| CY2016 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP |
| TOTAL | BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 500 grams | 500-1499 grams | 1500-2499 grams | 2500+ grams | Unknown | ||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,765 | 100.0 | 280 | 0.2 | 1,726 | 1.4 | 9,150 | 7.6 | 109,577 | 90.7 | 32 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,856 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 22 | 1.2 | 146 | 7.9 | 1,682 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 343 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 28 | 8.2 | 310 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 95 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.4 | 88 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 266 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 22 | 8.3 | 237 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 209 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 19 | 9.1 | 185 | 88.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 149 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4.7 | 15 | 10.1 | 127 | 85.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 431 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.9 | 29 | 6.7 | 393 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 190 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 17 | 8.9 | 169 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 333 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 36 | 10.8 | 290 | 87.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 978 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.2 | 96 | 9.8 | 865 | 88.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,595 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 36 | 1.4 | 190 | 7.3 | 2,365 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 900 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.1 | 72 | 8.0 | 815 | 90.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CABARRUS | 2,477 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.2 | 200 | 8.1 | 2,245 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 822 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.8 | 78 | 9.5 | 727 | 88.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 90 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 86 | 95.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 546 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 31 | 5.7 | 507 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 203 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.4 | 19 | 9.4 | 177 | 87.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,664 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 128 | 7.7 | 1,525 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 640 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 57 | 8.9 | 573 | 89.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| CHEROKEE | 257 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 10.1 | 231 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 113 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 10.6 | 101 | 89.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 101 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6.9 | 94 | 93.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,059 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.9 | 89 | 8.4 | 948 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 593 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.7 | 64 | 10.8 | 517 | 87.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,439 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 19 | 1.3 | 98 | 6.8 | 1,321 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,446 | 4.5 | 21 | 0.4 | 86 | 1.6 | 424 | 7.8 | 4,914 | 90.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 262 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 6.1 | 246 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 319 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 16 | 5.0 | 300 | 94.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,771 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 26 | 1.5 | 139 | 7.8 | 1,598 | 90.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 420 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 36 | 8.6 | 380 | 90.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 706 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 60 | 8.5 | 640 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,346 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.2 | 54 | 1.2 | 313 | 7.2 | 3,970 | 91.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 567 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 12 | 2.1 | 62 | 10.9 | 491 | 86.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| FORSYTH | 4,495 | 3.7 | 14 | 0.3 | 68 | 1.5 | 380 | 8.5 | 4,031 | 89.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 683 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.3 | 53 | 7.8 | 618 | 90.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| GASTON | 2,524 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.3 | 197 | 7.8 | 2,289 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 111 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 9 | 8.1 | 101 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 84 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 80 | 95.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 570 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 12 | 2.1 | 45 | 7.9 | 510 | 89.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| GREENE | 207 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 23 | 11.1 | 179 | 86.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| GUILFORD | 6,258 | 5.2 | 21 | 0.3 | 84 | 1.3 | 466 | 7.4 | 5,686 | 90.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 559 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2.3 | 45 | 8.1 | 501 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,861 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 30 | 1.6 | 138 | 7.4 | 1,689 | 90.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 616 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.6 | 47 | 7.6 | 556 | 90.3 | 2 | 0.3 |
| HENDERSON | 1,089 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 13 | 1.2 | 81 | 7.4 | 992 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 223 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.7 | 16 | 7.2 | 201 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 935 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.4 | 73 | 7.8 | 847 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.6 | 38 | 97.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,924 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 31 | 1.6 | 122 | 6.3 | 1,769 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 392 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 30 | 7.7 | 354 | 90.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,336 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 1.1 | 178 | 7.6 | 2,132 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 83 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 79 | 95.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 810 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 2.7 | 51 | 6.3 | 735 | 90.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| LENOIR | 647 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 13 | 2.0 | 53 | 8.2 | 579 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 809 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.6 | 66 | 8.2 | 728 | 90.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 444 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.8 | 48 | 10.8 | 388 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 333 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 26 | 7.8 | 304 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 196 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 17 | 8.7 | 177 | 90.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 237 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.0 | 24 | 10.1 | 206 | 86.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,876 | 12.3 | 38 | 0.3 | 212 | 1.4 | 1,174 | 7.9 | 13,452 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 141 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 10 | 7.1 | 130 | 92.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 296 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 25 | 8.4 | 266 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,132 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.3 | 97 | 8.6 | 1,020 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,016 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 21 | 2.1 | 66 | 6.5 | 927 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,241 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.1 | 29 | 1.3 | 147 | 6.6 | 2,060 | 91.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 200 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 20 | 10.0 | 172 | 86.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,959 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.2 | 50 | 1.3 | 197 | 5.0 | 3,705 | 93.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,166 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.4 | 87 | 7.5 | 1,062 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 98 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 9.2 | 89 | 90.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 479 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 35 | 7.3 | 440 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 651 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.8 | 47 | 7.2 | 592 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 122 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 13 | 10.7 | 106 | 86.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 401 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 25 | 6.2 | 369 | 92.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| PITT | 2,023 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.6 | 39 | 1.9 | 151 | 7.5 | 1,818 | 89.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| POLK | 140 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 9 | 6.4 | 130 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,600 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 25 | 1.6 | 112 | 7.0 | 1,460 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 518 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.4 | 47 | 9.1 | 462 | 89.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| ROBESON | 1,775 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 37 | 2.1 | 177 | 10.0 | 1,556 | 87.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 937 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 19 | 2.0 | 77 | 8.2 | 839 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,650 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 34 | 2.1 | 133 | 8.1 | 1,482 | 89.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 659 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 51 | 7.7 | 591 | 89.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | 1.3 | 67 | 8.1 | 750 | 90.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| SCOTLAND | 455 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 8 | 1.8 | 42 | 9.2 | 403 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 690 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 2.3 | 58 | 8.4 | 615 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 380 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 26 | 6.8 | 348 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 723 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.8 | 40 | 5.5 | 673 | 93.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 169 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 18 | 10.7 | 149 | 88.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 263 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 22 | 8.4 | 237 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 50 | 98.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,416 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.2 | 153 | 6.3 | 2,231 | 92.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 530 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.7 | 57 | 10.8 | 460 | 86.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| WAKE | 13,019 | 10.8 | 35 | 0.3 | 148 | 1.1 | 852 | 6.5 | 11,980 | 92.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 177 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 22 | 12.4 | 152 | 85.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 126 | 0.1 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 12.7 | 107 | 84.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 367 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 28 | 7.6 | 338 | 92.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,636 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.8 | 102 | 6.2 | 1,502 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 691 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.2 | 61 | 8.8 | 615 | 89.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 964 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.8 | 93 | 9.6 | 851 | 88.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YADKIN | 392 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.8 | 24 | 6.1 | 361 | 92.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 154 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 11 | 7.1 | 141 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 07SEP17 |