![]() |
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 | 513 | 450 | 967 | 86,260 | 32,032 | 118,292 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 8.2 |
| PCR I | 55 | 10 | 65 | 7,233 | 585 | 7,818 | 7.6 | 17.1 | 8.3 |
| PCR II | 138 | 66 | 204 | 21,679 | 5,490 | 27,169 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 7.5 |
| PCR III | 90 | 85 | 176 | 16,814 | 6,252 | 23,066 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 7.6 |
| PCR IV | 85 | 92 | 177 | 17,985 | 6,959 | 24,944 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 7.1 |
| PCR V | 73 | 88 | 163 | 11,045 | 6,183 | 17,228 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 9.5 |
| PCR VI | 72 | 109 | 182 | 11,504 | 6,563 | 18,067 | 6.3 | 16.6 | 10.1 |
| ALAMANCE | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1,486 | 352 | 1,838 | 6.1 | 19.9 | 8.7 |
| ALEXANDER | 2 | 1 | 3 | 392 | 21 | 413 | 5.1 | 47.6 | 7.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0.0 | . | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 2 | 4 | 6 | 178 | 183 | 361 | 11.2 | 21.9 | 16.6 |
| ASHE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 3 | 273 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| AVERY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 3 | 186 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 2 | 3 | 5 | 383 | 178 | 561 | 5.2 | 16.9 | 8.9 |
| BERTIE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 164 | 238 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 12.6 |
| BLADEN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 285 | 158 | 443 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 3 | 2 | 5 | 704 | 173 | 877 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| BUNCOMBE | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2,270 | 235 | 2,505 | 6.6 | 17.0 | 7.6 |
| BURKE | 6 | 2 | 8 | 827 | 137 | 964 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 8.3 |
| CABARRUS | 13 | 11 | 24 | 1,872 | 365 | 2,237 | 6.9 | 30.1 | 10.7 |
| CALDWELL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 837 | 64 | 901 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 10.0 |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 19 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 4 | 1 | 5 | 538 | 52 | 590 | 7.4 | 19.2 | 8.5 |
| CASWELL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 70 | 246 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| CATAWBA | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1,746 | 287 | 2,033 | 6.3 | 17.4 | 7.9 |
| CHATHAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | 584 | 102 | 686 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 5.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 255 | 7 | 262 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 26.7 |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 72 | 145 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 6.9 |
| CLAY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 10.9 | . | 10.9 |
| CLEVELAND | 7 | 4 | 11 | 897 | 317 | 1,214 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 9.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 5 | 6 | 11 | 472 | 284 | 756 | 10.6 | 21.1 | 14.6 |
| CRAVEN | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1,121 | 416 | 1,537 | 2.7 | 12.0 | 5.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 22 | 40 | 62 | 3,164 | 2,110 | 5,274 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 11.8 |
| CURRITUCK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 14 | 232 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| DARE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 412 | 17 | 429 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1,715 | 225 | 1,940 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 8.8 |
| DAVIE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 390 | 21 | 411 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| DUPLIN | 1 | 3 | 4 | 542 | 186 | 728 | 1.8 | 16.1 | 5.5 |
| DURHAM | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2,256 | 1,611 | 3,867 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 1 | 6 | 7 | 276 | 434 | 710 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| FORSYTH | 20 | 14 | 34 | 3,363 | 1,265 | 4,628 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 1 | 4 | 5 | 481 | 156 | 637 | 2.1 | 25.6 | 7.8 |
| GASTON | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2,055 | 419 | 2,474 | 7.3 | 16.7 | 8.9 |
| GATES | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 41 | 105 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 11 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 442 | 189 | 631 | 2.3 | 21.2 | 7.9 |
| GREENE | 1 | 3 | 4 | 137 | 103 | 240 | 7.3 | 29.1 | 16.7 |
| GUILFORD | 15 | 31 | 46 | 3,540 | 2,345 | 5,885 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 7.8 |
| HALIFAX | 3 | 8 | 11 | 244 | 495 | 739 | 12.3 | 16.2 | 14.9 |
| HARNETT | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1,045 | 365 | 1,410 | 6.7 | 21.9 | 10.6 |
| HAYWOOD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 582 | 11 | 593 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 10.1 |
| HENDERSON | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1,102 | 35 | 1,137 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| HERTFORD | 1 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 224 | 295 | 14.1 | 26.8 | 23.7 |
| HOKE | 5 | 3 | 8 | 399 | 310 | 709 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 |
| HYDE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 17.9 |
| IREDELL | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1,521 | 311 | 1,832 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| JACKSON | 3 | 1 | 4 | 290 | 70 | 360 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 11.1 |
| JOHNSTON | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1,873 | 336 | 2,209 | 6.4 | 23.8 | 9.1 |
| JONES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 82 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 12.2 |
| LEE | 3 | 2 | 5 | 666 | 189 | 855 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 5.8 |
| LENOIR | 3 | 8 | 12 | 364 | 352 | 716 | 8.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| LINCOLN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 857 | 55 | 912 | 1.2 | 18.2 | 2.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 486 | 25 | 511 | 6.2 | 40.0 | 7.8 |
| MACON | 2 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 8 | 332 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| MADISON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 3 | 222 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 161 | 308 | 13.6 | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| MECKLENBURG | 33 | 53 | 87 | 8,346 | 4,427 | 12,773 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 6.8 |
| MITCHELL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 2 | 159 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 3 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 71 | 386 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 10.4 |
| MOORE | 4 | 2 | 6 | 677 | 194 | 871 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 6.9 |
| NASH | 3 | 5 | 8 | 720 | 430 | 1,150 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 7.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1,624 | 455 | 2,079 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 0 | 6 | 6 | 91 | 158 | 249 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 24.1 |
| ONSLOW | 22 | 11 | 33 | 2,500 | 681 | 3,181 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 10.4 |
| ORANGE | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1,036 | 270 | 1,306 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| PAMLICO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 25 | 110 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 9.1 |
| PASQUOTANK | 1 | 4 | 5 | 270 | 241 | 511 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 9.8 |
| PENDER | 2 | 2 | 4 | 344 | 96 | 440 | 5.8 | 20.8 | 9.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 39 | 131 | 21.7 | 25.6 | 22.9 |
| PERSON | 5 | 1 | 6 | 306 | 128 | 434 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 13.8 |
| PITT | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1,146 | 852 | 1,998 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 11.5 |
| POLK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 7 | 169 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1,688 | 138 | 1,826 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| RICHMOND | 5 | 3 | 8 | 397 | 221 | 618 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 12.9 |
| ROBESON | 2 | 10 | 12 | 725 | 1,248 | 1,973 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 6.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 9 | 1 | 10 | 897 | 196 | 1,093 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| ROWAN | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1,318 | 347 | 1,665 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 6 | 2 | 8 | 676 | 92 | 768 | 8.9 | 21.7 | 10.4 |
| SAMPSON | 4 | 7 | 11 | 672 | 234 | 906 | 6.0 | 29.9 | 12.1 |
| SCOTLAND | 3 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 264 | 486 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 8.2 |
| STANLY | 10 | 2 | 12 | 579 | 122 | 701 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 17.1 |
| STOKES | 1 | 1 | 2 | 492 | 18 | 510 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 3.9 |
| SURRY | 7 | 1 | 8 | 870 | 43 | 913 | 8.0 | 23.3 | 8.8 |
| SWAIN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 62 | 166 | 9.6 | 32.3 | 18.1 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 15 | 266 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2,030 | 364 | 2,394 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| VANCE | 2 | 8 | 10 | 309 | 359 | 668 | 6.5 | 22.3 | 15.0 |
| WAKE | 32 | 40 | 72 | 8,300 | 3,042 | 11,342 | 3.9 | 13.1 | 6.3 |
| WARREN | 1 | 4 | 5 | 70 | 155 | 225 | 14.3 | 25.8 | 22.2 |
| WASHINGTON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 93 | 162 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 346 | 8 | 354 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| WAYNE | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1,102 | 605 | 1,707 | 6.4 | 16.5 | 10.0 |
| WILKES | 2 | 1 | 3 | 782 | 40 | 822 | 2.6 | 25.0 | 3.6 |
| WILSON | 2 | 6 | 8 | 549 | 453 | 1,002 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 8.0 |
| YADKIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 422 | 18 | 440 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 2 | 166 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Note: Rates per 1,000 live births.
Page Last Updated November 07, 2023