| CY2022 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND PLURALITY |
| TOTAL | PLURALITY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton | Twin | Other Multiples* | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 121,557 | 100.0 | 117,687 | 96.8 | 3,764 | 3.1 | 106 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,960 | 1.6 | 1,894 | 96.6 | 66 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 335 | 0.3 | 327 | 97.6 | 8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 105 | 0.1 | 101 | 96.2 | 4 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 269 | 0.2 | 256 | 95.2 | 13 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 200 | 0.2 | 196 | 98.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 139 | 0.1 | 133 | 95.7 | 6 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 428 | 0.4 | 415 | 97.0 | 10 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| BERTIE | 149 | 0.1 | 143 | 96.0 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 353 | 0.3 | 341 | 96.6 | 12 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,149 | 0.9 | 1,115 | 97.0 | 34 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,399 | 2.0 | 2,342 | 97.6 | 57 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 849 | 0.7 | 819 | 96.5 | 30 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,747 | 2.3 | 2,671 | 97.2 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 789 | 0.6 | 765 | 97.0 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 87 | 0.1 | 87 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 490 | 0.4 | 480 | 98.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 202 | 0.2 | 198 | 98.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,651 | 1.4 | 1,613 | 97.7 | 38 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 713 | 0.6 | 691 | 96.9 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 240 | 0.2 | 229 | 95.4 | 11 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 127 | 0.1 | 127 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 76 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,100 | 0.9 | 1,072 | 97.5 | 25 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 596 | 0.5 | 584 | 98.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,293 | 1.1 | 1,248 | 96.5 | 42 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,282 | 4.3 | 5,089 | 96.3 | 187 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 338 | 0.3 | 332 | 98.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 284 | 0.2 | 268 | 94.4 | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,752 | 1.4 | 1,688 | 96.3 | 61 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.2 |
| DAVIE | 420 | 0.3 | 414 | 98.6 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 715 | 0.6 | 682 | 95.4 | 33 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,082 | 3.4 | 3,953 | 96.8 | 129 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 571 | 0.5 | 551 | 96.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,554 | 3.7 | 4,399 | 96.6 | 149 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 881 | 0.7 | 858 | 97.4 | 20 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| GASTON | 2,778 | 2.3 | 2,691 | 96.9 | 87 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 94 | 0.1 | 88 | 93.6 | 6 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 93 | 0.1 | 89 | 95.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 626 | 0.5 | 608 | 97.1 | 18 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 202 | 0.2 | 200 | 99.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,883 | 4.8 | 5,656 | 96.1 | 220 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| HALIFAX | 509 | 0.4 | 485 | 95.3 | 24 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,829 | 1.5 | 1,785 | 97.6 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 522 | 0.4 | 512 | 98.1 | 10 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,050 | 0.9 | 1,009 | 96.1 | 41 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 198 | 0.2 | 185 | 93.4 | 12 | 6.1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| HOKE | 899 | 0.7 | 857 | 95.3 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 32 | 0.0 | 30 | 93.8 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 2,097 | 1.7 | 2,030 | 96.8 | 58 | 2.8 | 9 | 0.4 |
| JACKSON | 367 | 0.3 | 347 | 94.6 | 20 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,860 | 2.4 | 2,790 | 97.6 | 67 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| JONES | 105 | 0.1 | 97 | 92.4 | 8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 794 | 0.7 | 766 | 96.5 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 653 | 0.5 | 624 | 95.6 | 26 | 4.0 | 3 | 0.5 |
| LINCOLN | 954 | 0.8 | 922 | 96.6 | 32 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 382 | 0.3 | 378 | 99.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 340 | 0.3 | 326 | 95.9 | 14 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 183 | 0.2 | 181 | 98.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 222 | 0.2 | 216 | 97.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,038 | 12.4 | 14,522 | 96.6 | 498 | 3.3 | 18 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 103 | 0.1 | 101 | 98.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 264 | 0.2 | 262 | 99.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,179 | 1.0 | 1,156 | 98.0 | 20 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.3 |
| NASH | 1,103 | 0.9 | 1,070 | 97.0 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,257 | 1.9 | 2,199 | 97.4 | 58 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 165 | 0.1 | 159 | 96.4 | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,927 | 3.2 | 3,814 | 97.1 | 105 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.2 |
| ORANGE | 1,181 | 1.0 | 1,161 | 98.3 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 87 | 0.1 | 87 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 459 | 0.4 | 453 | 98.7 | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 681 | 0.6 | 656 | 96.3 | 22 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.4 |
| PERQUIMANS | 110 | 0.1 | 108 | 98.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 385 | 0.3 | 365 | 94.8 | 20 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,039 | 1.7 | 1,978 | 97.0 | 61 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 121 | 0.1 | 119 | 98.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,589 | 1.3 | 1,527 | 96.1 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 540 | 0.4 | 520 | 96.3 | 20 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,902 | 1.6 | 1,858 | 97.7 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 976 | 0.8 | 931 | 95.4 | 42 | 4.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| ROWAN | 1,626 | 1.3 | 1,575 | 96.9 | 48 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 632 | 0.5 | 609 | 96.4 | 20 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| SAMPSON | 825 | 0.7 | 800 | 97.0 | 22 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 402 | 0.3 | 388 | 96.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 710 | 0.6 | 688 | 96.9 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 427 | 0.4 | 408 | 95.6 | 16 | 3.7 | 3 | 0.7 |
| SURRY | 763 | 0.6 | 735 | 96.3 | 28 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 150 | 0.1 | 142 | 94.7 | 8 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 229 | 0.2 | 223 | 97.4 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 44 | 0.0 | 44 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,582 | 2.1 | 2,504 | 97.0 | 72 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.2 |
| VANCE | 509 | 0.4 | 495 | 97.2 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 13,190 | 10.9 | 12,798 | 97.0 | 389 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 188 | 0.2 | 180 | 95.7 | 8 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 106 | 0.1 | 102 | 96.2 | 4 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 293 | 0.2 | 285 | 97.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 1,551 | 96.9 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 693 | 0.6 | 663 | 95.7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 899 | 0.7 | 863 | 96.0 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 412 | 0.3 | 393 | 95.4 | 19 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 166 | 96.0 | 7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 06OCT23 |
| * Other - This includes some Multiple births that involve a sibling fetal death |