| CY2021 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY |
| TOTAL | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | C-Section | Unknown | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,501 | 100.0 | 83,970 | 69.7 | 36,452 | 30.3 | 79 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,930 | 1.6 | 1,375 | 71.2 | 555 | 28.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 371 | 0.3 | 255 | 68.7 | 116 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 110 | 0.1 | 74 | 67.3 | 35 | 31.8 | 1 | 0.9 |
| ANSON | 263 | 0.2 | 173 | 65.8 | 90 | 34.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 211 | 0.2 | 138 | 65.4 | 72 | 34.1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| AVERY | 138 | 0.1 | 90 | 65.2 | 48 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 456 | 0.4 | 304 | 66.7 | 151 | 33.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| BERTIE | 158 | 0.1 | 108 | 68.4 | 50 | 31.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 352 | 0.3 | 236 | 67.0 | 116 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,114 | 0.9 | 788 | 70.7 | 323 | 29.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,447 | 2.0 | 1,730 | 70.7 | 709 | 29.0 | 8 | 0.3 |
| BURKE | 884 | 0.7 | 593 | 67.1 | 288 | 32.6 | 3 | 0.3 |
| CABARRUS | 2,684 | 2.2 | 1,773 | 66.1 | 910 | 33.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 720 | 0.6 | 472 | 65.6 | 244 | 33.9 | 4 | 0.6 |
| CAMDEN | 82 | 0.1 | 52 | 63.4 | 30 | 36.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 494 | 0.4 | 335 | 67.8 | 159 | 32.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 184 | 0.2 | 131 | 71.2 | 53 | 28.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 1,192 | 71.2 | 479 | 28.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| CHATHAM | 652 | 0.5 | 489 | 75.0 | 163 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 244 | 0.2 | 180 | 73.8 | 64 | 26.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 147 | 0.1 | 102 | 69.4 | 45 | 30.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 52 | 68.4 | 24 | 31.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,160 | 1.0 | 813 | 70.1 | 346 | 29.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 608 | 0.5 | 402 | 66.1 | 206 | 33.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,235 | 1.0 | 926 | 75.0 | 309 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,239 | 4.3 | 3,508 | 67.0 | 1,731 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 340 | 0.3 | 235 | 69.1 | 105 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 295 | 0.2 | 230 | 78.0 | 65 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,792 | 1.5 | 1,206 | 67.3 | 584 | 32.6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| DAVIE | 412 | 0.3 | 287 | 69.7 | 125 | 30.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 725 | 0.6 | 473 | 65.2 | 252 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,245 | 3.5 | 3,002 | 70.7 | 1,236 | 29.1 | 7 | 0.2 |
| EDGECOMBE | 610 | 0.5 | 410 | 67.2 | 200 | 32.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,437 | 3.7 | 3,165 | 71.3 | 1,270 | 28.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 809 | 0.7 | 601 | 74.3 | 208 | 25.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,684 | 2.2 | 1,820 | 67.8 | 863 | 32.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 96 | 0.1 | 63 | 65.6 | 33 | 34.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 91 | 0.1 | 66 | 72.5 | 25 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 655 | 0.5 | 443 | 67.6 | 209 | 31.9 | 3 | 0.5 |
| GREENE | 193 | 0.2 | 134 | 69.4 | 59 | 30.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,794 | 4.8 | 4,090 | 70.6 | 1,704 | 29.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 541 | 0.4 | 362 | 66.9 | 179 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,872 | 1.6 | 1,288 | 68.8 | 583 | 31.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 521 | 0.4 | 352 | 67.6 | 169 | 32.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 998 | 0.8 | 688 | 68.9 | 308 | 30.9 | 2 | 0.2 |
| HERTFORD | 173 | 0.1 | 85 | 49.1 | 88 | 50.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 965 | 0.8 | 659 | 68.3 | 305 | 31.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 23 | 62.2 | 14 | 37.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,933 | 1.6 | 1,313 | 67.9 | 618 | 32.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 318 | 0.3 | 216 | 67.9 | 102 | 32.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,770 | 2.3 | 1,918 | 69.2 | 852 | 30.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 79 | 0.1 | 64 | 81.0 | 15 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 769 | 0.6 | 543 | 70.6 | 226 | 29.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 659 | 0.5 | 456 | 69.2 | 203 | 30.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 896 | 0.7 | 574 | 64.1 | 322 | 35.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 406 | 0.3 | 283 | 69.7 | 120 | 29.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
| MACON | 311 | 0.3 | 220 | 70.7 | 91 | 29.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 153 | 77.3 | 44 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| MARTIN | 219 | 0.2 | 136 | 62.1 | 83 | 37.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,061 | 12.5 | 10,362 | 68.8 | 4,696 | 31.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 127 | 0.1 | 81 | 63.8 | 46 | 36.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 243 | 0.2 | 159 | 65.4 | 84 | 34.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,208 | 1.0 | 871 | 72.1 | 337 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,054 | 0.9 | 770 | 73.1 | 284 | 26.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,156 | 1.8 | 1,543 | 71.6 | 613 | 28.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 159 | 0.1 | 109 | 68.6 | 50 | 31.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,858 | 3.2 | 2,907 | 75.3 | 951 | 24.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,193 | 1.0 | 885 | 74.2 | 307 | 25.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 86 | 0.1 | 57 | 66.3 | 29 | 33.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 466 | 0.4 | 334 | 71.7 | 132 | 28.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 666 | 0.6 | 462 | 69.4 | 204 | 30.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 132 | 0.1 | 89 | 67.4 | 43 | 32.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 456 | 0.4 | 315 | 69.1 | 141 | 30.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,093 | 1.7 | 1,394 | 66.6 | 699 | 33.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 158 | 0.1 | 108 | 68.4 | 50 | 31.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,499 | 1.2 | 1,050 | 70.0 | 449 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 536 | 0.4 | 353 | 65.9 | 183 | 34.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,847 | 1.5 | 1,252 | 67.8 | 593 | 32.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 861 | 0.7 | 586 | 68.1 | 271 | 31.5 | 4 | 0.5 |
| ROWAN | 1,612 | 1.3 | 1,070 | 66.4 | 542 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 633 | 0.5 | 408 | 64.5 | 225 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 801 | 0.7 | 516 | 64.4 | 285 | 35.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 401 | 0.3 | 266 | 66.3 | 135 | 33.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 701 | 0.6 | 471 | 67.2 | 230 | 32.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 422 | 0.4 | 299 | 70.9 | 123 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 718 | 0.6 | 494 | 68.8 | 223 | 31.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 123 | 68.0 | 55 | 30.4 | 3 | 1.7 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 262 | 0.2 | 185 | 70.6 | 76 | 29.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| TYRRELL | 39 | 0.0 | 27 | 69.2 | 12 | 30.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,443 | 2.0 | 1,736 | 71.1 | 705 | 28.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| VANCE | 547 | 0.5 | 392 | 71.7 | 152 | 27.8 | 3 | 0.5 |
| WAKE | 13,168 | 10.9 | 9,505 | 72.2 | 3,661 | 27.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 114 | 70.4 | 47 | 29.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 112 | 0.1 | 73 | 65.2 | 39 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 312 | 0.3 | 202 | 64.7 | 110 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 1,152 | 72.0 | 449 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 662 | 0.5 | 441 | 66.6 | 216 | 32.6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| WILSON | 872 | 0.7 | 594 | 68.1 | 278 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 344 | 0.3 | 239 | 69.5 | 105 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 127 | 73.4 | 46 | 26.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 09JAN23 |