| CY2017 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY |
| TOTAL | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | C-Section | Unknown | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,099 | 100.0 | 84,816 | 70.6 | 35,256 | 29.4 | 27 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,939 | 1.6 | 1,411 | 72.8 | 528 | 27.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 377 | 0.3 | 249 | 66.0 | 127 | 33.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 102 | 0.1 | 75 | 73.5 | 27 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 256 | 0.2 | 171 | 66.8 | 85 | 33.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 216 | 0.2 | 149 | 69.0 | 67 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 109 | 0.1 | 72 | 66.1 | 37 | 33.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 470 | 0.4 | 303 | 64.5 | 167 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 171 | 0.1 | 103 | 60.2 | 68 | 39.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 325 | 0.3 | 212 | 65.2 | 113 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,007 | 0.8 | 715 | 71.0 | 291 | 28.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,392 | 2.0 | 1,682 | 70.3 | 710 | 29.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 927 | 0.8 | 631 | 68.1 | 294 | 31.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| CABARRUS | 2,593 | 2.2 | 1,733 | 66.8 | 860 | 33.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 783 | 0.7 | 539 | 68.8 | 244 | 31.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 89 | 0.1 | 62 | 69.7 | 27 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 567 | 0.5 | 368 | 64.9 | 199 | 35.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 204 | 0.2 | 142 | 69.6 | 62 | 30.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,652 | 1.4 | 1,187 | 71.9 | 458 | 27.7 | 7 | 0.4 |
| CHATHAM | 663 | 0.6 | 492 | 74.2 | 171 | 25.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 221 | 0.2 | 144 | 65.2 | 77 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 134 | 0.1 | 92 | 68.7 | 42 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 89 | 0.1 | 60 | 67.4 | 28 | 31.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,065 | 0.9 | 755 | 70.9 | 310 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 578 | 0.5 | 390 | 67.5 | 188 | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,386 | 1.2 | 1,016 | 73.3 | 370 | 26.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,506 | 4.6 | 4,014 | 72.9 | 1,492 | 27.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 257 | 0.2 | 185 | 72.0 | 72 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 344 | 0.3 | 235 | 68.3 | 109 | 31.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,762 | 1.5 | 1,149 | 65.2 | 613 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 369 | 0.3 | 279 | 75.6 | 90 | 24.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 653 | 0.5 | 423 | 64.8 | 230 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,182 | 3.5 | 2,999 | 71.7 | 1,182 | 28.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 631 | 0.5 | 425 | 67.4 | 206 | 32.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,372 | 3.6 | 3,197 | 73.1 | 1,174 | 26.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 719 | 0.6 | 510 | 70.9 | 209 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,588 | 2.2 | 1,747 | 67.5 | 841 | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 100 | 0.1 | 67 | 67.0 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 78 | 0.1 | 55 | 70.5 | 23 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 599 | 0.5 | 440 | 73.5 | 159 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 205 | 0.2 | 160 | 78.0 | 45 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 6,218 | 5.2 | 4,389 | 70.6 | 1,828 | 29.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 593 | 0.5 | 439 | 74.0 | 154 | 26.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,886 | 1.6 | 1,350 | 71.6 | 536 | 28.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 617 | 0.5 | 415 | 67.3 | 202 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,040 | 0.9 | 721 | 69.3 | 318 | 30.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HERTFORD | 230 | 0.2 | 145 | 63.0 | 85 | 37.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 880 | 0.7 | 654 | 74.3 | 226 | 25.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 34 | 0.0 | 26 | 76.5 | 8 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,857 | 1.5 | 1,284 | 69.1 | 572 | 30.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 372 | 0.3 | 282 | 75.8 | 90 | 24.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,318 | 1.9 | 1,601 | 69.1 | 717 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 106 | 0.1 | 75 | 70.8 | 31 | 29.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 759 | 0.6 | 549 | 72.3 | 210 | 27.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 616 | 0.5 | 435 | 70.6 | 181 | 29.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 806 | 0.7 | 528 | 65.5 | 278 | 34.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 457 | 0.4 | 307 | 67.2 | 150 | 32.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 339 | 0.3 | 262 | 77.3 | 77 | 22.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 177 | 0.1 | 127 | 71.8 | 50 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 248 | 0.2 | 157 | 63.3 | 91 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,746 | 12.3 | 10,323 | 70.0 | 4,419 | 30.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 135 | 0.1 | 95 | 70.4 | 40 | 29.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 270 | 0.2 | 186 | 68.9 | 84 | 31.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,109 | 0.9 | 812 | 73.2 | 297 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,110 | 0.9 | 802 | 72.3 | 306 | 27.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,266 | 1.9 | 1,659 | 73.2 | 607 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 200 | 0.2 | 134 | 67.0 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 4,060 | 3.4 | 3,083 | 75.9 | 976 | 24.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,179 | 1.0 | 901 | 76.4 | 278 | 23.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 73 | 0.1 | 49 | 67.1 | 24 | 32.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 492 | 0.4 | 342 | 69.5 | 150 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 658 | 0.5 | 474 | 72.0 | 184 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 124 | 0.1 | 85 | 68.5 | 39 | 31.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 443 | 0.4 | 304 | 68.6 | 139 | 31.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,051 | 1.7 | 1,477 | 72.0 | 574 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 161 | 0.1 | 113 | 70.2 | 48 | 29.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,576 | 1.3 | 1,047 | 66.4 | 529 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 574 | 0.5 | 367 | 63.9 | 207 | 36.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,782 | 1.5 | 1,256 | 70.5 | 525 | 29.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 860 | 0.7 | 637 | 74.1 | 223 | 25.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,588 | 1.3 | 1,081 | 68.1 | 507 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 689 | 0.6 | 465 | 67.5 | 223 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 571 | 68.7 | 260 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 455 | 0.4 | 282 | 62.0 | 173 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 732 | 0.6 | 486 | 66.4 | 246 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 404 | 0.3 | 308 | 76.2 | 96 | 23.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 738 | 0.6 | 523 | 70.9 | 215 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 152 | 0.1 | 112 | 73.7 | 40 | 26.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 252 | 0.2 | 173 | 68.7 | 79 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 38 | 0.0 | 23 | 60.5 | 15 | 39.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,382 | 2.0 | 1,667 | 70.0 | 715 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 584 | 0.5 | 434 | 74.3 | 150 | 25.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 12,683 | 10.6 | 9,067 | 71.5 | 3,615 | 28.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 176 | 0.1 | 121 | 68.8 | 55 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 134 | 0.1 | 92 | 68.7 | 42 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 398 | 0.3 | 272 | 68.3 | 126 | 31.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,611 | 1.3 | 1,136 | 70.5 | 475 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 649 | 0.5 | 429 | 66.1 | 220 | 33.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 939 | 0.8 | 646 | 68.8 | 293 | 31.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 392 | 0.3 | 273 | 69.6 | 119 | 30.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 170 | 0.1 | 125 | 73.5 | 45 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 06SEP18 |