| NUMBER AND PERCENT OF NC RESIDENT BIRTHS DELIVERED BY CESAREAN SECTION |
| (PRIMARY AND REPEAT), 2000-2004 |
| TOTAL BIRTHS | BIRTHS BY CESAREAN | PERCENT BIRTHS BY CESAREAN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 593,731 | 156,842 | 26.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| ALAMANCE | 9,222 | 2,401 | 26.0 |
| ALEXANDER | 2,089 | 592 | 28.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 508 | 115 | 22.6 |
| ANSON | 1,643 | 511 | 31.1 |
| ASHE | 1,285 | 444 | 34.6 |
| AVERY | 854 | 289 | 33.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 3,076 | 928 | 30.2 |
| BERTIE | 1,254 | 278 | 22.2 |
| BLADEN | 2,312 | 649 | 28.1 |
| BRUNSWICK | 4,344 | 1,262 | 29.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 12,732 | 3,176 | 24.9 |
| BURKE | 5,244 | 1,416 | 27.0 |
| CABARRUS | 11,028 | 2,622 | 23.8 |
| CALDWELL | 4,817 | 1,304 | 27.1 |
| CAMDEN | 438 | 116 | 26.5 |
| CARTERET | 3,029 | 868 | 28.7 |
| CASWELL | 1,232 | 308 | 25.0 |
| CATAWBA | 10,245 | 2,544 | 24.8 |
| CHATHAM | 3,418 | 854 | 25.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 1,324 | 291 | 22.0 |
| CHOWAN | 903 | 254 | 28.1 |
| CLAY | 414 | 96 | 23.2 |
| CLEVELAND | 6,230 | 1,796 | 28.8 |
| COLUMBUS | 3,881 | 1,070 | 27.6 |
| CRAVEN | 7,865 | 2,129 | 27.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 26,913 | 6,464 | 24.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 1,155 | 338 | 29.3 |
| DARE | 1,976 | 638 | 32.3 |
| DAVIDSON | 9,626 | 2,712 | 28.2 |
| DAVIE | 2,195 | 496 | 22.6 |
| DUPLIN | 3,944 | 1,002 | 25.4 |
| DURHAM | 19,209 | 5,007 | 26.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 3,905 | 949 | 24.3 |
| FORSYTH | 22,977 | 4,834 | 21.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 3,338 | 877 | 26.3 |
| GASTON | 12,938 | 3,209 | 24.8 |
| GATES | 553 | 142 | 25.7 |
| GRAHAM | 495 | 97 | 19.6 |
| GRANVILLE | 3,031 | 870 | 28.7 |
| GREENE | 1,239 | 309 | 24.9 |
| GUILFORD | 29,590 | 8,018 | 27.1 |
| HALIFAX | 3,777 | 1,009 | 26.7 |
| HARNETT | 7,225 | 2,243 | 31.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 2,801 | 757 | 27.0 |
| HENDERSON | 5,475 | 1,515 | 27.7 |
| HERTFORD | 1,439 | 302 | 21.0 |
| HOKE | 3,424 | 827 | 24.2 |
| HYDE | 291 | 84 | 28.9 |
| IREDELL | 9,100 | 2,475 | 27.2 |
| JACKSON | 1,798 | 421 | 23.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 10,779 | 3,269 | 30.3 |
| JONES | 452 | 153 | 33.8 |
| LEE | 4,156 | 1,041 | 25.0 |
| LENOIR | 3,985 | 1,244 | 31.2 |
| LINCOLN | 4,396 | 1,310 | 29.8 |
| MCDOWELL | 2,586 | 744 | 28.8 |
| MACON | 1,584 | 428 | 27.0 |
| MADISON | 1,104 | 264 | 23.9 |
| MARTIN | 1,579 | 463 | 29.3 |
| MECKLENBURG | 62,154 | 16,520 | 26.6 |
| MITCHELL | 819 | 253 | 30.9 |
| MONTGOMERY | 1,968 | 522 | 26.5 |
| MOORE | 4,553 | 1,220 | 26.8 |
| NASH | 6,126 | 1,439 | 23.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 10,356 | 2,732 | 26.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1,203 | 332 | 27.6 |
| ONSLOW | 16,111 | 3,690 | 22.9 |
| ORANGE | 6,551 | 1,693 | 25.8 |
| PAMLICO | 539 | 144 | 26.7 |
| PASQUOTANK | 2,409 | 703 | 29.2 |
| PENDER | 2,394 | 572 | 23.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 599 | 185 | 30.9 |
| PERSON | 2,272 | 680 | 29.9 |
| PITT | 10,103 | 2,639 | 26.1 |
| POLK | 862 | 227 | 26.3 |
| RANDOLPH | 9,172 | 2,489 | 27.1 |
| RICHMOND | 3,191 | 1,044 | 32.7 |
| ROBESON | 10,296 | 3,239 | 31.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 5,651 | 1,479 | 26.2 |
| ROWAN | 8,341 | 2,000 | 24.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 4,001 | 1,038 | 25.9 |
| SAMPSON | 4,522 | 1,457 | 32.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 2,454 | 725 | 29.5 |
| STANLY | 3,731 | 1,276 | 34.2 |
| STOKES | 2,509 | 571 | 22.8 |
| SURRY | 4,626 | 1,109 | 24.0 |
| SWAIN | 891 | 192 | 21.5 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 1,351 | 262 | 19.4 |
| TYRRELL | 221 | 63 | 28.5 |
| UNION | 11,747 | 3,000 | 25.5 |
| VANCE | 3,509 | 996 | 28.4 |
| WAKE | 54,941 | 14,662 | 26.7 |
| WARREN | 1,001 | 288 | 28.8 |
| WASHINGTON | 873 | 267 | 30.6 |
| WATAUGA | 1,740 | 551 | 31.7 |
| WAYNE | 8,628 | 2,471 | 28.6 |
| WILKES | 4,240 | 1,268 | 29.9 |
| WILSON | 5,349 | 1,287 | 24.1 |
| YADKIN | 2,373 | 509 | 21.4 |
| YANCEY | 932 | 224 | 24.0 |
| 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 |