| NC RESIDENT PREGNANCY RATES FOR GIRLS 15-17, BY RACE, 1998-2002 |
| WHITE PREGNANCIES | WHITE RATE | MINORITY PREGNANCIES | MINORITY RATE | TOTAL PREGNANCIES | TOTAL RATE | |
| RESIDENCE | 18,256 | 35.5 | 15,312 | 64.0 | 33,680 | 44.7 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 440 | 49.3 | 226 | 73.1 | 668 | 55.6 |
| ALEXANDER | 97 | 32.9 | 18 | 84.9 | 115 | 36.4 |
| ALLEGHANY | 38 | 46.9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 45.9 |
| ANSON | 38 | 37.8 | 109 | 69.0 | 147 | 56.9 |
| ASHE | 75 | 37.7 | 1 | 35.7 | 76 | 37.7 |
| AVERY | 47 | 37.2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 36.5 |
| BEAUFORT | 102 | 38.0 | 110 | 70.0 | 213 | 50.0 |
| BERTIE | 7 | 12.0 | 108 | 64.7 | 115 | 51.0 |
| BLADEN | 66 | 38.4 | 92 | 58.2 | 158 | 47.9 |
| BRUNSWICK | 213 | 46.8 | 70 | 42.1 | 285 | 45.9 |
| BUNCOMBE | 600 | 36.8 | 119 | 55.2 | 719 | 38.9 |
| BURKE | 332 | 49.0 | 85 | 69.1 | 420 | 52.5 |
| CABARRUS | 380 | 36.0 | 151 | 68.7 | 534 | 41.8 |
| CALDWELL | 294 | 46.6 | 34 | 67.7 | 329 | 48.3 |
| CAMDEN | 13 | 23.6 | 5 | 33.8 | 18 | 25.8 |
| CARTERET | 169 | 35.7 | 22 | 33.6 | 192 | 35.6 |
| CASWELL | 51 | 40.1 | 38 | 40.1 | 90 | 40.5 |
| CATAWBA | 387 | 35.2 | 152 | 75.9 | 540 | 41.5 |
| CHATHAM | 124 | 39.1 | 45 | 46.7 | 169 | 40.9 |
| CHEROKEE | 69 | 33.6 | 3 | 34.9 | 72 | 33.7 |
| CHOWAN | 27 | 34.2 | 54 | 66.3 | 81 | 50.5 |
| CLAY | 13 | 18.0 | 1 | 58.8 | 14 | 18.9 |
| CLEVELAND | 276 | 41.3 | 223 | 91.3 | 500 | 54.8 |
| COLUMBUS | 144 | 43.7 | 177 | 69.6 | 321 | 55.0 |
| CRAVEN | 196 | 34.0 | 224 | 77.9 | 423 | 48.9 |
| CUMBERLAND | 554 | 35.0 | 863 | 55.6 | 1,420 | 45.3 |
| CURRITUCK | 43 | 25.5 | 4 | 16.2 | 47 | 24.3 |
| DARE | 71 | 28.2 | 12 | 68.2 | 83 | 30.8 |
| DAVIDSON | 477 | 40.3 | 118 | 58.7 | 597 | 43.1 |
| DAVIE | 98 | 32.8 | 15 | 53.2 | 113 | 34.6 |
| DUPLIN | 149 | 48.9 | 112 | 60.8 | 262 | 53.6 |
| DURHAM | 324 | 39.0 | 677 | 66.9 | 1,008 | 54.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 80 | 42.9 | 321 | 78.6 | 402 | 67.6 |
| FORSYTH | 660 | 35.5 | 644 | 66.3 | 1,312 | 46.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 105 | 37.7 | 119 | 71.1 | 224 | 50.3 |
| GASTON | 622 | 43.6 | 253 | 69.7 | 876 | 48.9 |
| GATES | 10 | 16.8 | 27 | 47.8 | 37 | 31.8 |
| GRAHAM | 32 | 52.5 | 4 | 46.0 | 36 | 51.7 |
| GRANVILLE | 106 | 40.4 | 100 | 59.4 | 206 | 47.8 |
| GREENE | 45 | 48.4 | 69 | 71.0 | 114 | 60.0 |
| GUILFORD | 624 | 27.6 | 859 | 56.7 | 1,489 | 39.5 |
| HALIFAX | 95 | 48.4 | 293 | 70.7 | 388 | 63.5 |
| HARNETT | 253 | 40.5 | 215 | 75.3 | 469 | 51.5 |
| HAYWOOD | 142 | 33.2 | 2 | 13.9 | 144 | 32.6 |
| HENDERSON | 246 | 37.2 | 21 | 35.7 | 267 | 37.1 |
| HERTFORD | 21 | 28.7 | 136 | 74.5 | 157 | 61.4 |
| HOKE | 71 | 53.6 | 135 | 61.5 | 206 | 58.5 |
| HYDE | 5 | 16.7 | 15 | 82.9 | 20 | 41.6 |
| IREDELL | 285 | 30.9 | 192 | 80.8 | 477 | 41.2 |
| JACKSON | 57 | 28.7 | 21 | 42.2 | 78 | 31.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 347 | 40.7 | 176 | 70.5 | 523 | 47.5 |
| JONES | 31 | 53.3 | 28 | 63.5 | 59 | 57.7 |
| LEE | 179 | 50.0 | 111 | 79.3 | 291 | 58.5 |
| LENOIR | 109 | 35.8 | 265 | 93.9 | 375 | 63.9 |
| LINCOLN | 207 | 38.9 | 29 | 45.4 | 237 | 39.7 |
| MCDOWELL | 144 | 43.2 | 12 | 38.5 | 156 | 42.8 |
| MACON | 80 | 33.3 | 4 | 33.3 | 84 | 33.3 |
| MADISON | 51 | 34.5 | 1 | 66.7 | 52 | 34.9 |
| MARTIN | 45 | 36.0 | 103 | 71.2 | 148 | 54.9 |
| MECKLENBURG | 969 | 25.5 | 1,730 | 64.7 | 2,715 | 42.0 |
| MITCHELL | 32 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 109 | 61.3 | 53 | 70.2 | 162 | 63.9 |
| MOORE | 185 | 36.9 | 111 | 65.9 | 297 | 44.3 |
| NASH | 164 | 33.2 | 243 | 64.3 | 407 | 46.7 |
| NEW HANOVER | 264 | 26.0 | 247 | 69.8 | 515 | 37.6 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 15 | 22.7 | 99 | 61.5 | 114 | 50.2 |
| ONSLOW | 345 | 34.6 | 216 | 48.8 | 562 | 39.1 |
| ORANGE | 166 | 18.9 | 111 | 44.4 | 279 | 24.8 |
| PAMLICO | 18 | 25.6 | 18 | 43.2 | 36 | 32.2 |
| PASQUOTANK | 63 | 32.6 | 114 | 63.2 | 178 | 47.6 |
| PENDER | 89 | 35.4 | 55 | 45.9 | 145 | 39.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 26 | 36.6 | 21 | 49.8 | 47 | 41.5 |
| PERSON | 60 | 27.5 | 83 | 81.1 | 143 | 44.6 |
| PITT | 195 | 27.7 | 386 | 63.2 | 582 | 44.2 |
| POLK | 56 | 45.4 | 2 | 16.1 | 58 | 42.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 539 | 48.4 | 72 | 60.9 | 614 | 49.8 |
| RICHMOND | 129 | 50.5 | 157 | 78.0 | 286 | 62.6 |
| ROBESON | 223 | 60.6 | 724 | 70.3 | 949 | 67.9 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 321 | 51.5 | 125 | 62.7 | 447 | 54.3 |
| ROWAN | 376 | 38.7 | 198 | 68.4 | 575 | 45.6 |
| RUTHERFORD | 225 | 45.7 | 47 | 56.7 | 272 | 47.3 |
| SAMPSON | 180 | 51.2 | 126 | 52.4 | 306 | 51.7 |
| SCOTLAND | 95 | 55.0 | 151 | 65.8 | 246 | 61.2 |
| STANLY | 171 | 35.7 | 74 | 74.2 | 246 | 42.5 |
| STOKES | 119 | 31.8 | 5 | 19.4 | 124 | 31.0 |
| SURRY | 240 | 43.4 | 27 | 49.5 | 267 | 44.0 |
| SWAIN | 26 | 41.2 | 43 | 73.4 | 69 | 56.7 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 84 | 36.5 | 7 | 38.5 | 91 | 36.7 |
| TYRRELL | 6 | 26.4 | 9 | 53.9 | 15 | 38.1 |
| UNION | 310 | 31.0 | 148 | 67.9 | 459 | 37.7 |
| VANCE | 100 | 55.2 | 227 | 86.4 | 327 | 73.6 |
| WAKE | 907 | 22.3 | 849 | 50.6 | 1,777 | 30.9 |
| WARREN | 25 | 38.9 | 70 | 54.2 | 97 | 50.2 |
| WASHINGTON | 15 | 25.9 | 52 | 56.6 | 67 | 44.8 |
| WATAUGA | 74 | 23.9 | 4 | 51.3 | 79 | 24.9 |
| WAYNE | 242 | 35.0 | 363 | 72.3 | 605 | 50.6 |
| WILKES | 220 | 41.1 | 16 | 40.1 | 236 | 41.1 |
| WILSON | 153 | 40.6 | 299 | 78.1 | 452 | 59.5 |
| YADKIN | 108 | 35.1 | 6 | 43.5 | 114 | 35.5 |
| YANCEY | 46 | 33.3 | 1 | 26.3 | 47 | 33.1 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/) |