CY2021 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 120,501 100.0 725 0.6 1,462 1.2 10,852 9.0 107,410 89.1 52 0.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,930 1.6 17 0.9 23 1.2 193 10.0 1,696 87.9 1 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 371 0.3 6 1.6 6 1.6 26 7.0 333 89.8 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 110 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.9 7 6.4 102 92.7 0 0.0
ANSON 263 0.2 1 0.4 5 1.9 21 8.0 236 89.7 0 0.0
ASHE 211 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 29 13.7 181 85.8 0 0.0
AVERY 138 0.1 3 2.2 2 1.4 12 8.7 121 87.7 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 456 0.4 1 0.2 7 1.5 46 10.1 402 88.2 0 0.0
BERTIE 158 0.1 4 2.5 2 1.3 27 17.1 125 79.1 0 0.0
BLADEN 352 0.3 6 1.7 5 1.4 41 11.6 300 85.2 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,114 0.9 8 0.7 10 0.9 104 9.3 992 89.0 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 2,447 2.0 10 0.4 27 1.1 229 9.4 2,181 89.1 0 0.0
BURKE 884 0.7 4 0.5 8 0.9 88 10.0 784 88.7 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,684 2.2 16 0.6 33 1.2 265 9.9 2,369 88.3 1 0.0
CALDWELL 720 0.6 1 0.1 10 1.4 76 10.6 633 87.9 0 0.0
CAMDEN 82 0.1 1 1.2 0 0.0 6 7.3 75 91.5 0 0.0
CARTERET 494 0.4 0 0.0 7 1.4 55 11.1 432 87.4 0 0.0
CASWELL 184 0.2 0 0.0 2 1.1 28 15.2 154 83.7 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,674 1.4 10 0.6 19 1.1 153 9.1 1,488 88.9 4 0.2
CHATHAM 652 0.5 1 0.2 8 1.2 49 7.5 594 91.1 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 244 0.2 0 0.0 4 1.6 16 6.6 224 91.8 0 0.0
CHOWAN 147 0.1 2 1.4 1 0.7 19 12.9 124 84.4 1 0.7
CLAY 76 0.1 1 1.3 2 2.6 8 10.5 65 85.5 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,160 1.0 3 0.3 13 1.1 97 8.4 1,047 90.3 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 608 0.5 7 1.2 8 1.3 72 11.8 521 85.7 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,235 1.0 15 1.2 16 1.3 110 8.9 1,092 88.4 2 0.2
CUMBERLAND 5,239 4.3 40 0.8 66 1.3 477 9.1 4,656 88.9 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 340 0.3 4 1.2 4 1.2 28 8.2 304 89.4 0 0.0
DARE 295 0.2 1 0.3 2 0.7 25 8.5 267 90.5 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,792 1.5 11 0.6 24 1.3 204 11.4 1,552 86.6 1 0.1
DAVIE 412 0.3 3 0.7 5 1.2 39 9.5 365 88.6 0 0.0
DUPLIN 725 0.6 3 0.4 8 1.1 61 8.4 650 89.7 3 0.4
DURHAM 4,245 3.5 24 0.6 58 1.4 355 8.4 3,804 89.6 4 0.1
EDGECOMBE 610 0.5 6 1.0 9 1.5 78 12.8 517 84.8 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,437 3.7 31 0.7 63 1.4 438 9.9 3,905 88.0 0 0.0
FRANKLIN 809 0.7 9 1.1 11 1.4 68 8.4 720 89.0 1 0.1
GASTON 2,684 2.2 18 0.7 32 1.2 257 9.6 2,374 88.5 3 0.1
GATES 96 0.1 1 1.0 2 2.1 7 7.3 86 89.6 0 0.0
GRAHAM 91 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 8.8 83 91.2 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 655 0.5 2 0.3 11 1.7 63 9.6 579 88.4 0 0.0
GREENE 193 0.2 5 2.6 8 4.1 19 9.8 161 83.4 0 0.0
GUILFORD 5,794 4.8 40 0.7 63 1.1 577 10.0 5,108 88.2 6 0.1
HALIFAX 541 0.4 3 0.6 7 1.3 74 13.7 457 84.5 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,872 1.6 9 0.5 25 1.3 136 7.3 1,702 90.9 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 521 0.4 1 0.2 4 0.8 42 8.1 474 91.0 0 0.0
HENDERSON 998 0.8 4 0.4 8 0.8 96 9.6 889 89.1 1 0.1
HERTFORD 173 0.1 3 1.7 4 2.3 20 11.6 146 84.4 0 0.0
HOKE 965 0.8 2 0.2 17 1.8 76 7.9 869 90.1 1 0.1
HYDE 37 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 97.3 1 2.7
IREDELL 1,933 1.6 6 0.3 27 1.4 171 8.8 1,727 89.3 2 0.1
JACKSON 318 0.3 2 0.6 2 0.6 37 11.6 277 87.1 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,770 2.3 23 0.8 36 1.3 216 7.8 2,495 90.1 0 0.0
JONES 79 0.1 2 2.5 2 2.5 2 2.5 73 92.4 0 0.0
LEE 769 0.6 4 0.5 8 1.0 77 10.0 680 88.4 0 0.0
LENOIR 659 0.5 4 0.6 11 1.7 55 8.3 589 89.4 0 0.0
LINCOLN 896 0.7 4 0.4 14 1.6 75 8.4 802 89.5 1 0.1
MCDOWELL 406 0.3 2 0.5 5 1.2 40 9.9 359 88.4 0 0.0
MACON 311 0.3 2 0.6 5 1.6 36 11.6 268 86.2 0 0.0
MADISON 198 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 20 10.1 177 89.4 0 0.0
MARTIN 219 0.2 3 1.4 3 1.4 28 12.8 185 84.5 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 15,061 12.5 78 0.5 169 1.1 1,257 8.3 13,555 90.0 2 0.0
MITCHELL 127 0.1 1 0.8 0 0.0 16 12.6 110 86.6 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 243 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 29 11.9 213 87.7 0 0.0
MOORE 1,208 1.0 8 0.7 13 1.1 80 6.6 1,106 91.6 1 0.1
NASH 1,054 0.9 6 0.6 18 1.7 108 10.2 921 87.4 1 0.1
NEW HANOVER 2,156 1.8 13 0.6 27 1.3 185 8.6 1,928 89.4 3 0.1
NORTHAMPTON 159 0.1 2 1.3 1 0.6 14 8.8 142 89.3 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,858 3.2 17 0.4 34 0.9 299 7.8 3,508 90.9 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,193 1.0 5 0.4 19 1.6 105 8.8 1,064 89.2 0 0.0
PAMLICO 86 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.2 7 8.1 77 89.5 1 1.2
PASQUOTANK 466 0.4 4 0.9 4 0.9 41 8.8 417 89.5 0 0.0
PENDER 666 0.6 1 0.2 7 1.1 82 12.3 576 86.5 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 132 0.1 1 0.8 0 0.0 12 9.1 119 90.2 0 0.0
PERSON 456 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.2 49 10.7 405 88.8 0 0.0
PITT 2,093 1.7 29 1.4 32 1.5 210 10.0 1,821 87.0 1 0.0
POLK 158 0.1 1 0.6 2 1.3 16 10.1 139 88.0 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,499 1.2 5 0.3 16 1.1 151 10.1 1,325 88.4 2 0.1
RICHMOND 536 0.4 4 0.7 10 1.9 58 10.8 463 86.4 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,847 1.5 21 1.1 35 1.9 168 9.1 1,623 87.9 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 861 0.7 7 0.8 12 1.4 79 9.2 763 88.6 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,612 1.3 6 0.4 10 0.6 159 9.9 1,437 89.1 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 633 0.5 3 0.5 5 0.8 62 9.8 563 88.9 0 0.0
SAMPSON 801 0.7 2 0.2 14 1.7 86 10.7 698 87.1 1 0.1
SCOTLAND 401 0.3 1 0.2 8 2.0 39 9.7 353 88.0 0 0.0
STANLY 701 0.6 4 0.6 8 1.1 69 9.8 620 88.4 0 0.0
STOKES 422 0.4 0 0.0 6 1.4 42 10.0 374 88.6 0 0.0
SURRY 718 0.6 3 0.4 5 0.7 72 10.0 637 88.7 1 0.1
SWAIN 181 0.2 2 1.1 4 2.2 27 14.9 148 81.8 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 262 0.2 1 0.4 0 0.0 23 8.8 238 90.8 0 0.0
TYRRELL 39 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 7.7 36 92.3 0 0.0
UNION 2,443 2.0 11 0.5 20 0.8 230 9.4 2,181 89.3 1 0.0
VANCE 547 0.5 3 0.5 12 2.2 45 8.2 487 89.0 0 0.0
WAKE 13,168 10.9 69 0.5 143 1.1 903 6.9 12,052 91.5 1 0.0
WARREN 162 0.1 1 0.6 2 1.2 24 14.8 135 83.3 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 112 0.1 3 2.7 1 0.9 11 9.8 97 86.6 0 0.0
WATAUGA 312 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.6 31 9.9 278 89.1 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,601 1.3 8 0.5 28 1.7 153 9.6 1,411 88.1 1 0.1
WILKES 662 0.5 1 0.2 6 0.9 68 10.3 585 88.4 2 0.3
WILSON 872 0.7 10 1.1 9 1.0 107 12.3 746 85.6 0 0.0
YADKIN 344 0.3 2 0.6 8 2.3 38 11.0 296 86.0 0 0.0
YANCEY 173 0.1 1 0.6 4 2.3 12 6.9 156 90.2 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 09JAN23