| CY2020 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY |
| TOTAL | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | C-Section | Unknown | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 116,755 | 100.0 | 81,779 | 70.0 | 34,935 | 29.9 | 41 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,831 | 1.6 | 1,297 | 70.8 | 533 | 29.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 346 | 0.3 | 239 | 69.1 | 107 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 96 | 0.1 | 67 | 69.8 | 29 | 30.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 278 | 0.2 | 175 | 62.9 | 103 | 37.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 233 | 0.2 | 163 | 70.0 | 70 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 136 | 0.1 | 91 | 66.9 | 45 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 428 | 0.4 | 279 | 65.2 | 149 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 178 | 0.2 | 115 | 64.6 | 63 | 35.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 344 | 0.3 | 226 | 65.7 | 118 | 34.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,000 | 0.9 | 675 | 67.5 | 325 | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,327 | 2.0 | 1,661 | 71.4 | 666 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 798 | 0.7 | 563 | 70.6 | 234 | 29.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CABARRUS | 2,541 | 2.2 | 1,715 | 67.5 | 825 | 32.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 733 | 0.6 | 499 | 68.1 | 234 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 97 | 0.1 | 66 | 68.0 | 31 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 475 | 0.4 | 316 | 66.5 | 159 | 33.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 175 | 0.1 | 124 | 70.9 | 51 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,593 | 1.4 | 1,127 | 70.7 | 466 | 29.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 645 | 0.6 | 472 | 73.2 | 173 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 243 | 0.2 | 166 | 68.3 | 76 | 31.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| CHOWAN | 139 | 0.1 | 85 | 61.2 | 54 | 38.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 96 | 0.1 | 60 | 62.5 | 36 | 37.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,079 | 0.9 | 748 | 69.3 | 331 | 30.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 572 | 0.5 | 374 | 65.4 | 198 | 34.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,312 | 1.1 | 992 | 75.6 | 319 | 24.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,120 | 4.4 | 3,427 | 66.9 | 1,693 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 291 | 0.2 | 201 | 69.1 | 90 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 339 | 0.3 | 238 | 70.2 | 99 | 29.2 | 2 | 0.6 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,699 | 1.5 | 1,137 | 66.9 | 562 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 388 | 0.3 | 272 | 70.1 | 116 | 29.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 699 | 0.6 | 486 | 69.5 | 212 | 30.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DURHAM | 4,012 | 3.4 | 2,830 | 70.5 | 1,179 | 29.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 593 | 0.5 | 416 | 70.2 | 177 | 29.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,290 | 3.7 | 3,089 | 72.0 | 1,200 | 28.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 755 | 0.6 | 548 | 72.6 | 205 | 27.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| GASTON | 2,547 | 2.2 | 1,690 | 66.4 | 857 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 97 | 0.1 | 66 | 68.0 | 31 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 77 | 0.1 | 46 | 59.7 | 30 | 39.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| GRANVILLE | 573 | 0.5 | 416 | 72.6 | 157 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 209 | 0.2 | 153 | 73.2 | 56 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,927 | 5.1 | 4,133 | 69.7 | 1,793 | 30.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 526 | 0.5 | 373 | 70.9 | 153 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,867 | 1.6 | 1,314 | 70.4 | 552 | 29.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 520 | 0.4 | 341 | 65.6 | 179 | 34.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,004 | 0.9 | 693 | 69.0 | 311 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 208 | 0.2 | 134 | 64.4 | 74 | 35.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 838 | 0.7 | 557 | 66.5 | 281 | 33.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 25 | 67.6 | 12 | 32.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,898 | 1.6 | 1,301 | 68.5 | 597 | 31.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 315 | 0.3 | 241 | 76.5 | 74 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,487 | 2.1 | 1,773 | 71.3 | 713 | 28.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 90 | 0.1 | 70 | 77.8 | 20 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 790 | 0.7 | 566 | 71.6 | 224 | 28.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 665 | 0.6 | 454 | 68.3 | 211 | 31.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 873 | 0.7 | 554 | 63.5 | 319 | 36.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 379 | 0.3 | 262 | 69.1 | 113 | 29.8 | 4 | 1.1 |
| MACON | 321 | 0.3 | 235 | 73.2 | 86 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 177 | 0.2 | 124 | 70.1 | 53 | 29.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 229 | 0.2 | 153 | 66.8 | 76 | 33.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,655 | 12.6 | 10,166 | 69.4 | 4,483 | 30.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 146 | 0.1 | 114 | 78.1 | 32 | 21.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 270 | 0.2 | 194 | 71.9 | 76 | 28.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,207 | 1.0 | 871 | 72.2 | 336 | 27.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,029 | 0.9 | 744 | 72.3 | 284 | 27.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,091 | 1.8 | 1,508 | 72.1 | 583 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 174 | 0.1 | 106 | 60.9 | 68 | 39.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,731 | 3.2 | 2,765 | 74.1 | 965 | 25.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,105 | 0.9 | 802 | 72.6 | 302 | 27.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 89 | 0.1 | 57 | 64.0 | 32 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 459 | 0.4 | 320 | 69.7 | 139 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 597 | 0.5 | 451 | 75.5 | 146 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 92 | 0.1 | 50 | 54.3 | 42 | 45.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 426 | 0.4 | 291 | 68.3 | 134 | 31.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| PITT | 2,002 | 1.7 | 1,393 | 69.6 | 609 | 30.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 111 | 0.1 | 77 | 69.4 | 34 | 30.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,559 | 1.3 | 1,032 | 66.2 | 526 | 33.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| RICHMOND | 600 | 0.5 | 391 | 65.2 | 209 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,730 | 1.5 | 1,194 | 69.0 | 536 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 931 | 0.8 | 673 | 72.3 | 258 | 27.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,588 | 1.4 | 1,104 | 69.5 | 483 | 30.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| RUTHERFORD | 628 | 0.5 | 428 | 68.2 | 199 | 31.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| SAMPSON | 774 | 0.7 | 523 | 67.6 | 249 | 32.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 365 | 0.3 | 231 | 63.3 | 134 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 637 | 0.5 | 426 | 66.9 | 211 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 383 | 0.3 | 289 | 75.5 | 94 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 756 | 0.6 | 518 | 68.5 | 238 | 31.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 144 | 0.1 | 88 | 61.1 | 56 | 38.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 226 | 0.2 | 150 | 66.4 | 76 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 33 | 0.0 | 23 | 69.7 | 10 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,331 | 2.0 | 1,661 | 71.3 | 670 | 28.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 535 | 0.5 | 378 | 70.7 | 157 | 29.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 12,552 | 10.8 | 9,162 | 73.0 | 3,388 | 27.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 178 | 0.2 | 121 | 68.0 | 57 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 117 | 0.1 | 78 | 66.7 | 39 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 301 | 0.3 | 206 | 68.4 | 95 | 31.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,543 | 1.3 | 1,120 | 72.6 | 423 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 682 | 0.6 | 455 | 66.7 | 227 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 898 | 0.8 | 624 | 69.5 | 274 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 362 | 0.3 | 261 | 72.1 | 101 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 183 | 0.2 | 121 | 66.1 | 60 | 32.8 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 23MAY22 |