CY2016 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 120,765 100.0 858 0.7 1,389 1.2 10,302 8.5 108,165 89.6 51 0.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,856 1.5 11 0.6 21 1.1 165 8.9 1,658 89.3 1 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 343 0.3 3 0.9 2 0.6 30 8.7 308 89.8 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 95 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 8.4 87 91.6 0 0.0
ANSON 266 0.2 3 1.1 3 1.1 30 11.3 230 86.5 0 0.0
ASHE 209 0.2 2 1.0 4 1.9 19 9.1 184 88.0 0 0.0
AVERY 149 0.1 4 2.7 3 2.0 14 9.4 128 85.9 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 431 0.4 1 0.2 10 2.3 29 6.7 391 90.7 0 0.0
BERTIE 190 0.2 3 1.6 3 1.6 13 6.8 171 90.0 0 0.0
BLADEN 333 0.3 5 1.5 4 1.2 34 10.2 290 87.1 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 978 0.8 6 0.6 13 1.3 89 9.1 869 88.9 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,595 2.1 14 0.5 30 1.2 228 8.8 2,323 89.5 0 0.0
BURKE 900 0.7 8 0.9 13 1.4 80 8.9 797 88.6 2 0.2
CABARRUS 2,477 2.1 8 0.3 25 1.0 214 8.6 2,228 89.9 2 0.1
CALDWELL 822 0.7 3 0.4 17 2.1 71 8.6 731 88.9 0 0.0
CAMDEN 90 0.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 8 8.9 80 88.9 0 0.0
CARTERET 546 0.5 5 0.9 3 0.5 45 8.2 493 90.3 0 0.0
CASWELL 203 0.2 0 0.0 6 3.0 23 11.3 174 85.7 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,664 1.4 2 0.1 16 1.0 148 8.9 1,497 90.0 1 0.1
CHATHAM 640 0.5 4 0.6 8 1.3 60 9.4 568 88.8 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 257 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 32 12.5 224 87.2 0 0.0
CHOWAN 113 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 11.5 100 88.5 0 0.0
CLAY 101 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 13.9 87 86.1 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,059 0.9 12 1.1 11 1.0 97 9.2 939 88.7 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 593 0.5 5 0.8 11 1.9 62 10.5 515 86.8 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,439 1.2 10 0.7 13 0.9 99 6.9 1,315 91.4 2 0.1
CUMBERLAND 5,446 4.5 52 1.0 76 1.4 522 9.6 4,796 88.1 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 262 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 9.9 236 90.1 0 0.0
DARE 319 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.3 26 8.2 289 90.6 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,771 1.5 13 0.7 20 1.1 196 11.1 1,542 87.1 0 0.0
DAVIE 420 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.0 34 8.1 382 91.0 0 0.0
DUPLIN 706 0.6 5 0.7 2 0.3 61 8.6 636 90.1 2 0.3
DURHAM 4,346 3.6 29 0.7 39 0.9 324 7.5 3,951 90.9 3 0.1
EDGECOMBE 567 0.5 8 1.4 8 1.4 50 8.8 501 88.4 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,495 3.7 31 0.7 58 1.3 416 9.3 3,989 88.7 1 0.0
FRANKLIN 683 0.6 5 0.7 8 1.2 64 9.4 605 88.6 1 0.1
GASTON 2,524 2.1 16 0.6 25 1.0 209 8.3 2,271 90.0 3 0.1
GATES 111 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.9 16 14.4 94 84.7 0 0.0
GRAHAM 84 0.1 0 0.0 2 2.4 9 10.7 73 86.9 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 570 0.5 2 0.4 16 2.8 47 8.2 504 88.4 1 0.2
GREENE 207 0.2 3 1.4 4 1.9 21 10.1 179 86.5 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,258 5.2 46 0.7 69 1.1 553 8.8 5,585 89.2 5 0.1
HALIFAX 559 0.5 4 0.7 10 1.8 68 12.2 477 85.3 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,861 1.5 19 1.0 20 1.1 160 8.6 1,662 89.3 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 616 0.5 5 0.8 6 1.0 57 9.3 547 88.8 1 0.2
HENDERSON 1,089 0.9 6 0.6 12 1.1 109 10.0 962 88.3 0 0.0
HERTFORD 223 0.2 3 1.3 7 3.1 12 5.4 199 89.2 2 0.9
HOKE 935 0.8 5 0.5 15 1.6 93 9.9 822 87.9 0 0.0
HYDE 39 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 7.7 36 92.3 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,924 1.6 16 0.8 27 1.4 134 7.0 1,747 90.8 0 0.0
JACKSON 392 0.3 5 1.3 3 0.8 35 8.9 349 89.0 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,336 1.9 13 0.6 20 0.9 205 8.8 2,098 89.8 0 0.0
JONES 83 0.1 2 2.4 1 1.2 4 4.8 76 91.6 0 0.0
LEE 810 0.7 10 1.2 12 1.5 65 8.0 723 89.3 0 0.0
LENOIR 647 0.5 5 0.8 8 1.2 63 9.7 571 88.3 0 0.0
LINCOLN 809 0.7 3 0.4 9 1.1 75 9.3 722 89.2 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 444 0.4 2 0.5 9 2.0 44 9.9 389 87.6 0 0.0
MACON 333 0.3 0 0.0 5 1.5 41 12.3 286 85.9 1 0.3
MADISON 196 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 22 11.2 173 88.3 0 0.0
MARTIN 237 0.2 3 1.3 4 1.7 21 8.9 208 87.8 1 0.4
MECKLENBURG 14,876 12.3 101 0.7 169 1.1 1,208 8.1 13,396 90.1 2 0.0
MITCHELL 141 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.7 13 9.2 127 90.1 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 296 0.2 3 1.0 3 1.0 27 9.1 262 88.5 1 0.3
MOORE 1,132 0.9 6 0.5 12 1.1 87 7.7 1,025 90.5 2 0.2
NASH 1,016 0.8 10 1.0 13 1.3 73 7.2 920 90.6 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,241 1.9 15 0.7 28 1.2 181 8.1 2,015 89.9 2 0.1
NORTHAMPTON 200 0.2 4 2.0 4 2.0 17 8.5 175 87.5 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,959 3.3 30 0.8 40 1.0 255 6.4 3,634 91.8 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,166 1.0 4 0.3 14 1.2 90 7.7 1,058 90.7 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 2 0.4 4 0.8 37 7.7 436 91.0 0 0.0
PENDER 651 0.5 5 0.8 11 1.7 75 11.5 559 85.9 1 0.2
PERQUIMANS 122 0.1 1 0.8 3 2.5 10 8.2 108 88.5 0 0.0
PERSON 401 0.3 2 0.5 4 1.0 24 6.0 370 92.3 1 0.2
PITT 2,023 1.7 29 1.4 27 1.3 196 9.7 1,770 87.5 1 0.0
POLK 140 0.1 1 0.7 0 0.0 16 11.4 123 87.9 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,600 1.3 12 0.8 12 0.8 139 8.7 1,436 89.8 1 0.1
RICHMOND 518 0.4 5 1.0 2 0.4 53 10.2 457 88.2 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,775 1.5 17 1.0 29 1.6 159 9.0 1,569 88.4 1 0.1
ROCKINGHAM 937 0.8 7 0.7 16 1.7 71 7.6 843 90.0 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,650 1.4 15 0.9 22 1.3 144 8.7 1,469 89.0 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 659 0.5 9 1.4 12 1.8 58 8.8 580 88.0 0 0.0
SAMPSON 831 0.7 10 1.2 6 0.7 76 9.1 738 88.8 1 0.1
SCOTLAND 455 0.4 4 0.9 9 2.0 36 7.9 406 89.2 0 0.0
STANLY 690 0.6 5 0.7 7 1.0 74 10.7 604 87.5 0 0.0
STOKES 380 0.3 4 1.1 4 1.1 30 7.9 342 90.0 0 0.0
SURRY 723 0.6 5 0.7 4 0.6 56 7.7 658 91.0 0 0.0
SWAIN 169 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 23 13.6 145 85.8 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 263 0.2 3 1.1 1 0.4 23 8.7 235 89.4 1 0.4
TYRRELL 51 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.9 49 96.1 0 0.0
UNION 2,416 2.0 9 0.4 30 1.2 181 7.5 2,196 90.9 0 0.0
VANCE 530 0.4 6 1.1 11 2.1 55 10.4 456 86.0 2 0.4
WAKE 13,019 10.8 80 0.6 117 0.9 960 7.4 11,859 91.1 3 0.0
WARREN 177 0.1 1 0.6 3 1.7 22 12.4 151 85.3 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 126 0.1 3 2.4 0 0.0 15 11.9 108 85.7 0 0.0
WATAUGA 367 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.8 41 11.2 322 87.7 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,636 1.4 15 0.9 21 1.3 133 8.1 1,467 89.7 0 0.0
WILKES 691 0.6 7 1.0 6 0.9 69 10.0 609 88.1 0 0.0
WILSON 964 0.8 6 0.6 13 1.3 104 10.8 841 87.2 0 0.0
YADKIN 392 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.8 31 7.9 357 91.1 0 0.0
YANCEY 154 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 19 12.3 134 87.0 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 07SEP17