 3735 |
| SWAIN | 101 | 12.6 | 698 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 799 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 134 | 10.5 | 1146 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1280 |
| TYRRELL | 12 | 6.9 | 160 | 92.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 174 |
| UNION | 1145 | 9.6 | 10744 | 90.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 11890 |
| VANCE | 348 | 12.4 | 2449 | 87.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2798 |
| WAKE | 5508 | 8.7 | 58158 | 91.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 63672 |
| WARREN | 112 | 13.7 | 708 | 86.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 820 |
| WASHINGTON | 75 | 12.0 | 548 | 87.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 624 |
| WATAUGA | 193 | 11.5 | 1482 | 88.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 1678 |
| WAYNE | 927 | 11.6 | 7083 | 88.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 8012 |
| WILKES | 396 | 11.8 | 2957 | 88.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 3358 |
| WILSON | 579 | 12.4 | 4079 | 87.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 4661 |
| YADKIN | 226 | 12.3 | 1608 | 87.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 1836 |
| YANCEY | 95 | 10.8 | 788 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 883 |
| 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 |
| *NOTE: OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION IS NOW USED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS GUIDELINES |