| CY2020 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 | 116,755 | 100.0 | 3,399 | 2.9 | 44,828 | 38.4 | 30,203 | 25.9 | 36,067 | 30.9 | 2,258 | 1.9 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,831 | 1.6 | 53 | 2.9 | 576 | 31.5 | 477 | 26.1 | 646 | 35.3 | 79 | 4.3 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 346 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.2 | 124 | 35.8 | 87 | 25.1 | 123 | 35.5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 96 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 31 | 32.3 | 21 | 21.9 | 42 | 43.8 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ANSON | 278 | 0.2 | 9 | 3.2 | 83 | 29.9 | 66 | 23.7 | 119 | 42.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| ASHE | 233 | 0.2 | 11 | 4.7 | 85 | 36.5 | 61 | 26.2 | 75 | 32.2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| AVERY | 136 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 57 | 41.9 | 39 | 28.7 | 39 | 28.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 428 | 0.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 129 | 30.1 | 110 | 25.7 | 176 | 41.1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| BERTIE | 178 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.8 | 39 | 21.9 | 38 | 21.3 | 93 | 52.2 | 3 | 1.7 |
| BLADEN | 344 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 105 | 30.5 | 78 | 22.7 | 132 | 38.4 | 24 | 7.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,000 | 0.9 | 31 | 3.1 | 371 | 37.1 | 272 | 27.2 | 324 | 32.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,327 | 2.0 | 85 | 3.7 | 1,042 | 44.8 | 568 | 24.4 | 521 | 22.4 | 111 | 4.8 |
| BURKE | 798 | 0.7 | 28 | 3.5 | 256 | 32.1 | 218 | 27.3 | 287 | 36.0 | 9 | 1.1 |
| CABARRUS | 2,541 | 2.2 | 59 | 2.3 | 937 | 36.9 | 708 | 27.9 | 810 | 31.9 | 27 | 1.1 |
| CALDWELL | 733 | 0.6 | 36 | 4.9 | 229 | 31.2 | 181 | 24.7 | 284 | 38.7 | 3 | 0.4 |
| CAMDEN | 97 | 0.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 32 | 33.0 | 34 | 35.1 | 28 | 28.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 475 | 0.4 | 19 | 4.0 | 180 | 37.9 | 150 | 31.6 | 123 | 25.9 | 3 | 0.6 |
| CASWELL | 175 | 0.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 49 | 28.0 | 41 | 23.4 | 79 | 45.1 | 2 | 1.1 |
| CATAWBA | 1,593 | 1.4 | 45 | 2.8 | 538 | 33.8 | 445 | 27.9 | 560 | 35.2 | 5 | 0.3 |
| CHATHAM | 645 | 0.6 | 14 | 2.2 | 257 | 39.8 | 158 | 24.5 | 187 | 29.0 | 29 | 4.5 |
| CHEROKEE | 243 | 0.2 | 12 | 4.9 | 86 | 35.4 | 44 | 18.1 | 94 | 38.7 | 7 | 2.9 |
| CHOWAN | 139 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 27.3 | 37 | 26.6 | 64 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 96 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 27 | 28.1 | 28 | 29.2 | 35 | 36.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,079 | 0.9 | 38 | 3.5 | 324 | 30.0 | 280 | 25.9 | 425 | 39.4 | 12 | 1.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 572 | 0.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 163 | 28.5 | 140 | 24.5 | 239 | 41.8 | 10 | 1.7 |
| CRAVEN | 1,312 | 1.1 | 46 | 3.5 | 483 | 36.8 | 355 | 27.1 | 426 | 32.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,120 | 4.4 | 144 | 2.8 | 1,967 | 38.4 | 1,376 | 26.9 | 1,603 | 31.3 | 30 | 0.6 |
| CURRITUCK | 291 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.1 | 112 | 38.5 | 79 | 27.1 | 93 | 32.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| DARE | 339 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.8 | 140 | 41.3 | 108 | 31.9 | 85 | 25.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,699 | 1.5 | 43 | 2.5 | 587 | 34.5 | 428 | 25.2 | 628 | 37.0 | 13 | 0.8 |
| DAVIE | 388 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.4 | 127 | 32.7 | 105 | 27.1 | 138 | 35.6 | 5 | 1.3 |
| DUPLIN | 699 | 0.6 | 17 | 2.4 | 233 | 33.3 | 200 | 28.6 | 244 | 34.9 | 5 | 0.7 |
| DURHAM | 4,012 | 3.4 | 106 | 2.6 | 1,735 | 43.2 | 1,014 | 25.3 | 1,042 | 26.0 | 115 | 2.9 |
| EDGECOMBE | 593 | 0.5 | 26 | 4.4 | 180 | 30.4 | 125 | 21.1 | 260 | 43.8 | 2 | 0.3 |
| FORSYTH | 4,290 | 3.7 | 149 | 3.5 | 1,585 | 36.9 | 1,136 | 26.5 | 1,343 | 31.3 | 77 | 1.8 |
| FRANKLIN | 755 | 0.6 | 27 | 3.6 | 268 | 35.5 | 182 | 24.1 | 232 | 30.7 | 46 | 6.1 |
| GASTON | 2,547 | 2.2 | 96 | 3.8 | 907 | 35.6 | 711 | 27.9 | 805 | 31.6 | 28 | 1.1 |
| GATES | 97 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 22 | 22.7 | 21 | 21.6 | 51 | 52.6 | 1 | 1.0 |
| GRAHAM | 77 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 24 | 31.2 | 25 | 32.5 | 24 | 31.2 | 3 | 3.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 573 | 0.5 | 14 | 2.4 | 189 | 33.0 | 152 | 26.5 | 200 | 34.9 | 18 | 3.1 |
| GREENE | 209 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 56 | 26.8 | 58 | 27.8 | 88 | 42.1 | 5 | 2.4 |
| GUILFORD | 5,927 | 5.1 | 161 | 2.7 | 2,113 | 35.7 | 1,535 | 25.9 | 2,021 | 34.1 | 97 | 1.6 |
| HALIFAX | 526 | 0.5 | 12 | 2.3 | 139 | 26.4 | 110 | 20.9 | 262 | 49.8 | 3 | 0.6 |
| HARNETT | 1,867 | 1.6 | 53 | 2.8 | 714 | 38.2 | 466 | 25.0 | 613 | 32.8 | 21 | 1.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 520 | 0.4 | 18 | 3.5 | 199 | 38.3 | 137 | 26.3 | 154 | 29.6 | 12 | 2.3 |
| HENDERSON | 1,004 | 0.9 | 46 | 4.6 | 435 | 43.3 | 235 | 23.4 | 268 | 26.7 | 20 | 2.0 |
| HERTFORD | 208 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.9 | 53 | 25.5 | 54 | 26.0 | 94 | 45.2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| HOKE | 838 | 0.7 | 22 | 2.6 | 292 | 34.8 | 242 | 28.9 | 276 | 32.9 | 6 | 0.7 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.7 | 11 | 29.7 | 11 | 29.7 | 14 | 37.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,898 | 1.6 | 42 | 2.2 | 701 | 36.9 | 520 | 27.4 | 630 | 33.2 | 5 | 0.3 |
| JACKSON | 315 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.5 | 106 | 33.7 | 82 | 26.0 | 110 | 34.9 | 6 | 1.9 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,487 | 2.1 | 57 | 2.3 | 855 | 34.4 | 658 | 26.5 | 861 | 34.6 | 56 | 2.3 |
| JONES | 90 | 0.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 34 | 37.8 | 24 | 26.7 | 28 | 31.1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| LEE | 790 | 0.7 | 17 | 2.2 | 264 | 33.4 | 196 | 24.8 | 283 | 35.8 | 30 | 3.8 |
| LENOIR | 665 | 0.6 | 18 | 2.7 | 233 | 35.0 | 156 | 23.5 | 255 | 38.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| LINCOLN | 873 | 0.7 | 39 | 4.5 | 339 | 38.8 | 224 | 25.7 | 269 | 30.8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 379 | 0.3 | 11 | 2.9 | 126 | 33.2 | 97 | 25.6 | 135 | 35.6 | 10 | 2.6 |
| MACON | 321 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.4 | 136 | 42.4 | 81 | 25.2 | 85 | 26.5 | 8 | 2.5 |
| MADISON | 177 | 0.2 | 12 | 6.8 | 67 | 37.9 | 42 | 23.7 | 50 | 28.2 | 6 | 3.4 |
| MARTIN | 229 | 0.2 | 7 | 3.1 | 56 | 24.5 | 61 | 26.6 | 104 | 45.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,655 | 12.6 | 439 | 3.0 | 6,701 | 45.7 | 3,946 | 26.9 | 3,529 | 24.1 | 40 | 0.3 |
| MITCHELL | 146 | 0.1 | 4 | 2.7 | 54 | 37.0 | 32 | 21.9 | 49 | 33.6 | 7 | 4.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 270 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.9 | 87 | 32.2 | 59 | 21.9 | 118 | 43.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MOORE | 1,207 | 1.0 | 41 | 3.4 | 582 | 48.2 | 302 | 25.0 | 276 | 22.9 | 6 | 0.5 |
| NASH | 1,029 | 0.9 | 28 | 2.7 | 317 | 30.8 | 250 | 24.3 | 421 | 40.9 | 13 | 1.3 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,091 | 1.8 | 54 | 2.6 | 1,013 | 48.4 | 504 | 24.1 | 501 | 24.0 | 19 | 0.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 174 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 44 | 25.3 | 44 | 25.3 | 84 | 48.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,731 | 3.2 | 100 | 2.7 | 1,497 | 40.1 | 1,063 | 28.5 | 1,062 | 28.5 | 9 | 0.2 |
| ORANGE | 1,105 | 0.9 | 28 | 2.5 | 572 | 51.8 | 234 | 21.2 | 213 | 19.3 | 58 | 5.2 |
| PAMLICO | 89 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 21 | 23.6 | 26 | 29.2 | 41 | 46.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 459 | 0.4 | 14 | 3.1 | 143 | 31.2 | 117 | 25.5 | 183 | 39.9 | 2 | 0.4 |
| PENDER | 597 | 0.5 | 23 | 3.9 | 254 | 42.5 | 173 | 29.0 | 144 | 24.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| PERQUIMANS | 92 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 23 | 25.0 | 24 | 26.1 | 42 | 45.7 | 1 | 1.1 |
| PERSON | 426 | 0.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 129 | 30.3 | 117 | 27.5 | 161 | 37.8 | 9 | 2.1 |
| PITT | 2,002 | 1.7 | 55 | 2.7 | 676 | 33.8 | 521 | 26.0 | 738 | 36.9 | 12 | 0.6 |
| POLK | 111 | 0.1 | 4 | 3.6 | 39 | 35.1 | 25 | 22.5 | 40 | 36.0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,559 | 1.3 | 40 | 2.6 | 538 | 34.5 | 394 | 25.3 | 556 | 35.7 | 31 | 2.0 |
| RICHMOND | 600 | 0.5 | 18 | 3.0 | 174 | 29.0 | 151 | 25.2 | 252 | 42.0 | 5 | 0.8 |
| ROBESON | 1,730 | 1.5 | 43 | 2.5 | 436 | 25.2 | 356 | 20.6 | 563 | 32.5 | 332 | 19.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 931 | 0.8 | 28 | 3.0 | 289 | 31.0 | 247 | 26.5 | 360 | 38.7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| ROWAN | 1,588 | 1.4 | 42 | 2.6 | 510 | 32.1 | 417 | 26.3 | 604 | 38.0 | 15 | 0.9 |
| RUTHERFORD | 628 | 0.5 | 23 | 3.7 | 220 | 35.0 | 145 | 23.1 | 233 | 37.1 | 7 | 1.1 |
| SAMPSON | 774 | 0.7 | 19 | 2.5 | 221 | 28.6 | 206 | 26.6 | 325 | 42.0 | 3 | 0.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 365 | 0.3 | 18 | 4.9 | 111 | 30.4 | 74 | 20.3 | 159 | 43.6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| STANLY | 637 | 0.5 | 27 | 4.2 | 199 | 31.2 | 169 | 26.5 | 241 | 37.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| STOKES | 383 | 0.3 | 12 | 3.1 | 142 | 37.1 | 82 | 21.4 | 136 | 35.5 | 11 | 2.9 |
| SURRY | 756 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.0 | 225 | 29.8 | 208 | 27.5 | 298 | 39.4 | 10 | 1.3 |
| SWAIN | 144 | 0.1 | 6 | 4.2 | 32 | 22.2 | 28 | 19.4 | 76 | 52.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 226 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.8 | 105 | 46.5 | 59 | 26.1 | 55 | 24.3 | 3 | 1.3 |
| TYRRELL | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 36.4 | 13 | 39.4 | 8 | 24.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,331 | 2.0 | 66 | 2.8 | 964 | 41.4 | 631 | 27.1 | 666 | 28.6 | 4 | 0.2 |
| VANCE | 535 | 0.5 | 27 | 5.0 | 151 | 28.2 | 127 | 23.7 | 220 | 41.1 | 10 | 1.9 |
| WAKE | 12,552 | 10.8 | 334 | 2.7 | 5,628 | 44.8 | 3,062 | 24.4 | 2,909 | 23.2 | 619 | 4.9 |
| WARREN | 178 | 0.2 | 7 | 3.9 | 39 | 21.9 | 40 | 22.5 | 89 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| WASHINGTON | 117 | 0.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 35 | 29.9 | 27 | 23.1 | 50 | 42.7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| WATAUGA | 301 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 160 | 53.2 | 66 | 21.9 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,543 | 1.3 | 35 | 2.3 | 527 | 34.2 | 431 | 27.9 | 544 | 35.3 | 6 | 0.4 |
| WILKES | 682 | 0.6 | 26 | 3.8 | 249 | 36.5 | 156 | 22.9 | 244 | 35.8 | 7 | 1.0 |
| WILSON | 898 | 0.8 | 30 | 3.3 | 268 | 29.8 | 236 | 26.3 | 353 | 39.3 | 11 | 1.2 |
| YADKIN | 362 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.6 | 119 | 32.9 | 96 | 26.5 | 127 | 35.1 | 7 | 1.9 |
| YANCEY | 183 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 76 | 41.5 | 58 | 31.7 | 45 | 24.6 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 23MAY22 |