| 2001-2005 N.C. RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER UNDER 30 |
| BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER AT RISK DUE TO HIGH PARITY |
| AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER LESS THAN 30 |
| **INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES** |
| RESIDENCE | NUMBER HIGH PARITY BIRTHS |
PERCENT HIGH PARITY |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 71,459 | 18.3 |
| ALAMANCE | 1,287 | 20.9 |
| ALEXANDER | 261 | 18.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 65 | 17.6 |
| ANSON | 274 | 22.9 |
| ASHE | 160 | 16.5 |
| AVERY | 71 | 12.1 |
| BEAUFORT | 456 | 21.2 |
| BERTIE | 191 | 19.9 |
| BLADEN | 329 | 19.4 |
| BRUNSWICK | 565 | 17.7 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1,110 | 13.6 |
| BURKE | 729 | 19.8 |
| CABARRUS | 1,164 | 16.1 |
| CALDWELL | 648 | 19.1 |
| CAMDEN | 27 | 9.9 |
| CARTERET | 316 | 15.3 |
| CASWELL | 172 | 20.7 |
| CATAWBA | 1,139 | 16.6 |
| CHATHAM | 363 | 17.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 155 | 15.3 |
| CHOWAN | 155 | 23.4 |
| CLAY | 47 | 15.6 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,064 | 23.4 |
| COLUMBUS | 639 | 21.9 |
| CRAVEN | 950 | 16.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3,346 | 16.6 |
| CURRITUCK | 102 | 13.5 |
| DARE | 167 | 13.5 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,244 | 18.9 |
| DAVIE | 238 | 16.9 |
| DUPLIN | 575 | 19.4 |
| DURHAM | 2,086 | 18.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 840 | 28.6 |
| FORSYTH | 2,947 | 19.8 |
| FRANKLIN | 442 | 19.7 |
| GASTON | 1,883 | 21.0 |
| GATES | 72 | 17.8 |
| GRAHAM | 64 | 16.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 354 | 17.7 |
| GREENE | 236 | 25.0 |
| GUILFORD | 3,435 | 19.2 |
| HALIFAX | 680 | 23.9 |
| HARNETT | 1,074 | 20.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 309 | 16.2 |
| HENDERSON | 563 | 15.1 |
| HERTFORD | 272 | 22.8 |
| HOKE | 511 | 19.2 |
| HYDE | 32 | 16.9 |
| IREDELL | 1,018 | 16.9 |
| JACKSON | 236 | 17.9 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,223 | 17.4 |
| JONES | 74 | 21.6 |
| LEE | 663 | 22.8 |
| LENOIR | 709 | 23.7 |
| LINCOLN | 446 | 15.4 |
| MCDOWELL | 295 | 15.6 |
| MACON | 199 | 17.4 |
| MADISON | 87 | 11.4 |
| MARTIN | 244 | 21.5 |
| MECKLENBURG | 5,891 | 17.1 |
| MITCHELL | 80 | 13.4 |
| MONTGOMERY | 351 | 23.8 |
| MOORE | 636 | 20.6 |
| NASH | 874 | 21.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 995 | 16.1 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 206 | 22.6 |
| ONSLOW | 1,611 | 12.5 |
| ORANGE | 493 | 16.5 |
| PAMLICO | 73 | 18.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 373 | 20.0 |
| PENDER | 292 | 17.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 79 | 17.4 |
| PERSON | 297 | 18.6 |
| PITT | 1,234 | 18.2 |
| POLK | 90 | 15.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,176 | 18.7 |
| RICHMOND | 665 | 26.7 |
| ROBESON | 1,946 | 23.7 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 776 | 19.8 |
| ROWAN | 1,209 | 20.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 642 | 21.9 |
| SAMPSON | 703 | 20.6 |
| SCOTLAND | 491 | 25.9 |
| STANLY | 477 | 18.3 |
| STOKES | 282 | 16.7 |
| SURRY | 551 | 17.3 |
| SWAIN | 146 | 21.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 167 | 17.5 |
| TYRRELL | 26 | 17.3 |
| UNION | 1,162 | 16.2 |
| VANCE | 740 | 27.5 |
| WAKE | 4,053 | 14.3 |
| WARREN | 183 | 24.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 144 | 22.3 |
| WATAUGA | 140 | 13.2 |
| WAYNE | 1,357 | 20.7 |
| WILKES | 539 | 18.1 |
| WILSON | 948 | 24.3 |
| YADKIN | 269 | 16.6 |
| YANCEY | 89 | 13.4 |
| 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 |