| CY2018 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 | 118,957 | 100.0 | 3,784 | 3.2 | 47,946 | 40.3 | 30,169 | 25.4 | 34,527 | 29.0 | 2,531 | 2.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,958 | 1.6 | 56 | 2.9 | 598 | 30.5 | 569 | 29.1 | 691 | 35.3 | 44 | 2.2 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 344 | 0.3 | 16 | 4.7 | 124 | 36.0 | 91 | 26.5 | 111 | 32.3 | 2 | 0.6 |
| ALLEGHANY | 91 | 0.1 | 8 | 8.8 | 26 | 28.6 | 26 | 28.6 | 31 | 34.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 263 | 0.2 | 9 | 3.4 | 79 | 30.0 | 88 | 33.5 | 84 | 31.9 | 3 | 1.1 |
| ASHE | 199 | 0.2 | 9 | 4.5 | 83 | 41.7 | 48 | 24.1 | 58 | 29.1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| AVERY | 163 | 0.1 | 7 | 4.3 | 68 | 41.7 | 37 | 22.7 | 49 | 30.1 | 2 | 1.2 |
| BEAUFORT | 416 | 0.3 | 15 | 3.6 | 127 | 30.5 | 107 | 25.7 | 164 | 39.4 | 3 | 0.7 |
| BERTIE | 179 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.8 | 42 | 23.5 | 49 | 27.4 | 83 | 46.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 371 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 108 | 29.1 | 88 | 23.7 | 148 | 39.9 | 19 | 5.1 |
| BRUNSWICK | 987 | 0.8 | 49 | 5.0 | 388 | 39.3 | 245 | 24.8 | 301 | 30.5 | 4 | 0.4 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,482 | 2.1 | 92 | 3.7 | 1,203 | 48.5 | 568 | 22.9 | 509 | 20.5 | 110 | 4.4 |
| BURKE | 863 | 0.7 | 26 | 3.0 | 278 | 32.2 | 253 | 29.3 | 296 | 34.3 | 10 | 1.2 |
| CABARRUS | 2,509 | 2.1 | 57 | 2.3 | 967 | 38.5 | 662 | 26.4 | 766 | 30.5 | 57 | 2.3 |
| CALDWELL | 777 | 0.7 | 23 | 3.0 | 280 | 36.0 | 188 | 24.2 | 282 | 36.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| CAMDEN | 98 | 0.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 42 | 42.9 | 26 | 26.5 | 25 | 25.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 501 | 0.4 | 21 | 4.2 | 212 | 42.3 | 133 | 26.5 | 131 | 26.1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| CASWELL | 218 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 62 | 28.4 | 55 | 25.2 | 87 | 39.9 | 8 | 3.7 |
| CATAWBA | 1,693 | 1.4 | 68 | 4.0 | 625 | 36.9 | 465 | 27.5 | 525 | 31.0 | 10 | 0.6 |
| CHATHAM | 650 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.7 | 265 | 40.8 | 169 | 26.0 | 179 | 27.5 | 26 | 4.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 258 | 0.2 | 13 | 5.0 | 103 | 39.9 | 62 | 24.0 | 79 | 30.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| CHOWAN | 143 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 46 | 32.2 | 31 | 21.7 | 65 | 45.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 83 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.8 | 33 | 39.8 | 16 | 19.3 | 28 | 33.7 | 2 | 2.4 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,162 | 1.0 | 45 | 3.9 | 420 | 36.1 | 277 | 23.8 | 411 | 35.4 | 9 | 0.8 |
| COLUMBUS | 566 | 0.5 | 19 | 3.4 | 174 | 30.7 | 141 | 24.9 | 224 | 39.6 | 8 | 1.4 |
| CRAVEN | 1,337 | 1.1 | 35 | 2.6 | 525 | 39.3 | 353 | 26.4 | 422 | 31.6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,402 | 4.5 | 184 | 3.4 | 2,160 | 40.0 | 1,434 | 26.5 | 1,606 | 29.7 | 18 | 0.3 |
| CURRITUCK | 263 | 0.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 114 | 43.3 | 55 | 20.9 | 85 | 32.3 | 2 | 0.8 |
| DARE | 318 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 146 | 45.9 | 88 | 27.7 | 78 | 24.5 | 3 | 0.9 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,751 | 1.5 | 75 | 4.3 | 641 | 36.6 | 421 | 24.0 | 576 | 32.9 | 38 | 2.2 |
| DAVIE | 398 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.3 | 144 | 36.2 | 105 | 26.4 | 120 | 30.2 | 16 | 4.0 |
| DUPLIN | 707 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.1 | 223 | 31.5 | 204 | 28.9 | 262 | 37.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| DURHAM | 4,151 | 3.5 | 117 | 2.8 | 1,836 | 44.2 | 1,004 | 24.2 | 1,089 | 26.2 | 105 | 2.5 |
| EDGECOMBE | 593 | 0.5 | 31 | 5.2 | 180 | 30.4 | 133 | 22.4 | 247 | 41.7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| FORSYTH | 4,330 | 3.6 | 109 | 2.5 | 1,650 | 38.1 | 1,132 | 26.1 | 1,249 | 28.8 | 190 | 4.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 697 | 0.6 | 24 | 3.4 | 255 | 36.6 | 183 | 26.3 | 214 | 30.7 | 21 | 3.0 |
| GASTON | 2,526 | 2.1 | 88 | 3.5 | 982 | 38.9 | 617 | 24.4 | 789 | 31.2 | 50 | 2.0 |
| GATES | 94 | 0.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 25 | 26.6 | 23 | 24.5 | 43 | 45.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 78 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 27 | 34.6 | 21 | 26.9 | 27 | 34.6 | 2 | 2.6 |
| GRANVILLE | 590 | 0.5 | 15 | 2.5 | 187 | 31.7 | 160 | 27.1 | 223 | 37.8 | 5 | 0.8 |
| GREENE | 206 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 72 | 35.0 | 51 | 24.8 | 80 | 38.8 | 2 | 1.0 |
| GUILFORD | 6,115 | 5.1 | 164 | 2.7 | 2,237 | 36.6 | 1,634 | 26.7 | 1,952 | 31.9 | 128 | 2.1 |
| HALIFAX | 537 | 0.5 | 14 | 2.6 | 169 | 31.5 | 117 | 21.8 | 233 | 43.4 | 4 | 0.7 |
| HARNETT | 1,845 | 1.6 | 49 | 2.7 | 762 | 41.3 | 482 | 26.1 | 539 | 29.2 | 13 | 0.7 |
| HAYWOOD | 541 | 0.5 | 26 | 4.8 | 217 | 40.1 | 128 | 23.7 | 158 | 29.2 | 12 | 2.2 |
| HENDERSON | 1,093 | 0.9 | 32 | 2.9 | 448 | 41.0 | 294 | 26.9 | 297 | 27.2 | 22 | 2.0 |
| HERTFORD | 230 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 59 | 25.7 | 55 | 23.9 | 115 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 846 | 0.7 | 23 | 2.7 | 341 | 40.3 | 244 | 28.8 | 237 | 28.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HYDE | 35 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 31.4 | 13 | 37.1 | 11 | 31.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,891 | 1.6 | 60 | 3.2 | 775 | 41.0 | 484 | 25.6 | 556 | 29.4 | 16 | 0.8 |
| JACKSON | 366 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 144 | 39.3 | 103 | 28.1 | 107 | 29.2 | 3 | 0.8 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,299 | 1.9 | 79 | 3.4 | 852 | 37.1 | 578 | 25.1 | 767 | 33.4 | 23 | 1.0 |
| JONES | 88 | 0.1 | 5 | 5.7 | 26 | 29.5 | 20 | 22.7 | 37 | 42.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 792 | 0.7 | 18 | 2.3 | 249 | 31.4 | 223 | 28.2 | 284 | 35.9 | 18 | 2.3 |
| LENOIR | 624 | 0.5 | 17 | 2.7 | 211 | 33.8 | 131 | 21.0 | 259 | 41.5 | 6 | 1.0 |
| LINCOLN | 856 | 0.7 | 32 | 3.7 | 339 | 39.6 | 211 | 24.6 | 262 | 30.6 | 12 | 1.4 |
| MCDOWELL | 418 | 0.4 | 19 | 4.5 | 142 | 34.0 | 115 | 27.5 | 133 | 31.8 | 9 | 2.2 |
| MACON | 322 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.4 | 146 | 45.3 | 74 | 23.0 | 78 | 24.2 | 13 | 4.0 |
| MADISON | 221 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.3 | 99 | 44.8 | 49 | 22.2 | 62 | 28.1 | 6 | 2.7 |
| MARTIN | 247 | 0.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 76 | 30.8 | 60 | 24.3 | 103 | 41.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,651 | 12.3 | 463 | 3.2 | 6,830 | 46.6 | 3,693 | 25.2 | 3,281 | 22.4 | 384 | 2.6 |
| MITCHELL | 149 | 0.1 | 8 | 5.4 | 57 | 38.3 | 30 | 20.1 | 52 | 34.9 | 2 | 1.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 278 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 90 | 32.4 | 70 | 25.2 | 111 | 39.9 | 3 | 1.1 |
| MOORE | 1,168 | 1.0 | 34 | 2.9 | 583 | 49.9 | 281 | 24.1 | 262 | 22.4 | 8 | 0.7 |
| NASH | 1,046 | 0.9 | 40 | 3.8 | 353 | 33.7 | 255 | 24.4 | 390 | 37.3 | 8 | 0.8 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,146 | 1.8 | 95 | 4.4 | 1,073 | 50.0 | 489 | 22.8 | 477 | 22.2 | 12 | 0.6 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 171 | 0.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 56 | 32.7 | 42 | 24.6 | 69 | 40.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,923 | 3.3 | 133 | 3.4 | 1,808 | 46.1 | 1,052 | 26.8 | 905 | 23.1 | 25 | 0.6 |
| ORANGE | 1,134 | 1.0 | 38 | 3.4 | 598 | 52.7 | 248 | 21.9 | 198 | 17.5 | 52 | 4.6 |
| PAMLICO | 90 | 0.1 | 8 | 8.9 | 24 | 26.7 | 27 | 30.0 | 31 | 34.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 454 | 0.4 | 14 | 3.1 | 172 | 37.9 | 111 | 24.4 | 150 | 33.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| PENDER | 623 | 0.5 | 16 | 2.6 | 259 | 41.6 | 169 | 27.1 | 173 | 27.8 | 6 | 1.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 121 | 0.1 | 7 | 5.8 | 43 | 35.5 | 27 | 22.3 | 43 | 35.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
| PERSON | 400 | 0.3 | 12 | 3.0 | 109 | 27.3 | 107 | 26.8 | 163 | 40.8 | 9 | 2.3 |
| PITT | 2,085 | 1.8 | 78 | 3.7 | 704 | 33.8 | 535 | 25.7 | 757 | 36.3 | 11 | 0.5 |
| POLK | 149 | 0.1 | 8 | 5.4 | 54 | 36.2 | 39 | 26.2 | 45 | 30.2 | 3 | 2.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,520 | 1.3 | 49 | 3.2 | 527 | 34.7 | 393 | 25.9 | 506 | 33.3 | 45 | 3.0 |
| RICHMOND | 555 | 0.5 | 23 | 4.1 | 185 | 33.3 | 137 | 24.7 | 203 | 36.6 | 7 | 1.3 |
| ROBESON | 1,699 | 1.4 | 56 | 3.3 | 424 | 25.0 | 364 | 21.4 | 511 | 30.1 | 344 | 20.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 913 | 0.8 | 30 | 3.3 | 296 | 32.4 | 218 | 23.9 | 362 | 39.6 | 7 | 0.8 |
| ROWAN | 1,593 | 1.3 | 52 | 3.3 | 532 | 33.4 | 435 | 27.3 | 559 | 35.1 | 15 | 0.9 |
| RUTHERFORD | 654 | 0.5 | 31 | 4.7 | 231 | 35.3 | 161 | 24.6 | 223 | 34.1 | 8 | 1.2 |
| SAMPSON | 834 | 0.7 | 24 | 2.9 | 283 | 33.9 | 239 | 28.7 | 276 | 33.1 | 12 | 1.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 443 | 0.4 | 29 | 6.5 | 137 | 30.9 | 107 | 24.2 | 167 | 37.7 | 3 | 0.7 |
| STANLY | 676 | 0.6 | 16 | 2.4 | 238 | 35.2 | 168 | 24.9 | 240 | 35.5 | 14 | 2.1 |
| STOKES | 396 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.3 | 130 | 32.8 | 92 | 23.2 | 147 | 37.1 | 14 | 3.5 |
| SURRY | 757 | 0.6 | 28 | 3.7 | 268 | 35.4 | 201 | 26.6 | 243 | 32.1 | 17 | 2.2 |
| SWAIN | 141 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 45 | 31.9 | 29 | 20.6 | 58 | 41.1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 278 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.9 | 129 | 46.4 | 61 | 21.9 | 63 | 22.7 | 17 | 6.1 |
| TYRRELL | 34 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 9 | 26.5 | 10 | 29.4 | 12 | 35.3 | 2 | 5.9 |
| UNION | 2,455 | 2.1 | 56 | 2.3 | 1,075 | 43.8 | 616 | 25.1 | 667 | 27.2 | 41 | 1.7 |
| VANCE | 562 | 0.5 | 26 | 4.6 | 166 | 29.5 | 143 | 25.4 | 224 | 39.9 | 3 | 0.5 |
| WAKE | 12,580 | 10.6 | 355 | 2.8 | 6,000 | 47.7 | 3,078 | 24.5 | 2,816 | 22.4 | 331 | 2.6 |
| WARREN | 159 | 0.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 49 | 30.8 | 28 | 17.6 | 74 | 46.5 | 2 | 1.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 129 | 0.1 | 4 | 3.1 | 40 | 31.0 | 32 | 24.8 | 52 | 40.3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| WATAUGA | 354 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 181 | 51.1 | 74 | 20.9 | 91 | 25.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
| WAYNE | 1,638 | 1.4 | 61 | 3.7 | 585 | 35.7 | 441 | 26.9 | 550 | 33.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILKES | 696 | 0.6 | 29 | 4.2 | 239 | 34.3 | 176 | 25.3 | 243 | 34.9 | 9 | 1.3 |
| WILSON | 976 | 0.8 | 33 | 3.4 | 344 | 35.2 | 252 | 25.8 | 338 | 34.6 | 9 | 0.9 |
| YADKIN | 363 | 0.3 | 10 | 2.8 | 118 | 32.5 | 101 | 27.8 | 125 | 34.4 | 9 | 2.5 |
| YANCEY | 183 | 0.2 | 6 | 3.3 | 79 | 43.2 | 45 | 24.6 | 43 | 23.5 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 21AUG19 |