| CY2023 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND MATERNAL AGE |
| TOTAL | AGE OF MOTHER | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18 years | 18-34 years | 35+ years | Unknown | |||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,065 | 100.0 | 1,344 | 1.1 | 96,318 | 80.2 | 22,396 | 18.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,888 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.3 | 1,526 | 80.8 | 338 | 17.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 349 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.0 | 292 | 83.7 | 50 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 104 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 91 | 87.5 | 11 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 259 | 0.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 219 | 84.6 | 33 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 194 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 175 | 90.2 | 16 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 143 | 0.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 118 | 82.5 | 22 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 433 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 365 | 84.3 | 65 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 161 | 0.1 | 6 | 3.7 | 139 | 86.3 | 16 | 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 378 | 0.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 322 | 85.2 | 46 | 12.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,176 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 970 | 82.5 | 196 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,388 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.1 | 1,758 | 73.6 | 603 | 25.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 850 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.1 | 713 | 83.9 | 128 | 15.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,665 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.1 | 2,117 | 79.4 | 520 | 19.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 777 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.4 | 664 | 85.5 | 102 | 13.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 98 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 75.5 | 24 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 483 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 393 | 81.4 | 85 | 17.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 201 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 170 | 84.6 | 29 | 14.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,674 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.9 | 1,414 | 84.5 | 245 | 14.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 714 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.8 | 515 | 72.1 | 193 | 27.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 247 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 207 | 83.8 | 37 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 144 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 126 | 87.5 | 17 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 87 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.6 | 70 | 80.5 | 13 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,154 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.6 | 1,009 | 87.4 | 126 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 578 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.2 | 512 | 88.6 | 59 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,232 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.8 | 1,064 | 86.4 | 158 | 12.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 5,088 | 4.2 | 42 | 0.8 | 4,378 | 86.0 | 668 | 13.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 303 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 244 | 80.5 | 58 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 290 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 221 | 76.2 | 68 | 23.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,802 | 1.5 | 26 | 1.4 | 1,543 | 85.6 | 233 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 377 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 309 | 82.0 | 65 | 17.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 709 | 0.6 | 17 | 2.4 | 595 | 83.9 | 97 | 13.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 4,068 | 3.4 | 50 | 1.2 | 2,988 | 73.5 | 1,029 | 25.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 560 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.4 | 475 | 84.8 | 77 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,385 | 3.7 | 56 | 1.3 | 3,491 | 79.6 | 838 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 921 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 740 | 80.3 | 177 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,858 | 2.4 | 38 | 1.3 | 2,380 | 83.3 | 440 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 83 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 71 | 85.5 | 11 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 87 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 74 | 85.1 | 12 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 586 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.0 | 486 | 82.9 | 94 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 206 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.9 | 172 | 83.5 | 30 | 14.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,757 | 4.8 | 55 | 1.0 | 4,521 | 78.5 | 1,181 | 20.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 469 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.5 | 399 | 85.1 | 63 | 13.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,913 | 1.6 | 17 | 0.9 | 1,595 | 83.4 | 301 | 15.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 533 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 445 | 83.5 | 84 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,009 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.1 | 813 | 80.6 | 185 | 18.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 187 | 0.2 | 4 | 2.1 | 155 | 82.9 | 28 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 807 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 679 | 84.1 | 121 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 86.5 | 5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 2,016 | 1.7 | 14 | 0.7 | 1,663 | 82.5 | 339 | 16.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 335 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 282 | 84.2 | 49 | 14.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,859 | 2.4 | 23 | 0.8 | 2,317 | 81.0 | 519 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 105 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 92 | 87.6 | 11 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 787 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.7 | 656 | 83.4 | 118 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 631 | 0.5 | 13 | 2.1 | 536 | 84.9 | 82 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 940 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 784 | 83.4 | 149 | 15.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 398 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 349 | 87.7 | 42 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 323 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 269 | 83.3 | 46 | 14.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 198 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 158 | 79.8 | 38 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 207 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 184 | 88.9 | 21 | 10.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 15,103 | 12.6 | 203 | 1.3 | 11,437 | 75.7 | 3,463 | 22.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 128 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 116 | 90.6 | 12 | 9.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 267 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 230 | 86.1 | 33 | 12.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,198 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.6 | 927 | 77.4 | 264 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,031 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.2 | 864 | 83.8 | 155 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,135 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.1 | 1,596 | 74.8 | 515 | 24.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 148 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 123 | 83.1 | 23 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 3,668 | 3.1 | 13 | 0.4 | 3,278 | 89.4 | 377 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 1,163 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 803 | 69.0 | 354 | 30.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 105 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.8 | 85 | 81.0 | 15 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 430 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 357 | 83.0 | 70 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 705 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 554 | 78.6 | 147 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 99 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 82 | 82.8 | 16 | 16.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 425 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.2 | 352 | 82.8 | 68 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 2,004 | 1.7 | 25 | 1.2 | 1,646 | 82.1 | 333 | 16.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 127 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 97 | 76.4 | 28 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,601 | 1.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 1,344 | 83.9 | 244 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 530 | 0.4 | 15 | 2.8 | 456 | 86.0 | 58 | 10.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| ROBESON | 1,875 | 1.6 | 44 | 2.3 | 1,600 | 85.3 | 231 | 12.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 910 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.2 | 762 | 83.7 | 137 | 15.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 1,582 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.8 | 1,321 | 83.5 | 233 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 625 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.6 | 544 | 87.0 | 71 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 845 | 0.7 | 12 | 1.4 | 713 | 84.4 | 118 | 14.0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 345 | 0.3 | 10 | 2.9 | 302 | 87.5 | 33 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 752 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.2 | 642 | 85.4 | 101 | 13.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 355 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 310 | 87.3 | 42 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 787 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.7 | 679 | 86.3 | 95 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 132 | 0.1 | 4 | 3.0 | 113 | 85.6 | 15 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 240 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 188 | 78.3 | 49 | 20.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 38 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.6 | 29 | 76.3 | 8 | 21.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,599 | 2.2 | 17 | 0.7 | 1,995 | 76.8 | 587 | 22.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 533 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 463 | 86.9 | 63 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 12,950 | 10.8 | 78 | 0.6 | 9,484 | 73.2 | 3,386 | 26.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 162 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.1 | 135 | 83.3 | 22 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 106 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 87.7 | 13 | 12.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 321 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 244 | 76.0 | 74 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,675 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.6 | 1,401 | 83.6 | 247 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 666 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.7 | 561 | 84.2 | 94 | 14.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 917 | 0.8 | 19 | 2.1 | 763 | 83.2 | 134 | 14.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YADKIN | 396 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 351 | 88.6 | 40 | 10.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 176 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 159 | 90.3 | 17 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 18DEC24 |
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