2002-2006 N.C. LIVE BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER 30 OR MORE
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER AT RISK DUE TO HIGH PARITY
AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS WITH AGE OF MOTHER 30 OR MORE
**INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES**

RESIDENCE HIGH
PARITY
BIRTHS		 PERCENT
HIGH
PARITY
NORTH CAROLINA 40,153 19.1
ALAMANCE 575 19.4
ALEXANDER 103 17.3
ALLEGHANY 21 16.5
ANSON 83 21.5
ASHE 63 17.9
AVERY 34 12.7
BEAUFORT 168 20.0
BERTIE 44 16.6
BLADEN 108 18.1
BRUNSWICK 264 20.2
BUNCOMBE 912 19.1
BURKE 272 19.7
CABARRUS 722 17.3
CALDWELL 228 17.2
CAMDEN 33 16.2
CARTERET 184 17.8
CASWELL 81 21.2
CATAWBA 536 16.5
CHATHAM 310 20.5
CHEROKEE 77 24.0
CHOWAN 32 15.8
CLAY 28 21.2
CLEVELAND 320 21.5
COLUMBUS 201 23.0
CRAVEN 342 18.3
CUMBERLAND 1,363 20.4
CURRITUCK 93 21.5
DARE 177 20.3
DAVIDSON 509 17.3
DAVIE 158 20.0
DUPLIN 197 19.9
DURHAM 1,516 18.2
EDGECOMBE 209 25.8
FORSYTH 1,696 20.3
FRANKLIN 240 20.5
GASTON 684 17.7
GATES 33 19.5
GRAHAM 28 24.8
GRANVILLE 210 19.7
GREENE 63 20.2
GUILFORD 2,312 19.9
HALIFAX 173 21.7
HARNETT 453 21.5
HAYWOOD 138 15.0
HENDERSON 323 16.8
HERTFORD 61 20.8
HOKE 177 18.7
HYDE 18 18.0
IREDELL 628 19.1
JACKSON 97 18.7
JOHNSTON 703 17.1
JONES 17 14.7
LEE 256 20.2
LENOIR 210 21.9
LINCOLN 252 16.7
MCDOWELL 114 17.1
MACON 99 20.8
MADISON 52 16.8
MARTIN 78 21.1
MECKLENBURG 5,481 18.3
MITCHELL 43 19.5
MONTGOMERY 113 23.8
MOORE 301 18.9
NASH 396 21.7
NEW HANOVER 839 18.1
NORTHAMPTON 68 23.8
ONSLOW 587 18.4
ORANGE 784 21.5
PAMLICO 37 26.1
PASQUOTANK 143 22.3
PENDER 168 20.6
PERQUIMANS 35 22.3
PERSON 127 18.0
PITT 643 18.9
POLK 61 22.3
RANDOLPH 521 19.6
RICHMOND 137 21.6
ROBESON 456 22.7
ROCKINGHAM 250 16.2
ROWAN 473 20.5
RUTHERFORD 184 20.1
SAMPSON 230 20.3
SCOTLAND 112 21.3
STANLY 184 17.8
STOKES 120 16.4
SURRY 271 20.1
SWAIN 46 23.8
TRANSYLVANIA 73 18.5
TYRRELL 17 24.6
UNION 977 18.8
VANCE 187 23.9
WAKE 5,630 18.9
WARREN 66 25.6
WASHINGTON 60 29.6
WATAUGA 131 19.3
WAYNE 422 19.5
WILKES 210 19.2
WILSON 303 21.2
YADKIN 136 19.4
YANCEY 53 22.4

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