LOW WEIGHT		VERY LOW WEIGHT
	NUMBER	PERCENT	NUMBER	PERCENT
RESIDENCE	19,582	13.9	4,976	3.5
NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE	242	13.9	68	3.9
ALEXANDER	8	8.5	2	2.1
ALLEGHANY	0	0.0	0	0.0
ANSON	129	14.0	39	4.2
ASHE	2	20.0	1	10.0
AVERY	1	16.7	0	0.0
BEAUFORT	167	15.7	44	4.1
BERTIE	131	14.3	41	4.5
BLADEN	130	15.1	27	3.1
BRUNSWICK	100	14.3	21	3.0
BUNCOMBE	166	14.8	31	2.8
BURKE	49	17.3	11	3.9
CABARRUS	220	14.7	50	3.3
CALDWELL	37	12.6	10	3.4
CAMDEN	7	10.8	2	3.1
CARTERET	28	10.7	6	2.3
CASWELL	59	15.2	18	4.6
CATAWBA	142	16.7	46	5.4
CHATHAM	58	13.3	13	3.0
CHEROKEE	3	9.4	1	3.1
CHOWAN	48	10.7	10	2.2
CLAY	0	0.0	0	0.0
CLEVELAND	206	13.0	58	3.7
COLUMBUS	223	16.0	47	3.4
CRAVEN	293	14.5	74	3.7
CUMBERLAND	1,326	13.7	400	4.1
CURRITUCK	6	10.3	2	3.4
DARE	9	17.0	2	3.8
DAVIDSON	145	15.5	25	2.7
DAVIE	21	17.6	5	4.2
DUPLIN	122	12.8	34	3.6
DURHAM	1,113	14.8	303	4.0
EDGECOMBE	358	14.7	83	3.4
FORSYTH	973	16.2	267	4.4
FRANKLIN	129	14.9	29	3.3
GASTON	286	13.8	68	3.3
GATES	31	13.2	3	1.3
GRAHAM	1	100.0	1	100.0
GRANVILLE	99	11.2	29	3.3
GREENE	91	17.4	23	4.4
GUILFORD	1,375	13.3	353	3.4
HALIFAX	318	14.0	66	2.9
HARNETT	241	14.4	49	2.9
HAYWOOD	6	19.4	2	6.5
HENDERSON	14	8.2	0	0.0
HERTFORD	169	16.7	49	4.9
HOKE	150	13.9	43	4.0
HYDE	9	11.8	2	2.6
IREDELL	237	17.1	72	5.2
JACKSON	6	22.2	5	18.5
JOHNSTON	212	13.1	36	2.2
JONES	27	15.8	5	2.9
LEE	116	13.2	17	1.9
LENOIR	286	14.9	66	3.4
LINCOLN	41	15.4	11	4.1
MCDOWELL	13	16.0	1	1.2
MACON	1	8.3	0	0.0
MADISON	0	0.0	0	0.0
MARTIN	132	15.5	25	2.9
MECKLENBURG	2,358	13.1	580	3.2
MITCHELL	0	0.0	0	0.0
MONTGOMERY	48	12.2	12	3.0
MOORE	134	14.6	33	3.6
NASH	316	13.7	93	4.0
NEW HANOVER	306	13.4	72	3.2
NORTHAMPTON	116	14.6	30	3.8
ONSLOW	325	11.0	84	2.9
ORANGE	157	15.9	39	4.0
PAMLICO	18	13.6	5	3.8
PASQUOTANK	130	12.3	26	2.5
PENDER	78	15.2	20	3.9
PERQUIMANS	30	15.0	6	3.0
PERSON	90	12.7	23	3.2
PITT	663	16.0	176	4.2
POLK	3	6.5	0	0.0
RANDOLPH	62	11.7	13	2.4
RICHMOND	142	12.5	38	3.3
ROBESON	392	15.8	97	3.9
ROCKINGHAM	147	13.5	35	3.2
ROWAN	226	14.8	57	3.7
RUTHERFORD	77	14.8	17	3.3
SAMPSON	179	14.1	56	4.4
SCOTLAND	161	14.3	36	3.2
STANLY	71	14.1	16	3.2
STOKES	13	17.3	6	8.0
SURRY	29	14.9	7	3.6
SWAIN	0	0.0	0	0.0
TRANSYLVANIA	7	10.9	2	3.1
TYRRELL	9	11.3	1	1.3
UNION	186	12.3	37	2.4
VANCE	284	15.1	68	3.6
WAKE	1,421	12.6	387	3.4
WARREN	83	12.2	20	2.9
WASHINGTON	60	11.6	12	2.3
WATAUGA	2	8.3	0	0.0
WAYNE	392	13.2	93	3.1
WILKES	28	15.3	5	2.7
WILSON	313	13.1	77	3.2
YADKIN	13	15.3	1	1.2
YANCEY	1	14.3	0	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