Back to 2023 Resident Live Births


  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 120,065 100.0 60,999 50.8 24,992 20.8 1,346 1.1 5,122 4.3 3,513 2.9 23,778 19.8 225 0.2 90 0.1
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 255 0.2 71 0.1 125 0.5 1 0.1 11 0.2 6 0.2 41 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 1,708 1.4 606 1.0 681 2.7 28 2.1 47 0.9 69 2.0 271 1.1 4 1.8 2 2.2
...1500-2499 grams 9,357 7.8 3,782 6.2 3,124 12.5 120 8.9 443 8.6 315 9.0 1,539 6.5 29 12.9 5 5.6
...2500+ grams 108,669 90.5 56,499 92.6 21,049 84.2 1,195 88.8 4,618 90.2 3,122 88.9 21,911 92.1 192 85.3 83 92.2
...Unknown 76 0.1 41 0.1 13 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0 16 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 743 0.6 228 0.4 319 1.3 9 0.7 29 0.6 29 0.8 126 0.5 2 0.9 1 1.1
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 1,371 1.1 555 0.9 477 1.9 26 1.9 35 0.7 51 1.5 222 0.9 4 1.8 1 1.1
...32-36 weeks 10,771 9.0 5,020 8.2 2,943 11.8 115 8.5 391 7.6 344 9.8 1,917 8.1 33 14.7 8 8.9
...37+ weeks 107,120 89.2 55,168 90.4 21,240 85.0 1,194 88.7 4,666 91.1 3,086 87.8 21,503 90.4 185 82.2 78 86.7
...Unknown 60 0.0 28 0.0 13 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 10 0.0 1 0.4 2 2.2
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,344 1.1 307 0.5 431 1.7 22 1.6 6 0.1 89 2.5 486 2.0 2 0.9 1 1.1
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 96,318 80.2 48,949 80.2 20,139 80.6 1,169 86.8 3,724 72.7 2,973 84.6 19,143 80.5 167 74.2 54 60.0
...35+ years 22,396 18.7 11,742 19.2 4,420 17.7 155 11.5 1,392 27.2 451 12.8 4,147 17.4 56 24.9 33 36.7
...Unknown 7 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.2
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 14,072 11.7 3,122 5.1 2,401 9.6 149 11.1 327 6.4 373 10.6 7,650 32.2 44 19.6 6 6.7
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 30,068 25.0 11,351 18.6 8,948 35.8 503 37.4 571 11.1 1,012 28.8 7,618 32.0 52 23.1 13 14.4
...Some College 32,867 27.4 17,546 28.8 8,027 32.1 469 34.8 677 13.2 1,222 34.8 4,871 20.5 42 18.7 13 14.4
...Bachelors Degree 27,144 22.6 18,466 30.3 3,598 14.4 148 11.0 1,735 33.9 608 17.3 2,517 10.6 58 25.8 14 15.6
...Masters or PhD 15,517 12.9 10,433 17.1 1,953 7.8 76 5.6 1,793 35.0 289 8.2 942 4.0 22 9.8 9 10.0
...Unknown 397 0.3 81 0.1 65 0.3 1 0.1 19 0.4 9 0.3 180 0.8 7 3.1 35 38.9
MARITAL STATUS: 71,129 59.2 46,166 75.7 7,220 28.9 486 36.1 4,541 88.7 1,524 43.4 11,023 46.4 127 56.4 42 46.7
...Married
...Unmarried 48,863 40.7 14,804 24.3 17,764 71.1 859 63.8 580 11.3 1,988 56.6 12,743 53.6 98 43.6 27 30.0
...Unknown 73 0.1 29 0.0 8 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 12 0.1 0 0.0 21 23.3
PARITY: 39,405 32.8 21,626 35.5 6,938 27.8 373 27.7 1,959 38.2 1,221 34.8 7,185 30.2 79 35.1 24 26.7
...1
...2-3 53,678 44.7 28,102 46.1 10,391 41.6 599 44.5 2,449 47.8 1,474 42.0 10,544 44.3 93 41.3 26 28.9
...4+ 26,792 22.3 11,191 18.3 7,615 30.5 372 27.6 706 13.8 818 23.3 6,015 25.3 53 23.6 22 24.4
...Unknown 190 0.2 80 0.1 48 0.2 2 0.1 8 0.2 0 0.0 34 0.1 0 0.0 18 20.0
PLURALITY: 116,118 96.7 58,981 96.7 23,877 95.5 1,309 97.3 5,012 97.9 3,384 96.3 23,250 97.8 217 96.4 88 97.8
...Singleton
...Twin 3,838 3.2 1,951 3.2 1,088 4.4 37 2.7 110 2.1 129 3.7 513 2.2 8 3.6 2 2.2
...Other Multiples 109 0.1 67 0.1 27 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 82,852 69.0 42,356 69.4 16,203 64.8 878 65.2 3,472 67.8 2,480 70.6 17,249 72.5 147 65.3 67 74.4
...Vaginal
...C-Section 36,757 30.6 18,352 30.1 8,719 34.9 467 34.7 1,640 32.0 1,023 29.1 6,460 27.2 77 34.2 19 21.1
...Unknown 456 0.4 291 0.5 70 0.3 1 0.1 10 0.2 10 0.3 69 0.3 1 0.4 4 4.4
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 86,414 72.0 48,751 79.9 16,373 65.5 975 72.4 3,801 74.2 2,424 69.0 13,912 58.5 138 61.3 40 44.4
...First
...Second 22,037 18.4 7,802 12.8 5,798 23.2 249 18.5 954 18.6 722 20.6 6,446 27.1 44 19.6 22 24.4
...Third 5,532 4.6 1,911 3.1 1,364 5.5 48 3.6 219 4.3 173 4.9 1,799 7.6 15 6.7 3 3.3
...No care 4,957 4.1 2,066 3.4 1,152 4.6 60 4.5 133 2.6 160 4.6 1,355 5.7 21 9.3 10 11.1
...Unknown 1,125 0.9 469 0.8 305 1.2 14 1.0 15 0.3 34 1.0 266 1.1 7 3.1 15 16.7
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 1,463 1.2 619 1.0 403 1.6 16 1.2 20 0.4 47 1.3 334 1.4 8 3.6 16 17.8
...Missing
...Inadequate 21,302 17.7 7,550 12.4 5,497 22.0 237 17.6 804 15.7 687 19.6 6,440 27.1 63 28.0 24 26.7
...Intermediate 5,424 4.5 2,227 3.7 1,270 5.1 66 4.9 146 2.9 205 5.8 1,489 6.3 15 6.7 6 6.7
...Adequate 36,389 30.3 19,872 32.6 6,240 25.0 440 32.7 1,569 30.6 986 28.1 7,213 30.3 54 24.0 15 16.7
...Adequate Plus 55,487 46.2 30,731 50.4 11,582 46.3 587 43.6 2,583 50.4 1,588 45.2 8,302 34.9 85 37.8 29 32.2
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 118,327 98.6 59,698 97.9 24,788 99.2 1,333 99.0 5,100 99.6 3,468 98.7 23,638 99.4 218 96.9 84 93.3
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,188 1.0 871 1.4 150 0.6 11 0.8 16 0.3 36 1.0 96 0.4 5 2.2 3 3.3
...Other 550 0.5 430 0.7 54 0.2 2 0.1 6 0.1 9 0.3 44 0.2 2 0.9 3 3.3
MOTHER SMOKED? 4,293 3.6 2,784 4.6 960 3.8 169 12.6 15 0.3 198 5.6 161 0.7 5 2.2 1 1.1
...Yes
...No 115,707 96.4 58,182 95.4 24,020 96.1 1,176 87.4 5,106 99.7 3,315 94.4 23,606 99.3 220 97.8 82 91.1
...Unknown 65 0.1 33 0.1 12 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 11 0.0 0 0.0 7 7.8
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 3,256 2.7 1,734 2.8 667 2.7 38 2.8 204 4.0 137 3.9 460 1.9 3 1.3 13 14.4
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 43,775 36.5 25,281 41.4 6,689 26.8 367 27.3 2,666 52.0 1,308 37.2 7,359 30.9 83 36.9 22 24.4
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,572 26.3 15,422 25.3 6,028 24.1 341 25.3 1,426 27.8 816 23.2 7,460 31.4 60 26.7 19 21.1
...Obese (30.0+) 39,263 32.7 17,671 29.0 11,060 44.3 580 43.1 707 13.8 1,221 34.8 7,940 33.4 69 30.7 15 16.7
...Unknown 2,199 1.8 891 1.5 548 2.2 20 1.5 119 2.3 31 0.9 559 2.4 10 4.4 21 23.3
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 97,154 80.9 50,956 83.5 17,718 70.9 761 56.5 4,437 86.6 2,688 76.5 20,342 85.5 186 82.7 66 73.3
...Yes
...No 22,855 19.0 10,015 16.4 7,268 29.1 584 43.4 685 13.4 825 23.5 3,431 14.4 39 17.3 8 8.9
...Unknown 56 0.0 28 0.0 6 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.0 0 0.0 16 17.8
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 52,586 43.8 20,448 33.5 18,410 73.7 1,004 74.6 1,316 25.7 2,209 62.9 9,085 38.2 89 39.6 25 27.8
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 8,540 7.1 66 0.1 82 0.3 0 0.0 35 0.7 3 0.1 8,309 34.9 42 18.7 3 3.3
...Non-Medicaid 58,939 49.1 40,485 66.4 6,500 26.0 342 25.4 3,771 73.6 1,301 37.0 6,384 26.8 94 41.8 62 68.9
MOTHER'S WIC STATUS: 44,000 36.6 13,454 22.1 13,495 54.0 579 43.0 931 18.2 1,521 43.3 13,902 58.5 97 43.1 21 23.3
...Prenatal WIC
...No Prenatal WIC 76,065 63.4 47,545 77.9 11,497 46.0 767 57.0 4,191 81.8 1,992 56.7 9,876 41.5 128 56.9 69 76.7




  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
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,065 60,999 50.8 24,992 20.8 1,346 1.1 5,122 4.3 3,513 2.9 23,778 19.8 225 0.2 90 0.1
RESIDENT BIRTHS
RESIDENCE: 1,888 870 46.1 423 22.4 4 0.2 39 2.1 58 3.1 490 26.0 2 0.1 2 0.1
Alamance
Alexander 349 299 85.7 10 2.9 0 0 6 1.7 7 2.0 26 7.4 1 0.3 0 0
Alleghany 104 84 80.8 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 1.0 17 16.3 1 1.0 0 0
Anson 259 110 42.5 126 48.6 1 0.4 1 0.4 4 1.5 17 6.6 0 0 0 0
Ashe 194 172 88.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 21 10.8 0 0 0 0
Avery 143 114 79.7 2 1.4 1 0.7 1 0.7 2 1.4 23 16.1 0 0 0 0
Beaufort 433 266 61.4 97 22.4 1 0.2 2 0.5 4 0.9 63 14.5 0 0 0 0
Bertie 161 61 37.9 95 59.0 1 0.6 0 0 0 0 4 2.5 0 0 0 0
Bladen 378 162 42.9 112 29.6 17 4.5 0 0 13 3.4 74 19.6 0 0 0 0
Brunswick 1,176 850 72.3 97 8.2 10 0.9 9 0.8 40 3.4 170 14.5 0 0 0 0
Buncombe 2,388 1,714 71.8 137 5.7 7 0.3 53 2.2 77 3.2 398 16.7 2 0.1 0 0
Burke 850 567 66.7 21 2.5 0 0 55 6.5 15 1.8 191 22.5 1 0.1 0 0
Cabarrus 2,665 1,206 45.3 573 21.5 7 0.3 225 8.4 80 3.0 558 20.9 12 0.5 4 0.2
Caldwell 777 608 78.2 40 5.1 1 0.1 7 0.9 28 3.6 91 11.7 2 0.3 0 0
Camden 98 81 82.7 5 5.1 0 0 2 2.0 3 3.1 5 5.1 2 2.0 0 0
Carteret 483 385 79.7 20 4.1 1 0.2 7 1.4 14 2.9 55 11.4 0 0 1 0.2
Caswell 201 119 59.2 50 24.9 1 0.5 3 1.5 7 3.5 19 9.5 2 1.0 0 0
Catawba 1,674 1,026 61.3 149 8.9 7 0.4 133 7.9 47 2.8 310 18.5 2 0.1 0 0
Chatham 714 425 59.5 65 9.1 3 0.4 19 2.7 25 3.5 176 24.6 1 0.1 0 0
Cherokee 247 217 87.9 4 1.6 2 0.8 1 0.4 11 4.5 12 4.9 0 0 0 0
Chowan 144 87 60.4 46 31.9 0 0 2 1.4 1 0.7 8 5.6 0 0 0 0
Clay 87 76 87.4 0 0 0 0 1 1.1 2 2.3 8 9.2 0 0 0 0
Cleveland 1,154 770 66.7 258 22.4 4 0.3 8 0.7 35 3.0 79 6.8 0 0 0 0
Columbus 578 300 51.9 175 30.3 18 3.1 1 0.2 17 2.9 66 11.4 1 0.2 0 0
Craven 1,232 728 59.1 211 17.1 4 0.3 53 4.3 60 4.9 174 14.1 0 0 2 0.2
Cumberland 5,088 1,899 37.3 1,766 34.7 78 1.5 186 3.7 294 5.8 854 16.8 7 0.1 4 0.1
Currituck 303 249 82.2 18 5.9 1 0.3 5 1.7 2 0.7 25 8.3 3 1.0 0 0
Dare 290 210 72.4 8 2.8 0 0 6 2.1 0 0 66 22.8 0 0 0 0
Davidson 1,802 1,251 69.4 182 10.1 7 0.4 39 2.2 51 2.8 271 15.0 1 0.1 0 0
Davie 377 280 74.3 26 6.9 2 0.5 6 1.6 12 3.2 50 13.3 1 0.3 0 0
Duplin 709 254 35.8 132 18.6 2 0.3 2 0.3 11 1.6 306 43.2 2 0.3 0 0
Durham 4,068 1,508 37.1 1,000 24.6 7 0.2 273 6.7 106 2.6 1,155 28.4 14 0.3 5 0.1
Edgecombe 560 162 28.9 315 56.3 2 0.4 1 0.2 14 2.5 64 11.4 2 0.4 0 0
Forsyth 4,385 1,910 43.6 1,080 24.6 12 0.3 119 2.7 126 2.9 1,129 25.7 8 0.2 1 0.0
Franklin 921 533 57.9 184 20.0 2 0.2 16 1.7 17 1.8 168 18.2 0 0 1 0.1
Gaston 2,858 1,601 56.0 596 20.9 3 0.1 55 1.9 87 3.0 509 17.8 4 0.1 3 0.1
Gates 83 57 68.7 19 22.9 0 0 0 0 1 1.2 5 6.0 1 1.2 0 0
Graham 87 80 92.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.6 2 2.3 0 0 1 1.1
Granville 586 324 55.3 139 23.7 0 0 8 1.4 13 2.2 99 16.9 1 0.2 2 0.3
Greene 206 86 41.7 66 32.0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 51 24.8 0 0 0 0
Guilford 5,757 1,850 32.1 2,242 38.9 26 0.5 402 7.0 173 3.0 1,050 18.2 10 0.2 4 0.1
Halifax 469 147 31.3 246 52.5 12 2.6 5 1.1 22 4.7 37 7.9 0 0 0 0
Harnett 1,913 1,093 57.1 324 16.9 14 0.7 33 1.7 79 4.1 366 19.1 3 0.2 1 0.1
Haywood 533 471 88.4 5 0.9 4 0.8 6 1.1 7 1.3 40 7.5 0 0 0 0
Henderson 1,009 699 69.3 33 3.3 1 0.1 19 1.9 19 1.9 237 23.5 0 0 1 0.1
Hertford 187 57 30.5 121 64.7 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 8 4.3 0 0 0 0
Hoke 807 318 39.4 179 22.2 50 6.2 16 2.0 52 6.4 190 23.5 2 0.2 0 0
Hyde 37 25 67.6 6 16.2 0 0 0 0 1 2.7 5 13.5 0 0 0 0
Iredell 2,016 1,323 65.6 273 13.5 3 0.1 68 3.4 53 2.6 290 14.4 3 0.1 3 0.1
Jackson 335 213 63.6 3 0.9 34 10.1 3 0.9 13 3.9 68 20.3 0 0 1 0.3
Johnston 2,859 1,537 53.8 463 16.2 13 0.5 46 1.6 71 2.5 722 25.3 7 0.2 0 0
Jones 105 70 66.7 16 15.2 0 0 2 1.9 5 4.8 12 11.4 0 0 0 0
Lee 787 335 42.6 137 17.4 7 0.9 7 0.9 23 2.9 276 35.1 1 0.1 1 0.1
Lenoir 631 236 37.4 280 44.4 4 0.6 2 0.3 24 3.8 84 13.3 1 0.2 0 0
Lincoln 940 734 78.1 49 5.2 2 0.2 22 2.3 19 2.0 114 12.1 0 0 0 0
McDowell 398 322 80.9 10 2.5 1 0.3 4 1.0 7 1.8 54 13.6 0 0 0 0
Macon 323 247 76.5 2 0.6 6 1.9 8 2.5 8 2.5 51 15.8 1 0.3 0 0
Madison 198 183 92.4 2 1.0 0 0 1 0.5 4 2.0 8 4.0 0 0 0 0
Martin 207 105 50.7 76 36.7 0 0 0 0 3 1.4 22 10.6 1 0.5 0 0
Mecklenburg 15,103 5,490 36.4 4,113 27.2 31 0.2 1,039 6.9 368 2.4 4,012 26.6 33 0.2 17 0.1
Mitchell 128 103 80.5 1 0.8 0 0 2 1.6 3 2.3 19 14.8 0 0 0 0
Montgomery 267 140 52.4 49 18.4 2 0.7 1 0.4 6 2.2 68 25.5 1 0.4 0 0
Moore 1,198 847 70.7 113 9.4 6 0.5 18 1.5 42 3.5 167 13.9 4 0.3 1 0.1
Nash 1,031 395 38.3 420 40.7 8 0.8 15 1.5 39 3.8 154 14.9 0 0 0 0
New Hanover 2,135 1,350 63.2 268 12.6 7 0.3 52 2.4 64 3.0 387 18.1 7 0.3 0 0
Northampton 148 64 43.2 74 50.0 1 0.7 2 1.4 2 1.4 5 3.4 0 0 0 0
Onslow 3,668 2,332 63.6 388 10.6 18 0.5 96 2.6 166 4.5 660 18.0 5 0.1 3 0.1
Orange 1,163 618 53.1 160 13.8 2 0.2 100 8.6 21 1.8 258 22.2 1 0.1 3 0.3
Pamlico 105 82 78.1 10 9.5 0 0 0 0 2 1.9 11 10.5 0 0 0 0
Pasquotank 430 226 52.6 129 30.0 2 0.5 5 1.2 6 1.4 49 11.4 11 2.6 2 0.5
Pender 705 505 71.6 54 7.7 3 0.4 6 0.9 18 2.6 119 16.9 0 0 0 0
Perquimans 99 72 72.7 19 19.2 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 7 7.1 0 0 0 0
Person 425 238 56.0 121 28.5 1 0.2 1 0.2 9 2.1 54 12.7 1 0.2 0 0
Pitt 2,004 815 40.7 847 42.3 8 0.4 57 2.8 39 1.9 229 11.4 8 0.4 1 0.0
Polk 127 108 85.0 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 3 2.4 14 11.0 0 0 1 0.8
Randolph 1,601 1,007 62.9 119 7.4 10 0.6 35 2.2 29 1.8 400 25.0 0 0 1 0.1
Richmond 530 242 45.7 175 33.0 17 3.2 6 1.1 26 4.9 63 11.9 1 0.2 0 0
Robeson 1,875 294 15.7 379 20.2 690 36.8 10 0.5 96 5.1 400 21.3 6 0.3 0 0
Rockingham 910 609 66.9 156 17.1 0 0 5 0.5 26 2.9 114 12.5 0 0 0 0
Rowan 1,582 941 59.5 264 16.7 7 0.4 16 1.0 34 2.1 318 20.1 2 0.1 0 0
Rutherford 625 478 76.5 57 9.1 4 0.6 2 0.3 27 4.3 57 9.1 0 0 0 0
Sampson 845 329 38.9 136 16.1 16 1.9 2 0.2 30 3.6 332 39.3 0 0 0 0
Scotland 345 104 30.1 144 41.7 47 13.6 4 1.2 25 7.2 18 5.2 2 0.6 1 0.3
Stanly 752 518 68.9 96 12.8 1 0.1 21 2.8 28 3.7 86 11.4 2 0.3 0 0
Stokes 355 314 88.5 10 2.8 0 0 4 1.1 5 1.4 22 6.2 0 0 0 0
Surry 787 550 69.9 18 2.3 0 0 5 0.6 13 1.7 200 25.4 1 0.1 0 0
Swain 132 73 55.3 0 0 39 29.5 1 0.8 10 7.6 9 6.8 0 0 0 0
Transylvania 240 194 80.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 1 0.4 6 2.5 35 14.6 0 0 1 0.4
Tyrrell 38 20 52.6 7 18.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 28.9 0 0 0 0
Union 2,599 1,509 58.1 341 13.1 4 0.2 137 5.3 61 2.3 543 20.9 4 0.2 0 0
Vance 533 156 29.3 258 48.4 3 0.6 5 0.9 16 3.0 94 17.6 1 0.2 0 0
Wake 12,950 6,249 48.3 2,377 18.4 23 0.2 1,431 11.1 320 2.5 2,504 19.3 26 0.2 20 0.2
Warren 162 64 39.5 64 39.5 7 4.3 0 0 6 3.7 21 13.0 0 0 0 0
Washington 106 44 41.5 52 49.1 0 0 0 0 2 1.9 8 7.5 0 0 0 0
Watauga 321 263 81.9 1 0.3 0 0 9 2.8 6 1.9 41 12.8 1 0.3 0 0
Wayne 1,675 703 42.0 469 28.0 4 0.2 20 1.2 35 2.1 439 26.2 4 0.2 1 0.1
Wilkes 666 509 76.4 28 4.2 0 0 6 0.9 18 2.7 105 15.8 0 0 0 0
Wilson 917 335 36.5 351 38.3 1 0.1 14 1.5 23 2.5 191 20.8 1 0.1 1 0.1
Yadkin 396 300 75.8 6 1.5 0 0 1 0.3 5 1.3 83 21.0 1 0.3 0 0
Yancey 176 143 81.3 1 0.6 0 0 2 1.1 2 1.1 28 15.9 0 0 0 0