| YTD2025 QUARTER 3 (JAN-SEP) 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 | 91,532 | 100.0 | 167 | 0.2 | 1,203 | 1.3 | 7,031 | 7.7 | 83,114 | 90.8 | 17 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,486 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.4 | 132 | 8.9 | 1,331 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alamance | ||||||||||||
| Alexander | 270 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 18 | 6.7 | 250 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alleghany | 60 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 57 | 95.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Anson | 181 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.2 | 22 | 12.2 | 155 | 85.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apex | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ashe | 159 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 5.7 | 150 | 94.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Avery | 89 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 86 | 96.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Beaufort | 332 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.8 | 24 | 7.2 | 302 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bertie | 85 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 11 | 12.9 | 73 | 85.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bladen | 274 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 22 | 8.0 | 249 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brunswick | 1,066 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.1 | 74 | 6.9 | 975 | 91.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Buncombe | 1,764 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.4 | 133 | 7.5 | 1,606 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Burke | 657 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 44 | 6.7 | 604 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cabarrus | 2,052 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.1 | 150 | 7.3 | 1,879 | 91.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Caldwell | 647 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 45 | 7.0 | 592 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Camden | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.7 | 36 | 97.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Carteret | 343 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 24 | 7.0 | 315 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Caswell | 143 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 14 | 9.8 | 125 | 87.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Catawba | 1,272 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.6 | 84 | 6.6 | 1,178 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chatam | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chatham | 466 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.9 | 31 | 6.7 | 426 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cherokee | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 27 | 90.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chowan | 102 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 7.8 | 92 | 90.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Clay | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cleveland | 822 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.5 | 78 | 9.5 | 732 | 89.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Columbus | 399 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 42 | 10.5 | 350 | 87.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Craven | 959 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 77 | 8.0 | 875 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cumberland | 3,822 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 48 | 1.3 | 305 | 8.0 | 3,463 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Currituck | 75 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.0 | 72 | 96.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dare | 159 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.1 | 154 | 96.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Davidson | 1,282 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.1 | 114 | 8.9 | 1,152 | 89.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Davie | 360 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 25 | 6.9 | 329 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Duplin | 500 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 32 | 6.4 | 460 | 92.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Durham | 3,185 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 39 | 1.2 | 262 | 8.2 | 2,876 | 90.3 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Edgecombe | 420 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 14 | 3.3 | 41 | 9.8 | 364 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Forsyth | 3,404 | 3.7 | 14 | 0.4 | 51 | 1.5 | 290 | 8.5 | 3,048 | 89.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Fosyth | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Franklin | 746 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 1.2 | 54 | 7.2 | 681 | 91.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Gaston | 2,253 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.2 | 27 | 1.2 | 165 | 7.3 | 2,056 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gates | 35 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.4 | 31 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Graham | 56 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.4 | 5 | 8.9 | 48 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Granville | 453 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 41 | 9.1 | 408 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Greene | 163 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 16 | 9.8 | 143 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Guilford | 4,135 | 4.5 | 15 | 0.4 | 65 | 1.6 | 351 | 8.5 | 3,704 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Halifax | 342 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 34 | 9.9 | 302 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hanrett | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Harnett | 1,644 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.3 | 119 | 7.2 | 1,499 | 91.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Harrett | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Haywood | 419 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 36 | 8.6 | 380 | 90.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Henderson | 767 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.8 | 41 | 5.3 | 712 | 92.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hertford | 131 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 13 | 9.9 | 111 | 84.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hoke | 628 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 47 | 7.5 | 577 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Huntersville | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hyde | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Iredell | 1,660 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.3 | 134 | 8.1 | 1,503 | 90.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jackson | 249 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 17 | 6.8 | 231 | 92.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Johnston | 2,387 | 2.6 | 10 | 0.4 | 26 | 1.1 | 192 | 8.0 | 2,159 | 90.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jones | 59 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.4 | 2 | 3.4 | 55 | 93.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lee | 631 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 49 | 7.8 | 572 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lenior | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 12 | 92.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lenoir | 457 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.8 | 52 | 11.4 | 396 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lillington | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lincoln | 727 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 50 | 6.9 | 672 | 92.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Macon | 259 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 17 | 6.6 | 238 | 91.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Madison | 140 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6.4 | 131 | 93.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Martin | 186 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 24 | 12.9 | 161 | 86.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McDowell | 342 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 21 | 6.1 | 314 | 91.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mebane | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 11,477 | 12.5 | 22 | 0.2 | 141 | 1.2 | 870 | 7.6 | 10,443 | 91.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell | 82 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 17.1 | 68 | 82.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Montgomery | 219 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.3 | 14 | 6.4 | 200 | 91.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Moore | 957 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.7 | 53 | 5.5 | 886 | 92.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nash | 801 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.4 | 71 | 8.9 | 718 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| New Hanover | 1,654 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.3 | 118 | 7.1 | 1,511 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Northampton | 99 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 10.1 | 88 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Onslow | 2,904 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.3 | 36 | 1.2 | 202 | 7.0 | 2,657 | 91.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Orange | 786 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 51 | 6.5 | 728 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pamlico | 52 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.8 | 7 | 13.5 | 42 | 80.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pasquotank | 226 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 12 | 5.3 | 210 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pender | 552 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 39 | 7.1 | 506 | 91.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Perquimans | 53 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 49 | 92.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Person | 343 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 37 | 10.8 | 300 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pitt | 1,548 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 28 | 1.8 | 156 | 10.1 | 1,357 | 87.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Polk | 94 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.5 | 86 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Raleigh | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Randolph | 1,244 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.4 | 88 | 7.1 | 1,137 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 395 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 9 | 2.3 | 48 | 12.2 | 335 | 84.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Robeson | 1,455 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.4 | 152 | 10.4 | 1,278 | 87.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rockingham | 718 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2.4 | 47 | 6.5 | 654 | 91.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rougemont | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rowan | 1,183 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.8 | 89 | 7.5 | 1,072 | 90.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rutherford | 460 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 36 | 7.8 | 421 | 91.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sampson | 591 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.2 | 49 | 8.3 | 535 | 90.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotland | 300 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 35 | 11.7 | 251 | 83.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stanley | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stanly | 605 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.0 | 52 | 8.6 | 545 | 90.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Stokes | 332 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 29 | 8.7 | 302 | 91.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Surry | 580 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.1 | 29 | 5.0 | 539 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swain | 114 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 12 | 10.5 | 101 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Transylvania | 170 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 | 9 | 5.3 | 158 | 92.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrrell | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 20 | 87.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Union | 2,023 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 21 | 1.0 | 109 | 5.4 | 1,887 | 93.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vance | 435 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2.3 | 54 | 12.4 | 371 | 85.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wake | 9,977 | 10.9 | 8 | 0.1 | 115 | 1.2 | 641 | 6.4 | 9,211 | 92.3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Warren | 123 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 9 | 7.3 | 111 | 90.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 80 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 11 | 13.8 | 67 | 83.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Watauga | 236 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 13 | 5.5 | 221 | 93.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wayne | 1,227 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.4 | 24 | 2.0 | 104 | 8.5 | 1,094 | 89.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilkes | 475 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.7 | 33 | 6.9 | 434 | 91.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilson | 697 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.3 | 70 | 10.0 | 615 | 88.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yadkin | 295 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 277 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yancey | 124 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 10 | 8.1 | 111 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics 23OCT25 |
| CAUTION: Data shown are provisional and include only resident events occurring within North Carolina. Data does not reflect events affecting North Carolina |
| residents that occurred in other states. Therefore provisional data will not match the final number of resident events reported. |
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