Back to 2023 Resident Live Births


  TOTAL MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS:
Prenatal Medicaid1 Emergency Medicaid2 Non-Medicaid
Births Births Births Births
# % # % # % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 120,065 100.0 52,586 43.8 8,540 7.1 58,939 49.1
RACE/ETHNICITY: 60,999 50.8 20,448 38.9 66 0.8 40,485 68.7
White Non-Hispanic
African American Non-Hispanic 24,992 20.8 18,410 35.0 82 1.0 6,500 11.0
American Indian Non-Hispanic 1,346 1.1 1,004 1.9 0 0 342 0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic 5,122 4.3 1,316 2.5 35 0.4 3,771 6.4
Multiracial Non-Hispanic 3,513 2.9 2,209 4.2 3 0.0 1,301 2.2
Hispanic 23,778 19.8 9,085 17.3 8,309 97.3 6,384 10.8
Other Race Non-Hispanic 225 0.2 89 0.2 42 0.5 94 0.2
Unknown Race 90 0.1 25 0.0 3 0.0 62 0.1
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 255 0.2 140 0.3 12 0.1 103 0.2
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 1,708 1.4 986 1.9 90 1.1 632 1.1
...1500-2499 grams 9,357 7.8 5,189 9.9 506 5.9 3,662 6.2
...2500+ grams 108,669 90.5 46,247 87.9 7,928 92.8 54,494 92.5
...Unknown 76 0.1 24 0.0 4 0.0 48 0.1
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 743 0.6 441 0.8 33 0.4 269 0.5
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 1,371 1.1 749 1.4 88 1.0 534 0.9
...32-36 weeks 10,771 9.0 5,525 10.5 699 8.2 4,547 7.7
...37+ weeks 107,120 89.2 45,843 87.2 7,717 90.4 53,560 90.9
...Unknown 60 0.0 28 0.1 3 0.0 29 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,344 1.1 1,076 2.0 165 1.9 103 0.2
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 96,318 80.2 45,043 85.7 6,471 75.8 44,804 76.0
...35+ years 22,396 18.7 6,466 12.3 1,903 22.3 14,027 23.8
...Unknown 7 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 5 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 14,072 11.7 7,752 14.7 4,939 57.8 1,381 2.3
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 30,068 25.0 21,330 40.6 2,413 28.3 6,325 10.7
...Some College 32,867 27.4 17,877 34.0 589 6.9 14,401 24.4
...Bachelors Degree 27,144 22.6 4,467 8.5 420 4.9 22,257 37.8
...Masters or PhD 15,517 12.9 1,029 2.0 57 0.7 14,431 24.5
...Unknown 397 0.3 131 0.2 122 1.4 144 0.2
MARITAL STATUS: 71,129 59.2 17,224 32.8 2,911 34.1 50,994 86.5
...Married
...Unmarried 48,863 40.7 35,331 67.2 5,625 65.9 7,907 13.4
...Unknown 73 0.1 31 0.1 4 0.0 38 0.1
PARITY: 39,405 32.8 14,975 28.5 1,936 22.7 22,494 38.2
...1
...2-3 53,678 44.7 22,505 42.8 3,849 45.1 27,324 46.4
...4+ 26,792 22.3 15,028 28.6 2,744 32.1 9,020 15.3
...Unknown 190 0.2 78 0.1 11 0.1 101 0.2
PLURALITY: 116,118 96.7 50,742 96.5 8,406 98.4 56,970 96.7
...Singleton
...Twin 3,838 3.2 1,789 3.4 134 1.6 1,915 3.2
...Other Multiples 109 0.1 55 0.1 0 0 54 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 82,852 69.0 36,108 68.7 6,271 73.4 40,473 68.7
...Vaginal
...C-Section 36,757 30.6 16,225 30.9 2,248 26.3 18,284 31.0
...Unknown 456 0.4 253 0.5 21 0.2 182 0.3
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 86,414 72.0 35,009 66.6 3,807 44.6 47,598 80.8
...First
...Second 22,037 18.4 11,612 22.1 3,049 35.7 7,376 12.5
...Third 5,532 4.6 2,932 5.6 905 10.6 1,695 2.9
...No care 4,957 4.1 2,399 4.6 672 7.9 1,886 3.2
...Unknown 1,125 0.9 634 1.2 107 1.3 384 0.7
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 1,463 1.2 778 1.5 144 1.7 541 0.9
...Missing
...Inadequate 21,302 17.7 11,225 21.3 3,236 37.9 6,841 11.6
...Intermediate 5,424 4.5 2,624 5.0 580 6.8 2,220 3.8
...Adequate 36,389 30.3 14,736 28.0 2,404 28.1 19,249 32.7
...Adequate Plus 55,487 46.2 23,223 44.2 2,176 25.5 30,088 51.0
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 118,327 98.6 52,321 99.5 8,533 99.9 57,473 97.5
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,188 1.0 126 0.2 7 0.1 1,055 1.8
...Other 550 0.5 139 0.3 0 0 411 0.7
MOTHER SMOKED? 4,293 3.6 3,798 7.2 14 0.2 481 0.8
...Yes
...No 115,707 96.4 48,759 92.7 8,523 99.8 58,425 99.1
...Unknown 65 0.1 29 0.1 3 0.0 33 0.1
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 3,256 2.7 1,897 3.6 148 1.7 1,211 2.1
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 43,775 36.5 16,376 31.1 2,642 30.9 24,757 42.0
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,572 26.3 12,745 24.2 2,975 34.8 15,852 26.9
...Obese (30.0+) 39,263 32.7 20,756 39.5 2,470 28.9 16,037 27.2
...Unknown 2,199 1.8 812 1.5 305 3.6 1,082 1.8
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 97,154 80.9 37,650 71.6 7,251 84.9 52,253 88.7
...Yes
...No 22,855 19.0 14,923 28.4 1,289 15.1 6,643 11.3
...Unknown 56 0.0 13 0.0 0 0 43 0.1
MOTHER'S WIC STATUS: 44,000 36.6 32,834 62.4 6,306 73.8 4,860 8.2
...Prenatal WIC
...No Prenatal WIC 76,065 63.4 19,752 37.6 2,234 26.2 54,079 91.8




  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY:
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
Births Births Births Births Births Births Births Births Births
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 61,126 100.0 20,514 33.6 18,492 30.3 1,004 1.6 1,351 2.2 2,212 3.6 17,394 28.5 131 0.2 28 0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 52,586 86.0 20,448 99.7 18,410 99.6 1,004 100.0 1,316 97.4 2,209 99.9 9,085 52.2 89 67.9 25 89.3
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 8,540 14.0 66 0.3 82 0.4 0 0 35 2.6 3 0.1 8,309 47.8 42 32.1 3 10.7
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 152 0.2 32 0.2 83 0.4 1 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.1 31 0.2 0 0 0 0
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 1,076 1.8 289 1.4 494 2.7 24 2.4 13 1.0 50 2.3 202 1.2 3 2.3 1 3.6
...1500-2499 grams 5,695 9.3 1,658 8.1 2,433 13.2 94 9.4 129 9.5 213 9.6 1,147 6.6 19 14.5 2 7.1
...2500+ grams 54,175 88.6 18,525 90.3 15,474 83.7 884 88.0 1,207 89.3 1,946 88.0 16,005 92.0 109 83.2 25 89.3
...Unknown 28 0.0 10 0.0 8 0.0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 9 0.1 0 0 0 0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 474 0.8 118 0.6 222 1.2 8 0.8 5 0.4 21 0.9 98 0.6 2 1.5 0 0
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 837 1.4 244 1.2 360 1.9 18 1.8 12 0.9 36 1.6 163 0.9 3 2.3 1 3.6
...32-36 weeks 6,224 10.2 2,062 10.1 2,242 12.1 88 8.8 133 9.8 234 10.6 1,442 8.3 21 16.0 2 7.1
...37+ weeks 53,560 87.6 18,076 88.1 15,661 84.7 889 88.5 1,201 88.9 1,918 86.7 15,685 90.2 105 80.2 25 89.3
...Unknown 31 0.1 14 0.1 7 0.0 1 0.1 0 0 3 0.1 6 0.0 0 0 0 0
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,241 2.0 276 1.3 412 2.2 20 2.0 4 0.3 84 3.8 443 2.5 2 1.5 0 0
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 51,514 84.3 17,763 86.6 15,587 84.3 892 88.8 1,080 79.9 1,965 88.8 14,108 81.1 98 74.8 21 75.0
...35+ years 8,369 13.7 2,475 12.1 2,492 13.5 92 9.2 267 19.8 163 7.4 2,842 16.3 31 23.7 7 25.0
...Unknown 2 0.0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 12,691 20.8 2,793 13.6 2,262 12.2 142 14.1 269 19.9 345 15.6 6,836 39.3 40 30.5 4 14.3
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 23,743 38.8 7,817 38.1 7,957 43.0 449 44.7 394 29.2 847 38.3 6,236 35.9 35 26.7 8 28.6
...Some College 18,466 30.2 7,707 37.6 6,177 33.4 348 34.7 327 24.2 815 36.8 3,060 17.6 27 20.6 5 17.9
...Bachelors Degree 4,887 8.0 1,780 8.7 1,636 8.8 53 5.3 261 19.3 166 7.5 966 5.6 24 18.3 1 3.6
...Masters or PhD 1,086 1.8 380 1.9 414 2.2 11 1.1 89 6.6 34 1.5 156 0.9 1 0.8 1 3.6
...Unknown 253 0.4 37 0.2 46 0.2 1 0.1 11 0.8 5 0.2 140 0.8 4 3.1 9 32.1
MARITAL STATUS: 20,135 32.9 8,886 43.3 3,275 17.7 230 22.9 914 67.7 484 21.9 6,282 36.1 56 42.7 8 28.6
...Married
...Unmarried 40,956 67.0 11,609 56.6 15,211 82.3 773 77.0 437 32.3 1,727 78.1 11,106 63.8 75 57.3 18 64.3
...Unknown 35 0.1 19 0.1 6 0.0 1 0.1 0 0 1 0.0 6 0.0 0 0 2 7.1
PARITY: 16,911 27.7 5,808 28.3 4,875 26.4 258 25.7 375 27.8 694 31.4 4,853 27.9 42 32.1 6 21.4
...1
...2-3 26,354 43.1 9,204 44.9 7,418 40.1 442 44.0 627 46.4 923 41.7 7,681 44.2 51 38.9 8 28.6
...4+ 17,772 29.1 5,473 26.7 6,169 33.4 302 30.1 345 25.5 595 26.9 4,837 27.8 38 29.0 13 46.4
...Unknown 89 0.1 29 0.1 30 0.2 2 0.2 4 0.3 0 0 23 0.1 0 0 1 3.6
PLURALITY: 59,148 96.8 19,847 96.7 17,665 95.5 980 97.6 1,323 97.9 2,136 96.6 17,044 98.0 125 95.4 28 100.0
...Singleton
...Twin 1,923 3.1 634 3.1 811 4.4 24 2.4 28 2.1 76 3.4 344 2.0 6 4.6 0 0
...Other Multiples 55 0.1 33 0.2 16 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 0 0 0 0
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 42,379 69.3 14,087 68.7 12,247 66.2 657 65.4 979 72.5 1,585 71.7 12,717 73.1 84 64.1 23 82.1
...Vaginal
...C-Section 18,473 30.2 6,272 30.6 6,196 33.5 346 34.5 367 27.2 618 27.9 4,622 26.6 47 35.9 5 17.9
...Unknown 274 0.4 155 0.8 49 0.3 1 0.1 5 0.4 9 0.4 55 0.3 0 0 0 0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 38,816 63.5 14,795 72.1 11,532 62.4 699 69.6 862 63.8 1,418 64.1 9,431 54.2 67 51.1 12 42.9
...First
...Second 14,661 24.0 3,602 17.6 4,722 25.5 202 20.1 340 25.2 531 24.0 5,220 30.0 34 26.0 10 35.7
...Third 3,837 6.3 999 4.9 1,113 6.0 44 4.4 86 6.4 119 5.4 1,462 8.4 12 9.2 2 7.1
...No care 3,071 5.0 876 4.3 884 4.8 50 5.0 55 4.1 120 5.4 1,066 6.1 16 12.2 4 14.3
...Unknown 741 1.2 242 1.2 241 1.3 9 0.9 8 0.6 24 1.1 215 1.2 2 1.5 0 0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 922 1.5 290 1.4 312 1.7 11 1.1 9 0.7 33 1.5 265 1.5 2 1.5 0 0
...Missing
...Inadequate 14,461 23.7 3,690 18.0 4,488 24.3 205 20.4 315 23.3 493 22.3 5,208 29.9 51 38.9 11 39.3
...Intermediate 3,204 5.2 887 4.3 997 5.4 46 4.6 42 3.1 138 6.2 1,084 6.2 6 4.6 4 14.3
...Adequate 17,140 28.0 6,147 30.0 4,552 24.6 336 33.5 365 27.0 589 26.6 5,122 29.4 27 20.6 2 7.1
...Adequate Plus 25,399 41.6 9,500 46.3 8,143 44.0 406 40.4 620 45.9 959 43.4 5,715 32.9 45 34.4 11 39.3
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 60,854 99.6 20,363 99.3 18,419 99.6 1,001 99.7 1,346 99.6 2,204 99.6 17,365 99.8 129 98.5 27 96.4
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 133 0.2 61 0.3 47 0.3 3 0.3 4 0.3 5 0.2 13 0.1 0 0 0 0
...Other 139 0.2 90 0.4 26 0.1 0 0 1 0.1 3 0.1 16 0.1 2 1.5 1 3.6
MOTHER SMOKED? 3,812 6.2 2,399 11.7 907 4.9 157 15.6 9 0.7 189 8.5 146 0.8 5 3.8 0 0
...Yes
...No 57,282 93.7 18,102 88.2 17,575 95.0 846 84.3 1,342 99.3 2,023 91.5 17,240 99.1 126 96.2 28 100.0
...Unknown 32 0.1 13 0.1 10 0.1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 0 0 0 0
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 2,045 3.3 941 4.6 562 3.0 34 3.4 69 5.1 104 4.7 334 1.9 1 0.8 0 0
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 19,018 31.1 7,091 34.6 5,111 27.6 284 28.3 629 46.6 764 34.5 5,088 29.3 43 32.8 8 28.6
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 15,720 25.7 4,850 23.6 4,221 22.8 243 24.2 372 27.5 476 21.5 5,515 31.7 37 28.2 6 21.4
...Obese (30.0+) 23,226 38.0 7,434 36.2 8,200 44.3 426 42.4 255 18.9 846 38.2 6,012 34.6 44 33.6 9 32.1
...Unknown 1,117 1.8 198 1.0 398 2.2 17 1.7 26 1.9 22 1.0 445 2.6 6 4.6 5 17.9
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 44,901 73.5 14,896 72.6 12,238 66.2 487 48.5 993 73.5 1,543 69.8 14,618 84.0 103 78.6 23 82.1
...Yes
...No 16,212 26.5 5,608 27.3 6,253 33.8 516 51.4 358 26.5 669 30.2 2,775 16.0 28 21.4 5 17.9
...Unknown 13 0.0 10 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
MOTHER'S WIC STATUS: 39,140 64.0 11,789 57.5 12,200 66.0 535 53.3 808 59.8 1,366 61.8 12,341 70.9 83 63.4 18 64.3
...Prenatal WIC
...No Prenatal WIC 21,986 36.0 8,725 42.5 6,292 34.0 469 46.7 543 40.2 846 38.2 5,053 29.1 48 36.6 10 35.7



  TOTAL MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS:
Prenatal Medicaid1 Emergency Medicaid2 Non-Medicaid
Births Births Births
# % # % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 120,065 52,586 43.8 8,540 7.1 58,939 49.1
RESIDENCE: 1,888 942 49.9 155 8.2 791 41.9
Alamance
Alexander 349 198 56.7 5 1.4 146 41.8
Alleghany 104 63 60.6 2 1.9 39 37.5
Anson 259 192 74.1 8 3.1 59 22.8
Ashe 194 108 55.7 7 3.6 79 40.7
Avery 143 80 55.9 7 4.9 56 39.2
Beaufort 433 248 57.3 14 3.2 171 39.5
Bertie 161 115 71.4 2 1.2 44 27.3
Bladen 378 241 63.8 23 6.1 114 30.2
Brunswick 1,176 568 48.3 60 5.1 548 46.6
Buncombe 2,388 1,075 45.0 144 6.0 1,169 49.0
Burke 850 459 54.0 89 10.5 302 35.5
Cabarrus 2,665 1,111 41.7 161 6.0 1,393 52.3
Caldwell 777 494 63.6 30 3.9 253 32.6
Camden 98 23 23.5 0 0 75 76.5
Carteret 483 211 43.7 20 4.1 252 52.2
Caswell 201 134 66.7 4 2.0 63 31.3
Catawba 1,674 927 55.4 76 4.5 671 40.1
Chatham 714 207 29.0 72 10.1 435 60.9
Cherokee 247 142 57.5 1 0.4 104 42.1
Chowan 144 80 55.6 5 3.5 59 41.0
Clay 87 50 57.5 3 3.4 34 39.1
Cleveland 1,154 715 62.0 23 2.0 416 36.0
Columbus 578 383 66.3 26 4.5 169 29.2
Craven 1,232 515 41.8 26 2.1 691 56.1
Cumberland 5,088 2,258 44.4 62 1.2 2,768 54.4
Currituck 303 72 23.8 9 3.0 222 73.3
Dare 290 100 34.5 46 15.9 144 49.7
Davidson 1,802 992 55.0 84 4.7 726 40.3
Davie 377 161 42.7 24 6.4 192 50.9
Duplin 709 373 52.6 159 22.4 177 25.0
Durham 4,068 1,177 28.9 540 13.3 2,351 57.8
Edgecombe 560 432 77.1 23 4.1 105 18.8
Forsyth 4,385 2,099 47.9 455 10.4 1,831 41.8
Franklin 921 354 38.4 42 4.6 525 57.0
Gaston 2,858 1,396 48.8 187 6.5 1,275 44.6
Gates 83 34 41.0 0 0 49 59.0
Graham 87 52 59.8 0 0 35 40.2
Granville 586 265 45.2 34 5.8 287 49.0
Greene 206 118 57.3 17 8.3 71 34.5
Guilford 5,757 3,183 55.3 361 6.3 2,213 38.4
Halifax 469 351 74.8 22 4.7 96 20.5
Harnett 1,913 779 40.7 89 4.7 1,045 54.6
Haywood 533 277 52.0 8 1.5 248 46.5
Henderson 1,009 419 41.5 101 10.0 489 48.5
Hertford 187 134 71.7 2 1.1 51 27.3
Hoke 807 309 38.3 44 5.5 454 56.3
Hyde 37 21 56.8 0 0 16 43.2
Iredell 2,016 871 43.2 73 3.6 1,072 53.2
Jackson 335 173 51.6 34 10.1 128 38.2
Johnston 2,859 1,076 37.6 269 9.4 1,514 53.0
Jones 105 62 59.0 2 1.9 41 39.0
Lee 787 408 51.8 101 12.8 278 35.3
Lenoir 631 427 67.7 30 4.8 174 27.6
Lincoln 940 389 41.4 23 2.4 528 56.2
McDowell 398 240 60.3 15 3.8 143 35.9
Macon 323 177 54.8 26 8.0 120 37.2
Madison 198 99 50.0 3 1.5 96 48.5
Martin 207 122 58.9 8 3.9 77 37.2
Mecklenburg 15,103 4,873 32.3 1,767 11.7 8,463 56.0
Mitchell 128 62 48.4 5 3.9 61 47.7
Montgomery 267 165 61.8 30 11.2 72 27.0
Moore 1,198 376 31.4 42 3.5 780 65.1
Nash 1,031 621 60.2 52 5.0 358 34.7
New Hanover 2,135 752 35.2 177 8.3 1,206 56.5
Northampton 148 101 68.2 2 1.4 45 30.4
Onslow 3,668 1,019 27.8 48 1.3 2,601 70.9
Orange 1,163 323 27.8 102 8.8 738 63.5
Pamlico 105 57 54.3 2 1.9 46 43.8
Pasquotank 430 213 49.5 25 5.8 192 44.7
Pender 705 246 34.9 42 6.0 417 59.1
Perquimans 99 56 56.6 2 2.0 41 41.4
Person 425 227 53.4 14 3.3 184 43.3
Pitt 2,004 1,058 52.8 85 4.2 861 43.0
Polk 127 64 50.4 3 2.4 60 47.2
Randolph 1,601 890 55.6 122 7.6 589 36.8
Richmond 530 401 75.7 28 5.3 101 19.1
Robeson 1,875 1,295 69.1 256 13.7 324 17.3
Rockingham 910 544 59.8 29 3.2 337 37.0
Rowan 1,582 838 53.0 104 6.6 640 40.5
Rutherford 625 404 64.6 15 2.4 206 33.0
Sampson 845 465 55.0 146 17.3 234 27.7
Scotland 345 276 80.0 6 1.7 63 18.3
Stanly 752 416 55.3 21 2.8 315 41.9
Stokes 355 203 57.2 0 0 152 42.8
Surry 787 459 58.3 64 8.1 264 33.5
Swain 132 87 65.9 0 0 45 34.1
Transylvania 240 127 52.9 17 7.1 96 40.0
Tyrrell 38 20 52.6 2 5.3 16 42.1
Union 2,599 917 35.3 158 6.1 1,524 58.6
Vance 533 393 73.7 27 5.1 113 21.2
Wake 12,950 3,520 27.2 989 7.6 8,441 65.2
Warren 162 114 70.4 3 1.9 45 27.8
Washington 106 75 70.8 3 2.8 28 26.4
Watauga 321 105 32.7 7 2.2 209 65.1
Wayne 1,675 917 54.7 150 9.0 608 36.3
Wilkes 666 376 56.5 41 6.2 249 37.4
Wilson 917 568 61.9 56 6.1 293 32.0
Yadkin 396 198 50.0 28 7.1 170 42.9
Yancey 176 84 47.7 14 8.0 78 44.3