CY2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION

  TOTAL OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION
Extremely Preterm:
< 27 weeks* 		Very Preterm: 27-31
weeks* 		Moderate/Late Preterm:
32-36 weeks*		 Full Term: 37+ weeks
 Unknown Gestation
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,826 100.0 923 0.8 1,444 1.2 9,942 8.2 108,449 89.8 68 0.1
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,783 1.5 20 1.1 17 1.0 138 7.7 1,608 90.2 0 0.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 343 0.3 2 0.6 6 1.7 18 5.2 317 92.4 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 104 0.1 1 1.0 2 1.9 10 9.6 91 87.5 0 0.0
ANSON 230 0.2 3 1.3 2 0.9 16 7.0 209 90.9 0 0.0
ASHE 214 0.2 2 0.9 3 1.4 17 7.9 192 89.7 0 0.0
AVERY 147 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.7 15 10.2 131 89.1 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 486 0.4 5 1.0 6 1.2 56 11.5 418 86.0 1 0.2
BERTIE 169 0.1 3 1.8 3 1.8 17 10.1 146 86.4 0 0.0
BLADEN 351 0.3 2 0.6 6 1.7 31 8.8 312 88.9 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,044 0.9 1 0.1 22 2.1 81 7.8 939 89.9 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,625 2.2 16 0.6 23 0.9 216 8.2 2,370 90.3 0 0.0
BURKE 901 0.7 4 0.4 3 0.3 72 8.0 819 90.9 3 0.3
CABARRUS 2,458 2.0 15 0.6 25 1.0 181 7.4 2,237 91.0 0 0.0
CALDWELL 800 0.7 7 0.9 10 1.3 49 6.1 734 91.8 0 0.0
CAMDEN 90 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.1 7 7.8 82 91.1 0 0.0
CARTERET 612 0.5 6 1.0 6 1.0 54 8.8 546 89.2 0 0.0
CASWELL 191 0.2 2 1.0 4 2.1 20 10.5 165 86.4 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,754 1.5 13 0.7 15 0.9 133 7.6 1,588 90.5 5 0.3
CHATHAM 665 0.6 10 1.5 7 1.1 43 6.5 603 90.7 2 0.3
CHEROKEE 222 0.2 4 1.8 5 2.3 23 10.4 190 85.6 0 0.0
CHOWAN 166 0.1 4 2.4 2 1.2 11 6.6 149 89.8 0 0.0
CLAY 83 0.1 1 1.2 1 1.2 7 8.4 74 89.2 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,084 0.9 14 1.3 19 1.8 107 9.9 943 87.0 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 600 0.5 7 1.2 7 1.2 46 7.7 539 89.8 1 0.2
CRAVEN 1,454 1.2 12 0.8 15 1.0 99 6.8 1,328 91.3 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 5,413 4.5 72 1.3 84 1.6 503 9.3 4,750 87.8 4 0.1
CURRITUCK 260 0.2 1 0.4 2 0.8 22 8.5 235 90.4 0 0.0
DARE 348 0.3 3 0.9 3 0.9 31 8.9 311 89.4 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,749 1.4 14 0.8 16 0.9 172 9.8 1,547 88.5 0 0.0
DAVIE 388 0.3 1 0.3 9 2.3 23 5.9 355 91.5 0 0.0
DUPLIN 748 0.6 10 1.3 15 2.0 62 8.3 661 88.4 0 0.0
DURHAM 4,231 3.5 31 0.7 54 1.3 347 8.2 3,795 89.7 4 0.1
EDGECOMBE 638 0.5 2 0.3 12 1.9 62 9.7 562 88.1 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,340 3.6 34 0.8 66 1.5 420 9.7 3,819 88.0 1 0.0
FRANKLIN 725 0.6 7 1.0 14 1.9 52 7.2 652 89.9 0 0.0
GASTON 2,525 2.1 19 0.8 26 1.0 214 8.5 2,261 89.5 5 0.2
GATES 109 0.1 1 0.9 1 0.9 15 13.8 91 83.5 1 0.9
GRAHAM 77 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 6.5 72 93.5 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 581 0.5 5 0.9 7 1.2 47 8.1 521 89.7 1 0.2
GREENE 203 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 18 8.9 184 90.6 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,095 5.0 53 0.9 80 1.3 521 8.5 5,435 89.2 6 0.1
HALIFAX 574 0.5 11 1.9 16 2.8 42 7.3 505 88.0 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,800 1.5 12 0.7 14 0.8 130 7.2 1,644 91.3 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 597 0.5 8 1.3 5 0.8 55 9.2 529 88.6 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,069 0.9 9 0.8 11 1.0 67 6.3 982 91.9 0 0.0
HERTFORD 239 0.2 6 2.5 3 1.3 29 12.1 201 84.1 0 0.0
HOKE 956 0.8 7 0.7 13 1.4 77 8.1 859 89.9 0 0.0
HYDE 49 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 2 4.1 46 93.9 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,935 1.6 17 0.9 14 0.7 160 8.3 1,740 89.9 4 0.2
JACKSON 400 0.3 4 1.0 7 1.8 31 7.8 358 89.5 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,267 1.9 13 0.6 30 1.3 161 7.1 2,058 90.8 5 0.2
JONES 90 0.1 1 1.1 0 0.0 4 4.4 85 94.4 0 0.0
LEE 726 0.6 2 0.3 8 1.1 66 9.1 649 89.4 1 0.1
LENOIR 633 0.5 1 0.2 14 2.2 60 9.5 558 88.2 0 0.0
LINCOLN 791 0.7 1 0.1 9 1.1 63 8.0 718 90.8 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 489 0.4 5 1.0 3 0.6 35 7.2 445 91.0 1 0.2
MACON 365 0.3 0 0.0 7 1.9 45 12.3 313 85.8 0 0.0
MADISON 234 0.2 2 0.9 1 0.4 25 10.7 206 88.0 0 0.0
MARTIN 266 0.2 1 0.4 3 1.1 21 7.9 241 90.6 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 14,851 12.3 91 0.6 191 1.3 1,194 8.0 13,371 90.0 4 0.0
MITCHELL 151 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.7 17 11.3 132 87.4 1 0.7
MONTGOMERY 316 0.3 2 0.6 5 1.6 28 8.9 281 88.9 0 0.0
MOORE 1,058 0.9 7 0.7 8 0.8 96 9.1 946 89.4 1 0.1
NASH 1,051 0.9 6 0.6 13 1.2 83 7.9 949 90.3 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,311 1.9 10 0.4 19 0.8 192 8.3 2,090 90.4 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 177 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.1 15 8.5 160 90.4 0 0.0
ONSLOW 4,173 3.5 21 0.5 44 1.1 280 6.7 3,825 91.7 3 0.1
ORANGE 1,207 1.0 5 0.4 7 0.6 96 8.0 1,098 91.0 1 0.1
PAMLICO 84 0.1 0 0.0 3 3.6 7 8.3 74 88.1 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 493 0.4 6 1.2 10 2.0 30 6.1 447 90.7 0 0.0
PENDER 615 0.5 6 1.0 7 1.1 59 9.6 543 88.3 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 112 0.1 1 0.9 1 0.9 7 6.3 102 91.1 1 0.9
PERSON 403 0.3 5 1.2 7 1.7 21 5.2 370 91.8 0 0.0
PITT 2,163 1.8 27 1.2 38 1.8 199 9.2 1,897 87.7 2 0.1
POLK 140 0.1 1 0.7 0 0.0 14 10.0 125 89.3 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,558 1.3 9 0.6 15 1.0 125 8.0 1,409 90.4 0 0.0
RICHMOND 557 0.5 5 0.9 7 1.3 55 9.9 489 87.8 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,771 1.5 21 1.2 25 1.4 155 8.8 1,570 88.7 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 905 0.7 9 1.0 7 0.8 77 8.5 812 89.7 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,603 1.3 12 0.7 16 1.0 120 7.5 1,455 90.8 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 681 0.6 3 0.4 3 0.4 51 7.5 624 91.6 0 0.0
SAMPSON 832 0.7 6 0.7 10 1.2 73 8.8 743 89.3 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 443 0.4 1 0.2 12 2.7 36 8.1 393 88.7 1 0.2
STANLY 678 0.6 6 0.9 14 2.1 55 8.1 603 88.9 0 0.0
STOKES 411 0.3 0 0.0 5 1.2 52 12.7 354 86.1 0 0.0
SURRY 750 0.6 4 0.5 12 1.6 66 8.8 668 89.1 0 0.0
SWAIN 219 0.2 2 0.9 0 0.0 24 11.0 193 88.1 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 274 0.2 2 0.7 2 0.7 29 10.6 241 88.0 0 0.0
TYRRELL 39 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.6 2 5.1 36 92.3 0 0.0
UNION 2,359 2.0 14 0.6 17 0.7 182 7.7 2,146 91.0 0 0.0
VANCE 540 0.4 3 0.6 6 1.1 50 9.3 480 88.9 1 0.2
WAKE 12,867 10.6 86 0.7 117 0.9 996 7.7 11,665 90.7 3 0.0
WARREN 186 0.2 0 0.0 2 1.1 17 9.1 167 89.8 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 119 0.1 3 2.5 0 0.0 13 10.9 103 86.6 0 0.0
WATAUGA 355 0.3 3 0.8 4 1.1 35 9.9 313 88.2 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,630 1.3 17 1.0 29 1.8 131 8.0 1,453 89.1 0 0.0
WILKES 719 0.6 3 0.4 4 0.6 72 10.0 640 89.0 0 0.0
WILSON 971 0.8 14 1.4 16 1.6 78 8.0 861 88.7 2 0.2
YADKIN 386 0.3 3 0.8 2 0.5 34 8.8 347 89.9 0 0.0
YANCEY 182 0.2 1 0.5 3 1.6 22 12.1 156 85.7 0 0.0

* Gestational Categories Based on World Health Organization (WHO) definitions
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 03MAY17