2021 NC Resident Live Births:
Overall, All Mothers

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Metric TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY
RESIDENT BIRTHS White Non-Hispanic African American Non-Hispanic American Indian Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic Multiracial Non-Hispanic Hispanic Other Race Non-Hispanic Unknown Race
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,501 100.0 63,161 52.4 26,898 22.3 1,458 1.2 4,842 4.0 3,236 2.7 20,613 17.1 194 0.2 99 0.1
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP                                  
Less than 500 grams 206 0.2 55 0.1 98 0.4 3 0.2 11 0.2 6 0.2 32 0.2 0 0.0 1 1.0
500-1499 grams 1,767 1.5 624 1.0 745 2.8 31 2.1 61 1.3 39 1.2 255 1.2 5 2.6 7 7.1
1500-2499 grams 9,432 7.8 3,934 6.2 3,326 12.4 132 9.1 371 7.7 260 8.0 1,386 6.7 14 7.2 9 9.1
2500+ grams 109,052 90.5 58,526 92.7 22,716 84.5 1,291 88.5 4,396 90.8 2,931 90.6 18,937 91.9 175 90.2 80 80.8
Unknown 44 0.0 22 0.0 13 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION                                    
< 27 weeks 725 0.6 233 0.4 311 1.2 18 1.2 31 0.6 15 0.5 109 0.5 3 1.5 5 5.1
27-31 weeks 1,462 1.2 560 0.9 564 2.1 22 1.5 43 0.9 40 1.2 225 1.1 4 2.1 4 4.0
32-36 weeks 10,852 9.0 5,272 8.3 3,095 11.5 140 9.6 331 6.8 274 8.5 1,718 8.3 14 7.2 8 8.1
37+ weeks 107,410 89.1 57,071 90.4 22,909 85.2 1,278 87.7 4,437 91.6 2,904 89.7 18,559 90.0 172 88.7 80 80.8
Unknown 52 0.0 25 0.0 19 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 2 0.0 1 0.5 2 2.0
MOTHER'S AGE
< 18 years 1,376 1.1 367 0.6 439 1.6 22 1.5 4 0.1 74 2.3 467 2.3 3 1.5 0 0.0
18-34 years 97,905 81.2 51,054 80.8 22,397 83.3 1,285 88.1 3,500 72.3 2,777 85.8 16,688 81.0 132 68.0 72 72.7
35+ years 21,214 17.6 11,735 18.6 4,061 15.1 151 10.4 1,338 27.6 385 11.9 3,458 16.8 59 30.4 27 27.3
Unknown 6 0.0 5 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION
Less than High School 13,814 11.5 3,511 5.6 2,675 9.9 192 13.2 334 6.9 316 9.8 6,742 32.7 40 20.6 4 4.0
High School Graduate or GED 30,038 24.9 12,010 19.0 9,480 35.2 561 38.5 564 11.6 978 30.2 6,381 31.0 48 24.7 16 16.2
Some College 35,079 29.1 19,052 30.2 9,050 33.6 489 33.5 699 14.4 1,174 36.3 4,557 22.1 43 22.2 15 15.2
Bachelors Degree 26,121 21.7 18,082 28.6 3,694 13.7 145 9.9 1,620 33.5 539 16.7 1,985 9.6 42 21.6 14 14.1
Masters or PhD 15,108 12.5 10,425 16.5 1,940 7.2 68 4.7 1,611 33.3 225 7.0 811 3.9 18 9.3 10 10.1
Unknown 341 0.3 81 0.1 59 0.2 3 0.2 14 0.3 4 0.1 137 0.7 3 1.5 40 40.4
MARITAL STATUS
Married 71,133 59.0 47,200 74.7 7,718 28.7 494 33.9 4,249 87.8 1,385 42.8 9,920 48.1 115 59.3 52 52.5
Unmarried 49,291 40.9 15,924 25.2 19,172 71.3 964 66.1 592 12.2 1,849 57.1 10,680 51.8 79 40.7 31 31.3
Unknown 77 0.1 37 0.1 8 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.1 13 0.1 0 0.0 16 16.2
PARITY
1 38,812 32.2 22,042 34.9 7,512 27.9 390 26.7 1,645 34.0 1,133 35.0 6,026 29.2 40 20.6 24 24.2
2-3 55,141 45.8 29,645 46.9 11,504 42.8 719 49.3 2,512 51.9 1,381 42.7 9,239 44.8 97 50.0 44 44.4
4+ 26,425 21.9 11,412 18.1 7,854 29.2 349 23.9 679 14.0 720 22.2 5,329 25.9 55 28.4 27 27.3
Unknown 123 0.1 62 0.1 28 0.1 0 0.0 6 0.1 2 0.1 19 0.1 2 1.0 4 4.0
PLURALITY
Singleton 116,566 96.7 61,110 96.8 25,813 96.0 1,417 97.2 4,737 97.8 3,128 96.7 20,080 97.4 186 95.9 95 96.0
Twin 3,870 3.2 2,017 3.2 1,072 4.0 41 2.8 96 2.0 108 3.3 524 2.5 8 4.1 4 4.0
Other Multiples 65 0.1 34 0.1 13 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.2 0 0.0 9 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY
Vaginal 83,970 69.7 44,271 70.1 17,684 65.7 963 66.0 3,327 68.7 2,313 71.5 15,189 73.7 149 76.8 74 74.7
C-Section 36,452 30.3 18,841 29.8 9,203 34.2 493 33.8 1,512 31.2 921 28.5 5,415 26.3 44 22.7 23 23.2
Unknown 79 0.1 49 0.1 11 0.0 2 0.1 3 0.1 2 0.1 9 0.0 1 0.5 2 2.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN
First 88,948 73.8 50,442 79.9 18,608 69.2 1,027 70.4 3,596 74.3 2,288 70.7 12,816 62.2 115 59.3 56 56.6
Second 20,538 17.0 7,981 12.6 5,575 20.7 280 19.2 876 18.1 630 19.5 5,122 24.8 54 27.8 20 20.2
Third 5,367 4.5 2,096 3.3 1,379 5.1 67 4.6 221 4.6 167 5.2 1,421 6.9 10 5.2 6 6.1
No care 4,597 3.8 2,215 3.5 1,100 4.1 70 4.8 122 2.5 124 3.8 943 4.6 13 6.7 10 10.1
Unknown 1,051 0.9 427 0.7 236 0.9 14 1.0 27 0.6 27 0.8 311 1.5 2 1.0 7 7.1
KOTELCHUCK INDEX
Missing 1,459 1.2 580 0.9 339 1.3 14 1.0 37 0.8 38 1.2 442 2.1 2 1.0 7 7.1
Inadequate 20,140 16.7 8,053 12.7 5,347 19.9 276 18.9 739 15.3 613 18.9 5,034 24.4 51 26.3 27 27.3
Intermediate 7,188 6.0 3,232 5.1 1,729 6.4 101 6.9 201 4.2 231 7.1 1,668 8.1 18 9.3 8 8.1
Adequate 37,779 31.4 21,255 33.7 7,209 26.8 493 33.8 1,528 31.6 984 30.4 6,233 30.2 49 25.3 28 28.3
Adequate Plus 53,935 44.8 30,041 47.6 12,274 45.6 574 39.4 2,337 48.3 1,370 42.3 7,236 35.1 74 38.1 29 29.3
PLACE OF DELIVERY
Hospital 118,650 98.5 61,791 97.8 26,637 99.0 1,447 99.2 4,819 99.5 3,183 98.4 20,498 99.4 186 95.9 89 89.9
Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,056 0.9 742 1.2 179 0.7 6 0.4 12 0.2 31 1.0 73 0.4 7 3.6 6 6.1
Other 795 0.7 628 1.0 82 0.3 5 0.3 11 0.2 22 0.7 42 0.2 1 0.5 4 4.0
MOTHER SMOKED?
Yes 6,756 5.6 4,590 7.3 1,421 5.3 254 17.4 22 0.5 253 7.8 207 1.0 6 3.1 3 3.0
No 113,680 94.3 58,538 92.7 25,461 94.7 1,204 82.6 4,820 99.5 2,982 92.2 20,404 99.0 187 96.4 84 84.8
Unknown 65 0.1 33 0.1 16 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.5 12 12.1
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI
Underweight (<18.5) 3,328 2.8 1,796 2.8 746 2.8 63 4.3 204 4.2 108 3.3 407 2.0 2 1.0 2 2.0
Normal (18.5-24.9) 45,594 37.8 27,318 43.3 7,389 27.5 403 27.6 2,590 53.5 1,188 36.7 6,597 32.0 72 37.1 37 37.4
Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,569 26.2 15,938 25.2 6,584 24.5 354 24.3 1,301 26.9 811 25.1 6,518 31.6 47 24.2 16 16.2
Obese (30.0+) 38,045 31.6 17,346 27.5 11,687 43.4 602 41.3 635 13.1 1,083 33.5 6,603 32.0 68 35.1 21 21.2
Unknown 1,965 1.6 763 1.2 492 1.8 36 2.5 112 2.3 46 1.4 488 2.4 5 2.6 23 23.2
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE
Yes 97,403 80.8 52,893 83.7 18,795 69.9 761 52.2 4,312 89.1 2,524 78.0 17,881 86.7 166 85.6 71 71.7
No 23,052 19.1 10,244 16.2 8,099 30.1 697 47.8 529 10.9 711 22.0 2,724 13.2 27 13.9 21 21.2
Unknown 46 0.0 24 0.0 4 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 8 0.0 1 0.5 7 7.1
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS
Prenatal Medicaid1 55,229 45.8 22,448 35.5 20,179 75.0 1,141 78.3 1,277 26.4 2,029 62.7 8,037 39.0 76 39.2 42 42.4
Emergency Medicaid2 7,158 5.9 46 0.1 95 0.4 1 0.1 50 1.0 2 0.1 6,930 33.6 32 16.5 2 2.0
Non-Medicaid 58,114 48.2 40,667 64.4 6,624 24.6 316 21.7 3,515 72.6 1,205 37.2 5,646 27.4 86 44.3 55 55.6
MOTHER'S WIC STATUS
Prenatal WIC 42,192 35.0 13,794 21.8 14,593 54.3 615 42.2 831 17.2 1,384 42.8 10,881 52.8 68 35.1 26 26.3
No Prenatal WIC 78,309 65.0 49,367 78.2 12,305 45.7 843 57.8 4,011 82.8 1,852 57.2 9,732 47.2 126 64.9 73 73.7

1Medicaid paid for prenatal care and delivery.

2Medicaid paid for delivery only, not prenatal care.

% Columns may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding.

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