CY2023 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY

  TOTAL METHOD OF DELIVERY
Vaginal C-Section Unknown
# % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,065 100.0 82,852 69.0 36,757 30.6 456 0.4
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,888 1.6 1,364 72.2 524 27.8 0 0.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 349 0.3 240 68.8 106 30.4 3 0.9
ALLEGHANY 104 0.1 63 60.6 40 38.5 1 1.0
ANSON 259 0.2 167 64.5 92 35.5 0 0.0
ASHE 194 0.2 129 66.5 65 33.5 0 0.0
AVERY 143 0.1 93 65.0 48 33.6 2 1.4
BEAUFORT 433 0.4 279 64.4 152 35.1 2 0.5
BERTIE 161 0.1 108 67.1 53 32.9 0 0.0
BLADEN 378 0.3 247 65.3 131 34.7 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,176 1.0 830 70.6 346 29.4 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 2,388 2.0 1,552 65.0 757 31.7 79 3.3
BURKE 850 0.7 534 62.8 233 27.4 83 9.8
CABARRUS 2,665 2.2 1,797 67.4 868 32.6 0 0.0
CALDWELL 777 0.6 496 63.8 237 30.5 44 5.7
CAMDEN 98 0.1 59 60.2 39 39.8 0 0.0
CARTERET 483 0.4 328 67.9 154 31.9 1 0.2
CASWELL 201 0.2 147 73.1 54 26.9 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,674 1.4 1,151 68.8 515 30.8 8 0.5
CHATHAM 714 0.6 509 71.3 205 28.7 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 247 0.2 190 76.9 54 21.9 3 1.2
CHOWAN 144 0.1 87 60.4 57 39.6 0 0.0
CLAY 87 0.1 63 72.4 24 27.6 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,154 1.0 800 69.3 354 30.7 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 578 0.5 356 61.6 222 38.4 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,232 1.0 879 71.3 348 28.2 5 0.4
CUMBERLAND 5,088 4.2 3,333 65.5 1,755 34.5 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 303 0.3 200 66.0 103 34.0 0 0.0
DARE 290 0.2 214 73.8 76 26.2 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,802 1.5 1,242 68.9 560 31.1 0 0.0
DAVIE 377 0.3 267 70.8 110 29.2 0 0.0
DUPLIN 709 0.6 446 62.9 262 37.0 1 0.1
DURHAM 4,068 3.4 2,824 69.4 1,241 30.5 3 0.1
EDGECOMBE 560 0.5 354 63.2 202 36.1 4 0.7
FORSYTH 4,385 3.7 3,056 69.7 1,329 30.3 0 0.0
FRANKLIN 921 0.8 676 73.4 244 26.5 1 0.1
GASTON 2,858 2.4 1,938 67.8 917 32.1 3 0.1
GATES 83 0.1 63 75.9 20 24.1 0 0.0
GRAHAM 87 0.1 63 72.4 23 26.4 1 1.1
GRANVILLE 586 0.5 414 70.6 172 29.4 0 0.0
GREENE 206 0.2 140 68.0 65 31.6 1 0.5
GUILFORD 5,757 4.8 4,032 70.0 1,725 30.0 0 0.0
HALIFAX 469 0.4 301 64.2 167 35.6 1 0.2
HARNETT 1,913 1.6 1,330 69.5 583 30.5 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 533 0.4 354 66.4 173 32.5 6 1.1
HENDERSON 1,009 0.8 659 65.3 340 33.7 10 1.0
HERTFORD 187 0.2 118 63.1 69 36.9 0 0.0
HOKE 807 0.7 571 70.8 236 29.2 0 0.0
HYDE 37 0.0 26 70.3 11 29.7 0 0.0
IREDELL 2,016 1.7 1,291 64.0 711 35.3 14 0.7
JACKSON 335 0.3 237 70.7 96 28.7 2 0.6
JOHNSTON 2,859 2.4 1,943 68.0 912 31.9 4 0.1
JONES 105 0.1 65 61.9 40 38.1 0 0.0
LEE 787 0.7 560 71.2 227 28.8 0 0.0
LENOIR 631 0.5 443 70.2 184 29.2 4 0.6
LINCOLN 940 0.8 635 67.6 301 32.0 4 0.4
MCDOWELL 398 0.3 257 64.6 123 30.9 18 4.5
MACON 323 0.3 238 73.7 79 24.5 6 1.9
MADISON 198 0.2 140 70.7 53 26.8 5 2.5
MARTIN 207 0.2 125 60.4 80 38.6 2 1.0
MECKLENBURG 15,103 12.6 10,348 68.5 4,722 31.3 33 0.2
MITCHELL 128 0.1 81 63.3 41 32.0 6 4.7
MONTGOMERY 267 0.2 182 68.2 84 31.5 1 0.4
MOORE 1,198 1.0 866 72.3 332 27.7 0 0.0
NASH 1,031 0.9 739 71.7 285 27.6 7 0.7
NEW HANOVER 2,135 1.8 1,529 71.6 603 28.2 3 0.1
NORTHAMPTON 148 0.1 98 66.2 50 33.8 0 0.0
ONSLOW 3,668 3.1 2,684 73.2 982 26.8 2 0.1
ORANGE 1,163 1.0 834 71.7 327 28.1 2 0.2
PAMLICO 105 0.1 74 70.5 31 29.5 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 430 0.4 311 72.3 115 26.7 4 0.9
PENDER 705 0.6 493 69.9 212 30.1 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 99 0.1 64 64.6 35 35.4 0 0.0
PERSON 425 0.4 302 71.1 122 28.7 1 0.2
PITT 2,004 1.7 1,371 68.4 602 30.0 31 1.5
POLK 127 0.1 84 66.1 42 33.1 1 0.8
RANDOLPH 1,601 1.3 1,089 68.0 512 32.0 0 0.0
RICHMOND 530 0.4 339 64.0 191 36.0 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,875 1.6 1,292 68.9 583 31.1 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 910 0.8 658 72.3 251 27.6 1 0.1
ROWAN 1,582 1.3 1,058 66.9 522 33.0 2 0.1
RUTHERFORD 625 0.5 433 69.3 189 30.2 3 0.5
SAMPSON 845 0.7 558 66.0 286 33.8 1 0.1
SCOTLAND 345 0.3 217 62.9 128 37.1 0 0.0
STANLY 752 0.6 518 68.9 233 31.0 1 0.1
STOKES 355 0.3 246 69.3 109 30.7 0 0.0
SURRY 787 0.7 526 66.8 252 32.0 9 1.1
SWAIN 132 0.1 84 63.6 46 34.8 2 1.5
TRANSYLVANIA 240 0.2 163 67.9 76 31.7 1 0.4
TYRRELL 38 0.0 20 52.6 18 47.4 0 0.0
UNION 2,599 2.2 1,825 70.2 773 29.7 1 0.0
VANCE 533 0.4 376 70.5 157 29.5 0 0.0
WAKE 12,950 10.8 9,262 71.5 3,684 28.4 4 0.0
WARREN 162 0.1 115 71.0 47 29.0 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 106 0.1 67 63.2 39 36.8 0 0.0
WATAUGA 321 0.3 232 72.3 88 27.4 1 0.3
WAYNE 1,675 1.4 1,216 72.6 458 27.3 1 0.1
WILKES 666 0.6 442 66.4 218 32.7 6 0.9
WILSON 917 0.8 620 67.6 292 31.8 5 0.5
YADKIN 396 0.3 290 73.2 104 26.3 2 0.5
YANCEY 176 0.1 123 69.9 49 27.8 4 2.3

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