TOTAL NEONATAL DEATHS	TOTAL NEONATAL DEATH RATE	WHITE NEONATAL DEATHS	WHITE NEONATAL DEATH RATE	MINORITY NEONATAL DEATHS	MINORITY NEONATAL DEATH RATE
RESIDENCE	3,543	6.0	1,835	4.3	1,705	10.4
NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE	79	8.6	40	5.5	39	20.4
ALEXANDER	7	3.3	5	2.5	2	14.0
ALLEGHANY	1	2.0	1	2.0	0	0
ANSON	20	11.8	5	6.7	15	15.7
ASHE	9	6.8	9	6.9	0	0
AVERY	0	0	0	0	0	0
BEAUFORT	29	9.3	15	7.3	14	13.0
BERTIE	12	9.4	0	0	12	12.9
BLADEN	12	5.2	5	3.6	7	7.6
BRUNSWICK	14	3.3	10	2.9	4	5.2
BUNCOMBE	78	6.2	64	5.6	14	10.8
BURKE	26	4.9	17	3.7	9	12.1
CABARRUS	58	5.4	36	4.0	22	13.0
CALDWELL	33	6.7	30	6.6	3	8.9
CAMDEN	1	2.5	1	3.0	0	0
CARTERET	14	4.7	12	4.5	2	6.4
CASWELL	14	10.8	11	12.2	3	7.7
CATAWBA	61	5.9	43	4.9	18	11.8
CHATHAM	11	3.3	7	2.4	4	8.3
CHEROKEE	6	4.5	6	4.7	0	0
CHOWAN	4	4.5	2	4.5	2	4.4
CLAY	2	5.1	2	5.1	0	0
CLEVELAND	41	6.5	26	5.6	15	9.0
COLUMBUS	38	9.6	19	7.8	19	12.3
CRAVEN	39	4.9	21	3.7	18	8.1
CUMBERLAND	234	8.6	82	5.1	152	13.8
CURRITUCK	7	6.4	5	4.9	2	27.8
DARE	13	7.2	12	7.0	1	12.7
DAVIDSON	52	5.4	43	5.0	9	8.2
DAVIE	24	10.9	23	11.1	1	7.8
DUPLIN	25	6.4	15	5.2	10	10.0
DURHAM	85	4.5	23	2.2	62	7.2
EDGECOMBE	30	7.6	3	2.0	27	11.0
FORSYTH	165	7.2	74	4.5	91	14.3
FRANKLIN	19	5.9	7	3.0	12	13.3
GASTON	88	6.7	59	5.5	29	12.6
GATES	3	5.6	2	6.7	1	4.2
GRAHAM	1	1.9	0	0	1	20.4
GRANVILLE	12	4.0	4	1.9	8	8.8
GREENE	7	5.8	3	4.4	4	7.6
GUILFORD	181	6.1	62	3.5	119	10.2
HALIFAX	24	6.3	4	3.0	20	8.1
HARNETT	41	5.7	26	4.9	15	8.2
HAYWOOD	12	4.2	11	4.0	1	18.5
HENDERSON	20	3.7	20	3.9	0	0
HERTFORD	20	14.0	4	9.8	16	15.6
HOKE	22	6.5	12	6.3	10	6.7
HYDE	3	10.7	3	14.9	0	0
IREDELL	48	5.3	30	4.0	18	11.2
JACKSON	12	6.6	10	6.8	2	6.0
JOHNSTON	57	5.5	38	4.4	19	10.6
JONES	2	4.1	1	3.2	1	5.8
LEE	22	5.3	16	5.0	6	6.2
LENOIR	28	6.9	9	4.3	18	9.2
LINCOLN	28	6.4	20	4.9	8	27.2
MCDOWELL	12	4.5	11	4.4	1	8.0
MACON	11	7.1	11	7.2	0	0
MADISON	2	1.8	2	1.8	0	0
MARTIN	10	6.2	3	4.0	7	8.1
MECKLENBURG	321	5.3	126	3.2	195	9.4
MITCHELL	7	8.4	7	8.4	0	0
MONTGOMERY	10	5.0	6	3.9	4	8.9
MOORE	24	5.3	16	4.6	8	7.8
NASH	38	6.2	12	3.2	26	10.8
NEW HANOVER	48	4.7	31	4.0	15	6.0
NORTHAMPTON	20	16.0	2	4.4	18	22.5
ONSLOW	94	5.9	60	4.9	34	9.6
ORANGE	28	4.4	19	3.9	9	6.4
PAMLICO	2	3.9	1	2.6	1	7.5
PASQUOTANK	13	5.6	4	3.3	9	8.2
PENDER	13	5.5	7	3.8	6	11.4
PERQUIMANS	7	11.6	3	7.5	4	19.8
PERSON	16	7.0	7	4.5	9	12.4
PITT	93	9.4	27	4.9	66	15.3
POLK	4	4.5	3	3.6	1	20.0
RANDOLPH	52	5.6	44	5.1	8	12.1
RICHMOND	15	4.6	6	3.0	9	7.3
ROBESON	84	8.1	13	3.8	71	10.2
ROCKINGHAM	31	5.4	24	5.2	7	6.2
ROWAN	39	4.6	28	4.1	11	6.6
RUTHERFORD	35	8.7	25	7.2	10	18.1
SAMPSON	34	7.4	12	3.8	22	15.9
SCOTLAND	20	8.0	9	8.1	11	8.0
STANLY	22	6.0	18	5.9	4	6.2
STOKES	11	4.3	8	3.3	3	31.9
SURRY	21	4.5	20	4.5	1	3.8
SWAIN	5	5.8	2	3.9	3	8.4
TRANSYLVANIA	7	5.1	6	4.6	1	11.9
TYRRELL	1	4.5	0	0	1	12.2
UNION	47	4.2	37	3.9	10	5.9
VANCE	33	9.3	8	4.9	25	13.1
WAKE	259	4.9	131	3.4	128	9.0
WARREN	11	10.7	1	3.3	10	13.8
WASHINGTON	8	9.4	4	12.1	4	7.7
WATAUGA	8	4.6	8	4.8	0	0
WAYNE	63	7.3	23	4.2	40	12.8
WILKES	16	3.7	13	3.1	3	13.7
WILSON	43	8.0	19	6.5	24	9.9
YADKIN	9	3.7	8	3.5	1	10.6
YANCEY	2	2.1	2	2.2	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