| 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 |
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