| CY2017 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND MATERNAL PRE-PREGNANCY BMI |
| TOTAL | MATERNAL PRE-PREGNANCY BMI | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight (<18.5) | Normal (18.5-24.9) |
Overweight (25.0-29.9) | Obese (30.0+) |
Unknown |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,099 | 100.0 | 4,126 | 3.4 | 49,574 | 41.3 | 29,972 | 25.0 | 33,867 | 28.2 | 2,560 | 2.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,939 | 1.6 | 67 | 3.5 | 717 | 37.0 | 477 | 24.6 | 655 | 33.8 | 23 | 1.2 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 377 | 0.3 | 14 | 3.7 | 139 | 36.9 | 95 | 25.2 | 128 | 34.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 102 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 30 | 29.4 | 34 | 33.3 | 32 | 31.4 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ANSON | 256 | 0.2 | 8 | 3.1 | 78 | 30.5 | 65 | 25.4 | 103 | 40.2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| ASHE | 216 | 0.2 | 10 | 4.6 | 90 | 41.7 | 57 | 26.4 | 57 | 26.4 | 2 | 0.9 |
| AVERY | 109 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.6 | 47 | 43.1 | 23 | 21.1 | 32 | 29.4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 470 | 0.4 | 13 | 2.8 | 169 | 36.0 | 111 | 23.6 | 176 | 37.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| BERTIE | 171 | 0.1 | 3 | 1.8 | 39 | 22.8 | 39 | 22.8 | 88 | 51.5 | 2 | 1.2 |
| BLADEN | 325 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.1 | 100 | 30.8 | 82 | 25.2 | 127 | 39.1 | 6 | 1.8 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,007 | 0.8 | 43 | 4.3 | 436 | 43.3 | 231 | 22.9 | 292 | 29.0 | 5 | 0.5 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,392 | 2.0 | 100 | 4.2 | 1,241 | 51.9 | 506 | 21.2 | 452 | 18.9 | 93 | 3.9 |
| BURKE | 927 | 0.8 | 40 | 4.3 | 332 | 35.8 | 232 | 25.0 | 304 | 32.8 | 19 | 2.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,593 | 2.2 | 72 | 2.8 | 1,054 | 40.6 | 672 | 25.9 | 739 | 28.5 | 56 | 2.2 |
| CALDWELL | 783 | 0.7 | 26 | 3.3 | 278 | 35.5 | 192 | 24.5 | 284 | 36.3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| CAMDEN | 89 | 0.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 35 | 39.3 | 25 | 28.1 | 25 | 28.1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| CARTERET | 567 | 0.5 | 15 | 2.6 | 248 | 43.7 | 161 | 28.4 | 141 | 24.9 | 2 | 0.4 |
| CASWELL | 204 | 0.2 | 9 | 4.4 | 61 | 29.9 | 54 | 26.5 | 78 | 38.2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,652 | 1.4 | 69 | 4.2 | 622 | 37.7 | 437 | 26.5 | 518 | 31.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| CHATHAM | 663 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.3 | 280 | 42.2 | 165 | 24.9 | 191 | 28.8 | 12 | 1.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 221 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.7 | 82 | 37.1 | 55 | 24.9 | 78 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 134 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 39 | 29.1 | 34 | 25.4 | 58 | 43.3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| CLAY | 89 | 0.1 | 9 | 10.1 | 30 | 33.7 | 24 | 27.0 | 26 | 29.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,065 | 0.9 | 47 | 4.4 | 374 | 35.1 | 266 | 25.0 | 361 | 33.9 | 17 | 1.6 |
| COLUMBUS | 578 | 0.5 | 21 | 3.6 | 189 | 32.7 | 146 | 25.3 | 216 | 37.4 | 6 | 1.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,386 | 1.2 | 51 | 3.7 | 576 | 41.6 | 346 | 25.0 | 410 | 29.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,506 | 4.6 | 201 | 3.7 | 2,302 | 41.8 | 1,476 | 26.8 | 1,512 | 27.5 | 15 | 0.3 |
| CURRITUCK | 257 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.3 | 103 | 40.1 | 76 | 29.6 | 66 | 25.7 | 6 | 2.3 |
| DARE | 344 | 0.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 158 | 45.9 | 91 | 26.5 | 76 | 22.1 | 7 | 2.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,762 | 1.5 | 55 | 3.1 | 666 | 37.8 | 446 | 25.3 | 554 | 31.4 | 41 | 2.3 |
| DAVIE | 369 | 0.3 | 17 | 4.6 | 141 | 38.2 | 90 | 24.4 | 106 | 28.7 | 15 | 4.1 |
| DUPLIN | 653 | 0.5 | 21 | 3.2 | 227 | 34.8 | 167 | 25.6 | 235 | 36.0 | 3 | 0.5 |
| DURHAM | 4,182 | 3.5 | 121 | 2.9 | 1,882 | 45.0 | 1,032 | 24.7 | 1,038 | 24.8 | 109 | 2.6 |
| EDGECOMBE | 631 | 0.5 | 23 | 3.6 | 191 | 30.3 | 142 | 22.5 | 271 | 42.9 | 4 | 0.6 |
| FORSYTH | 4,372 | 3.6 | 153 | 3.5 | 1,720 | 39.3 | 1,031 | 23.6 | 1,232 | 28.2 | 236 | 5.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 719 | 0.6 | 26 | 3.6 | 250 | 34.8 | 165 | 22.9 | 267 | 37.1 | 11 | 1.5 |
| GASTON | 2,588 | 2.2 | 102 | 3.9 | 1,002 | 38.7 | 636 | 24.6 | 798 | 30.8 | 50 | 1.9 |
| GATES | 100 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| GRAHAM | 78 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.6 | 29 | 37.2 | 25 | 32.1 | 22 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 599 | 0.5 | 22 | 3.7 | 216 | 36.1 | 163 | 27.2 | 192 | 32.1 | 6 | 1.0 |
| GREENE | 205 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.9 | 68 | 33.2 | 54 | 26.3 | 75 | 36.6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| GUILFORD | 6,218 | 5.2 | 200 | 3.2 | 2,256 | 36.3 | 1,705 | 27.4 | 1,808 | 29.1 | 249 | 4.0 |
| HALIFAX | 593 | 0.5 | 19 | 3.2 | 203 | 34.2 | 117 | 19.7 | 253 | 42.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| HARNETT | 1,886 | 1.6 | 48 | 2.5 | 805 | 42.7 | 502 | 26.6 | 514 | 27.3 | 17 | 0.9 |
| HAYWOOD | 617 | 0.5 | 36 | 5.8 | 247 | 40.0 | 150 | 24.3 | 173 | 28.0 | 11 | 1.8 |
| HENDERSON | 1,040 | 0.9 | 34 | 3.3 | 479 | 46.1 | 262 | 25.2 | 246 | 23.7 | 19 | 1.8 |
| HERTFORD | 230 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 64 | 27.8 | 43 | 18.7 | 114 | 49.6 | 6 | 2.6 |
| HOKE | 880 | 0.7 | 36 | 4.1 | 367 | 41.7 | 230 | 26.1 | 242 | 27.5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| HYDE | 34 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 15 | 44.1 | 9 | 26.5 | 9 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,857 | 1.5 | 59 | 3.2 | 782 | 42.1 | 472 | 25.4 | 523 | 28.2 | 21 | 1.1 |
| JACKSON | 372 | 0.3 | 17 | 4.6 | 151 | 40.6 | 87 | 23.4 | 113 | 30.4 | 4 | 1.1 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,318 | 1.9 | 70 | 3.0 | 836 | 36.1 | 636 | 27.4 | 748 | 32.3 | 28 | 1.2 |
| JONES | 106 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 37 | 34.9 | 31 | 29.2 | 36 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 759 | 0.6 | 27 | 3.6 | 289 | 38.1 | 200 | 26.4 | 232 | 30.6 | 11 | 1.4 |
| LENOIR | 616 | 0.5 | 16 | 2.6 | 206 | 33.4 | 175 | 28.4 | 213 | 34.6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| LINCOLN | 806 | 0.7 | 31 | 3.8 | 332 | 41.2 | 190 | 23.6 | 246 | 30.5 | 7 | 0.9 |
| MCDOWELL | 457 | 0.4 | 17 | 3.7 | 158 | 34.6 | 105 | 23.0 | 172 | 37.6 | 5 | 1.1 |
| MACON | 339 | 0.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 154 | 45.4 | 77 | 22.7 | 91 | 26.8 | 5 | 1.5 |
| MADISON | 177 | 0.1 | 5 | 2.8 | 75 | 42.4 | 46 | 26.0 | 48 | 27.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| MARTIN | 248 | 0.2 | 13 | 5.2 | 64 | 25.8 | 49 | 19.8 | 121 | 48.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,746 | 12.3 | 500 | 3.4 | 6,951 | 47.1 | 3,588 | 24.3 | 3,174 | 21.5 | 533 | 3.6 |
| MITCHELL | 135 | 0.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 55 | 40.7 | 25 | 18.5 | 48 | 35.6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| MONTGOMERY | 270 | 0.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 86 | 31.9 | 82 | 30.4 | 91 | 33.7 | 3 | 1.1 |
| MOORE | 1,109 | 0.9 | 38 | 3.4 | 591 | 53.3 | 259 | 23.4 | 215 | 19.4 | 6 | 0.5 |
| NASH | 1,110 | 0.9 | 40 | 3.6 | 336 | 30.3 | 298 | 26.8 | 432 | 38.9 | 4 | 0.4 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,266 | 1.9 | 110 | 4.9 | 1,089 | 48.1 | 541 | 23.9 | 516 | 22.8 | 10 | 0.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 200 | 0.2 | 8 | 4.0 | 64 | 32.0 | 47 | 23.5 | 81 | 40.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 4,060 | 3.4 | 171 | 4.2 | 1,890 | 46.6 | 1,002 | 24.7 | 976 | 24.0 | 21 | 0.5 |
| ORANGE | 1,179 | 1.0 | 43 | 3.6 | 616 | 52.2 | 249 | 21.1 | 232 | 19.7 | 39 | 3.3 |
| PAMLICO | 73 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 25 | 34.2 | 13 | 17.8 | 34 | 46.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 492 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 185 | 37.6 | 130 | 26.4 | 164 | 33.3 | 4 | 0.8 |
| PENDER | 658 | 0.5 | 23 | 3.5 | 293 | 44.5 | 152 | 23.1 | 184 | 28.0 | 6 | 0.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 124 | 0.1 | 7 | 5.6 | 31 | 25.0 | 33 | 26.6 | 51 | 41.1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| PERSON | 443 | 0.4 | 13 | 2.9 | 151 | 34.1 | 103 | 23.3 | 173 | 39.1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| PITT | 2,051 | 1.7 | 72 | 3.5 | 759 | 37.0 | 492 | 24.0 | 723 | 35.3 | 5 | 0.2 |
| POLK | 161 | 0.1 | 6 | 3.7 | 79 | 49.1 | 39 | 24.2 | 34 | 21.1 | 3 | 1.9 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,576 | 1.3 | 65 | 4.1 | 563 | 35.7 | 397 | 25.2 | 515 | 32.7 | 36 | 2.3 |
| RICHMOND | 574 | 0.5 | 19 | 3.3 | 196 | 34.1 | 139 | 24.2 | 217 | 37.8 | 3 | 0.5 |
| ROBESON | 1,782 | 1.5 | 63 | 3.5 | 573 | 32.2 | 460 | 25.8 | 620 | 34.8 | 66 | 3.7 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 860 | 0.7 | 28 | 3.3 | 280 | 32.6 | 201 | 23.4 | 338 | 39.3 | 13 | 1.5 |
| ROWAN | 1,588 | 1.3 | 57 | 3.6 | 568 | 35.8 | 381 | 24.0 | 563 | 35.5 | 19 | 1.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 689 | 0.6 | 23 | 3.3 | 241 | 35.0 | 184 | 26.7 | 235 | 34.1 | 6 | 0.9 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 27 | 3.2 | 279 | 33.6 | 227 | 27.3 | 263 | 31.6 | 35 | 4.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 455 | 0.4 | 14 | 3.1 | 149 | 32.7 | 109 | 24.0 | 183 | 40.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 732 | 0.6 | 23 | 3.1 | 263 | 35.9 | 181 | 24.7 | 256 | 35.0 | 9 | 1.2 |
| STOKES | 404 | 0.3 | 23 | 5.7 | 148 | 36.6 | 86 | 21.3 | 132 | 32.7 | 15 | 3.7 |
| SURRY | 738 | 0.6 | 20 | 2.7 | 266 | 36.0 | 212 | 28.7 | 226 | 30.6 | 14 | 1.9 |
| SWAIN | 152 | 0.1 | 10 | 6.6 | 51 | 33.6 | 38 | 25.0 | 51 | 33.6 | 2 | 1.3 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 252 | 0.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 124 | 49.2 | 58 | 23.0 | 54 | 21.4 | 9 | 3.6 |
| TYRRELL | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 31.6 | 8 | 21.1 | 17 | 44.7 | 1 | 2.6 |
| UNION | 2,382 | 2.0 | 64 | 2.7 | 1,060 | 44.5 | 574 | 24.1 | 642 | 27.0 | 42 | 1.8 |
| VANCE | 584 | 0.5 | 21 | 3.6 | 151 | 25.9 | 154 | 26.4 | 251 | 43.0 | 7 | 1.2 |
| WAKE | 12,683 | 10.6 | 380 | 3.0 | 6,014 | 47.4 | 3,106 | 24.5 | 2,751 | 21.7 | 432 | 3.4 |
| WARREN | 176 | 0.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 55 | 31.3 | 50 | 28.4 | 65 | 36.9 | 2 | 1.1 |
| WASHINGTON | 134 | 0.1 | 6 | 4.5 | 36 | 26.9 | 35 | 26.1 | 54 | 40.3 | 3 | 2.2 |
| WATAUGA | 398 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 194 | 48.7 | 97 | 24.4 | 97 | 24.4 | 2 | 0.5 |
| WAYNE | 1,611 | 1.3 | 38 | 2.4 | 610 | 37.9 | 443 | 27.5 | 519 | 32.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILKES | 649 | 0.5 | 32 | 4.9 | 230 | 35.4 | 159 | 24.5 | 217 | 33.4 | 11 | 1.7 |
| WILSON | 939 | 0.8 | 37 | 3.9 | 310 | 33.0 | 249 | 26.5 | 342 | 36.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YADKIN | 392 | 0.3 | 20 | 5.1 | 131 | 33.4 | 100 | 25.5 | 129 | 32.9 | 12 | 3.1 |
| YANCEY | 170 | 0.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 74 | 43.5 | 40 | 23.5 | 47 | 27.6 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 06SEP18 |