| CY2021 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 | 120,501 | 100.0 | 3,328 | 2.8 | 45,594 | 37.8 | 31,569 | 26.2 | 38,045 | 31.6 | 1,965 | 1.6 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,930 | 1.6 | 43 | 2.2 | 573 | 29.7 | 498 | 25.8 | 728 | 37.7 | 88 | 4.6 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 371 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.0 | 124 | 33.4 | 86 | 23.2 | 149 | 40.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 110 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 50 | 45.5 | 24 | 21.8 | 34 | 30.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| ANSON | 263 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 75 | 28.5 | 67 | 25.5 | 116 | 44.1 | 2 | 0.8 |
| ASHE | 211 | 0.2 | 11 | 5.2 | 63 | 29.9 | 60 | 28.4 | 77 | 36.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 138 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 56 | 40.6 | 36 | 26.1 | 40 | 29.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| BEAUFORT | 456 | 0.4 | 17 | 3.7 | 143 | 31.4 | 105 | 23.0 | 188 | 41.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| BERTIE | 158 | 0.1 | 8 | 5.1 | 38 | 24.1 | 31 | 19.6 | 80 | 50.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| BLADEN | 352 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.6 | 114 | 32.4 | 81 | 23.0 | 135 | 38.4 | 13 | 3.7 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,114 | 0.9 | 37 | 3.3 | 416 | 37.3 | 292 | 26.2 | 365 | 32.8 | 4 | 0.4 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,447 | 2.0 | 70 | 2.9 | 1,191 | 48.7 | 603 | 24.6 | 570 | 23.3 | 13 | 0.5 |
| BURKE | 884 | 0.7 | 21 | 2.4 | 277 | 31.3 | 239 | 27.0 | 342 | 38.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| CABARRUS | 2,684 | 2.2 | 73 | 2.7 | 965 | 36.0 | 696 | 25.9 | 920 | 34.3 | 30 | 1.1 |
| CALDWELL | 720 | 0.6 | 24 | 3.3 | 234 | 32.5 | 184 | 25.6 | 278 | 38.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 82 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 34 | 41.5 | 13 | 15.9 | 34 | 41.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 494 | 0.4 | 20 | 4.0 | 195 | 39.5 | 124 | 25.1 | 153 | 31.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| CASWELL | 184 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 58 | 31.5 | 48 | 26.1 | 69 | 37.5 | 6 | 3.3 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 39 | 2.3 | 599 | 35.8 | 480 | 28.7 | 547 | 32.7 | 9 | 0.5 |
| CHATHAM | 652 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 268 | 41.1 | 180 | 27.6 | 175 | 26.8 | 20 | 3.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 244 | 0.2 | 12 | 4.9 | 76 | 31.1 | 61 | 25.0 | 79 | 32.4 | 16 | 6.6 |
| CHOWAN | 147 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 40 | 27.2 | 40 | 27.2 | 64 | 43.5 | 2 | 1.4 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 5 | 6.6 | 21 | 27.6 | 13 | 17.1 | 32 | 42.1 | 5 | 6.6 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,160 | 1.0 | 38 | 3.3 | 347 | 29.9 | 320 | 27.6 | 447 | 38.5 | 8 | 0.7 |
| COLUMBUS | 608 | 0.5 | 20 | 3.3 | 179 | 29.4 | 152 | 25.0 | 255 | 41.9 | 2 | 0.3 |
| CRAVEN | 1,235 | 1.0 | 29 | 2.3 | 461 | 37.3 | 331 | 26.8 | 402 | 32.6 | 12 | 1.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,239 | 4.3 | 168 | 3.2 | 1,962 | 37.4 | 1,438 | 27.4 | 1,650 | 31.5 | 21 | 0.4 |
| CURRITUCK | 340 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.6 | 117 | 34.4 | 112 | 32.9 | 101 | 29.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| DARE | 295 | 0.2 | 10 | 3.4 | 126 | 42.7 | 95 | 32.2 | 59 | 20.0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,792 | 1.5 | 49 | 2.7 | 578 | 32.3 | 474 | 26.5 | 674 | 37.6 | 17 | 0.9 |
| DAVIE | 412 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.9 | 128 | 31.1 | 123 | 29.9 | 153 | 37.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 725 | 0.6 | 18 | 2.5 | 208 | 28.7 | 201 | 27.7 | 294 | 40.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| DURHAM | 4,245 | 3.5 | 118 | 2.8 | 1,779 | 41.9 | 1,114 | 26.2 | 1,092 | 25.7 | 142 | 3.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 610 | 0.5 | 21 | 3.4 | 152 | 24.9 | 156 | 25.6 | 272 | 44.6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| FORSYTH | 4,437 | 3.7 | 132 | 3.0 | 1,608 | 36.2 | 1,159 | 26.1 | 1,501 | 33.8 | 37 | 0.8 |
| FRANKLIN | 809 | 0.7 | 24 | 3.0 | 251 | 31.0 | 232 | 28.7 | 272 | 33.6 | 30 | 3.7 |
| GASTON | 2,684 | 2.2 | 113 | 4.2 | 907 | 33.8 | 715 | 26.6 | 924 | 34.4 | 25 | 0.9 |
| GATES | 96 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 24 | 25.0 | 31 | 32.3 | 37 | 38.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| GRAHAM | 91 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.4 | 33 | 36.3 | 18 | 19.8 | 35 | 38.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| GRANVILLE | 655 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 200 | 30.5 | 181 | 27.6 | 247 | 37.7 | 18 | 2.7 |
| GREENE | 193 | 0.2 | 6 | 3.1 | 58 | 30.1 | 52 | 26.9 | 73 | 37.8 | 4 | 2.1 |
| GUILFORD | 5,794 | 4.8 | 170 | 2.9 | 1,968 | 34.0 | 1,488 | 25.7 | 2,010 | 34.7 | 158 | 2.7 |
| HALIFAX | 541 | 0.4 | 21 | 3.9 | 150 | 27.7 | 114 | 21.1 | 253 | 46.8 | 3 | 0.6 |
| HARNETT | 1,872 | 1.6 | 55 | 2.9 | 682 | 36.4 | 497 | 26.5 | 613 | 32.7 | 25 | 1.3 |
| HAYWOOD | 521 | 0.4 | 14 | 2.7 | 188 | 36.1 | 131 | 25.1 | 187 | 35.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| HENDERSON | 998 | 0.8 | 31 | 3.1 | 408 | 40.9 | 278 | 27.9 | 272 | 27.3 | 9 | 0.9 |
| HERTFORD | 173 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 51 | 29.5 | 44 | 25.4 | 72 | 41.6 | 4 | 2.3 |
| HOKE | 965 | 0.8 | 33 | 3.4 | 367 | 38.0 | 275 | 28.5 | 286 | 29.6 | 4 | 0.4 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 29.7 | 9 | 24.3 | 17 | 45.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,933 | 1.6 | 58 | 3.0 | 735 | 38.0 | 541 | 28.0 | 593 | 30.7 | 6 | 0.3 |
| JACKSON | 318 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.5 | 104 | 32.7 | 88 | 27.7 | 110 | 34.6 | 5 | 1.6 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,770 | 2.3 | 72 | 2.6 | 920 | 33.2 | 731 | 26.4 | 963 | 34.8 | 84 | 3.0 |
| JONES | 79 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 36.7 | 20 | 25.3 | 30 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 769 | 0.6 | 19 | 2.5 | 261 | 33.9 | 200 | 26.0 | 266 | 34.6 | 23 | 3.0 |
| LENOIR | 659 | 0.5 | 13 | 2.0 | 200 | 30.3 | 155 | 23.5 | 285 | 43.2 | 6 | 0.9 |
| LINCOLN | 896 | 0.7 | 35 | 3.9 | 346 | 38.6 | 210 | 23.4 | 294 | 32.8 | 11 | 1.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 406 | 0.3 | 14 | 3.4 | 138 | 34.0 | 113 | 27.8 | 141 | 34.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 311 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.6 | 134 | 43.1 | 87 | 28.0 | 80 | 25.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 8 | 4.0 | 84 | 42.4 | 52 | 26.3 | 50 | 25.3 | 4 | 2.0 |
| MARTIN | 219 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 50 | 22.8 | 61 | 27.9 | 104 | 47.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,061 | 12.5 | 386 | 2.6 | 6,816 | 45.3 | 4,098 | 27.2 | 3,684 | 24.5 | 77 | 0.5 |
| MITCHELL | 127 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.9 | 32 | 25.2 | 33 | 26.0 | 56 | 44.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 243 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.1 | 60 | 24.7 | 67 | 27.6 | 110 | 45.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MOORE | 1,208 | 1.0 | 34 | 2.8 | 623 | 51.6 | 271 | 22.4 | 268 | 22.2 | 12 | 1.0 |
| NASH | 1,054 | 0.9 | 23 | 2.2 | 318 | 30.2 | 261 | 24.8 | 448 | 42.5 | 4 | 0.4 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,156 | 1.8 | 54 | 2.5 | 1,051 | 48.7 | 516 | 23.9 | 524 | 24.3 | 11 | 0.5 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 159 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 46 | 28.9 | 40 | 25.2 | 72 | 45.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,858 | 3.2 | 99 | 2.6 | 1,525 | 39.5 | 1,100 | 28.5 | 1,127 | 29.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| ORANGE | 1,193 | 1.0 | 35 | 2.9 | 557 | 46.7 | 301 | 25.2 | 245 | 20.5 | 55 | 4.6 |
| PAMLICO | 86 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.7 | 26 | 30.2 | 17 | 19.8 | 37 | 43.0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 466 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.9 | 138 | 29.6 | 131 | 28.1 | 188 | 40.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 666 | 0.6 | 20 | 3.0 | 286 | 42.9 | 175 | 26.3 | 182 | 27.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| PERQUIMANS | 132 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 36 | 27.3 | 42 | 31.8 | 53 | 40.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 456 | 0.4 | 17 | 3.7 | 137 | 30.0 | 108 | 23.7 | 182 | 39.9 | 12 | 2.6 |
| PITT | 2,093 | 1.7 | 55 | 2.6 | 695 | 33.2 | 523 | 25.0 | 805 | 38.5 | 15 | 0.7 |
| POLK | 158 | 0.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 55 | 34.8 | 38 | 24.1 | 59 | 37.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,499 | 1.2 | 47 | 3.1 | 461 | 30.8 | 400 | 26.7 | 564 | 37.6 | 27 | 1.8 |
| RICHMOND | 536 | 0.4 | 22 | 4.1 | 161 | 30.0 | 121 | 22.6 | 223 | 41.6 | 9 | 1.7 |
| ROBESON | 1,847 | 1.5 | 68 | 3.7 | 474 | 25.7 | 436 | 23.6 | 739 | 40.0 | 130 | 7.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 861 | 0.7 | 23 | 2.7 | 277 | 32.2 | 206 | 23.9 | 339 | 39.4 | 16 | 1.9 |
| ROWAN | 1,612 | 1.3 | 45 | 2.8 | 547 | 33.9 | 416 | 25.8 | 596 | 37.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| RUTHERFORD | 633 | 0.5 | 27 | 4.3 | 207 | 32.7 | 163 | 25.8 | 236 | 37.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 801 | 0.7 | 17 | 2.1 | 219 | 27.3 | 214 | 26.7 | 344 | 42.9 | 7 | 0.9 |
| SCOTLAND | 401 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.2 | 123 | 30.7 | 89 | 22.2 | 175 | 43.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| STANLY | 701 | 0.6 | 16 | 2.3 | 225 | 32.1 | 189 | 27.0 | 270 | 38.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| STOKES | 422 | 0.4 | 15 | 3.6 | 121 | 28.7 | 117 | 27.7 | 165 | 39.1 | 4 | 0.9 |
| SURRY | 718 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.8 | 243 | 33.8 | 183 | 25.5 | 275 | 38.3 | 4 | 0.6 |
| SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 50 | 27.6 | 51 | 28.2 | 77 | 42.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 262 | 0.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 117 | 44.7 | 57 | 21.8 | 77 | 29.4 | 4 | 1.5 |
| TYRRELL | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 17.9 | 11 | 28.2 | 21 | 53.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,443 | 2.0 | 45 | 1.8 | 1,008 | 41.3 | 684 | 28.0 | 697 | 28.5 | 9 | 0.4 |
| VANCE | 547 | 0.5 | 22 | 4.0 | 156 | 28.5 | 109 | 19.9 | 249 | 45.5 | 11 | 2.0 |
| WAKE | 13,168 | 10.9 | 308 | 2.3 | 5,893 | 44.8 | 3,329 | 25.3 | 3,033 | 23.0 | 605 | 4.6 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.1 | 37 | 22.8 | 47 | 29.0 | 72 | 44.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 112 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 23 | 20.5 | 27 | 24.1 | 61 | 54.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 312 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 139 | 44.6 | 88 | 28.2 | 77 | 24.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 38 | 2.4 | 519 | 32.4 | 426 | 26.6 | 614 | 38.4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| WILKES | 662 | 0.5 | 25 | 3.8 | 221 | 33.4 | 165 | 24.9 | 247 | 37.3 | 4 | 0.6 |
| WILSON | 872 | 0.7 | 22 | 2.5 | 245 | 28.1 | 240 | 27.5 | 355 | 40.7 | 10 | 1.1 |
| YADKIN | 344 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.6 | 108 | 31.4 | 82 | 23.8 | 144 | 41.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 9 | 5.2 | 58 | 33.5 | 39 | 22.5 | 66 | 38.2 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 09JAN23 |