| CY2021 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND BREASTFEEDING INITIATION STATUS |
| TOTAL | INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Unk | Yes | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,501 | 100.0 | 23,052 | 19.1 | 46 | 0.0 | 97,403 | 80.8 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,930 | 1.6 | 352 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,578 | 81.8 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 371 | 0.3 | 81 | 21.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 78.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 110 | 0.1 | 29 | 26.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 73.6 |
| ANSON | 263 | 0.2 | 114 | 43.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 148 | 56.3 |
| ASHE | 211 | 0.2 | 45 | 21.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 78.7 |
| AVERY | 138 | 0.1 | 26 | 18.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 111 | 80.4 |
| BEAUFORT | 456 | 0.4 | 106 | 23.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 76.8 |
| BERTIE | 158 | 0.1 | 69 | 43.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 | 56.3 |
| BLADEN | 352 | 0.3 | 154 | 43.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 197 | 56.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,114 | 0.9 | 208 | 18.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 906 | 81.3 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,447 | 2.0 | 276 | 11.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2,170 | 88.7 |
| BURKE | 884 | 0.7 | 240 | 27.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 644 | 72.9 |
| CABARRUS | 2,684 | 2.2 | 385 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,299 | 85.7 |
| CALDWELL | 720 | 0.6 | 185 | 25.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 535 | 74.3 |
| CAMDEN | 82 | 0.1 | 21 | 25.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 74.4 |
| CARTERET | 494 | 0.4 | 94 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 400 | 81.0 |
| CASWELL | 184 | 0.2 | 37 | 20.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 79.9 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 364 | 21.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 1,308 | 78.1 |
| CHATHAM | 652 | 0.5 | 42 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 610 | 93.6 |
| CHEROKEE | 244 | 0.2 | 40 | 16.4 | 14 | 5.7 | 190 | 77.9 |
| CHOWAN | 147 | 0.1 | 52 | 35.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 64.6 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 12 | 15.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 61 | 80.3 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,160 | 1.0 | 369 | 31.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 790 | 68.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 608 | 0.5 | 263 | 43.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 345 | 56.7 |
| CRAVEN | 1,235 | 1.0 | 268 | 21.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 966 | 78.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,239 | 4.3 | 1,155 | 22.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 4,081 | 77.9 |
| CURRITUCK | 340 | 0.3 | 48 | 14.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 85.9 |
| DARE | 295 | 0.2 | 41 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 86.1 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,792 | 1.5 | 543 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,249 | 69.7 |
| DAVIE | 412 | 0.3 | 89 | 21.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 323 | 78.4 |
| DUPLIN | 725 | 0.6 | 204 | 28.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 521 | 71.9 |
| DURHAM | 4,245 | 3.5 | 398 | 9.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,847 | 90.6 |
| EDGECOMBE | 610 | 0.5 | 303 | 49.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 50.3 |
| FORSYTH | 4,437 | 3.7 | 868 | 19.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 3,568 | 80.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 809 | 0.7 | 143 | 17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 666 | 82.3 |
| GASTON | 2,684 | 2.2 | 746 | 27.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,938 | 72.2 |
| GATES | 96 | 0.1 | 28 | 29.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 70.8 |
| GRAHAM | 91 | 0.1 | 22 | 24.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 69 | 75.8 |
| GRANVILLE | 655 | 0.5 | 144 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 511 | 78.0 |
| GREENE | 193 | 0.2 | 39 | 20.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 79.8 |
| GUILFORD | 5,794 | 4.8 | 1,335 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,459 | 77.0 |
| HALIFAX | 541 | 0.4 | 258 | 47.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 283 | 52.3 |
| HARNETT | 1,872 | 1.6 | 358 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,514 | 80.9 |
| HAYWOOD | 521 | 0.4 | 99 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 422 | 81.0 |
| HENDERSON | 998 | 0.8 | 129 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 869 | 87.1 |
| HERTFORD | 173 | 0.1 | 71 | 41.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 59.0 |
| HOKE | 965 | 0.8 | 218 | 22.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 747 | 77.4 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 7 | 18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 81.1 |
| IREDELL | 1,933 | 1.6 | 414 | 21.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 1,518 | 78.5 |
| JACKSON | 318 | 0.3 | 62 | 19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 256 | 80.5 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,770 | 2.3 | 484 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,286 | 82.5 |
| JONES | 79 | 0.1 | 23 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 70.9 |
| LEE | 769 | 0.6 | 134 | 17.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 634 | 82.4 |
| LENOIR | 659 | 0.5 | 224 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 435 | 66.0 |
| LINCOLN | 896 | 0.7 | 195 | 21.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 701 | 78.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 406 | 0.3 | 88 | 21.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 318 | 78.3 |
| MACON | 311 | 0.3 | 49 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 262 | 84.2 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 32 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 83.8 |
| MARTIN | 219 | 0.2 | 84 | 38.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 61.6 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,061 | 12.5 | 1,629 | 10.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 13,429 | 89.2 |
| MITCHELL | 127 | 0.1 | 31 | 24.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 75.6 |
| MONTGOMERY | 243 | 0.2 | 80 | 32.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 163 | 67.1 |
| MOORE | 1,208 | 1.0 | 187 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,021 | 84.5 |
| NASH | 1,054 | 0.9 | 317 | 30.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 737 | 69.9 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,156 | 1.8 | 313 | 14.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1,842 | 85.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 159 | 0.1 | 71 | 44.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 55.3 |
| ONSLOW | 3,858 | 3.2 | 563 | 14.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 3,294 | 85.4 |
| ORANGE | 1,193 | 1.0 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,131 | 94.8 |
| PAMLICO | 86 | 0.1 | 21 | 24.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 64 | 74.4 |
| PASQUOTANK | 466 | 0.4 | 130 | 27.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 335 | 71.9 |
| PENDER | 666 | 0.6 | 125 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 541 | 81.2 |
| PERQUIMANS | 132 | 0.1 | 49 | 37.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 62.9 |
| PERSON | 456 | 0.4 | 92 | 20.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 364 | 79.8 |
| PITT | 2,093 | 1.7 | 498 | 23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,595 | 76.2 |
| POLK | 158 | 0.1 | 26 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 83.5 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,499 | 1.2 | 401 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,098 | 73.2 |
| RICHMOND | 536 | 0.4 | 204 | 38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 61.9 |
| ROBESON | 1,847 | 1.5 | 948 | 51.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 898 | 48.6 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 861 | 0.7 | 274 | 31.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 587 | 68.2 |
| ROWAN | 1,612 | 1.3 | 332 | 20.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 1,278 | 79.3 |
| RUTHERFORD | 633 | 0.5 | 215 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 418 | 66.0 |
| SAMPSON | 801 | 0.7 | 166 | 20.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 635 | 79.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 401 | 0.3 | 227 | 56.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 174 | 43.4 |
| STANLY | 701 | 0.6 | 192 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 509 | 72.6 |
| STOKES | 422 | 0.4 | 101 | 23.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 76.1 |
| SURRY | 718 | 0.6 | 190 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 528 | 73.5 |
| SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 37 | 20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 79.6 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 262 | 0.2 | 35 | 13.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 86.6 |
| TYRRELL | 39 | 0.0 | 15 | 38.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 61.5 |
| UNION | 2,443 | 2.0 | 333 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,110 | 86.4 |
| VANCE | 547 | 0.5 | 264 | 48.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 283 | 51.7 |
| WAKE | 13,168 | 10.9 | 943 | 7.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 12,220 | 92.8 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 61 | 37.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 62.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 112 | 0.1 | 56 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 50.0 |
| WATAUGA | 312 | 0.3 | 34 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 89.1 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 377 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,224 | 76.5 |
| WILKES | 662 | 0.5 | 243 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 419 | 63.3 |
| WILSON | 872 | 0.7 | 236 | 27.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 636 | 72.9 |
| YADKIN | 344 | 0.3 | 81 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 76.5 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 26 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 85.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 09JAN23 |