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Rates Based on Less Than 10 Deaths are Unstable and Should be Interpreted with Caution
| COUNTY | INFANT DEATHS | LIVE BIRTHS | INFANT DEATH RATE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | OTHER RACES | TOTAL | WHITE | OTHER RACES | TOTAL | WHITE | OTHER RACES | TOTAL | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 518 | 487 | 1005 | 85204 | 32908 | 118112 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 8.5 |
| PCR I | 55 | 10 | 65 | 7115 | 683 | 7798 | 7.7 | 14.6 | 8.3 |
| PCR II | 146 | 85 | 231 | 22124 | 5562 | 27686 | 6.6 | 15.3 | 8.3 |
| PCR III | 87 | 94 | 181 | 16402 | 5915 | 22317 | 5.3 | 15.9 | 8.1 |
| PCR IV | 81 | 95 | 176 | 16989 | 7107 | 24096 | 4.8 | 13.4 | 7.3 |
| PCR V | 62 | 92 | 154 | 10993 | 6675 | 17668 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 8.7 |
| PCR VI | 87 | 111 | 198 | 11581 | 6966 | 18547 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 10.7 |
| ALAMANCE | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1481 | 418 | 1899 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 8.4 |
| ALEXANDER | 1 | 1 | 2 | 386 | 28 | 414 | 2.6 | 35.7 | 4.8 |
| ALLEGHANY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 104 | 9.6 | 0 | 9.6 |
| ANSON | 1 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 189 | 323 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| ASHE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 273 | 2 | 275 | 25.6 | 0.0 | 25.5 |
| AVERY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 3 | 180 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 436 | 213 | 649 | 4.6 | 18.8 | 9.2 |
| BERTIE | 0 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 202 | 281 | 0.0 | 29.7 | 21.4 |
| BLADEN | 2 | 2 | 4 | 298 | 188 | 486 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 8.2 |
| BRUNSWICK | 4 | 3 | 7 | 747 | 158 | 905 | 5.4 | 19.0 | 7.7 |
| BUNCOMBE | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2239 | 251 | 2490 | 7.6 | 19.9 | 8.8 |
| BURKE | 2 | 3 | 5 | 921 | 138 | 1059 | 2.2 | 21.7 | 4.7 |
| CABARRUS | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1858 | 339 | 2197 | 4.3 | 14.7 | 5.9 |
| CALDWELL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 905 | 57 | 962 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 12 | 73 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| CARTERET | 6 | 1 | 7 | 510 | 66 | 576 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 12.2 |
| CASWELL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 67 | 245 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 16.3 |
| CATAWBA | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1732 | 319 | 2051 | 6.4 | 15.7 | 7.8 |
| CHATHAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | 550 | 98 | 648 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
| CHEROKEE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 14 | 267 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 96 | 201 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 70 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 4 | 6 | 10 | 942 | 354 | 1296 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 7.7 |
| COLUMBUS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 491 | 313 | 804 | 4.1 | 16.0 | 8.7 |
| CRAVEN | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1150 | 425 | 1575 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| CUMBERLAND | 17 | 39 | 56 | 3093 | 2222 | 5315 | 5.5 | 17.6 | 10.5 |
| CURRITUCK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 12 | 211 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| DARE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 339 | 15 | 354 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| DAVIDSON | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1717 | 210 | 1927 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 6.2 |
| DAVIE | 5 | 1 | 6 | 418 | 34 | 452 | 12.0 | 29.4 | 13.3 |
| DUPLIN | 8 | 3 | 11 | 578 | 209 | 787 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.0 |
| DURHAM | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2062 | 1770 | 3832 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 6.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 2 | 8 | 10 | 324 | 484 | 808 | 6.2 | 16.5 | 12.4 |
| FORSYTH | 25 | 18 | 43 | 3354 | 1290 | 4644 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 9.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 3 | 3 | 6 | 455 | 184 | 639 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 9.4 |
| GASTON | 18 | 11 | 29 | 2110 | 453 | 2563 | 8.5 | 24.3 | 11.3 |
| GATES | 1 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 54 | 118 | 15.6 | 37.0 | 25.4 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 10 | 87 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11.5 |
| GRANVILLE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 443 | 183 | 626 | 2.3 | 21.9 | 8.0 |
| GREENE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 103 | 238 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4.2 |
| GUILFORD | 17 | 38 | 55 | 3609 | 2309 | 5918 | 4.7 | 16.5 | 9.3 |
| HALIFAX | 2 | 4 | 6 | 263 | 502 | 765 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| HARNETT | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1108 | 396 | 1504 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| HAYWOOD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 530 | 11 | 541 | 1.9 | 90.9 | 3.7 |
| HENDERSON | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1050 | 62 | 1112 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| HERTFORD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 192 | 274 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 10.9 |
| HOKE | 2 | 3 | 5 | 365 | 306 | 671 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 7.5 |
| HYDE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 25.0 | 58.8 | 35.1 |
| IREDELL | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1535 | 340 | 1875 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| JACKSON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 302 | 66 | 368 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 2.7 |
| JOHNSTON | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1667 | 358 | 2025 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| JONES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 25 | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 606 | 182 | 788 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 7.6 |
| LENOIR | 8 | 6 | 14 | 430 | 376 | 806 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 17.4 |
| LINCOLN | 7 | 4 | 11 | 857 | 62 | 919 | 8.2 | 64.5 | 12.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 507 | 18 | 525 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 7.6 |
| MACON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 308 | 4 | 312 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| MADISON | 2 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 2 | 212 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| MARTIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 180 | 316 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| MECKLENBURG | 31 | 63 | 94 | 7882 | 4075 | 11957 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 7.9 |
| MITCHELL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 23.7 | 0 | 23.7 |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 81 | 417 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| MOORE | 6 | 3 | 9 | 655 | 206 | 861 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
| NASH | 2 | 10 | 12 | 740 | 510 | 1250 | 2.7 | 19.6 | 9.6 |
| NEW HANOVER | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1531 | 506 | 2037 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 7.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 169 | 259 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 15.4 |
| ONSLOW | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2426 | 699 | 3125 | 4.5 | 18.6 | 7.7 |
| ORANGE | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1021 | 277 | 1298 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 6.9 |
| PAMLICO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 22 | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 245 | 220 | 465 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| PENDER | 3 | 1 | 4 | 381 | 117 | 498 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 42 | 115 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| PERSON | 0 | 5 | 5 | 302 | 180 | 482 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 10.4 |
| PITT | 8 | 23 | 31 | 1097 | 893 | 1990 | 7.3 | 25.8 | 15.6 |
| POLK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 10 | 181 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1727 | 138 | 1865 | 9.3 | 29.0 | 10.7 |
| RICHMOND | 2 | 2 | 4 | 428 | 242 | 670 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| ROBESON | 5 | 17 | 22 | 733 | 1381 | 2114 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 10.4 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 913 | 242 | 1155 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| ROWAN | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1359 | 311 | 1670 | 7.4 | 16.1 | 9.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 8 | 1 | 9 | 706 | 127 | 833 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 10.8 |
| SAMPSON | 1 | 5 | 6 | 635 | 302 | 937 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 6.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 3 | 5 | 8 | 192 | 257 | 449 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 17.8 |
| STANLY | 6 | 2 | 8 | 642 | 112 | 754 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 10.6 |
| STOKES | 3 | 1 | 4 | 482 | 22 | 504 | 6.2 | 45.5 | 7.9 |
| SURRY | 6 | 1 | 7 | 894 | 58 | 952 | 6.7 | 17.2 | 7.4 |
| SWAIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 77 | 179 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 5.6 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 231 | 23 | 254 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1977 | 331 | 2308 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| VANCE | 5 | 11 | 16 | 327 | 410 | 737 | 15.3 | 26.8 | 21.7 |
| WAKE | 29 | 37 | 66 | 7824 | 2841 | 10665 | 3.7 | 13.0 | 6.2 |
| WARREN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 139 | 212 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| WASHINGTON | 2 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 103 | 167 | 31.3 | 9.7 | 18.0 |
| WATAUGA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 329 | 10 | 339 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| WAYNE | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1119 | 619 | 1738 | 4.5 | 19.4 | 9.8 |
| WILKES | 3 | 1 | 4 | 823 | 41 | 864 | 3.6 | 24.4 | 4.6 |
| WILSON | 6 | 6 | 12 | 622 | 485 | 1107 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 10.8 |
| YADKIN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 466 | 10 | 476 | 2.1 | 200.0 | 6.3 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 5 | 198 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Note: Rates per 1,000 live births.
Page Last Updated July 16, 2018