2006-2010 N.C. LIVE BIRTHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: NUMBER
WITH INTERVAL FROM LAST DELIVERY TO CONCEPTION OF SIX MONTHS
OR LESS AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS EXCLUDING 1ST PREGNANCIES
**INDICATOR OF NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES**

RESIDENCE SHORT
INTERVAL
BIRTHS
PERCENT
SHORT
INTERVAL
NORTH CAROLINA 54,781 13.0
ALAMANCE 942 14.0
ALEXANDER 223 16.2
ALLEGHANY 44 13.1
ANSON 152 15.6
ASHE 125 14.3
AVERY 53 9.4
BEAUFORT 217 11.1
BERTIE 131 17.6
BLADEN 149 11.0
BRUNSWICK 451 12.3
BUNCOMBE 864 10.2
BURKE 462 14.0
CABARRUS 1,124 12.9
CALDWELL 287 10.2
CAMDEN 28 8.3
CARTERET 243 12.8
CASWELL 94 13.5
CATAWBA 892 13.4
CHATHAM 308 12.7
CHEROKEE 109 14.0
CHOWAN 86 14.1
CLAY 26 10.7
CLEVELAND 595 14.8
COLUMBUS 274 11.2
CRAVEN 747 14.0
CUMBERLAND 2,584 13.9
CURRITUCK 86 11.2
DARE 136 10.2
DAVIDSON 937 14.8
DAVIE 185 12.7
DUPLIN 391 13.6
DURHAM 1,583 11.4
EDGECOMBE 410 15.6
FORSYTH 1,978 11.8
FRANKLIN 288 11.8
GASTON 1,261 13.8
GATES 45 11.7
GRAHAM 48 15.5
GRANVILLE 269 12.4
GREENE 111 13.3
GUILFORD 3,118 14.6
HALIFAX 290 12.9
HARNETT 704 12.4
HAYWOOD 253 14.5
HENDERSON 389 10.2
HERTFORD 166 16.4
HOKE 355 12.0
HYDE 24 12.4
IREDELL 823 12.8
JACKSON 194 14.4
JOHNSTON 932 11.6
JONES 36 11.0
LEE 397 12.8
LENOIR 353 13.3
LINCOLN 368 12.9
MCDOWELL 240 14.3
MACON 145 12.3
MADISON 58 10.1
MARTIN 133 13.8
MECKLENBURG 5,847 12.3
MITCHELL 45 9.5
MONTGOMERY 148 11.6
MOORE 385 11.7
NASH 616 14.5
NEW HANOVER 1,217 15.5
NORTHAMPTON 117 14.9
ONSLOW 1,451 13.2
ORANGE 615 14.1
PAMLICO 47 13.4
PASQUOTANK 209 11.6
PENDER 261 13.5
PERQUIMANS 49 11.3
PERSON 217 14.4
PITT 1,039 14.1
POLK 75 15.0
RANDOLPH 805 13.3
RICHMOND 318 14.4
ROBESON 867 11.8
ROCKINGHAM 479 13.9
ROWAN 797 13.7
RUTHERFORD 343 14.0
SAMPSON 433 13.5
SCOTLAND 274 15.0
STANLY 353 15.5
STOKES 183 12.4
SURRY 408 13.9
SWAIN 106 17.2
TRANSYLVANIA 132 14.1
TYRRELL 24 14.5
UNION 1,194 12.7
VANCE 295 13.4
WAKE 5,209 12.0
WARREN 100 14.1
WASHINGTON 96 16.9
WATAUGA 120 10.5
WAYNE 872 14.8
WILKES 301 12.1
WILSON 582 15.7
YADKIN 182 12.2
YANCEY 54 9.5

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