| CY2016 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND PLURALITY |
| TOTAL | PLURALITY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton | Twin | Other Multiples* | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,765 | 100.0 | 116,516 | 96.5 | 4,126 | 3.4 | 123 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,856 | 1.5 | 1,812 | 97.6 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 343 | 0.3 | 337 | 98.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 95 | 0.1 | 91 | 95.8 | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 266 | 0.2 | 260 | 97.7 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 209 | 0.2 | 201 | 96.2 | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 149 | 0.1 | 143 | 96.0 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 431 | 0.4 | 427 | 99.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 190 | 0.2 | 187 | 98.4 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 333 | 0.3 | 323 | 97.0 | 10 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 978 | 0.8 | 939 | 96.0 | 36 | 3.7 | 3 | 0.3 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,595 | 2.1 | 2,508 | 96.6 | 86 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 900 | 0.7 | 870 | 96.7 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,477 | 2.1 | 2,390 | 96.5 | 84 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| CALDWELL | 822 | 0.7 | 786 | 95.6 | 36 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 90 | 0.1 | 90 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 546 | 0.5 | 536 | 98.2 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 203 | 0.2 | 192 | 94.6 | 8 | 3.9 | 3 | 1.5 |
| CATAWBA | 1,664 | 1.4 | 1,603 | 96.3 | 58 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.2 |
| CHATHAM | 640 | 0.5 | 612 | 95.6 | 25 | 3.9 | 3 | 0.5 |
| CHEROKEE | 257 | 0.2 | 251 | 97.7 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 113 | 0.1 | 109 | 96.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 101 | 0.1 | 97 | 96.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,059 | 0.9 | 1,023 | 96.6 | 36 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 593 | 0.5 | 577 | 97.3 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,439 | 1.2 | 1,405 | 97.6 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,446 | 4.5 | 5,278 | 96.9 | 162 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 262 | 0.2 | 254 | 96.9 | 8 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 319 | 0.3 | 307 | 96.2 | 12 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,771 | 1.5 | 1,721 | 97.2 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 420 | 0.3 | 406 | 96.7 | 14 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 706 | 0.6 | 688 | 97.5 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,346 | 3.6 | 4,202 | 96.7 | 129 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 567 | 0.5 | 529 | 93.3 | 38 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,495 | 3.7 | 4,317 | 96.0 | 178 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 683 | 0.6 | 655 | 95.9 | 28 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,524 | 2.1 | 2,424 | 96.0 | 91 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.4 |
| GATES | 111 | 0.1 | 109 | 98.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 84 | 0.1 | 80 | 95.2 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 570 | 0.5 | 548 | 96.1 | 22 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 207 | 0.2 | 199 | 96.1 | 8 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 6,258 | 5.2 | 6,035 | 96.4 | 220 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 559 | 0.5 | 538 | 96.2 | 18 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| HARNETT | 1,861 | 1.5 | 1,762 | 94.7 | 93 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.3 |
| HAYWOOD | 616 | 0.5 | 596 | 96.8 | 20 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,089 | 0.9 | 1,052 | 96.6 | 34 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| HERTFORD | 223 | 0.2 | 217 | 97.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 935 | 0.8 | 900 | 96.3 | 32 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
| HYDE | 39 | 0.0 | 39 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,924 | 1.6 | 1,863 | 96.8 | 61 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 392 | 0.3 | 380 | 96.9 | 12 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,336 | 1.9 | 2,262 | 96.8 | 71 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| JONES | 83 | 0.1 | 79 | 95.2 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 810 | 0.7 | 785 | 96.9 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 647 | 0.5 | 631 | 97.5 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 809 | 0.7 | 781 | 96.5 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 444 | 0.4 | 425 | 95.7 | 19 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 333 | 0.3 | 331 | 99.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 196 | 0.2 | 194 | 99.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 237 | 0.2 | 231 | 97.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,876 | 12.3 | 14,287 | 96.0 | 571 | 3.8 | 18 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 141 | 0.1 | 137 | 97.2 | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 296 | 0.2 | 288 | 97.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,132 | 0.9 | 1,086 | 95.9 | 46 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,016 | 0.8 | 978 | 96.3 | 38 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,241 | 1.9 | 2,161 | 96.4 | 80 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 200 | 0.2 | 187 | 93.5 | 10 | 5.0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| ONSLOW | 3,959 | 3.3 | 3,866 | 97.7 | 93 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,166 | 1.0 | 1,123 | 96.3 | 43 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 98 | 0.1 | 94 | 95.9 | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 479 | 0.4 | 470 | 98.1 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 651 | 0.5 | 619 | 95.1 | 32 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 122 | 0.1 | 118 | 96.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 401 | 0.3 | 388 | 96.8 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,023 | 1.7 | 1,954 | 96.6 | 63 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.3 |
| POLK | 140 | 0.1 | 140 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,600 | 1.3 | 1,542 | 96.4 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 518 | 0.4 | 504 | 97.3 | 14 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,775 | 1.5 | 1,729 | 97.4 | 46 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 937 | 0.8 | 909 | 97.0 | 28 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,650 | 1.4 | 1,598 | 96.8 | 52 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 659 | 0.5 | 631 | 95.8 | 28 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 799 | 96.1 | 32 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 455 | 0.4 | 439 | 96.5 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 690 | 0.6 | 668 | 96.8 | 22 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 380 | 0.3 | 369 | 97.1 | 8 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.8 |
| SURRY | 723 | 0.6 | 711 | 98.3 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 169 | 0.1 | 165 | 97.6 | 4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 263 | 0.2 | 255 | 97.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 51 | 0.0 | 51 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,416 | 2.0 | 2,337 | 96.7 | 74 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| VANCE | 530 | 0.4 | 508 | 95.8 | 22 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 13,019 | 10.8 | 12,466 | 95.8 | 535 | 4.1 | 18 | 0.1 |
| WARREN | 177 | 0.1 | 169 | 95.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 126 | 0.1 | 116 | 92.1 | 10 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 367 | 0.3 | 355 | 96.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,636 | 1.4 | 1,590 | 97.2 | 46 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 691 | 0.6 | 667 | 96.5 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 964 | 0.8 | 926 | 96.1 | 38 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 392 | 0.3 | 377 | 96.2 | 12 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.8 |
| YANCEY | 154 | 0.1 | 152 | 98.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 07SEP17 |
| * Other - This includes some Multiple births that involve a sibling fetal death |