| CY2021 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP |
| TOTAL | BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 500 grams | 500-1499 grams | 1500-2499 grams | 2500+ grams | Unknown | ||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,501 | 100.0 | 206 | 0.2 | 1,767 | 1.5 | 9,432 | 7.8 | 109,052 | 90.5 | 44 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,930 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.8 | 149 | 7.7 | 1,740 | 90.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 371 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.0 | 22 | 5.9 | 337 | 90.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 110 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 6.4 | 102 | 92.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 263 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 27 | 10.3 | 231 | 87.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 211 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 20 | 9.5 | 190 | 90.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 138 | 0.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 6 | 4.3 | 127 | 92.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 456 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.5 | 42 | 9.2 | 407 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 158 | 0.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.3 | 27 | 17.1 | 126 | 79.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 352 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.0 | 42 | 11.9 | 300 | 85.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,114 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 18 | 1.6 | 80 | 7.2 | 1,012 | 90.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,447 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.9 | 179 | 7.3 | 2,240 | 91.5 | 2 | 0.1 |
| BURKE | 884 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.9 | 75 | 8.5 | 799 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,684 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 40 | 1.5 | 225 | 8.4 | 2,415 | 90.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 720 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 1.0 | 71 | 9.9 | 641 | 89.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 82 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6.1 | 76 | 92.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 494 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 43 | 8.7 | 447 | 90.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 184 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 14 | 7.6 | 168 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 20 | 1.2 | 123 | 7.3 | 1,523 | 91.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| CHATHAM | 652 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 42 | 6.4 | 600 | 92.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 244 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 17 | 7.0 | 226 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 147 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 134 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 6 | 7.9 | 69 | 90.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,160 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.9 | 90 | 7.8 | 1,058 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 608 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.5 | 64 | 10.5 | 529 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,235 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 21 | 1.7 | 96 | 7.8 | 1,112 | 90.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,239 | 4.3 | 15 | 0.3 | 88 | 1.7 | 425 | 8.1 | 4,710 | 89.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 340 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 21 | 6.2 | 312 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 295 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 13 | 4.4 | 280 | 94.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,792 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 26 | 1.5 | 168 | 9.4 | 1,595 | 89.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| DAVIE | 412 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.5 | 30 | 7.3 | 375 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 725 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.2 | 52 | 7.2 | 662 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,245 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 | 68 | 1.6 | 332 | 7.8 | 3,837 | 90.4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 610 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 71 | 11.6 | 525 | 86.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,437 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 93 | 2.1 | 375 | 8.5 | 3,963 | 89.3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 809 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 71 | 8.8 | 719 | 88.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| GASTON | 2,684 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 41 | 1.5 | 259 | 9.6 | 2,381 | 88.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 96 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 7 | 7.3 | 87 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 91 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 6 | 6.6 | 84 | 92.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 655 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 58 | 8.9 | 588 | 89.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 193 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 4.7 | 15 | 7.8 | 167 | 86.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,794 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.1 | 89 | 1.5 | 515 | 8.9 | 5,179 | 89.4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| HALIFAX | 541 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.2 | 77 | 14.2 | 452 | 83.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,872 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 1.5 | 114 | 6.1 | 1,728 | 92.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 521 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 40 | 7.7 | 478 | 91.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 998 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.1 | 69 | 6.9 | 917 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 173 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 6 | 3.5 | 14 | 8.1 | 152 | 87.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 965 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.6 | 65 | 6.7 | 885 | 91.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.4 | 35 | 94.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,933 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.1 | 159 | 8.2 | 1,749 | 90.5 | 2 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 318 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 27 | 8.5 | 287 | 90.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,770 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 61 | 2.2 | 169 | 6.1 | 2,538 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 79 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.8 | 7 | 8.9 | 68 | 86.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 769 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.0 | 56 | 7.3 | 704 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 659 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 12 | 1.8 | 47 | 7.1 | 599 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 896 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 | 1.5 | 78 | 8.7 | 803 | 89.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 406 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 30 | 7.4 | 370 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 311 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 26 | 8.4 | 281 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 190 | 96.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 219 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.7 | 25 | 11.4 | 188 | 85.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,061 | 12.5 | 23 | 0.2 | 196 | 1.3 | 1,210 | 8.0 | 13,627 | 90.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 127 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 6.3 | 118 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 243 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 9.1 | 221 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,208 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.3 | 67 | 5.5 | 1,123 | 93.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NASH | 1,054 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.9 | 96 | 9.1 | 937 | 88.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,156 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 31 | 1.4 | 157 | 7.3 | 1,965 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 159 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 10.1 | 141 | 88.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,858 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 38 | 1.0 | 224 | 5.8 | 3,594 | 93.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,193 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.7 | 81 | 6.8 | 1,091 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 86 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 9 | 10.5 | 76 | 88.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 466 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.1 | 40 | 8.6 | 418 | 89.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 666 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 51 | 7.7 | 610 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 132 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.3 | 124 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 456 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 42 | 9.2 | 410 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,093 | 1.7 | 13 | 0.6 | 47 | 2.2 | 196 | 9.4 | 1,836 | 87.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 158 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 4.4 | 149 | 94.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,499 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.5 | 116 | 7.7 | 1,360 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 536 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.7 | 57 | 10.6 | 469 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,847 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 43 | 2.3 | 170 | 9.2 | 1,628 | 88.1 | 3 | 0.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 861 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 13 | 1.5 | 71 | 8.2 | 773 | 89.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROWAN | 1,612 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.8 | 135 | 8.4 | 1,462 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 633 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 52 | 8.2 | 574 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 801 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 62 | 7.7 | 729 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 401 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.7 | 50 | 12.5 | 344 | 85.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 701 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 12 | 1.7 | 61 | 8.7 | 626 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 422 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 33 | 7.8 | 386 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 718 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.1 | 53 | 7.4 | 657 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.8 | 12 | 6.6 | 162 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 262 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.7 | 246 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.1 | 37 | 94.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,443 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 26 | 1.1 | 160 | 6.5 | 2,252 | 92.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 547 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 2.0 | 57 | 10.4 | 478 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 13,168 | 10.9 | 18 | 0.1 | 188 | 1.4 | 810 | 6.2 | 12,146 | 92.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.9 | 21 | 13.0 | 137 | 84.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 112 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 12 | 10.7 | 96 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 312 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 18 | 5.8 | 293 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.7 | 140 | 8.7 | 1,429 | 89.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 662 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 51 | 7.7 | 606 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 872 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.5 | 20 | 2.3 | 89 | 10.2 | 759 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 344 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 34 | 9.9 | 304 | 88.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 8 | 4.6 | 162 | 93.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 09JAN23 |