CY2023 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP

  TOTAL BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP
Less than 500 grams 500-1499 grams 1500-2499 grams 2500+ grams Unknown
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,065 100.0 255 0.2 1,708 1.4 9,357 7.8 108,669 90.5 76 0.1
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,888 1.6 3 0.2 31 1.6 139 7.4 1,713 90.7 2 0.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 349 0.3 3 0.9 6 1.7 21 6.0 319 91.4 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 104 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.9 7 6.7 95 91.3 0 0.0
ANSON 259 0.2 1 0.4 5 1.9 36 13.9 217 83.8 0 0.0
ASHE 194 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 9.8 175 90.2 0 0.0
AVERY 143 0.1 2 1.4 0 0.0 19 13.3 122 85.3 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 433 0.4 4 0.9 8 1.8 55 12.7 365 84.3 1 0.2
BERTIE 161 0.1 1 0.6 4 2.5 23 14.3 133 82.6 0 0.0
BLADEN 378 0.3 0 0.0 9 2.4 36 9.5 332 87.8 1 0.3
BRUNSWICK 1,176 1.0 1 0.1 15 1.3 57 4.8 1,102 93.7 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,388 2.0 4 0.2 36 1.5 200 8.4 2,145 89.8 3 0.1
BURKE 850 0.7 0 0.0 8 0.9 58 6.8 784 92.2 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,665 2.2 3 0.1 36 1.4 217 8.1 2,409 90.4 0 0.0
CALDWELL 777 0.6 0 0.0 13 1.7 50 6.4 714 91.9 0 0.0
CAMDEN 98 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 10.2 88 89.8 0 0.0
CARTERET 483 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.2 22 4.6 460 95.2 0 0.0
CASWELL 201 0.2 0 0.0 3 1.5 20 10.0 178 88.6 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,674 1.4 1 0.1 18 1.1 127 7.6 1,528 91.3 0 0.0
CHATHAM 714 0.6 1 0.1 14 2.0 53 7.4 645 90.3 1 0.1
CHEROKEE 247 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.8 13 5.3 231 93.5 1 0.4
CHOWAN 144 0.1 0 0.0 5 3.5 19 13.2 120 83.3 0 0.0
CLAY 87 0.1 0 0.0 2 2.3 4 4.6 81 93.1 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,154 1.0 3 0.3 27 2.3 94 8.1 1,030 89.3 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 578 0.5 2 0.3 14 2.4 46 8.0 516 89.3 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,232 1.0 6 0.5 13 1.1 86 7.0 1,126 91.4 1 0.1
CUMBERLAND 5,088 4.2 17 0.3 77 1.5 423 8.3 4,568 89.8 3 0.1
CURRITUCK 303 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.7 18 5.9 283 93.4 0 0.0
DARE 290 0.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 17 5.9 271 93.4 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,802 1.5 4 0.2 27 1.5 127 7.0 1,644 91.2 0 0.0
DAVIE 377 0.3 1 0.3 4 1.1 25 6.6 346 91.8 1 0.3
DUPLIN 709 0.6 2 0.3 7 1.0 47 6.6 653 92.1 0 0.0
DURHAM 4,068 3.4 7 0.2 54 1.3 330 8.1 3,672 90.3 5 0.1
EDGECOMBE 560 0.5 3 0.5 17 3.0 53 9.5 487 87.0 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,385 3.7 14 0.3 60 1.4 361 8.2 3,943 89.9 7 0.2
FRANKLIN 921 0.8 0 0.0 18 2.0 60 6.5 843 91.5 0 0.0
GASTON 2,858 2.4 5 0.2 42 1.5 249 8.7 2,561 89.6 1 0.0
GATES 83 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.2 7 8.4 75 90.4 0 0.0
GRAHAM 87 0.1 0 0.0 4 4.6 6 6.9 77 88.5 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 586 0.5 1 0.2 5 0.9 42 7.2 538 91.8 0 0.0
GREENE 206 0.2 2 1.0 2 1.0 25 12.1 177 85.9 0 0.0
GUILFORD 5,757 4.8 19 0.3 93 1.6 514 8.9 5,126 89.0 5 0.1
HALIFAX 469 0.4 1 0.2 13 2.8 53 11.3 402 85.7 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,913 1.6 1 0.1 20 1.0 147 7.7 1,743 91.1 2 0.1
HAYWOOD 533 0.4 2 0.4 5 0.9 41 7.7 485 91.0 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,009 0.8 0 0.0 9 0.9 82 8.1 918 91.0 0 0.0
HERTFORD 187 0.2 0 0.0 5 2.7 18 9.6 164 87.7 0 0.0
HOKE 807 0.7 5 0.6 7 0.9 65 8.1 730 90.5 0 0.0
HYDE 37 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 5.4 35 94.6 0 0.0
IREDELL 2,016 1.7 2 0.1 24 1.2 149 7.4 1,840 91.3 1 0.0
JACKSON 335 0.3 1 0.3 5 1.5 23 6.9 306 91.3 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,859 2.4 5 0.2 34 1.2 215 7.5 2,605 91.1 0 0.0
JONES 105 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 6 5.7 98 93.3 0 0.0
LEE 787 0.7 3 0.4 17 2.2 67 8.5 697 88.6 3 0.4
LENOIR 631 0.5 1 0.2 14 2.2 80 12.7 536 84.9 0 0.0
LINCOLN 940 0.8 0 0.0 8 0.9 52 5.5 880 93.6 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 398 0.3 0 0.0 7 1.8 32 8.0 359 90.2 0 0.0
MACON 323 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.9 26 8.0 293 90.7 1 0.3
MADISON 198 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 5.1 188 94.9 0 0.0
MARTIN 207 0.2 1 0.5 6 2.9 18 8.7 182 87.9 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 15,103 12.6 29 0.2 204 1.4 1,167 7.7 13,695 90.7 8 0.1
MITCHELL 128 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.6 11 8.6 115 89.8 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 267 0.2 0 0.0 3 1.1 17 6.4 246 92.1 1 0.4
MOORE 1,198 1.0 1 0.1 5 0.4 87 7.3 1,105 92.2 0 0.0
NASH 1,031 0.9 3 0.3 20 1.9 85 8.2 923 89.5 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,135 1.8 6 0.3 38 1.8 163 7.6 1,928 90.3 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 148 0.1 1 0.7 2 1.4 19 12.8 126 85.1 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,668 3.1 11 0.3 39 1.1 216 5.9 3,400 92.7 2 0.1
ORANGE 1,163 1.0 0 0.0 13 1.1 84 7.2 1,065 91.6 1 0.1
PAMLICO 105 0.1 0 0.0 4 3.8 7 6.7 94 89.5 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 430 0.4 2 0.5 3 0.7 38 8.8 387 90.0 0 0.0
PENDER 705 0.6 1 0.1 3 0.4 47 6.7 654 92.8 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 99 0.1 0 0.0 6 6.1 3 3.0 90 90.9 0 0.0
PERSON 425 0.4 1 0.2 5 1.2 42 9.9 377 88.7 0 0.0
PITT 2,004 1.7 7 0.3 44 2.2 169 8.4 1,779 88.8 5 0.2
POLK 127 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.6 12 9.4 113 89.0 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,601 1.3 3 0.2 16 1.0 125 7.8 1,457 91.0 0 0.0
RICHMOND 530 0.4 2 0.4 9 1.7 46 8.7 471 88.9 2 0.4
ROBESON 1,875 1.6 5 0.3 37 2.0 163 8.7 1,669 89.0 1 0.1
ROCKINGHAM 910 0.8 0 0.0 12 1.3 78 8.6 820 90.1 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,582 1.3 1 0.1 24 1.5 124 7.8 1,432 90.5 1 0.1
RUTHERFORD 625 0.5 1 0.2 18 2.9 67 10.7 539 86.2 0 0.0
SAMPSON 845 0.7 1 0.1 13 1.5 70 8.3 761 90.1 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 345 0.3 0 0.0 9 2.6 34 9.9 302 87.5 0 0.0
STANLY 752 0.6 1 0.1 18 2.4 62 8.2 671 89.2 0 0.0
STOKES 355 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.6 25 7.0 327 92.1 0 0.0
SURRY 787 0.7 0 0.0 11 1.4 68 8.6 706 89.7 2 0.3
SWAIN 132 0.1 0 0.0 3 2.3 18 13.6 111 84.1 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 240 0.2 0 0.0 4 1.7 16 6.7 220 91.7 0 0.0
TYRRELL 38 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.6 37 97.4 0 0.0
UNION 2,599 2.2 4 0.2 27 1.0 179 6.9 2,387 91.8 2 0.1
VANCE 533 0.4 0 0.0 12 2.3 53 9.9 466 87.4 2 0.4
WAKE 12,950 10.8 27 0.2 175 1.4 861 6.6 11,882 91.8 5 0.0
WARREN 162 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.6 23 14.2 138 85.2 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 106 0.1 1 0.9 3 2.8 12 11.3 90 84.9 0 0.0
WATAUGA 321 0.3 0 0.0 7 2.2 20 6.2 293 91.3 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,675 1.4 6 0.4 21 1.3 144 8.6 1,504 89.8 0 0.0
WILKES 666 0.6 1 0.2 9 1.4 55 8.3 599 89.9 2 0.3
WILSON 917 0.8 3 0.3 14 1.5 84 9.2 815 88.9 1 0.1
YADKIN 396 0.3 3 0.8 3 0.8 27 6.8 363 91.7 0 0.0
YANCEY 176 0.1 0 0.0 3 1.7 14 8.0 159 90.3 0 0.0

Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 18DEC24