Back to 2023 Resident Live Births


  TOTAL MOTHER'S WIC STATUS:
Prenatal WIC No Prenatal WIC
Births Births Births
# % # % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 120,065 100.0 44,000 36.6 76,065 63.4
RACE/ETHNICITY: 60,999 50.8 13,454 30.6 47,545 62.5
White Non-Hispanic
African American Non-Hispanic 24,992 20.8 13,495 30.7 11,497 15.1
American Indian Non-Hispanic 1,346 1.1 579 1.3 767 1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic 5,122 4.3 931 2.1 4,191 5.5
Multiracial Non-Hispanic 3,513 2.9 1,521 3.5 1,992 2.6
Hispanic 23,778 19.8 13,902 31.6 9,876 13.0
Other Race Non-Hispanic 225 0.2 97 0.2 128 0.2
Unknown Race 90 0.1 21 0.0 69 0.1
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 255 0.2 91 0.2 164 0.2
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 1,708 1.4 645 1.5 1,063 1.4
...1500-2499 grams 9,357 7.8 4,030 9.2 5,327 7.0
...2500+ grams 108,669 90.5 39,219 89.1 69,450 91.3
...Unknown 76 0.1 15 0.0 61 0.1
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 743 0.6 255 0.6 488 0.6
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 1,371 1.1 526 1.2 845 1.1
...32-36 weeks 10,771 9.0 4,255 9.7 6,516 8.6
...37+ weeks 107,120 89.2 38,956 88.5 68,164 89.6
...Unknown 60 0.0 8 0.0 52 0.1
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,344 1.1 975 2.2 369 0.5
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 96,318 80.2 36,960 84.0 59,358 78.0
...35+ years 22,396 18.7 6,063 13.8 16,333 21.5
...Unknown 7 0.0 2 0.0 5 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 14,072 11.7 9,541 21.7 4,531 6.0
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 30,068 25.0 17,203 39.1 12,865 16.9
...Some College 32,867 27.4 13,073 29.7 19,794 26.0
...Bachelors Degree 27,144 22.6 3,234 7.4 23,910 31.4
...Masters or PhD 15,517 12.9 731 1.7 14,786 19.4
...Unknown 397 0.3 218 0.5 179 0.2
MARITAL STATUS: 71,129 59.2 14,647 33.3 56,482 74.3
...Married
...Unmarried 48,863 40.7 29,329 66.7 19,534 25.7
...Unknown 73 0.1 24 0.1 49 0.1
PARITY: 39,405 32.8 13,175 29.9 26,230 34.5
...1
...2-3 53,678 44.7 18,783 42.7 34,895 45.9
...4+ 26,792 22.3 11,972 27.2 14,820 19.5
...Unknown 190 0.2 70 0.2 120 0.2
PLURALITY: 116,118 96.7 42,475 96.5 73,643 96.8
...Singleton
...Twin 3,838 3.2 1,479 3.4 2,359 3.1
...Other Multiples 109 0.1 46 0.1 63 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 82,852 69.0 30,312 68.9 52,540 69.1
...Vaginal
...C-Section 36,757 30.6 13,490 30.7 23,267 30.6
...Unknown 456 0.4 198 0.5 258 0.3
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 86,414 72.0 29,037 66.0 57,377 75.4
...First
...Second 22,037 18.4 10,632 24.2 11,405 15.0
...Third 5,532 4.6 2,355 5.4 3,177 4.2
...No care 4,957 4.1 1,512 3.4 3,445 4.5
...Unknown 1,125 0.9 464 1.1 661 0.9
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 1,463 1.2 594 1.4 869 1.1
...Missing
...Inadequate 21,302 17.7 9,234 21.0 12,068 15.9
...Intermediate 5,424 4.5 2,377 5.4 3,047 4.0
...Adequate 36,389 30.3 12,636 28.7 23,753 31.2
...Adequate Plus 55,487 46.2 19,159 43.5 36,328 47.8
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 118,327 98.6 43,754 99.4 74,573 98.0
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,188 1.0 161 0.4 1,027 1.4
...Other 550 0.5 85 0.2 465 0.6
MOTHER SMOKED? 4,293 3.6 2,384 5.4 1,909 2.5
...Yes
...No 115,707 96.4 41,597 94.5 74,110 97.4
...Unknown 65 0.1 19 0.0 46 0.1
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 3,256 2.7 1,412 3.2 1,844 2.4
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 43,775 36.5 12,910 29.3 30,865 40.6
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,572 26.3 11,271 25.6 20,301 26.7
...Obese (30.0+) 39,263 32.7 17,688 40.2 21,575 28.4
...Unknown 2,199 1.8 719 1.6 1,480 1.9
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 97,154 80.9 32,584 74.1 64,570 84.9
...Yes
...No 22,855 19.0 11,405 25.9 11,450 15.1
...Unknown 56 0.0 11 0.0 45 0.1
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 52,586 43.8 32,834 74.6 19,752 26.0
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 8,540 7.1 6,306 14.3 2,234 2.9
...Non-Medicaid 58,939 49.1 4,860 11.0 54,079 71.1



  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 44,000 100.0 13,454 30.6 13,495 30.7 579 1.3 931 2.1 1,521 3.5 13,902 31.6 97 0.2 21 0.0
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 91 0.2 17 0.1 52 0.4 1 0.2 3 0.3 2 0.1 16 0.1 0 0 0 0
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 645 1.5 151 1.1 311 2.3 10 1.7 8 0.9 27 1.8 136 1.0 1 1.0 1 4.8
...1500-2499 grams 4,030 9.2 1,080 8.0 1,763 13.1 51 8.8 93 10.0 144 9.5 882 6.3 17 17.5 0 0
...2500+ grams 39,219 89.1 12,201 90.7 11,366 84.2 517 89.3 827 88.8 1,348 88.6 12,861 92.5 79 81.4 20 95.2
...Unknown 15 0.0 5 0.0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.1 0 0 0 0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 255 0.6 53 0.4 132 1.0 5 0.9 6 0.6 8 0.5 51 0.4 0 0 0 0
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 526 1.2 141 1.0 231 1.7 7 1.2 6 0.6 16 1.1 122 0.9 2 2.1 1 4.8
...32-36 weeks 4,255 9.7 1,296 9.6 1,575 11.7 37 6.4 80 8.6 164 10.8 1,085 7.8 17 17.5 1 4.8
...37+ weeks 38,956 88.5 11,964 88.9 11,554 85.6 529 91.4 839 90.1 1,332 87.6 12,642 90.9 77 79.4 19 90.5
...Unknown 8 0.0 0 0 3 0.0 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.1 2 0.0 1 1.0 0 0
MOTHER'S AGE: 975 2.2 215 1.6 328 2.4 11 1.9 3 0.3 70 4.6 348 2.5 0 0 0 0
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 36,960 84.0 11,753 87.4 11,263 83.5 518 89.5 742 79.7 1,349 88.7 11,247 80.9 71 73.2 17 81.0
...35+ years 6,063 13.8 1,486 11.0 1,904 14.1 50 8.6 186 20.0 102 6.7 2,305 16.6 26 26.8 4 19.0
...Unknown 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 9,541 21.7 1,860 13.8 1,537 11.4 65 11.2 180 19.3 230 15.1 5,645 40.6 21 21.6 3 14.3
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 17,203 39.1 5,363 39.9 5,814 43.1 273 47.2 271 29.1 583 38.3 4,862 35.0 29 29.9 8 38.1
...Some College 13,073 29.7 5,034 37.4 4,588 34.0 207 35.8 237 25.5 572 37.6 2,409 17.3 23 23.7 3 14.3
...Bachelors Degree 3,234 7.4 961 7.1 1,201 8.9 29 5.0 181 19.4 105 6.9 736 5.3 20 20.6 1 4.8
...Masters or PhD 731 1.7 211 1.6 324 2.4 5 0.9 58 6.2 26 1.7 106 0.8 1 1.0 0 0
...Unknown 218 0.5 25 0.2 31 0.2 0 0 4 0.4 5 0.3 144 1.0 3 3.1 6 28.6
MARITAL STATUS: 14,647 33.3 5,770 42.9 2,445 18.1 131 22.6 644 69.2 349 22.9 5,257 37.8 44 45.4 7 33.3
...Married
...Unmarried 29,329 66.7 7,672 57.0 11,046 81.9 448 77.4 287 30.8 1,172 77.1 8,638 62.1 53 54.6 13 61.9
...Unknown 24 0.1 12 0.1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.1 0 0 1 4.8
PARITY: 13,175 29.9 4,190 31.1 4,081 30.2 190 32.8 253 27.2 541 35.6 3,891 28.0 26 26.8 3 14.3
...1
...2-3 18,783 42.7 5,894 43.8 5,377 39.8 246 42.5 440 47.3 634 41.7 6,147 44.2 39 40.2 6 28.6
...4+ 11,972 27.2 3,352 24.9 4,013 29.7 142 24.5 234 25.1 346 22.7 3,843 27.6 32 33.0 10 47.6
...Unknown 70 0.2 18 0.1 24 0.2 1 0.2 4 0.4 0 0 21 0.2 0 0 2 9.5
PLURALITY: 42,475 96.5 12,983 96.5 12,859 95.3 565 97.6 905 97.2 1,461 96.1 13,588 97.7 93 95.9 21 100.0
...Singleton
...Twin 1,479 3.4 447 3.3 626 4.6 14 2.4 26 2.8 60 3.9 302 2.2 4 4.1 0 0
...Other Multiples 46 0.1 24 0.2 10 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.1 0 0 0 0
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 30,312 68.9 9,144 68.0 8,792 65.2 378 65.3 664 71.3 1,080 71.0 10,173 73.2 65 67.0 16 76.2
...Vaginal
...C-Section 13,490 30.7 4,202 31.2 4,665 34.6 201 34.7 264 28.4 435 28.6 3,687 26.5 32 33.0 4 19.0
...Unknown 198 0.5 108 0.8 38 0.3 0 0 3 0.3 6 0.4 42 0.3 0 0 1 4.8
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 29,037 66.0 10,076 74.9 9,016 66.8 429 74.1 625 67.1 1,043 68.6 7,786 56.0 53 54.6 9 42.9
...First
...Second 10,632 24.2 2,364 17.6 3,280 24.3 110 19.0 227 24.4 335 22.0 4,283 30.8 25 25.8 8 38.1
...Third 2,355 5.4 561 4.2 641 4.7 15 2.6 50 5.4 69 4.5 1,009 7.3 10 10.3 0 0
...No care 1,512 3.4 327 2.4 412 3.1 18 3.1 22 2.4 63 4.1 659 4.7 7 7.2 4 19.0
...Unknown 464 1.1 126 0.9 146 1.1 7 1.2 7 0.8 11 0.7 165 1.2 2 2.1 0 0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 594 1.4 149 1.1 199 1.5 9 1.6 7 0.8 16 1.1 212 1.5 2 2.1 0 0
...Missing
...Inadequate 9,234 21.0 2,051 15.2 2,697 20.0 89 15.4 198 21.3 297 19.5 3,860 27.8 35 36.1 7 33.3
...Intermediate 2,377 5.4 607 4.5 701 5.2 24 4.1 34 3.7 86 5.7 911 6.6 9 9.3 5 23.8
...Adequate 12,636 28.7 4,082 30.3 3,396 25.2 199 34.4 258 27.7 414 27.2 4,265 30.7 20 20.6 2 9.5
...Adequate Plus 19,159 43.5 6,565 48.8 6,502 48.2 258 44.6 434 46.6 708 46.5 4,654 33.5 31 32.0 7 33.3
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 43,754 99.4 13,325 99.0 13,426 99.5 577 99.7 927 99.6 1,516 99.7 13,871 99.8 93 95.9 19 90.5
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 161 0.4 77 0.6 48 0.4 2 0.3 3 0.3 4 0.3 23 0.2 3 3.1 1 4.8
...Other 85 0.2 52 0.4 21 0.2 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 8 0.1 1 1.0 1 4.8
MOTHER SMOKED? 2,384 5.4 1,522 11.3 583 4.3 70 12.1 7 0.8 110 7.2 89 0.6 3 3.1 0 0
...Yes
...No 41,597 94.5 11,924 88.6 12,908 95.7 509 87.9 924 99.2 1,411 92.8 13,807 99.3 94 96.9 20 95.2
...Unknown 19 0.0 8 0.1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 0 0 1 4.8
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 1,412 3.2 610 4.5 389 2.9 25 4.3 43 4.6 75 4.9 269 1.9 1 1.0 0 0
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 12,910 29.3 4,301 32.0 3,574 26.5 161 27.8 401 43.1 485 31.9 3,953 28.4 30 30.9 5 23.8
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 11,271 25.6 3,124 23.2 2,972 22.0 133 23.0 273 29.3 312 20.5 4,427 31.8 25 25.8 5 23.8
...Obese (30.0+) 17,688 40.2 5,329 39.6 6,319 46.8 255 44.0 197 21.2 635 41.7 4,908 35.3 38 39.2 7 33.3
...Unknown 719 1.6 90 0.7 241 1.8 5 0.9 17 1.8 14 0.9 345 2.5 3 3.1 4 19.0
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 32,584 74.1 9,681 72.0 9,057 67.1 278 48.0 685 73.6 1,069 70.3 11,721 84.3 75 77.3 18 85.7
...Yes
...No 11,405 25.9 3,765 28.0 4,436 32.9 301 52.0 246 26.4 452 29.7 2,181 15.7 22 22.7 2 9.5
...Unknown 11 0.0 8 0.1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.8
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 32,834 74.6 11,765 87.4 12,162 90.1 535 92.4 792 85.1 1,364 89.7 6,143 44.2 58 59.8 15 71.4
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 6,306 14.3 24 0.2 38 0.3 0 0 16 1.7 2 0.1 6,198 44.6 25 25.8 3 14.3
...Non-Medicaid 4,860 11.0 1,665 12.4 1,295 9.6 44 7.6 123 13.2 155 10.2 1,561 11.2 14 14.4 3 14.3



  TOTAL MOTHER'S PRENATAL WIC STATUS:
Prenatal WIC No Prenatal WIC
Births Births
# % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 120,065 44,000 36.6 76,065 63.4
RESIDENCE: 1,888 848 44.9 1,040 55.1
Alamance
Alexander 349 136 39.0 213 61.0
Alleghany 104 51 49.0 53 51.0
Anson 259 137 52.9 122 47.1
Ashe 194 92 47.4 102 52.6
Avery 143 56 39.2 87 60.8
Beaufort 433 226 52.2 207 47.8
Bertie 161 82 50.9 79 49.1
Bladen 378 221 58.5 157 41.5
Brunswick 1,176 522 44.4 654 55.6
Buncombe 2,388 798 33.4 1,590 66.6
Burke 850 382 44.9 468 55.1
Cabarrus 2,665 706 26.5 1,959 73.5
Caldwell 777 411 52.9 366 47.1
Camden 98 26 26.5 72 73.5
Carteret 483 194 40.2 289 59.8
Caswell 201 112 55.7 89 44.3
Catawba 1,674 681 40.7 993 59.3
Chatham 714 249 34.9 465 65.1
Cherokee 247 92 37.2 155 62.8
Chowan 144 62 43.1 82 56.9
Clay 87 41 47.1 46 52.9
Cleveland 1,154 589 51.0 565 49.0
Columbus 578 295 51.0 283 49.0
Craven 1,232 578 46.9 654 53.1
Cumberland 5,088 2,008 39.5 3,080 60.5
Currituck 303 57 18.8 246 81.2
Dare 290 97 33.4 193 66.6
Davidson 1,802 734 40.7 1,068 59.3
Davie 377 123 32.6 254 67.4
Duplin 709 470 66.3 239 33.7
Durham 4,068 1,297 31.9 2,771 68.1
Edgecombe 560 306 54.6 254 45.4
Forsyth 4,385 1,725 39.3 2,660 60.7
Franklin 921 216 23.5 705 76.5
Gaston 2,858 922 32.3 1,936 67.7
Gates 83 24 28.9 59 71.1
Graham 87 50 57.5 37 42.5
Granville 586 206 35.2 380 64.8
Greene 206 97 47.1 109 52.9
Guilford 5,757 2,481 43.1 3,276 56.9
Halifax 469 286 61.0 183 39.0
Harnett 1,913 648 33.9 1,265 66.1
Haywood 533 202 37.9 331 62.1
Henderson 1,009 347 34.4 662 65.6
Hertford 187 118 63.1 69 36.9
Hoke 807 278 34.4 529 65.6
Hyde 37 15 40.5 22 59.5
Iredell 2,016 552 27.4 1,464 72.6
Jackson 335 139 41.5 196 58.5
Johnston 2,859 891 31.2 1,968 68.8
Jones 105 43 41.0 62 59.0
Lee 787 352 44.7 435 55.3
Lenoir 631 359 56.9 272 43.1
Lincoln 940 254 27.0 686 73.0
McDowell 398 185 46.5 213 53.5
Macon 323 160 49.5 163 50.5
Madison 198 72 36.4 126 63.6
Martin 207 117 56.5 90 43.5
Mecklenburg 15,103 4,518 29.9 10,585 70.1
Mitchell 128 53 41.4 75 58.6
Montgomery 267 157 58.8 110 41.2
Moore 1,198 292 24.4 906 75.6
Nash 1,031 464 45.0 567 55.0
New Hanover 2,135 713 33.4 1,422 66.6
Northampton 148 82 55.4 66 44.6
Onslow 3,668 1,245 33.9 2,423 66.1
Orange 1,163 338 29.1 825 70.9
Pamlico 105 55 52.4 50 47.6
Pasquotank 430 195 45.3 235 54.7
Pender 705 209 29.6 496 70.4
Perquimans 99 44 44.4 55 55.6
Person 425 185 43.5 240 56.5
Pitt 2,004 897 44.8 1,107 55.2
Polk 127 45 35.4 82 64.6
Randolph 1,601 685 42.8 916 57.2
Richmond 530 375 70.8 155 29.2
Robeson 1,875 934 49.8 941 50.2
Rockingham 910 435 47.8 475 52.2
Rowan 1,582 601 38.0 981 62.0
Rutherford 625 293 46.9 332 53.1
Sampson 845 464 54.9 381 45.1
Scotland 345 232 67.2 113 32.8
Stanly 752 326 43.4 426 56.6
Stokes 355 124 34.9 231 65.1
Surry 787 306 38.9 481 61.1
Swain 132 37 28.0 95 72.0
Transylvania 240 91 37.9 149 62.1
Tyrrell 38 20 52.6 18 47.4
Union 2,599 620 23.9 1,979 76.1
Vance 533 324 60.8 209 39.2
Wake 12,950 3,123 24.1 9,827 75.9
Warren 162 100 61.7 62 38.3
Washington 106 75 70.8 31 29.2
Watauga 321 81 25.2 240 74.8
Wayne 1,675 905 54.0 770 46.0
Wilkes 666 285 42.8 381 57.2
Wilson 917 446 48.6 471 51.4
Yadkin 396 145 36.6 251 63.4
Yancey 176 63 35.8 113 64.2