2001 North Carolina Resident Live Births

County Total Births Medicaid Births Health Department Mothers WIC Mothers MCC Births
Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent
STATE TOTAL 118,112 51,708
43.8
23,223
19.7
45,570
38.6
24,328
20.6
ALAMANCE 1,899 930
49.0
409
21.5
682
35.9
537
28.3
ALEXANDER 414 190
45.9
68
16.4
163
39.4
95
22.9
ALLEGHANY 104 53
51.0
12
11.5
48
46.2
18
17.3
ANSON 323 218
67.5
111
34.4
205
63.5
172
53.3
ASHE 275 161
58.5
35
12.7
147
53.5
89
32.4
AVERY 180 109
60.6
10
5.6
92
51.1
52
28.9
BEAUFORT 649 415
63.9
296
45.6
345
53.2
70
10.8
BERTIE 281 211
75.1
67
23.8
195
69.4
114
40.6
BLADEN 486 355
73.0
159
32.7
275
56.6
212
43.6
BRUNSWICK 905 544
60.1
249
27.5
453
50.1
294
32.5
BUNCOMBE 2,490 1,340
53.8
460
18.5
1,033
41.5
757
30.4
BURKE 1,059 588
55.5
361
34.1
482
45.5
264
24.9
CABARRUS 2,197 895
40.7
414
18.8
686
31.2
135
6.1
CALDWELL 962 518
53.8
354
36.8
454
47.2
303
31.5
CAMDEN 73 26
35.6
14
19.2
25
34.2
14
19.2
CARTERET 576 328
56.9
34
5.9
262
45.5
154
26.7
CASWELL 245 115
46.9
39
15.9
78
31.8
61
24.9
CATAWBA 2,051 942
45.9
693
33.8
716
34.9
452
22.0
CHATHAM 648 254
39.2
112
17.3
255
39.4
135
20.8
CHEROKEE 267 165
61.8
19
7.1
148
55.4
115
43.1
CHOWAN 201 117
58.2
75
37.3
101
50.2
69
34.3
CLAY 70 36
51.4
1
1.4
43
61.4
35
50.0
CLEVELAND 1,296 686
52.9
593
45.8
648
50.0
441
34.0
COLUMBUS 804 463
57.6
334
41.5
489
60.8
310
38.6
CRAVEN 1,575 614
39.0
226
14.3
785
49.8
155
9.8
CUMBERLAND 5,315 1,809
34.0
563
10.6
2,403
45.2
415
7.8
CURRITUCK 211 52
24.6
27
12.8
48
22.7
24
11.4
DARE 354 90
25.4
58
16.4
74
20.9
49
13.8
DAVIDSON 1,927 852
44.2
123
6.4
618
32.1
355
18.4
DAVIE 452 183
40.5
74
16.4
160
35.4
62
13.7
DUPLIN 787 589
74.8
242
30.7
446
56.7
272
34.6
DURHAM 3,832 1,637
42.7
922
24.1
1,126
29.4
781
20.4
EDGECOMBE 808 579
71.7
362
44.8
482
59.7
369
45.7
FORSYTH 4,644 2,140
46.1
1,042
22.4
1,561
33.6
743
16.0
FRANKLIN 639 298
46.6
175
27.4
232
36.3
138
21.6
GASTON 2,563 1,131
44.1
919
35.9
991
38.7
501
19.5
GATES 118 30
25.4
6
5.1
30
25.4
9
7.6
GRAHAM 87 69
79.3
23
26.4
56
64.4
40
46.0
GRANVILLE 626 288
46.0
105
16.8
244
39.0
135
21.6
GREENE 238 144
60.5
110
46.2
131
55.0
68
28.6
GUILFORD 5,918 2,547
43.0
904
15.3
2,091
35.3
1,607
27.2
HALIFAX 765 549
71.8
206
26.9
441
57.6
288
37.6
HARNETT 1,504 725
48.2
173
11.5
683
45.4
296
19.7
HAYWOOD 541 298
55.1
181
33.5
240
44.4
206
38.1
HENDERSON 1,112 560
50.4
238
21.4
434
39.0
271
24.4
HERTFORD 274 193
70.4
24
8.8
159
58.0
96
35.0
HOKE 671 350
52.2
130
19.4
335
49.9
86
12.8
HYDE 57 25
43.9
25
43.9
32
56.1
14
24.6
IREDELL 1,875 799
42.6
152
8.1
664
35.4
273
14.6
JACKSON 368 225
61.1
69
18.8
198
53.8
83
22.6
JOHNSTON 2,025 862
42.6
322
15.9
620
30.6
203
10.0
JONES 98 67
68.4
21
21.4
57
58.2
14
14.3
LEE 788 428
54.3
162
20.6
384
48.7
205
26.0
LENOIR 806 526
65.3
315
39.1
432
53.6
158
19.6
LINCOLN 919 376
40.9
115
12.5
294
32.0
163
17.7
MCDOWELL 525 305
58.1
150
28.6
253
48.2
186
35.4
MACON 312 171
54.8
55
17.6
149
47.8
97
31.1
MADISON 212 113
53.3
45
21.2
118
55.7
74
34.9
MARTIN 316 217
68.7
129
40.8
198
62.7
67
21.2
MECKLENBURG 11,957 2,182
18.2
344
2.9
2,573
21.5
985
8.2
MITCHELL 169 96
56.8
17
10.1
88
52.1
59
34.9
MONTGOMERY 417 268
64.3
90
21.6
195
46.8
83
19.9
MOORE 861 490
56.9
195
22.6
341
39.6
185
21.5
NASH 1,250 678
54.2
357
28.6
555
44.4
310
24.8
NEW HANOVER 2,037 854
41.9
442
21.7
720
35.3
486
23.9
NORTHAMPTON 259 175
67.6
66
25.5
160
61.8
110
42.5
ONSLOW 3,125 767
24.5
523
16.7
1,661
53.2
495
15.8
ORANGE 1,298 386
29.7
92
7.1
294
22.7
237
18.3
PAMLICO 98 68
69.4
21
21.4
59
60.2
38
38.8
PASQUOTANK 465 264
56.8
143
30.8
219
47.1
119
25.6
PENDER 498 252
50.6
148
29.7
227
45.6
127
25.5
PERQUIMANS 115 74
64.3
43
37.4
65
56.5
44
38.3
PERSON 482 226
46.9
128
26.6
223
46.3
144
29.9
PITT 1,990 1,021
51.3
571
28.7
916
46.0
490
24.6
POLK 181 83
45.9
10
5.5
60
33.1
35
19.3
RANDOLPH 1,865 954
51.2
175
9.4
743
39.8
351
18.8
RICHMOND 670 480
71.6
152
22.7
419
62.5
304
45.4
ROBESON 2,114 1,571
74.3
477
22.6
1,228
58.1
1,035
49.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,155 599
51.9
53
4.6
503
43.5
320
27.7
ROWAN 1,670 784
46.9
421
25.2
704
42.2
208
12.5
RUTHERFORD 833 488
58.6
301
36.1
409
49.1
339
40.7
SAMPSON 937 626
66.8
261
27.9
514
54.9
275
29.3
SCOTLAND 449 312
69.5
228
50.8
291
64.8
232
51.7
STANLY 754 381
50.5
59
7.8
333
44.2
204
27.1
STOKES 504 201
39.9
162
32.1
183
36.3
105
20.8
SURRY 952 506
53.2
17
1.8
401
42.1
174
18.3
SWAIN 179 138
77.1
32
17.9
135
75.4
66
36.9
TRANSYLVANIA 254 144
56.7
41
16.1
130
51.2
117
46.1
TYRRELL 46 32
69.6
29
63.0
35
76.1
21
45.7
UNION 2,308 716
31.0
423
18.3
583
25.3
242
10.5
VANCE 737 512
69.5
102
13.8
401
54.4
121
16.4
WAKE 10,665 3,021
28.3
2,234
20.9
2,466
23.1
1,381
12.9
WARREN 212 154
72.6
62
29.2
141
66.5
60
28.3
WASHINGTON 167 121
72.5
82
49.1
107
64.1
41
24.6
WATAUGA 339 151
44.5
63
18.6
131
38.6
108
31.9
WAYNE 1,738 940
54.1
789
45.4
853
49.1
474
27.3
WILKES 864 499
57.8
99
11.5
419
48.5
330
38.2
WILSON 1,107 637
57.5
335
30.3
614
55.5
303
27.4
YADKIN 476 216
45.4
92
19.3
181
38.0
87
18.3
YANCEY 198 141
71.2
32
16.2
96
48.5
82
41.4

Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services

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