CY2022 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 121,557 100.0 744 0.6 1,395 1.1 10,857 8.9 108,500 89.3 61 0.1
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,960 1.6 18 0.9 24 1.2 194 9.9 1,723 87.9 1 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 335 0.3 2 0.6 0 0.0 30 9.0 303 90.4 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 105 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 9.5 95 90.5 0 0.0
ANSON 269 0.2 3 1.1 14 5.2 26 9.7 226 84.0 0 0.0
ASHE 200 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 10.5 178 89.0 1 0.5
AVERY 139 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.4 14 10.1 122 87.8 1 0.7
BEAUFORT 428 0.4 4 0.9 7 1.6 24 5.6 392 91.6 1 0.2
BERTIE 149 0.1 0 0.0 3 2.0 14 9.4 131 87.9 1 0.7
BLADEN 353 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.8 37 10.5 312 88.4 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,149 0.9 3 0.3 11 1.0 103 9.0 1,032 89.8 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 2,399 2.0 10 0.4 22 0.9 233 9.7 2,134 89.0 0 0.0
BURKE 849 0.7 4 0.5 10 1.2 77 9.1 757 89.2 1 0.1
CABARRUS 2,747 2.3 11 0.4 36 1.3 246 9.0 2,452 89.3 2 0.1
CALDWELL 789 0.6 2 0.3 5 0.6 91 11.5 690 87.5 1 0.1
CAMDEN 87 0.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 8 9.2 77 88.5 0 0.0
CARTERET 490 0.4 0 0.0 5 1.0 26 5.3 458 93.5 1 0.2
CASWELL 202 0.2 1 0.5 4 2.0 11 5.4 186 92.1 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,651 1.4 8 0.5 21 1.3 137 8.3 1,485 89.9 0 0.0
CHATHAM 713 0.6 1 0.1 5 0.7 71 10.0 636 89.2 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 240 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 24 10.0 215 89.6 0 0.0
CHOWAN 127 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.8 6 4.7 120 94.5 0 0.0
CLAY 76 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.3 75 98.7 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,100 0.9 5 0.5 8 0.7 111 10.1 975 88.6 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 596 0.5 0 0.0 5 0.8 62 10.4 529 88.8 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,293 1.1 11 0.9 14 1.1 107 8.3 1,159 89.6 2 0.2
CUMBERLAND 5,282 4.3 42 0.8 76 1.4 486 9.2 4,676 88.5 2 0.0
CURRITUCK 338 0.3 3 0.9 0 0.0 27 8.0 308 91.1 0 0.0
DARE 284 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.7 34 12.0 247 87.0 1 0.4
DAVIDSON 1,752 1.4 13 0.7 29 1.7 191 10.9 1,518 86.6 1 0.1
DAVIE 420 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.7 37 8.8 380 90.5 0 0.0
DUPLIN 715 0.6 7 1.0 8 1.1 60 8.4 639 89.4 1 0.1
DURHAM 4,082 3.4 20 0.5 50 1.2 315 7.7 3,696 90.5 1 0.0
EDGECOMBE 571 0.5 7 1.2 12 2.1 49 8.6 501 87.7 2 0.4
FORSYTH 4,554 3.7 45 1.0 58 1.3 426 9.4 4,019 88.3 6 0.1
FRANKLIN 881 0.7 6 0.7 9 1.0 58 6.6 808 91.7 0 0.0
GASTON 2,778 2.3 20 0.7 34 1.2 255 9.2 2,468 88.8 1 0.0
GATES 94 0.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 9 9.6 83 88.3 0 0.0
GRAHAM 93 0.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 2 2.2 89 95.7 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 626 0.5 2 0.3 5 0.8 69 11.0 550 87.9 0 0.0
GREENE 202 0.2 0 0.0 5 2.5 18 8.9 179 88.6 0 0.0
GUILFORD 5,883 4.8 54 0.9 69 1.2 511 8.7 5,243 89.1 6 0.1
HALIFAX 509 0.4 1 0.2 7 1.4 60 11.8 441 86.6 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,829 1.5 11 0.6 14 0.8 178 9.7 1,626 88.9 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 522 0.4 3 0.6 5 1.0 59 11.3 455 87.2 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,050 0.9 8 0.8 5 0.5 112 10.7 925 88.1 0 0.0
HERTFORD 198 0.2 3 1.5 2 1.0 32 16.2 161 81.3 0 0.0
HOKE 899 0.7 4 0.4 10 1.1 103 11.5 779 86.7 3 0.3
HYDE 32 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 21.9 23 71.9 2 6.3
IREDELL 2,097 1.7 10 0.5 25 1.2 206 9.8 1,855 88.5 1 0.0
JACKSON 367 0.3 3 0.8 8 2.2 51 13.9 305 83.1 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,860 2.4 12 0.4 29 1.0 215 7.5 2,604 91.0 0 0.0
JONES 105 0.1 2 1.9 2 1.9 12 11.4 89 84.8 0 0.0
LEE 794 0.7 6 0.8 12 1.5 74 9.3 702 88.4 0 0.0
LENOIR 653 0.5 4 0.6 11 1.7 72 11.0 566 86.7 0 0.0
LINCOLN 954 0.8 6 0.6 12 1.3 85 8.9 850 89.1 1 0.1
MCDOWELL 382 0.3 1 0.3 5 1.3 34 8.9 342 89.5 0 0.0
MACON 340 0.3 2 0.6 13 3.8 34 10.0 291 85.6 0 0.0
MADISON 183 0.2 0 0.0 2 1.1 15 8.2 166 90.7 0 0.0
MARTIN 222 0.2 2 0.9 5 2.3 22 9.9 193 86.9 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 15,038 12.4 86 0.6 153 1.0 1,306 8.7 13,489 89.7 4 0.0
MITCHELL 103 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 14.6 88 85.4 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 264 0.2 2 0.8 3 1.1 26 9.8 232 87.9 1 0.4
MOORE 1,179 1.0 4 0.3 7 0.6 99 8.4 1,068 90.6 1 0.1
NASH 1,103 0.9 5 0.5 17 1.5 118 10.7 962 87.2 1 0.1
NEW HANOVER 2,257 1.9 9 0.4 28 1.2 187 8.3 2,033 90.1 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 165 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 13 7.9 151 91.5 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,927 3.2 23 0.6 42 1.1 306 7.8 3,556 90.6 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,181 1.0 5 0.4 10 0.8 78 6.6 1,087 92.0 1 0.1
PAMLICO 87 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 10.3 78 89.7 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 459 0.4 5 1.1 3 0.7 43 9.4 408 88.9 0 0.0
PENDER 681 0.6 2 0.3 8 1.2 64 9.4 607 89.1 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 110 0.1 3 2.7 0 0.0 8 7.3 99 90.0 0 0.0
PERSON 385 0.3 5 1.3 7 1.8 42 10.9 331 86.0 0 0.0
PITT 2,039 1.7 24 1.2 24 1.2 227 11.1 1,764 86.5 0 0.0
POLK 121 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.8 8 6.6 112 92.6 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,589 1.3 6 0.4 26 1.6 146 9.2 1,411 88.8 0 0.0
RICHMOND 540 0.4 3 0.6 13 2.4 66 12.2 457 84.6 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,902 1.6 13 0.7 18 0.9 186 9.8 1,685 88.6 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 976 0.8 5 0.5 14 1.4 101 10.3 856 87.7 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,626 1.3 10 0.6 24 1.5 130 8.0 1,462 89.9 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 632 0.5 5 0.8 9 1.4 62 9.8 556 88.0 0 0.0
SAMPSON 825 0.7 8 1.0 5 0.6 82 9.9 728 88.2 2 0.2
SCOTLAND 402 0.3 3 0.7 6 1.5 42 10.4 350 87.1 1 0.2
STANLY 710 0.6 1 0.1 6 0.8 53 7.5 650 91.5 0 0.0
STOKES 427 0.4 7 1.6 4 0.9 45 10.5 371 86.9 0 0.0
SURRY 763 0.6 4 0.5 13 1.7 74 9.7 672 88.1 0 0.0
SWAIN 150 0.1 2 1.3 2 1.3 15 10.0 131 87.3 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 229 0.2 3 1.3 3 1.3 18 7.9 205 89.5 0 0.0
TYRRELL 44 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.5 41 93.2 1 2.3
UNION 2,582 2.1 8 0.3 30 1.2 212 8.2 2,332 90.3 0 0.0
VANCE 509 0.4 7 1.4 8 1.6 55 10.8 439 86.2 0 0.0
WAKE 13,190 10.9 73 0.6 119 0.9 1,007 7.6 11,989 90.9 2 0.0
WARREN 188 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 26 13.8 161 85.6 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 106 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.9 7 6.6 98 92.5 0 0.0
WATAUGA 293 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.7 24 8.2 267 91.1 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,601 1.3 14 0.9 21 1.3 135 8.4 1,430 89.3 1 0.1
WILKES 693 0.6 3 0.4 11 1.6 75 10.8 601 86.7 3 0.4
WILSON 899 0.7 3 0.3 16 1.8 85 9.5 794 88.3 1 0.1
YADKIN 412 0.3 6 1.5 6 1.5 38 9.2 362 87.9 0 0.0
YANCEY 173 0.1 3 1.7 2 1.2 20 11.6 148 85.5 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 06OCT23