| 2018-2022 NC RESIDENT FERTILITY RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION: |
| FEMALES 15-17 BY RACE/ETHNICITY, PERINATAL CARE REGIONS, AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE |
| North Carolina Resident Births |
Fertility Rate | White Non-Hispanic, single race Births |
White Non-Hispanic, single race Fertility Rate |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Births |
Black Non-Hispanic, single race Fertility Rate |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Births |
American Indian/Alaska Native Non-Hispanic, single race Fertility Rate |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Births |
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic, single race Fertility Rate |
Multiracial Non-Hispanic Births | Multiracial Non-Hispanic Fertility Rate |
Hispanic Births | Hispanic Fertility Rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Residence: | 7,034 | 5.5 | 1,924 | 2.8 | 2,311 | 7.8 | 147 | 10.2 | 39 | 0.9 | 369 | 7.9 | 2,225 | 11.8 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||||||||||
| PCR I WESTERN | 423 | 5.1 | 259 | 4.1 | 30 | 7.7 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 24 | 8.1 | 96 | 10.1 |
| PCR II NORTHWESTERN | 1,606 | 5.4 | 600 | 3.4 | 398 | 6.9 | 6 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 87 | 8.7 | 498 | 11.5 |
| PCR III SOUTHWESTERN | 1,565 | 6.0 | 337 | 2.6 | 524 | 7.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 68 | 7.7 | 617 | 14.6 |
| PCR IV NORTHEASTERN | 1,207 | 4.0 | 204 | 1.3 | 398 | 5.6 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 54 | 4.8 | 535 | 10.8 |
| PCR V SOUTHEASTERN | 1,083 | 6.5 | 247 | 3.1 | 372 | 8.6 | 115 | 12.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 91 | 11.6 | 253 | 10.8 |
| PCR VI EASTERN | 1,150 | 7.2 | 277 | 3.5 | 589 | 11.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 45 | 7.6 | 226 | 11.1 |
| ALAMANCE | 127 | 5.4 | 38 | 2.9 | 35 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 45 | 9.7 |
| ALEXANDER | 21 | 5.1 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 15 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 29 | 11.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 23 | 18.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 21 | 8.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 11 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 39 | 7.6 | 12 | 0.0 | 20 | 14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 20 | 12.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 31 | 8.5 | 9 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 57 | 5.2 | 28 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 15.8 |
| BUNCOMBE | 99 | 3.8 | 43 | 2.2 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 32 | 9.6 |
| BURKE | 58 | 6.6 | 25 | 3.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 27 | 27.4 |
| CABARRUS | 144 | 4.8 | 44 | 2.7 | 34 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 57 | 11.0 |
| CALDWELL | 60 | 6.6 | 41 | 5.6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 19 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 12 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 98 | 5.1 | 47 | 3.7 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| CHATHAM | 20 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 21 | 8.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 8 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 123 | 10.2 | 64 | 8.1 | 46 | 16.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 74 | 11.9 | 32 | 9.3 | 27 | 15.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 55 | 5.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 26 | 9.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 217 | 5.4 | 31 | 2.3 | 121 | 7.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 29 | 10.3 | 30 | 5.2 |
| CURRITUCK | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 113 | 5.7 | 63 | 4.3 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 28 | 11.3 |
| DAVIE | 21 | 4.1 | 14 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 88 | 13.5 | 22 | 8.7 | 27 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 37 | 15.8 |
| DURHAM | 207 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 | 88 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 102 | 13.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 51 | 8.5 | 12 | 0.0 | 35 | 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 332 | 6.5 | 44 | 2.0 | 97 | 6.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 171 | 15.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 41 | 4.9 | 13 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 181 | 6.8 | 79 | 4.8 | 55 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 28 | 8.6 |
| GATES | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 9 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 25 | 3.7 | 11 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 23 | 10.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 316 | 4.3 | 38 | 1.3 | 170 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 84 | 9.2 |
| HALIFAX | 65 | 11.5 | 12 | 0.0 | 45 | 14.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 95 | 5.5 | 28 | 3.3 | 31 | 7.8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 23 | 6.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 21 | 3.6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 65 | 5.5 | 30 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 23 | 9.8 |
| HERTFORD | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 40 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 92 | 3.9 | 29 | 1.8 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 30 | 5.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 131 | 4.6 | 33 | 2.0 | 28 | 6.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 63 | 10.7 |
| JONES | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 53 | 7.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 26 | 11.3 |
| LENOIR | 81 | 12.7 | 16 | 0.0 | 53 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 67 | 6.9 | 48 | 6.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 24 | 5.1 | 22 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 27 | 7.3 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 14 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 20 | 8.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 867 | 6.4 | 42 | 0.8 | 318 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 25 | 5.4 | 469 | 18.5 |
| MITCHELL | 9 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 12 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 39 | 3.7 | 17 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 82 | 7.1 | 16 | 0.0 | 44 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 13.8 |
| NEW HANOVER | 88 | 3.2 | 15 | 0.0 | 34 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 32 | 13.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 84 | 4.3 | 47 | 4.2 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 31 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 16 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 32 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 27 | 6.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 149 | 6.1 | 18 | 0.0 | 97 | 10.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 21 | 10.1 |
| POLK | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 99 | 5.7 | 59 | 4.9 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 30 | 8.5 |
| RICHMOND | 66 | 12.4 | 23 | 9.0 | 27 | 14.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 204 | 12.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 43 | 10.5 | 88 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 41 | 17.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 53 | 5.3 | 26 | 4.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 115 | 6.6 | 42 | 3.8 | 34 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 31 | 11.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 49 | 6.4 | 36 | 6.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 81 | 10.4 | 18 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 45 | 18.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 47 | 12.3 | 9 | 0.0 | 20 | 13.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 47 | 6.4 | 28 | 5.1 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 21 | 4.4 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 63 | 7.6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 12.2 |
| SWAIN | 18 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 9 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 107 | 2.7 | 27 | 1.0 | 31 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 43 | 7.5 |
| VANCE | 66 | 11.9 | 15 | 0.0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 447 | 3.0 | 39 | 0.5 | 153 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 229 | 11.2 |
| WARREN | 20 | 10.4 | 7 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 19 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 153 | 10.5 | 26 | 4.2 | 69 | 14.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 50 | 17.6 |
| WILKES | 62 | 8.2 | 42 | 6.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 95 | 9.3 | 19 | 0.0 | 48 | 11.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 14.6 |
| YADKIN | 29 | 7.3 | 20 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 10 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 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 |
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