| NUMBER AND PERCENT OF NC RESIDENT BIRTHS DELIVERED BY GESTATION |
| 2018-2022 |
| GESTATION | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 37 weeks (Preterm) | 37+ Weeks | Unknown | |||||
| N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | PERCENT | N | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 63624 | 10.7 | 532609 | 89.3 | 262 | 0.0 | 596495 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1098 | 11.5 | 8438 | 88.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 9542 |
| ALAMANCE | |||||||
| ALEXANDER | 165 | 9.4 | 1587 | 90.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 1753 |
| ALLEGHANY | 38 | 7.9 | 443 | 92.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 481 |
| ANSON | 182 | 13.7 | 1144 | 86.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1327 |
| ASHE | 125 | 11.9 | 921 | 88.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1047 |
| AVERY | 79 | 11.1 | 630 | 88.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 711 |
| BEAUFORT | 257 | 11.9 | 1903 | 88.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2161 |
| BERTIE | 120 | 14.5 | 704 | 85.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 825 |
| BLADEN | 217 | 12.3 | 1547 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1764 |
| BRUNSWICK | 570 | 10.8 | 4706 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5276 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1291 | 10.7 | 10826 | 89.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 12119 |
| BURKE | 423 | 9.9 | 3858 | 90.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 4284 |
| CABARRUS | 1401 | 10.8 | 11607 | 89.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 13018 |
| CALDWELL | 441 | 11.3 | 3458 | 88.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 3901 |
| CAMDEN | 52 | 11.1 | 416 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 468 |
| CARTERET | 223 | 9.0 | 2256 | 90.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 2481 |
| CASWELL | 119 | 12.0 | 869 | 88.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 988 |
| CATAWBA | 831 | 10.0 | 7451 | 89.8 | 16 | 0.2 | 8298 |
| CHATHAM | 330 | 10.1 | 2939 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3269 |
| CHEROKEE | 132 | 10.7 | 1097 | 89.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1230 |
| CHOWAN | 82 | 12.1 | 596 | 87.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 679 |
| CLAY | 37 | 8.9 | 380 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 417 |
| CLEVELAND | 599 | 10.6 | 5046 | 89.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 5647 |
| COLUMBUS | 363 | 12.5 | 2541 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2904 |
| CRAVEN | 690 | 10.6 | 5802 | 89.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 6496 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3051 | 11.5 | 23448 | 88.5 | 6 | 0.0 | 26505 |
| CURRITUCK | 159 | 10.7 | 1332 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1491 |
| DARE | 145 | 9.4 | 1400 | 90.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1546 |
| DAVIDSON | 1105 | 12.6 | 7662 | 87.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 8769 |
| DAVIE | 220 | 10.9 | 1800 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2020 |
| DUPLIN | 376 | 10.5 | 3179 | 89.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 3564 |
| DURHAM | 1972 | 9.6 | 18667 | 90.4 | 9 | 0.0 | 20648 |
| EDGECOMBE | 377 | 12.8 | 2560 | 87.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2939 |
| FORSYTH | 2633 | 12.0 | 19374 | 88.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 22021 |
| FRANKLIN | 402 | 10.3 | 3509 | 89.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 3912 |
| GASTON | 1399 | 10.7 | 11726 | 89.3 | 9 | 0.1 | 13134 |
| GATES | 51 | 10.7 | 427 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 478 |
| GRAHAM | 47 | 10.8 | 389 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 436 |
| GRANVILLE | 334 | 11.1 | 2675 | 88.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 3012 |
| GREENE | 138 | 13.3 | 897 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1035 |
| GUILFORD | 3346 | 11.2 | 26398 | 88.7 | 20 | 0.1 | 29764 |
| HALIFAX | 377 | 14.2 | 2270 | 85.7 | 3 | 0.1 | 2650 |
| HARNETT | 937 | 10.1 | 8336 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9273 |
| HAYWOOD | 302 | 11.5 | 2327 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2629 |
| HENDERSON | 536 | 10.4 | 4630 | 89.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 5167 |
| HERTFORD | 145 | 14.4 | 859 | 85.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1004 |
| HOKE | 486 | 11.0 | 3925 | 88.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 4415 |
| HYDE | 15 | 8.4 | 160 | 89.9 | 3 | 1.7 | 178 |
| IREDELL | 1019 | 10.5 | 8678 | 89.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 9703 |
| JACKSON | 219 | 12.6 | 1519 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1738 |
| JOHNSTON | 1205 | 9.3 | 11732 | 90.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 12938 |
| JONES | 47 | 10.4 | 407 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 454 |
| LEE | 472 | 12.0 | 3452 | 87.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 3926 |
| LENOIR | 407 | 12.6 | 2813 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| LINCOLN | 468 | 10.5 | 3976 | 89.3 | 6 | 0.1 | 4450 |
| MCDOWELL | 261 | 12.9 | 1758 | 87.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2019 |
| MACON | 189 | 11.7 | 1423 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1612 |
| MADISON | 101 | 10.5 | 859 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 960 |
| MARTIN | 156 | 13.7 | 982 | 86.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1138 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7575 | 10.3 | 66209 | 89.7 | 19 | 0.0 | 73803 |
| MITCHELL | 87 | 13.3 | 565 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 652 |
| MONTGOMERY | 151 | 11.3 | 1180 | 88.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 1333 |
| MOORE | 539 | 9.1 | 5365 | 90.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 5909 |
| NASH | 648 | 12.2 | 4681 | 87.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 5333 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1164 | 10.8 | 9648 | 89.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 10822 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 89 | 10.7 | 745 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 834 |
| ONSLOW | 1799 | 9.3 | 17461 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 19260 |
| ORANGE | 518 | 9.0 | 5255 | 91.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 5777 |
| PAMLICO | 43 | 10.1 | 381 | 89.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 425 |
| PASQUOTANK | 242 | 10.5 | 2069 | 89.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2312 |
| PENDER | 365 | 11.4 | 2826 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3191 |
| PERQUIMANS | 50 | 8.7 | 523 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 573 |
| PERSON | 260 | 12.4 | 1842 | 87.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2102 |
| PITT | 1400 | 13.6 | 8894 | 86.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 10298 |
| POLK | 62 | 8.8 | 643 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 705 |
| RANDOLPH | 853 | 11.1 | 6857 | 88.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 7713 |
| RICHMOND | 385 | 13.8 | 2404 | 86.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 2792 |
| ROBESON | 994 | 11.2 | 7913 | 88.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 8909 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 521 | 11.4 | 4043 | 88.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 4566 |
| ROWAN | 918 | 11.5 | 7043 | 88.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 7967 |
| RUTHERFORD | 355 | 11.0 | 2871 | 89.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3227 |
| SAMPSON | 445 | 11.2 | 3512 | 88.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 3961 |
| SCOTLAND | 268 | 13.1 | 1784 | 86.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 2053 |
| STANLY | 348 | 10.3 | 3043 | 89.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 3392 |
| STOKES | 214 | 10.7 | 1784 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1998 |
| SURRY | 415 | 11.0 | 3344 | 88.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 3760 |
| SWAIN | 109 | 13.7 | 688 | 86.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 797 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 136 | 10.8 | 1121 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1257 |
| TYRRELL | 12 | 6.7 | 165 | 91.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 180 |
| UNION | 1174 | 9.7 | 10915 | 90.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 12090 |
| VANCE | 354 | 13.0 | 2369 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2723 |
| WAKE | 5579 | 8.7 | 58594 | 91.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 64179 |
| WARREN | 119 | 14.3 | 713 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 832 |
| WASHINGTON | 71 | 11.9 | 524 | 87.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 596 |
| WATAUGA | 164 | 10.4 | 1407 | 89.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 1573 |
| WAYNE | 902 | 11.3 | 7097 | 88.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 8002 |
| WILKES | 400 | 11.8 | 2994 | 88.0 | 8 | 0.2 | 3402 |
| WILSON | 588 | 12.7 | 4029 | 87.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 4621 |
| YADKIN | 239 | 12.9 | 1615 | 87.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1856 |
| YANCEY | 107 | 12.1 | 779 | 87.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 886 |
| 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 |
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