| 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 |
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