| CY2017 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND PLURALITY |
| TOTAL | PLURALITY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton | Twin | Other Multiples* | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,099 | 100.0 | 115,738 | 96.4 | 4,239 | 3.5 | 122 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,939 | 1.6 | 1,872 | 96.5 | 67 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 377 | 0.3 | 365 | 96.8 | 12 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 102 | 0.1 | 98 | 96.1 | 4 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 256 | 0.2 | 242 | 94.5 | 14 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 216 | 0.2 | 210 | 97.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 109 | 0.1 | 105 | 96.3 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 470 | 0.4 | 443 | 94.3 | 27 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 171 | 0.1 | 165 | 96.5 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 325 | 0.3 | 316 | 97.2 | 9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,007 | 0.8 | 975 | 96.8 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,392 | 2.0 | 2,338 | 97.7 | 45 | 1.9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| BURKE | 927 | 0.8 | 895 | 96.5 | 32 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,593 | 2.2 | 2,480 | 95.6 | 113 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 783 | 0.7 | 757 | 96.7 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 89 | 0.1 | 87 | 97.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 567 | 0.5 | 545 | 96.1 | 22 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 204 | 0.2 | 198 | 97.1 | 6 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,652 | 1.4 | 1,604 | 97.1 | 48 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 663 | 0.6 | 645 | 97.3 | 18 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 221 | 0.2 | 215 | 97.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 134 | 0.1 | 126 | 94.0 | 8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 89 | 0.1 | 89 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,065 | 0.9 | 1,033 | 97.0 | 32 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 578 | 0.5 | 560 | 96.9 | 18 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,386 | 1.2 | 1,340 | 96.7 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,506 | 4.6 | 5,296 | 96.2 | 201 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.2 |
| CURRITUCK | 257 | 0.2 | 248 | 96.5 | 6 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.2 |
| DARE | 344 | 0.3 | 335 | 97.4 | 9 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,762 | 1.5 | 1,688 | 95.8 | 74 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 369 | 0.3 | 359 | 97.3 | 10 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 653 | 0.5 | 628 | 96.2 | 22 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| DURHAM | 4,182 | 3.5 | 3,991 | 95.4 | 185 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 631 | 0.5 | 601 | 95.2 | 30 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,372 | 3.6 | 4,188 | 95.8 | 184 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 719 | 0.6 | 684 | 95.1 | 35 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,588 | 2.2 | 2,501 | 96.6 | 87 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 100 | 0.1 | 96 | 96.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 78 | 0.1 | 74 | 94.9 | 4 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 599 | 0.5 | 591 | 98.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 205 | 0.2 | 205 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 6,218 | 5.2 | 5,975 | 96.1 | 228 | 3.7 | 15 | 0.2 |
| HALIFAX | 593 | 0.5 | 571 | 96.3 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,886 | 1.6 | 1,821 | 96.6 | 62 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| HAYWOOD | 617 | 0.5 | 603 | 97.7 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,040 | 0.9 | 1,021 | 98.2 | 16 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| HERTFORD | 230 | 0.2 | 224 | 97.4 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 880 | 0.7 | 851 | 96.7 | 29 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 34 | 0.0 | 34 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,857 | 1.5 | 1,798 | 96.8 | 59 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 372 | 0.3 | 367 | 98.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,318 | 1.9 | 2,226 | 96.0 | 89 | 3.8 | 3 | 0.1 |
| JONES | 106 | 0.1 | 106 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 759 | 0.6 | 733 | 96.6 | 26 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 616 | 0.5 | 592 | 96.1 | 24 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 806 | 0.7 | 780 | 96.8 | 26 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 457 | 0.4 | 437 | 95.6 | 20 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 339 | 0.3 | 333 | 98.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 177 | 0.1 | 167 | 94.4 | 10 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 248 | 0.2 | 238 | 96.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,746 | 12.3 | 14,179 | 96.2 | 558 | 3.8 | 9 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 135 | 0.1 | 135 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 270 | 0.2 | 260 | 96.3 | 10 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,109 | 0.9 | 1,060 | 95.6 | 46 | 4.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| NASH | 1,110 | 0.9 | 1,068 | 96.2 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,266 | 1.9 | 2,193 | 96.8 | 63 | 2.8 | 10 | 0.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 200 | 0.2 | 191 | 95.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 4,060 | 3.4 | 3,924 | 96.7 | 133 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| ORANGE | 1,179 | 1.0 | 1,141 | 96.8 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 73 | 0.1 | 71 | 97.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 492 | 0.4 | 475 | 96.5 | 17 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 658 | 0.5 | 632 | 96.0 | 26 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 124 | 0.1 | 124 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 443 | 0.4 | 419 | 94.6 | 20 | 4.5 | 4 | 0.9 |
| PITT | 2,051 | 1.7 | 1,972 | 96.1 | 70 | 3.4 | 9 | 0.4 |
| POLK | 161 | 0.1 | 155 | 96.3 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,576 | 1.3 | 1,517 | 96.3 | 56 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| RICHMOND | 574 | 0.5 | 546 | 95.1 | 28 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,782 | 1.5 | 1,711 | 96.0 | 71 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 860 | 0.7 | 824 | 95.8 | 33 | 3.8 | 3 | 0.3 |
| ROWAN | 1,588 | 1.3 | 1,529 | 96.3 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 689 | 0.6 | 678 | 98.4 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 812 | 97.7 | 19 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 455 | 0.4 | 441 | 96.9 | 14 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 732 | 0.6 | 700 | 95.6 | 32 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 404 | 0.3 | 392 | 97.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 738 | 0.6 | 718 | 97.3 | 20 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 152 | 0.1 | 148 | 97.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 252 | 0.2 | 245 | 97.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 38 | 0.0 | 36 | 94.7 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,382 | 2.0 | 2,302 | 96.6 | 71 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.4 |
| VANCE | 584 | 0.5 | 564 | 96.6 | 20 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 12,683 | 10.6 | 12,199 | 96.2 | 472 | 3.7 | 12 | 0.1 |
| WARREN | 176 | 0.1 | 172 | 97.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 134 | 0.1 | 128 | 95.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 398 | 0.3 | 382 | 96.0 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,611 | 1.3 | 1,553 | 96.4 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 649 | 0.5 | 633 | 97.5 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 939 | 0.8 | 898 | 95.6 | 38 | 4.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| YADKIN | 392 | 0.3 | 376 | 95.9 | 16 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 170 | 0.1 | 170 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 06SEP18 |
| * Other - This includes some Multiple births that involve a sibling fetal death |