CY2019 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 118,725 100.0 803 0.7 1,407 1.2 10,432 8.8 106,038 89.3 45 0.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,863 1.6 12 0.6 18 1.0 173 9.3 1,659 89.0 1 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 357 0.3 3 0.8 1 0.3 30 8.4 323 90.5 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 79 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.3 7 8.9 71 89.9 0 0.0
ANSON 254 0.2 2 0.8 6 2.4 25 9.8 221 87.0 0 0.0
ASHE 204 0.2 1 0.5 4 2.0 20 9.8 179 87.7 0 0.0
AVERY 135 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.7 15 11.1 119 88.1 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 433 0.4 6 1.4 6 1.4 52 12.0 369 85.2 0 0.0
BERTIE 161 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.2 23 14.3 136 84.5 0 0.0
BLADEN 344 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.9 30 8.7 310 90.1 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,026 0.9 4 0.4 9 0.9 87 8.5 926 90.3 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 2,464 2.1 11 0.4 31 1.3 204 8.3 2,217 90.0 1 0.0
BURKE 890 0.7 5 0.6 11 1.2 70 7.9 804 90.3 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,537 2.1 16 0.6 24 0.9 222 8.8 2,274 89.6 1 0.0
CALDWELL 882 0.7 8 0.9 13 1.5 88 10.0 773 87.6 0 0.0
CAMDEN 104 0.1 1 1.0 1 1.0 16 15.4 86 82.7 0 0.0
CARTERET 521 0.4 1 0.2 2 0.4 40 7.7 478 91.7 0 0.0
CASWELL 209 0.2 3 1.4 2 1.0 20 9.6 184 88.0 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,687 1.4 11 0.7 16 0.9 149 8.8 1,506 89.3 5 0.3
CHATHAM 609 0.5 5 0.8 2 0.3 60 9.9 542 89.0 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 245 0.2 2 0.8 3 1.2 22 9.0 218 89.0 0 0.0
CHOWAN 123 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.6 14 11.4 107 87.0 0 0.0
CLAY 86 0.1 0 0.0 2 2.3 4 4.7 80 93.0 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,146 1.0 4 0.3 11 1.0 109 9.5 1,022 89.2 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 562 0.5 3 0.5 3 0.5 64 11.4 492 87.5 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,319 1.1 7 0.5 19 1.4 102 7.7 1,191 90.3 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 5,462 4.6 38 0.7 78 1.4 533 9.8 4,812 88.1 1 0.0
CURRITUCK 259 0.2 2 0.8 1 0.4 25 9.7 231 89.2 0 0.0
DARE 310 0.3 2 0.6 3 1.0 26 8.4 279 90.0 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,775 1.5 11 0.6 20 1.1 187 10.5 1,557 87.7 0 0.0
DAVIE 402 0.3 5 1.2 5 1.2 36 9.0 356 88.6 0 0.0
DUPLIN 718 0.6 4 0.6 7 1.0 68 9.5 636 88.6 3 0.4
DURHAM 4,158 3.5 26 0.6 40 1.0 324 7.8 3,767 90.6 1 0.0
EDGECOMBE 572 0.5 7 1.2 4 0.7 55 9.6 506 88.5 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,410 3.7 42 1.0 69 1.6 429 9.7 3,867 87.7 3 0.1
FRANKLIN 770 0.6 3 0.4 11 1.4 63 8.2 693 90.0 0 0.0
GASTON 2,599 2.2 15 0.6 38 1.5 208 8.0 2,337 89.9 1 0.0
GATES 97 0.1 1 1.0 1 1.0 3 3.1 92 94.8 0 0.0
GRAHAM 97 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 17 17.5 79 81.4 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 568 0.5 3 0.5 7 1.2 54 9.5 504 88.7 0 0.0
GREENE 225 0.2 1 0.4 7 3.1 18 8.0 199 88.4 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,045 5.1 47 0.8 63 1.0 556 9.2 5,375 88.9 4 0.1
HALIFAX 537 0.5 2 0.4 11 2.0 74 13.8 449 83.6 1 0.2
HARNETT 1,860 1.6 11 0.6 24 1.3 145 7.8 1,680 90.3 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 525 0.4 5 1.0 6 1.1 58 11.0 456 86.9 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,022 0.9 5 0.5 1 0.1 83 8.1 933 91.3 0 0.0
HERTFORD 195 0.2 1 0.5 5 2.6 19 9.7 170 87.2 0 0.0
HOKE 867 0.7 6 0.7 20 2.3 70 8.1 771 88.9 0 0.0
HYDE 37 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 8.1 34 91.9 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,884 1.6 6 0.3 22 1.2 175 9.3 1,680 89.2 1 0.1
JACKSON 372 0.3 1 0.3 4 1.1 31 8.3 336 90.3 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,522 2.1 10 0.4 21 0.8 195 7.7 2,295 91.0 1 0.0
JONES 92 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 8.7 84 91.3 0 0.0
LEE 781 0.7 10 1.3 9 1.2 87 11.1 675 86.4 0 0.0
LENOIR 619 0.5 15 2.4 13 2.1 66 10.7 525 84.8 0 0.0
LINCOLN 871 0.7 1 0.1 7 0.8 66 7.6 797 91.5 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 434 0.4 2 0.5 11 2.5 50 11.5 371 85.5 0 0.0
MACON 318 0.3 4 1.3 2 0.6 22 6.9 290 91.2 0 0.0
MADISON 181 0.2 2 1.1 3 1.7 19 10.5 157 86.7 0 0.0
MARTIN 221 0.2 2 0.9 3 1.4 25 11.3 191 86.4 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 14,398 12.1 101 0.7 184 1.3 1,268 8.8 12,841 89.2 4 0.0
MITCHELL 127 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 13.4 110 86.6 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 278 0.2 0 0.0 3 1.1 28 10.1 246 88.5 1 0.4
MOORE 1,147 1.0 3 0.3 7 0.6 92 8.0 1,044 91.0 1 0.1
NASH 1,101 0.9 10 0.9 20 1.8 95 8.6 974 88.5 2 0.2
NEW HANOVER 2,172 1.8 8 0.4 24 1.1 201 9.3 1,935 89.1 4 0.2
NORTHAMPTON 165 0.1 1 0.6 0 0.0 15 9.1 149 90.3 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,821 3.2 16 0.4 40 1.0 326 8.5 3,439 90.0 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,164 1.0 4 0.3 11 0.9 76 6.5 1,072 92.1 1 0.1
PAMLICO 73 0.1 1 1.4 1 1.4 4 5.5 67 91.8 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 474 0.4 4 0.8 8 1.7 37 7.8 425 89.7 0 0.0
PENDER 624 0.5 5 0.8 6 1.0 54 8.7 559 89.6 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 118 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.8 6 5.1 111 94.1 0 0.0
PERSON 435 0.4 6 1.4 6 1.4 40 9.2 383 88.0 0 0.0
PITT 2,079 1.8 30 1.4 35 1.7 232 11.2 1,781 85.7 1 0.0
POLK 166 0.1 0 0.0 3 1.8 7 4.2 156 94.0 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,546 1.3 9 0.6 16 1.0 154 10.0 1,367 88.4 0 0.0
RICHMOND 561 0.5 3 0.5 8 1.4 63 11.2 486 86.6 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,731 1.5 12 0.7 23 1.3 148 8.5 1,547 89.4 1 0.1
ROCKINGHAM 885 0.7 7 0.8 12 1.4 79 8.9 786 88.8 1 0.1
ROWAN 1,548 1.3 16 1.0 20 1.3 156 10.1 1,354 87.5 2 0.1
RUTHERFORD 680 0.6 3 0.4 6 0.9 54 7.9 616 90.6 1 0.1
SAMPSON 727 0.6 5 0.7 7 1.0 63 8.7 652 89.7 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 442 0.4 5 1.1 10 2.3 34 7.7 393 88.9 0 0.0
STANLY 668 0.6 2 0.3 7 1.0 54 8.1 605 90.6 0 0.0
STOKES 370 0.3 2 0.5 3 0.8 25 6.8 340 91.9 0 0.0
SURRY 766 0.6 2 0.3 9 1.2 72 9.4 683 89.2 0 0.0
SWAIN 181 0.2 3 1.7 6 3.3 15 8.3 157 86.7 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 262 0.2 3 1.1 9 3.4 20 7.6 230 87.8 0 0.0
TYRRELL 30 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 10.0 27 90.0 0 0.0
UNION 2,279 1.9 11 0.5 20 0.9 174 7.6 2,074 91.0 0 0.0
VANCE 570 0.5 7 1.2 7 1.2 54 9.5 502 88.1 0 0.0
WAKE 12,689 10.7 83 0.7 120 0.9 880 6.9 11,606 91.5 0 0.0
WARREN 145 0.1 1 0.7 2 1.4 20 13.8 122 84.1 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 132 0.1 5 3.8 1 0.8 16 12.1 110 83.3 0 0.0
WATAUGA 313 0.3 1 0.3 3 1.0 26 8.3 282 90.1 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,619 1.4 19 1.2 21 1.3 159 9.8 1,420 87.7 0 0.0
WILKES 669 0.6 6 0.9 9 1.3 74 11.1 580 86.7 0 0.0
WILSON 976 0.8 10 1.0 21 2.2 93 9.5 852 87.3 0 0.0
YADKIN 375 0.3 3 0.8 7 1.9 42 11.2 323 86.1 0 0.0
YANCEY 174 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 12 6.9 161 92.5 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 26AUG20