| CY2023 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANT TYPE |
| TOTAL | ATTENDANT | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD |
DO |
Certified Nurse Midwife | Other Midwife |
Other |
Unknown |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,065 | 100.0 | 91,882 | 76.5 | 7,084 | 5.9 | 18,693 | 15.6 | 747 | 0.6 | 1,477 | 1.2 | 182 | 0.2 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,888 | 1.6 | 1,113 | 59.0 | 29 | 1.5 | 704 | 37.3 | 16 | 0.8 | 25 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 349 | 0.3 | 235 | 67.3 | 36 | 10.3 | 71 | 20.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 104 | 0.1 | 86 | 82.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 13 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 259 | 0.2 | 211 | 81.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 43 | 16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 194 | 0.2 | 133 | 68.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 57 | 29.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| AVERY | 143 | 0.1 | 89 | 62.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 45 | 31.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 433 | 0.4 | 378 | 87.3 | 11 | 2.5 | 32 | 7.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| BERTIE | 161 | 0.1 | 153 | 95.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 378 | 0.3 | 241 | 63.8 | 39 | 10.3 | 95 | 25.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,176 | 1.0 | 735 | 62.5 | 177 | 15.1 | 254 | 21.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,388 | 2.0 | 2,251 | 94.3 | 9 | 0.4 | 74 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 44 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| BURKE | 850 | 0.7 | 729 | 85.8 | 42 | 4.9 | 73 | 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,665 | 2.2 | 2,176 | 81.7 | 235 | 8.8 | 203 | 7.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 46 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.2 |
| CALDWELL | 777 | 0.6 | 574 | 73.9 | 52 | 6.7 | 146 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 98 | 0.1 | 87 | 88.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 483 | 0.4 | 335 | 69.4 | 89 | 18.4 | 55 | 11.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 201 | 0.2 | 134 | 66.7 | 12 | 6.0 | 46 | 22.9 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 1,104 | 65.9 | 94 | 5.6 | 451 | 26.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CHATHAM | 714 | 0.6 | 551 | 77.2 | 11 | 1.5 | 132 | 18.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 18 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 247 | 0.2 | 239 | 96.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 144 | 0.1 | 140 | 97.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 87 | 0.1 | 84 | 96.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,154 | 1.0 | 637 | 55.2 | 24 | 2.1 | 480 | 41.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 578 | 0.5 | 498 | 86.2 | 28 | 4.8 | 34 | 5.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.9 |
| CRAVEN | 1,232 | 1.0 | 806 | 65.4 | 132 | 10.7 | 274 | 22.2 | 12 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,088 | 4.2 | 2,941 | 57.8 | 1,005 | 19.8 | 1,087 | 21.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 49 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 303 | 0.3 | 266 | 87.8 | 9 | 3.0 | 27 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 290 | 0.2 | 223 | 76.9 | 62 | 21.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,802 | 1.5 | 1,512 | 83.9 | 89 | 4.9 | 180 | 10.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DAVIE | 377 | 0.3 | 287 | 76.1 | 29 | 7.7 | 57 | 15.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| DUPLIN | 709 | 0.6 | 607 | 85.6 | 21 | 3.0 | 75 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 |
| DURHAM | 4,068 | 3.4 | 3,235 | 79.5 | 25 | 0.6 | 775 | 19.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 560 | 0.5 | 479 | 85.5 | 5 | 0.9 | 72 | 12.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,385 | 3.7 | 3,389 | 77.3 | 309 | 7.0 | 633 | 14.4 | 11 | 0.3 | 40 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 921 | 0.8 | 807 | 87.6 | 20 | 2.2 | 79 | 8.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| GASTON | 2,858 | 2.4 | 1,559 | 54.5 | 273 | 9.6 | 989 | 34.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| GATES | 83 | 0.1 | 69 | 83.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 14.5 | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 87 | 0.1 | 84 | 96.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 586 | 0.5 | 480 | 81.9 | 19 | 3.2 | 82 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| GREENE | 206 | 0.2 | 172 | 83.5 | 6 | 2.9 | 21 | 10.2 | 7 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,757 | 4.8 | 3,713 | 64.5 | 755 | 13.1 | 860 | 14.9 | 231 | 4.0 | 196 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 469 | 0.4 | 435 | 92.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 25 | 5.3 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,913 | 1.6 | 1,462 | 76.4 | 155 | 8.1 | 250 | 13.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 25 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.6 |
| HAYWOOD | 533 | 0.4 | 506 | 94.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| HENDERSON | 1,009 | 0.8 | 949 | 94.1 | 14 | 1.4 | 28 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HERTFORD | 187 | 0.2 | 178 | 95.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 807 | 0.7 | 502 | 62.2 | 128 | 15.9 | 164 | 20.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 33 | 89.2 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 2.7 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 2,016 | 1.7 | 1,497 | 74.3 | 286 | 14.2 | 177 | 8.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 52 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 335 | 0.3 | 326 | 97.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,859 | 2.4 | 2,438 | 85.3 | 136 | 4.8 | 175 | 6.1 | 77 | 2.7 | 23 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.3 |
| JONES | 105 | 0.1 | 66 | 62.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 31 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 787 | 0.7 | 664 | 84.4 | 28 | 3.6 | 86 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 631 | 0.5 | 492 | 78.0 | 30 | 4.8 | 92 | 14.6 | 15 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| LINCOLN | 940 | 0.8 | 707 | 75.2 | 29 | 3.1 | 175 | 18.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 398 | 0.3 | 324 | 81.4 | 6 | 1.5 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 323 | 0.3 | 310 | 96.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 181 | 91.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 207 | 0.2 | 186 | 89.9 | 4 | 1.9 | 13 | 6.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,103 | 12.6 | 12,261 | 81.2 | 562 | 3.7 | 2,003 | 13.3 | 58 | 0.4 | 204 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 128 | 0.1 | 106 | 82.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 19 | 14.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 267 | 0.2 | 248 | 92.9 | 8 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,198 | 1.0 | 1,001 | 83.6 | 90 | 7.5 | 92 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NASH | 1,031 | 0.9 | 797 | 77.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 215 | 20.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,135 | 1.8 | 1,798 | 84.2 | 58 | 2.7 | 251 | 11.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 148 | 0.1 | 142 | 95.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,668 | 3.1 | 2,441 | 66.5 | 236 | 6.4 | 937 | 25.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 42 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| ORANGE | 1,163 | 1.0 | 863 | 74.2 | 7 | 0.6 | 266 | 22.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 105 | 0.1 | 75 | 71.4 | 7 | 6.7 | 23 | 21.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 430 | 0.4 | 407 | 94.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 18 | 4.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 705 | 0.6 | 596 | 84.5 | 13 | 1.8 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 99 | 0.1 | 96 | 97.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 425 | 0.4 | 334 | 78.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 87 | 20.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,004 | 1.7 | 1,552 | 77.4 | 81 | 4.0 | 260 | 13.0 | 89 | 4.4 | 18 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 |
| POLK | 127 | 0.1 | 111 | 87.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 9 | 7.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,601 | 1.3 | 1,261 | 78.8 | 180 | 11.2 | 113 | 7.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 39 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 530 | 0.4 | 490 | 92.5 | 26 | 4.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| ROBESON | 1,875 | 1.6 | 933 | 49.8 | 84 | 4.5 | 849 | 45.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 910 | 0.8 | 606 | 66.6 | 112 | 12.3 | 118 | 13.0 | 42 | 4.6 | 32 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,582 | 1.3 | 1,161 | 73.4 | 167 | 10.6 | 232 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 625 | 0.5 | 430 | 68.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 187 | 29.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 845 | 0.7 | 744 | 88.0 | 43 | 5.1 | 50 | 5.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 345 | 0.3 | 283 | 82.0 | 26 | 7.5 | 35 | 10.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 752 | 0.6 | 639 | 85.0 | 37 | 4.9 | 63 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| STOKES | 355 | 0.3 | 300 | 84.5 | 17 | 4.8 | 29 | 8.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 787 | 0.7 | 724 | 92.0 | 13 | 1.7 | 43 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 132 | 0.1 | 127 | 96.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.5 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 240 | 0.2 | 209 | 87.1 | 5 | 2.1 | 13 | 5.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 8 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.8 |
| TYRRELL | 38 | 0.0 | 36 | 94.7 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,599 | 2.2 | 1,810 | 69.6 | 73 | 2.8 | 649 | 25.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 55 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| VANCE | 533 | 0.4 | 412 | 77.3 | 17 | 3.2 | 93 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 8 | 1.5 |
| WAKE | 12,950 | 10.8 | 10,991 | 84.9 | 495 | 3.8 | 1,336 | 10.3 | 20 | 0.2 | 86 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.2 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 124 | 76.5 | 6 | 3.7 | 28 | 17.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| WASHINGTON | 106 | 0.1 | 98 | 92.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 321 | 0.3 | 213 | 66.4 | 4 | 1.2 | 94 | 29.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 |
| WAYNE | 1,675 | 1.4 | 856 | 51.1 | 87 | 5.2 | 701 | 41.9 | 18 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| WILKES | 666 | 0.6 | 535 | 80.3 | 72 | 10.8 | 55 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 917 | 0.8 | 808 | 88.1 | 15 | 1.6 | 65 | 7.1 | 16 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| YADKIN | 396 | 0.3 | 314 | 79.3 | 18 | 4.5 | 54 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| YANCEY | 176 | 0.1 | 152 | 86.4 | 4 | 2.3 | 18 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 18DEC24 |
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