CY2023 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 120,065 100.0 743 0.6 1,371 1.1 10,771 9.0 107,120 89.2 60 0.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,888 1.6 13 0.7 20 1.1 158 8.4 1,697 89.9 0 0.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 349 0.3 5 1.4 5 1.4 32 9.2 307 88.0 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 104 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 12 11.5 90 86.5 1 1.0
ANSON 259 0.2 3 1.2 5 1.9 29 11.2 222 85.7 0 0.0
ASHE 194 0.2 0 0.0 2 1.0 22 11.3 170 87.6 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 6 1.4 3 0.7 57 13.2 365 84.3 2 0.5
BERTIE 161 0.1 2 1.2 3 1.9 26 16.1 130 80.7 0 0.0
BLADEN 378 0.3 3 0.8 7 1.9 36 9.5 332 87.8 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,176 1.0 3 0.3 13 1.1 90 7.7 1,069 90.9 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,388 2.0 15 0.6 29 1.2 228 9.5 2,116 88.6 0 0.0
BURKE 850 0.7 1 0.1 10 1.2 83 9.8 756 88.9 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,665 2.2 17 0.6 30 1.1 247 9.3 2,371 89.0 0 0.0
CALDWELL 777 0.6 2 0.3 8 1.0 71 9.1 696 89.6 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 1 0.2 1 0.2 31 6.4 450 93.2 0 0.0
CASWELL 201 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 10.0 181 90.0 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,674 1.4 6 0.4 15 0.9 139 8.3 1,514 90.4 0 0.0
CHATHAM 714 0.6 3 0.4 15 2.1 71 9.9 624 87.4 1 0.1
CHEROKEE 247 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 21 8.5 224 90.7 1 0.4
CHOWAN 144 0.1 0 0.0 5 3.5 27 18.8 112 77.8 0 0.0
CLAY 87 0.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 4 4.6 81 93.1 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,154 1.0 9 0.8 21 1.8 108 9.4 1,015 88.0 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 578 0.5 10 1.7 8 1.4 46 8.0 514 88.9 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,232 1.0 8 0.6 11 0.9 104 8.4 1,108 89.9 1 0.1
CUMBERLAND 5,088 4.2 45 0.9 60 1.2 482 9.5 4,500 88.4 1 0.0
CURRITUCK 303 0.3 1 0.3 4 1.3 21 6.9 277 91.4 0 0.0
DARE 290 0.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 19 6.6 268 92.4 1 0.3
DAVIDSON 1,802 1.5 14 0.8 21 1.2 157 8.7 1,610 89.3 0 0.0
DAVIE 377 0.3 2 0.5 3 0.8 39 10.3 333 88.3 0 0.0
DUPLIN 709 0.6 3 0.4 6 0.8 77 10.9 623 87.9 0 0.0
DURHAM 4,068 3.4 26 0.6 44 1.1 373 9.2 3,620 89.0 5 0.1
EDGECOMBE 560 0.5 7 1.3 14 2.5 69 12.3 470 83.9 0 0.0
FORSYTH 4,385 3.7 35 0.8 45 1.0 399 9.1 3,906 89.1 0 0.0
FRANKLIN 921 0.8 3 0.3 18 2.0 72 7.8 828 89.9 0 0.0
GASTON 2,858 2.4 16 0.6 39 1.4 262 9.2 2,536 88.7 5 0.2
GATES 83 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.2 7 8.4 75 90.4 0 0.0
GRAHAM 87 0.1 4 4.6 0 0.0 7 8.0 76 87.4 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 586 0.5 3 0.5 4 0.7 60 10.2 519 88.6 0 0.0
GREENE 206 0.2 3 1.5 2 1.0 27 13.1 174 84.5 0 0.0
GUILFORD 5,757 4.8 47 0.8 66 1.1 578 10.0 5,059 87.9 7 0.1
HALIFAX 469 0.4 4 0.9 9 1.9 63 13.4 393 83.8 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,913 1.6 11 0.6 18 0.9 183 9.6 1,700 88.9 1 0.1
HAYWOOD 533 0.4 4 0.8 2 0.4 63 11.8 464 87.1 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,009 0.8 2 0.2 8 0.8 106 10.5 891 88.3 2 0.2
HERTFORD 187 0.2 1 0.5 6 3.2 17 9.1 163 87.2 0 0.0
HOKE 807 0.7 7 0.9 8 1.0 73 9.0 719 89.1 0 0.0
HYDE 37 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 8.1 33 89.2 1 2.7
IREDELL 2,016 1.7 9 0.4 18 0.9 189 9.4 1,800 89.3 0 0.0
JACKSON 335 0.3 3 0.9 4 1.2 28 8.4 300 89.6 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 2,859 2.4 12 0.4 30 1.0 214 7.5 2,602 91.0 1 0.0
JONES 105 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.0 8 7.6 96 91.4 0 0.0
LEE 787 0.7 10 1.3 15 1.9 89 11.3 673 85.5 0 0.0
LENOIR 631 0.5 3 0.5 12 1.9 70 11.1 546 86.5 0 0.0
LINCOLN 940 0.8 2 0.2 4 0.4 71 7.6 862 91.7 1 0.1
MCDOWELL 398 0.3 3 0.8 5 1.3 46 11.6 344 86.4 0 0.0
MACON 323 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.9 40 12.4 280 86.7 0 0.0
MADISON 198 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 11.1 176 88.9 0 0.0
MARTIN 207 0.2 2 1.0 4 1.9 20 9.7 181 87.4 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 15,103 12.6 87 0.6 160 1.1 1,228 8.1 13,622 90.2 6 0.0
MITCHELL 128 0.1 1 0.8 3 2.3 13 10.2 111 86.7 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 267 0.2 1 0.4 4 1.5 24 9.0 237 88.8 1 0.4
MOORE 1,198 1.0 2 0.2 10 0.8 93 7.8 1,092 91.2 1 0.1
NASH 1,031 0.9 13 1.3 11 1.1 106 10.3 901 87.4 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,135 1.8 16 0.7 27 1.3 208 9.7 1,883 88.2 1 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 148 0.1 2 1.4 2 1.4 15 10.1 129 87.2 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,668 3.1 23 0.6 27 0.7 284 7.7 3,334 90.9 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,163 1.0 4 0.3 6 0.5 101 8.7 1,052 90.5 0 0.0
PAMLICO 105 0.1 1 1.0 1 1.0 10 9.5 93 88.6 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 430 0.4 4 0.9 5 1.2 30 7.0 390 90.7 1 0.2
PENDER 705 0.6 1 0.1 6 0.9 75 10.6 623 88.4 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 99 0.1 2 2.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 90 90.9 0 0.0
PERSON 425 0.4 3 0.7 4 0.9 54 12.7 363 85.4 1 0.2
PITT 2,004 1.7 18 0.9 33 1.6 178 8.9 1,770 88.3 5 0.2
POLK 127 0.1 1 0.8 2 1.6 9 7.1 115 90.6 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,601 1.3 12 0.7 18 1.1 137 8.6 1,434 89.6 0 0.0
RICHMOND 530 0.4 8 1.5 4 0.8 58 10.9 460 86.8 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,875 1.6 11 0.6 33 1.8 165 8.8 1,666 88.9 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 910 0.8 6 0.7 5 0.5 88 9.7 811 89.1 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,582 1.3 9 0.6 19 1.2 137 8.7 1,417 89.6 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 625 0.5 4 0.6 16 2.6 60 9.6 545 87.2 0 0.0
SAMPSON 845 0.7 6 0.7 10 1.2 90 10.7 737 87.2 2 0.2
SCOTLAND 345 0.3 2 0.6 7 2.0 39 11.3 297 86.1 0 0.0
STANLY 752 0.6 3 0.4 15 2.0 70 9.3 664 88.3 0 0.0
STOKES 355 0.3 3 0.8 3 0.8 35 9.9 314 88.5 0 0.0
SURRY 787 0.7 5 0.6 7 0.9 80 10.2 695 88.3 0 0.0
SWAIN 132 0.1 0 0.0 4 3.0 14 10.6 114 86.4 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 240 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.8 25 10.4 213 88.8 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 9 0.3 27 1.0 230 8.8 2,333 89.8 0 0.0
VANCE 533 0.4 4 0.8 11 2.1 67 12.6 451 84.6 0 0.0
WAKE 12,950 10.8 59 0.5 144 1.1 987 7.6 11,755 90.8 5 0.0
WARREN 162 0.1 0 0.0 2 1.2 23 14.2 137 84.6 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 106 0.1 2 1.9 3 2.8 11 10.4 90 84.9 0 0.0
WATAUGA 321 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.9 29 9.0 287 89.4 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,675 1.4 14 0.8 20 1.2 137 8.2 1,504 89.8 0 0.0
WILKES 666 0.6 3 0.5 8 1.2 68 10.2 585 87.8 2 0.3
WILSON 917 0.8 8 0.9 7 0.8 94 10.3 807 88.0 1 0.1
YADKIN 396 0.3 2 0.5 6 1.5 31 7.8 357 90.2 0 0.0
YANCEY 176 0.1 0 0.0 4 2.3 18 10.2 154 87.5 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 18DEC24