CY2018 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 118,957 100.0 755 0.6 1,339 1.1 10,251 8.6 106,552 89.6 60 0.1
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,958 1.6 8 0.4 25 1.3 186 9.5 1,738 88.8 1 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 344 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.2 23 6.7 316 91.9 1 0.3
ALLEGHANY 91 0.1 0 0.0 2 2.2 4 4.4 85 93.4 0 0.0
ANSON 263 0.2 2 0.8 5 1.9 32 12.2 223 84.8 1 0.4
ASHE 199 0.2 0 0.0 3 1.5 11 5.5 185 93.0 0 0.0
AVERY 163 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 17 10.4 144 88.3 1 0.6
BEAUFORT 416 0.3 3 0.7 1 0.2 45 10.8 367 88.2 0 0.0
BERTIE 179 0.2 0 0.0 2 1.1 18 10.1 159 88.8 0 0.0
BLADEN 371 0.3 1 0.3 7 1.9 34 9.2 329 88.7 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 987 0.8 6 0.6 17 1.7 92 9.3 872 88.3 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 2,482 2.1 12 0.5 17 0.7 214 8.6 2,238 90.2 1 0.0
BURKE 863 0.7 6 0.7 7 0.8 74 8.6 774 89.7 2 0.2
CABARRUS 2,509 2.1 9 0.4 20 0.8 239 9.5 2,238 89.2 3 0.1
CALDWELL 777 0.7 2 0.3 10 1.3 64 8.2 700 90.1 1 0.1
CAMDEN 98 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 7 7.1 90 91.8 0 0.0
CARTERET 501 0.4 3 0.6 4 0.8 31 6.2 462 92.2 1 0.2
CASWELL 218 0.2 4 1.8 1 0.5 18 8.3 195 89.4 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,693 1.4 10 0.6 17 1.0 121 7.1 1,542 91.1 3 0.2
CHATHAM 650 0.5 6 0.9 11 1.7 46 7.1 587 90.3 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 258 0.2 1 0.4 4 1.6 24 9.3 229 88.8 0 0.0
CHOWAN 143 0.1 3 2.1 6 4.2 13 9.1 121 84.6 0 0.0
CLAY 83 0.1 1 1.2 0 0.0 6 7.2 76 91.6 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,162 1.0 6 0.5 14 1.2 105 9.0 1,036 89.2 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 566 0.5 5 0.9 4 0.7 62 11.0 495 87.5 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,337 1.1 6 0.4 11 0.8 136 10.2 1,184 88.6 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 5,402 4.5 46 0.9 69 1.3 501 9.3 4,783 88.5 3 0.1
CURRITUCK 263 0.2 0 0.0 7 2.7 31 11.8 225 85.6 0 0.0
DARE 318 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.6 24 7.5 292 91.8 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,751 1.5 16 0.9 12 0.7 174 9.9 1,549 88.5 0 0.0
DAVIE 398 0.3 2 0.5 1 0.3 39 9.8 356 89.4 0 0.0
DUPLIN 707 0.6 4 0.6 4 0.6 55 7.8 643 90.9 1 0.1
DURHAM 4,151 3.5 33 0.8 50 1.2 277 6.7 3,791 91.3 0 0.0
EDGECOMBE 593 0.5 2 0.3 8 1.3 65 11.0 518 87.4 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,330 3.6 36 0.8 60 1.4 430 9.9 3,800 87.8 4 0.1
FRANKLIN 697 0.6 5 0.7 9 1.3 63 9.0 620 89.0 0 0.0
GASTON 2,526 2.1 9 0.4 33 1.3 204 8.1 2,278 90.2 2 0.1
GATES 94 0.1 0 0.0 3 3.2 14 14.9 77 81.9 0 0.0
GRAHAM 78 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 6.4 73 93.6 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 590 0.5 4 0.7 8 1.4 46 7.8 530 89.8 2 0.3
GREENE 206 0.2 3 1.5 2 1.0 26 12.6 175 85.0 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,115 5.1 31 0.5 62 1.0 569 9.3 5,453 89.2 0 0.0
HALIFAX 537 0.5 11 2.0 11 2.0 49 9.1 466 86.8 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,845 1.6 14 0.8 25 1.4 164 8.9 1,642 89.0 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 541 0.5 0 0.0 4 0.7 50 9.2 487 90.0 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,093 0.9 4 0.4 8 0.7 92 8.4 989 90.5 0 0.0
HERTFORD 230 0.2 2 0.9 5 2.2 19 8.3 204 88.7 0 0.0
HOKE 846 0.7 13 1.5 8 0.9 54 6.4 771 91.1 0 0.0
HYDE 35 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.9 34 97.1 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,891 1.6 12 0.6 23 1.2 156 8.2 1,700 89.9 0 0.0
JACKSON 366 0.3 2 0.5 2 0.5 40 10.9 322 88.0 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,299 1.9 9 0.4 26 1.1 190 8.3 2,074 90.2 0 0.0
JONES 88 0.1 2 2.3 2 2.3 6 6.8 78 88.6 0 0.0
LEE 792 0.7 6 0.8 11 1.4 77 9.7 696 87.9 2 0.3
LENOIR 624 0.5 7 1.1 5 0.8 62 9.9 550 88.1 0 0.0
LINCOLN 856 0.7 7 0.8 9 1.1 82 9.6 757 88.4 1 0.1
MCDOWELL 418 0.4 1 0.2 8 1.9 46 11.0 363 86.8 0 0.0
MACON 322 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.2 31 9.6 287 89.1 0 0.0
MADISON 221 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.9 23 10.4 196 88.7 0 0.0
MARTIN 247 0.2 5 2.0 2 0.8 22 8.9 218 88.3 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 14,651 12.3 84 0.6 166 1.1 1,232 8.4 13,164 89.9 5 0.0
MITCHELL 149 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 10.7 133 89.3 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 278 0.2 4 1.4 3 1.1 23 8.3 248 89.2 0 0.0
MOORE 1,168 1.0 8 0.7 11 0.9 90 7.7 1,057 90.5 2 0.2
NASH 1,046 0.9 6 0.6 13 1.2 87 8.3 940 89.9 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,146 1.8 17 0.8 21 1.0 218 10.2 1,888 88.0 2 0.1
NORTHAMPTON 171 0.1 1 0.6 1 0.6 11 6.4 158 92.4 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,923 3.3 19 0.5 32 0.8 289 7.4 3,583 91.3 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,134 1.0 3 0.3 16 1.4 84 7.4 1,029 90.7 2 0.2
PAMLICO 90 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.1 5 5.6 84 93.3 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 454 0.4 2 0.4 5 1.1 45 9.9 401 88.3 1 0.2
PENDER 623 0.5 4 0.6 10 1.6 57 9.1 552 88.6 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 121 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 6.6 113 93.4 0 0.0
PERSON 400 0.3 3 0.8 4 1.0 40 10.0 353 88.3 0 0.0
PITT 2,085 1.8 23 1.1 38 1.8 231 11.1 1,793 86.0 0 0.0
POLK 149 0.1 1 0.7 1 0.7 13 8.7 134 89.9 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,520 1.3 9 0.6 13 0.9 119 7.8 1,379 90.7 0 0.0
RICHMOND 555 0.5 2 0.4 12 2.2 57 10.3 484 87.2 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,699 1.4 19 1.1 22 1.3 146 8.6 1,512 89.0 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 913 0.8 7 0.8 7 0.8 95 10.4 803 88.0 1 0.1
ROWAN 1,593 1.3 12 0.8 20 1.3 155 9.7 1,402 88.0 4 0.3
RUTHERFORD 654 0.5 5 0.8 6 0.9 49 7.5 594 90.8 0 0.0
SAMPSON 834 0.7 4 0.5 14 1.7 61 7.3 754 90.4 1 0.1
SCOTLAND 443 0.4 7 1.6 9 2.0 52 11.7 375 84.7 0 0.0
STANLY 676 0.6 3 0.4 14 2.1 75 11.1 583 86.2 1 0.1
STOKES 396 0.3 2 0.5 4 1.0 32 8.1 358 90.4 0 0.0
SURRY 757 0.6 1 0.1 12 1.6 71 9.4 673 88.9 0 0.0
SWAIN 141 0.1 0 0.0 3 2.1 15 10.6 123 87.2 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 278 0.2 1 0.4 3 1.1 28 10.1 246 88.5 0 0.0
TYRRELL 34 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.9 31 91.2 2 5.9
UNION 2,455 2.1 14 0.6 30 1.2 185 7.5 2,226 90.7 0 0.0
VANCE 562 0.5 5 0.9 9 1.6 68 12.1 480 85.4 0 0.0
WAKE 12,580 10.6 73 0.6 114 0.9 906 7.2 11,485 91.3 2 0.0
WARREN 159 0.1 2 1.3 1 0.6 16 10.1 140 88.1 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 129 0.1 2 1.6 2 1.6 7 5.4 117 90.7 1 0.8
WATAUGA 354 0.3 1 0.3 4 1.1 38 10.7 310 87.6 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,638 1.4 16 1.0 16 1.0 116 7.1 1,490 91.0 0 0.0
WILKES 696 0.6 4 0.6 8 1.1 53 7.6 630 90.5 1 0.1
WILSON 976 0.8 8 0.8 12 1.2 85 8.7 870 89.1 1 0.1
YADKIN 363 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 41 11.3 319 87.9 2 0.6
YANCEY 183 0.2 2 1.1 3 1.6 22 12.0 156 85.2 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 21AUG19