| NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTH RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION, 2000-2004 |
| TOTAL BIRTHS | TOTAL RATE | WHITE BIRTHS | WHITE RATE | MINORITY BIRTHS | MINORITY RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 593,731 | 14.3 | 430,152 | 13.9 | 163,579 | 15.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 9,222 | 13.7 | 7,355 | 13.8 | 1,867 | 13.2 |
| ALEXANDER | 2,089 | 12.2 | 1,951 | 12.1 | 138 | 12.7 |
| ALLEGHANY | 508 | 9.4 | 504 | 9.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| ANSON | 1,643 | 12.9 | 745 | 11.8 | 898 | 14.1 |
| ASHE | 1,285 | 10.4 | 1,273 | 10.4 | 12 | 6.2 |
| AVERY | 854 | 9.6 | 845 | 10.0 | 9 | 2.1 |
| BEAUFORT | 3,076 | 13.5 | 2,037 | 12.7 | 1,039 | 15.4 |
| BERTIE | 1,254 | 12.7 | 338 | 9.4 | 916 | 14.6 |
| BLADEN | 2,312 | 14.2 | 1,431 | 14.7 | 881 | 13.3 |
| BRUNSWICK | 4,344 | 11.0 | 3,587 | 10.7 | 757 | 12.2 |
| BUNCOMBE | 12,732 | 12.1 | 11,407 | 11.9 | 1,325 | 13.4 |
| BURKE | 5,244 | 11.8 | 4,548 | 11.6 | 696 | 12.9 |
| CABARRUS | 11,028 | 15.8 | 9,275 | 15.5 | 1,753 | 17.6 |
| CALDWELL | 4,817 | 12.3 | 4,470 | 12.3 | 347 | 13.3 |
| CAMDEN | 438 | 11.6 | 358 | 11.5 | 80 | 12.1 |
| CARTERET | 3,029 | 10.0 | 2,718 | 9.9 | 311 | 11.9 |
| CASWELL | 1,232 | 10.4 | 870 | 11.6 | 362 | 8.3 |
| CATAWBA | 10,245 | 14.1 | 8,732 | 13.7 | 1,513 | 16.2 |
| CHATHAM | 3,418 | 13.1 | 2,959 | 13.8 | 459 | 9.7 |
| CHEROKEE | 1,324 | 10.6 | 1,278 | 10.7 | 46 | 8.7 |
| CHOWAN | 903 | 12.6 | 455 | 10.3 | 448 | 16.2 |
| CLAY | 414 | 9.0 | 408 | 9.0 | 6 | 8.5 |
| CLEVELAND | 6,230 | 12.8 | 4,560 | 12.1 | 1,670 | 15.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 3,881 | 14.2 | 2,396 | 13.5 | 1,485 | 15.5 |
| CRAVEN | 7,865 | 17.1 | 5,665 | 17.1 | 2,200 | 17.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 26,913 | 17.6 | 15,964 | 18.0 | 10,949 | 17.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 1,155 | 11.6 | 1,082 | 11.9 | 73 | 9.0 |
| DARE | 1,976 | 12.3 | 1,900 | 12.3 | 76 | 12.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 9,626 | 12.8 | 8,552 | 12.8 | 1,074 | 12.9 |
| DAVIE | 2,195 | 12.0 | 2,066 | 12.2 | 129 | 9.2 |
| DUPLIN | 3,944 | 15.6 | 2,967 | 16.7 | 977 | 13.1 |
| DURHAM | 19,209 | 16.5 | 10,745 | 16.9 | 8,464 | 16.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 3,905 | 14.3 | 1,519 | 13.4 | 2,386 | 14.9 |
| FORSYTH | 22,977 | 14.6 | 16,615 | 14.8 | 6,362 | 14.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 3,338 | 13.3 | 2,421 | 13.9 | 917 | 11.9 |
| GASTON | 12,938 | 13.5 | 10,686 | 13.3 | 2,252 | 14.6 |
| GATES | 553 | 10.3 | 321 | 9.9 | 232 | 10.9 |
| GRAHAM | 495 | 12.3 | 443 | 12.0 | 52 | 16.5 |
| GRANVILLE | 3,031 | 11.9 | 2,123 | 13.0 | 908 | 9.9 |
| GREENE | 1,239 | 12.7 | 702 | 12.5 | 537 | 13.0 |
| GUILFORD | 29,590 | 13.8 | 17,770 | 12.6 | 11,820 | 16.1 |
| HALIFAX | 3,777 | 13.3 | 1,306 | 10.8 | 2,471 | 15.1 |
| HARNETT | 7,225 | 15.1 | 5,423 | 15.2 | 1,802 | 14.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 2,801 | 10.1 | 2,742 | 10.2 | 59 | 8.6 |
| HENDERSON | 5,475 | 11.8 | 5,212 | 11.8 | 263 | 12.2 |
| HERTFORD | 1,439 | 12.3 | 384 | 8.7 | 1,055 | 14.5 |
| HOKE | 3,424 | 19.0 | 1,977 | 22.3 | 1,447 | 15.8 |
| HYDE | 291 | 10.1 | 220 | 12.0 | 71 | 6.7 |
| IREDELL | 9,100 | 14.0 | 7,487 | 13.7 | 1,613 | 15.7 |
| JACKSON | 1,798 | 10.5 | 1,432 | 9.6 | 366 | 16.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 10,779 | 16.3 | 8,957 | 16.3 | 1,822 | 16.3 |
| JONES | 452 | 8.8 | 297 | 9.1 | 155 | 8.2 |
| LEE | 4,156 | 16.7 | 3,207 | 16.6 | 949 | 17.3 |
| LENOIR | 3,985 | 13.5 | 2,070 | 12.0 | 1,915 | 15.5 |
| LINCOLN | 4,396 | 13.3 | 4,117 | 13.4 | 279 | 11.4 |
| MCDOWELL | 2,586 | 12.1 | 2,475 | 12.3 | 111 | 8.5 |
| MACON | 1,584 | 10.3 | 1,546 | 10.2 | 38 | 11.0 |
| MADISON | 1,104 | 11.1 | 1,093 | 11.2 | 11 | 6.9 |
| MARTIN | 1,579 | 12.6 | 763 | 11.4 | 816 | 13.9 |
| MECKLENBURG | 62,154 | 16.9 | 40,792 | 16.6 | 21,362 | 17.6 |
| MITCHELL | 819 | 10.3 | 814 | 10.4 | 5 | 5.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 1,968 | 14.5 | 1,554 | 15.1 | 414 | 12.6 |
| MOORE | 4,553 | 11.8 | 3,526 | 11.0 | 1,027 | 15.6 |
| NASH | 6,126 | 13.7 | 3,713 | 13.1 | 2,413 | 14.8 |
| NEW HANOVER | 10,356 | 12.4 | 7,896 | 11.6 | 2,460 | 15.8 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1,203 | 11.0 | 436 | 10.1 | 767 | 11.6 |
| ONSLOW | 16,111 | 21.0 | 12,525 | 21.4 | 3,586 | 19.5 |
| ORANGE | 6,551 | 10.9 | 5,110 | 10.6 | 1,441 | 12.3 |
| PAMLICO | 539 | 8.3 | 407 | 8.5 | 132 | 7.9 |
| PASQUOTANK | 2,409 | 13.4 | 1,319 | 12.9 | 1,090 | 14.1 |
| PENDER | 2,394 | 11.1 | 1,876 | 11.5 | 518 | 10.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 599 | 10.3 | 391 | 9.4 | 208 | 12.8 |
| PERSON | 2,272 | 12.4 | 1,563 | 12.1 | 709 | 13.2 |
| PITT | 10,103 | 14.7 | 5,728 | 13.0 | 4,375 | 17.6 |
| POLK | 862 | 9.2 | 818 | 9.3 | 44 | 7.1 |
| RANDOLPH | 9,172 | 13.7 | 8,521 | 13.8 | 651 | 13.1 |
| RICHMOND | 3,191 | 13.7 | 2,015 | 13.2 | 1,176 | 14.7 |
| ROBESON | 10,296 | 16.5 | 3,584 | 16.3 | 6,712 | 16.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 5,651 | 12.3 | 4,574 | 12.5 | 1,077 | 11.3 |
| ROWAN | 8,341 | 12.6 | 6,732 | 12.4 | 1,609 | 13.7 |
| RUTHERFORD | 4,001 | 12.6 | 3,460 | 12.5 | 541 | 13.8 |
| SAMPSON | 4,522 | 14.7 | 3,178 | 15.4 | 1,344 | 13.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 2,454 | 13.6 | 1,102 | 11.9 | 1,352 | 15.5 |
| STANLY | 3,731 | 12.7 | 3,126 | 12.4 | 605 | 14.3 |
| STOKES | 2,509 | 11.1 | 2,413 | 11.2 | 96 | 7.8 |
| SURRY | 4,626 | 12.9 | 4,362 | 12.9 | 264 | 13.0 |
| SWAIN | 891 | 13.4 | 522 | 11.7 | 369 | 16.9 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 1,351 | 9.2 | 1,270 | 9.1 | 81 | 9.7 |
| TYRRELL | 221 | 10.6 | 141 | 11.6 | 80 | 9.2 |
| UNION | 11,747 | 17.0 | 10,044 | 16.8 | 1,703 | 18.0 |
| VANCE | 3,509 | 16.0 | 1,622 | 14.9 | 1,887 | 17.1 |
| WAKE | 54,941 | 16.2 | 40,164 | 15.7 | 14,777 | 17.5 |
| WARREN | 1,001 | 10.0 | 322 | 8.0 | 679 | 11.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 873 | 12.9 | 354 | 10.6 | 519 | 15.1 |
| WATAUGA | 1,740 | 8.1 | 1,691 | 8.1 | 49 | 7.7 |
| WAYNE | 8,628 | 15.1 | 5,527 | 15.1 | 3,101 | 15.2 |
| WILKES | 4,240 | 12.7 | 4,021 | 12.7 | 219 | 13.0 |
| WILSON | 5,349 | 14.2 | 2,988 | 13.5 | 2,361 | 15.3 |
| YADKIN | 2,373 | 12.9 | 2,282 | 13.0 | 91 | 11.7 |
| YANCEY | 932 | 10.4 | 920 | 10.4 | 12 | 10.4 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/) |
| RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES) |
| ARE UNSTABLE AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION |