| CY2022 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY |
| TOTAL | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | C-Section | Unknown | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 121,557 | 100.0 | 84,637 | 69.6 | 36,633 | 30.1 | 287 | 0.2 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,960 | 1.6 | 1,397 | 71.3 | 562 | 28.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 335 | 0.3 | 221 | 66.0 | 111 | 33.1 | 3 | 0.9 |
| ALLEGHANY | 105 | 0.1 | 67 | 63.8 | 37 | 35.2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ANSON | 269 | 0.2 | 179 | 66.5 | 90 | 33.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 200 | 0.2 | 143 | 71.5 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 139 | 0.1 | 100 | 71.9 | 38 | 27.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
| BEAUFORT | 428 | 0.4 | 292 | 68.2 | 135 | 31.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| BERTIE | 149 | 0.1 | 97 | 65.1 | 52 | 34.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 353 | 0.3 | 221 | 62.6 | 132 | 37.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,149 | 0.9 | 758 | 66.0 | 391 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,399 | 2.0 | 1,589 | 66.2 | 758 | 31.6 | 52 | 2.2 |
| BURKE | 849 | 0.7 | 567 | 66.8 | 224 | 26.4 | 58 | 6.8 |
| CABARRUS | 2,747 | 2.3 | 1,820 | 66.3 | 924 | 33.6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| CALDWELL | 789 | 0.6 | 535 | 67.8 | 232 | 29.4 | 22 | 2.8 |
| CAMDEN | 87 | 0.1 | 66 | 75.9 | 21 | 24.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 490 | 0.4 | 338 | 69.0 | 152 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 202 | 0.2 | 152 | 75.2 | 50 | 24.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,651 | 1.4 | 1,164 | 70.5 | 478 | 29.0 | 9 | 0.5 |
| CHATHAM | 713 | 0.6 | 513 | 71.9 | 200 | 28.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 240 | 0.2 | 179 | 74.6 | 61 | 25.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 127 | 0.1 | 92 | 72.4 | 35 | 27.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 76 | 0.1 | 54 | 71.1 | 22 | 28.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,100 | 0.9 | 786 | 71.5 | 311 | 28.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 596 | 0.5 | 386 | 64.8 | 210 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,293 | 1.1 | 958 | 74.1 | 335 | 25.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,282 | 4.3 | 3,541 | 67.0 | 1,738 | 32.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 338 | 0.3 | 236 | 69.8 | 102 | 30.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 284 | 0.2 | 207 | 72.9 | 76 | 26.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,752 | 1.4 | 1,155 | 65.9 | 597 | 34.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 420 | 0.3 | 294 | 70.0 | 126 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 715 | 0.6 | 480 | 67.1 | 234 | 32.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DURHAM | 4,082 | 3.4 | 2,871 | 70.3 | 1,208 | 29.6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 571 | 0.5 | 390 | 68.3 | 180 | 31.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| FORSYTH | 4,554 | 3.7 | 3,246 | 71.3 | 1,307 | 28.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 881 | 0.7 | 665 | 75.5 | 216 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,778 | 2.3 | 1,887 | 67.9 | 891 | 32.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 94 | 0.1 | 61 | 64.9 | 33 | 35.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 93 | 0.1 | 68 | 73.1 | 25 | 26.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 626 | 0.5 | 420 | 67.1 | 206 | 32.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 202 | 0.2 | 153 | 75.7 | 49 | 24.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,883 | 4.8 | 4,183 | 71.1 | 1,699 | 28.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 509 | 0.4 | 352 | 69.2 | 154 | 30.3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| HARNETT | 1,829 | 1.5 | 1,236 | 67.6 | 592 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 522 | 0.4 | 342 | 65.5 | 172 | 33.0 | 8 | 1.5 |
| HENDERSON | 1,050 | 0.9 | 712 | 67.8 | 330 | 31.4 | 8 | 0.8 |
| HERTFORD | 198 | 0.2 | 125 | 63.1 | 73 | 36.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 899 | 0.7 | 601 | 66.9 | 298 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 32 | 0.0 | 20 | 62.5 | 12 | 37.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 2,097 | 1.7 | 1,402 | 66.9 | 692 | 33.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 367 | 0.3 | 233 | 63.5 | 133 | 36.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,860 | 2.4 | 2,040 | 71.3 | 819 | 28.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 105 | 0.1 | 66 | 62.9 | 39 | 37.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 794 | 0.7 | 560 | 70.5 | 234 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 653 | 0.5 | 444 | 68.0 | 209 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 954 | 0.8 | 615 | 64.5 | 337 | 35.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 382 | 0.3 | 270 | 70.7 | 93 | 24.3 | 19 | 5.0 |
| MACON | 340 | 0.3 | 259 | 76.2 | 78 | 22.9 | 3 | 0.9 |
| MADISON | 183 | 0.2 | 132 | 72.1 | 41 | 22.4 | 10 | 5.5 |
| MARTIN | 222 | 0.2 | 143 | 64.4 | 79 | 35.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,038 | 12.4 | 10,290 | 68.4 | 4,739 | 31.5 | 9 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 103 | 0.1 | 68 | 66.0 | 33 | 32.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| MONTGOMERY | 264 | 0.2 | 180 | 68.2 | 84 | 31.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,179 | 1.0 | 838 | 71.1 | 340 | 28.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NASH | 1,103 | 0.9 | 772 | 70.0 | 323 | 29.3 | 8 | 0.7 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,257 | 1.9 | 1,622 | 71.9 | 635 | 28.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 165 | 0.1 | 103 | 62.4 | 62 | 37.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,927 | 3.2 | 2,939 | 74.8 | 987 | 25.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,181 | 1.0 | 868 | 73.5 | 312 | 26.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 87 | 0.1 | 63 | 72.4 | 24 | 27.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 459 | 0.4 | 329 | 71.7 | 127 | 27.7 | 3 | 0.7 |
| PENDER | 681 | 0.6 | 487 | 71.5 | 194 | 28.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 110 | 0.1 | 71 | 64.5 | 39 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 385 | 0.3 | 262 | 68.1 | 123 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,039 | 1.7 | 1,436 | 70.4 | 603 | 29.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 121 | 0.1 | 89 | 73.6 | 32 | 26.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,589 | 1.3 | 1,046 | 65.8 | 542 | 34.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| RICHMOND | 540 | 0.4 | 352 | 65.2 | 188 | 34.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,902 | 1.6 | 1,336 | 70.2 | 565 | 29.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 976 | 0.8 | 665 | 68.1 | 308 | 31.6 | 3 | 0.3 |
| ROWAN | 1,626 | 1.3 | 1,138 | 70.0 | 488 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 632 | 0.5 | 413 | 65.3 | 216 | 34.2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| SAMPSON | 825 | 0.7 | 562 | 68.1 | 261 | 31.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 402 | 0.3 | 263 | 65.4 | 139 | 34.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 710 | 0.6 | 489 | 68.9 | 221 | 31.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 427 | 0.4 | 310 | 72.6 | 117 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 763 | 0.6 | 516 | 67.6 | 245 | 32.1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| SWAIN | 150 | 0.1 | 108 | 72.0 | 42 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 229 | 0.2 | 169 | 73.8 | 58 | 25.3 | 2 | 0.9 |
| TYRRELL | 44 | 0.0 | 32 | 72.7 | 12 | 27.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,582 | 2.1 | 1,834 | 71.0 | 745 | 28.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| VANCE | 509 | 0.4 | 380 | 74.7 | 129 | 25.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 13,190 | 10.9 | 9,414 | 71.4 | 3,772 | 28.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 188 | 0.2 | 136 | 72.3 | 52 | 27.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 106 | 0.1 | 75 | 70.8 | 31 | 29.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 293 | 0.2 | 212 | 72.4 | 81 | 27.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,601 | 1.3 | 1,177 | 73.5 | 424 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 693 | 0.6 | 454 | 65.5 | 233 | 33.6 | 6 | 0.9 |
| WILSON | 899 | 0.7 | 626 | 69.6 | 267 | 29.7 | 6 | 0.7 |
| YADKIN | 412 | 0.3 | 311 | 75.5 | 101 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 173 | 0.1 | 119 | 68.8 | 49 | 28.3 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 06OCT23 |