TOTAL INFANT DEATHS	TOTAL INFANT DEATH RATE	WHITE INFANT DEATHS	WHITE INFANT DEATH RATE	MINORITY INFANT DEATHS	MINORITY INFANT DEATH RATE
RESIDENCE	5,067	8.7	2,626	6.3	2,441	14.9
NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE	102	11.3	53	7.5	49	25.4
ALEXANDER	12	5.6	10	5.0	2	13.2
ALLEGHANY	4	7.4	4	7.5	0	0
ANSON	28	16.7	6	8.4	22	22.9
ASHE	16	12.5	16	12.6	0	0
AVERY	4	4.7	4	4.7	0	0
BEAUFORT	43	13.7	20	9.9	23	20.2
BERTIE	16	12.5	0	0	16	16.8
BLADEN	23	9.9	9	6.6	14	14.6
BRUNSWICK	25	6.0	18	5.2	7	9.7
BUNCOMBE	111	8.8	84	7.4	27	20.2
BURKE	44	7.9	32	6.7	12	15.5
CABARRUS	77	7.6	56	6.5	21	13.1
CALDWELL	40	7.9	36	7.6	4	10.9
CAMDEN	4	11.8	1	3.7	3	44.1
CARTERET	26	8.6	16	5.9	10	29.3
CASWELL	22	16.9	15	16.9	7	16.7
CATAWBA	79	7.8	57	6.6	22	14.5
CHATHAM	22	6.6	16	5.6	6	12.5
CHEROKEE	10	7.6	10	7.9	0	0
CHOWAN	9	9.1	7	13.8	2	4.1
CLAY	4	10.9	4	11.0	0	0
CLEVELAND	62	9.7	34	7.2	28	16.3
COLUMBUS	44	10.9	18	7.3	26	16.3
CRAVEN	62	7.8	31	5.5	31	13.7
CUMBERLAND	309	11.2	108	6.6	201	18.0
CURRITUCK	11	10.5	9	9.3	2	24.1
DARE	15	8.9	14	8.7	1	13.0
DAVIDSON	81	8.5	64	7.6	17	15.6
DAVIE	27	12.3	26	12.6	1	7.5
DUPLIN	37	9.4	21	7.2	16	15.9
DURHAM	160	8.7	45	4.6	115	13.4
EDGECOMBE	47	11.6	4	2.6	43	16.9
FORSYTH	224	9.9	104	6.4	120	18.8
FRANKLIN	24	7.6	12	5.4	12	12.9
GASTON	125	9.5	86	8.0	39	16.4
GATES	5	9.2	1	3.4	4	16.4
GRAHAM	2	4.0	1	2.3	1	19.6
GRANVILLE	18	6.1	7	3.4	11	11.9
GREENE	15	11.8	5	7.1	10	17.6
GUILFORD	255	8.7	96	5.4	159	13.8
HALIFAX	34	9.0	2	1.5	32	13.0
HARNETT	55	7.7	33	6.2	22	12.0
HAYWOOD	16	5.8	15	5.6	1	18.2
HENDERSON	36	6.8	33	6.6	3	10.8
HERTFORD	25	17.5	6	14.6	19	18.7
HOKE	28	8.4	11	5.9	17	11.6
HYDE	3	10.4	2	9.7	1	12.3
IREDELL	79	8.9	53	7.3	26	16.5
JACKSON	13	7.3	10	6.9	3	9.2
JOHNSTON	73	7.3	51	6.2	22	12.4
JONES	2	3.9	1	3.1	1	5.4
LEE	30	7.2	22	7.0	8	8.1
LENOIR	50	11.9	18	8.4	32	15.7
LINCOLN	42	9.8	34	8.5	8	26.8
MCDOWELL	20	7.6	20	7.9	0	0
MACON	13	8.6	13	8.8	0	0
MADISON	6	5.4	6	5.4	0	0
MARTIN	17	10.1	6	7.7	11	12.2
MECKLENBURG	437	7.6	172	4.6	265	13.1
MITCHELL	8	9.6	8	9.7	0	0
MONTGOMERY	15	7.3	11	7.1	4	8.2
MOORE	43	9.3	21	5.9	22	20.7
NASH	70	11.4	25	6.7	45	18.5
NEW HANOVER	58	5.8	40	5.4	18	7.1
NORTHAMPTON	21	16.6	3	6.9	18	21.6
ONSLOW	123	7.7	84	6.8	39	10.9
ORANGE	45	7.3	29	6.1	16	11.4
PAMLICO	2	3.8	1	2.7	1	6.3
PASQUOTANK	25	11.0	9	7.6	16	14.7
PENDER	19	8.0	12	6.6	7	12.9
PERQUIMANS	8	13.7	3	7.9	5	24.5
PERSON	23	10.0	7	4.5	16	21.4
PITT	109	11.1	26	4.8	83	19.3
POLK	8	9.0	7	8.4	1	18.2
RANDOLPH	84	9.2	69	8.1	15	23.3
RICHMOND	28	8.4	10	4.9	18	13.8
ROBESON	132	12.5	26	7.8	106	14.7
ROCKINGHAM	47	8.0	36	7.7	11	9.1
ROWAN	62	7.3	42	6.2	20	11.9
RUTHERFORD	42	10.3	30	8.6	12	21.3
SAMPSON	39	8.6	16	5.2	23	16.1
SCOTLAND	33	12.8	11	9.6	22	15.4
STANLY	32	8.6	20	6.5	12	18.6
STOKES	16	6.2	14	5.7	2	18.5
SURRY	32	6.8	29	6.5	3	11.1
SWAIN	2	2.3	1	2.0	1	2.7
TRANSYLVANIA	12	8.6	10	7.7	2	21.1
TYRRELL	3	13.5	0	0	3	34.9
UNION	74	6.9	55	6.0	19	11.6
VANCE	46	13.0	15	9.2	31	16.3
WAKE	343	6.8	170	4.6	173	12.7
WARREN	13	12.8	1	3.3	12	16.7
WASHINGTON	12	14.2	4	12.6	8	15.1
WATAUGA	14	8.2	14	8.4	0	0
WAYNE	91	10.6	33	6.0	58	18.5
WILKES	30	6.9	26	6.3	4	17.8
WILSON	62	11.3	25	8.3	37	14.7
YADKIN	15	6.1	12	5.0	3	33.0
YANCEY	3	3.2	3	3.2	0	0

PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/)

NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES)

ARE UNSTABLE AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION