North Carolina Health Statistics Pocket Guide - 2009
Table 8 - Selected Health Indicators
Pregnancy, Total Females
2007-2009
| County |
Percent of Live Births |
| North Carolina |
67.7 |
14.3 |
82.5 |
28.6 |
9.1 |
16.8 |
10.6 |
31.4 |
| Alamance |
64.1 |
14.2 |
78.7 |
22.4 |
9.6 |
20.0 |
15.3 |
32.4 |
| Alexander |
58.6 |
4.2 |
63.3 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
19.9 |
19.8 |
30.3 |
| Alleghany |
59.3 |
4.1 |
63.6 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
16.3 |
19.7 |
35.3 |
| Anson |
64.1 |
11.9 |
76.9 |
57.9 |
11.7 |
20.9 |
17.0 |
38.5 |
| Ashe |
63.6 |
4.1 |
67.9 |
0.8 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
20.5 |
37.6 |
| Avery |
57.3 |
6.2 |
64.1 |
1.9 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
19.2 |
35.9 |
| Beaufort |
70.4 |
8.9 |
80.1 |
33.8 |
10.9 |
15.9 |
15.1 |
35.9 |
| Bertie |
62.5 |
14.1 |
77.4 |
75.0 |
13.1 |
16.8 |
10.3 |
28.0 |
| Bladen |
66.8 |
9.5 |
77.0 |
38.1 |
9.1 |
25.4 |
15.3 |
38.8 |
| Brunswick |
64.3 |
10.6 |
75.2 |
15.2 |
8.6 |
18.9 |
16.9 |
32.9 |
| Buncombe |
62.0 |
12.9 |
75.2 |
11.0 |
8.3 |
4.0 |
11.0 |
32.1 |
| Burke |
61.5 |
6.4 |
68.2 |
12.7 |
7.8 |
28.3 |
21.2 |
33.9 |
| Cabarrus |
73.9 |
10.4 |
84.9 |
19.1 |
8.9 |
20.9 |
9.7 |
33.0 |
| Caldwell |
58.0 |
6.2 |
64.4 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
7.2 |
21.3 |
31.4 |
| Camden |
52.6 |
7.8 |
60.6 |
15.1 |
6.9 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
35.2 |
| Carteret |
57.8 |
11.6 |
69.8 |
9.8 |
7.5 |
11.8 |
17.8 |
36.1 |
| Caswell |
51.5 |
11.1 |
62.8 |
32.0 |
9.6 |
14.3 |
22.5 |
34.5 |
| Catawba |
65.1 |
9.2 |
74.5 |
15.9 |
8.9 |
15.1 |
14.3 |
27.3 |
| Chatham |
62.6 |
10.3 |
73.0 |
12.5 |
7.9 |
15.6 |
10.4 |
29.0 |
| Cherokee |
55.6 |
3.9 |
59.7 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
14.5 |
27.6 |
33.2 |
| Chowan |
70.3 |
11.9 |
82.7 |
46.3 |
11.4 |
13.5 |
13.3 |
34.1 |
| Clay |
53.4 |
3.9 |
57.3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
9.3 |
21.4 |
31.0 |
| Cleveland |
61.0 |
9.0 |
70.5 |
27.8 |
10.1 |
27.1 |
19.2 |
33.2 |
| Columbus |
70.3 |
11.9 |
82.7 |
38.2 |
12.1 |
30.7 |
18.5 |
30.2 |
| Craven |
93.0 |
13.5 |
107.2 |
28.8 |
8.5 |
14.8 |
13.7 |
29.9 |
| Cumberland |
82.3 |
22.9 |
105.9 |
40.9 |
10.1 |
12.6 |
9.2 |
28.0 |
| Currituck |
50.6 |
13.0 |
63.8 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
11.6 |
14.5 |
35.0 |
| Dare |
69.4 |
19.8 |
89.6 |
4.9 |
7.5 |
12.1 |
14.1 |
39.6 |
| Davidson |
61.7 |
8.1 |
70.1 |
12.5 |
9.4 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
34.8 |
| Davie |
57.8 |
6.7 |
64.6 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
11.5 |
27.4 |
| Duplin |
80.8 |
9.9 |
91.4 |
23.1 |
8.1 |
22.7 |
9.2 |
30.0 |
| Durham |
74.2 |
22.7 |
97.4 |
40.9 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
5.4 |
30.9 |
| Edgecombe |
76.1 |
15.6 |
93.0 |
66.6 |
12.3 |
31.3 |
14.4 |
32.8 |
| Forsyth |
69.3 |
17.1 |
86.7 |
29.5 |
10.2 |
12.6 |
6.8 |
26.6 |
| Franklin |
59.7 |
11.2 |
71.3 |
26.7 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
8.7 |
31.4 |
| Gaston |
66.7 |
10.6 |
77.7 |
21.2 |
10.0 |
43.3 |
16.3 |
30.8 |
| Gates |
49.5 |
12.8 |
62.8 |
38.4 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
14.4 |
29.0 |
| Graham |
66.0 |
3.3 |
69.5 |
11.0 |
8.5 |
6.4 |
26.3 |
29.9 |
| Granville |
61.0 |
14.1 |
75.3 |
32.1 |
9.3 |
17.1 |
12.7 |
31.1 |
| Greene |
64.8 |
7.8 |
73.2 |
40.7 |
12.2 |
14.9 |
10.7 |
26.6 |
| Guilford |
61.1 |
20.7 |
82.3 |
44.6 |
9.6 |
16.3 |
8.2 |
31.5 |
| Halifax |
64.9 |
15.9 |
81.3 |
66.2 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
15.9 |
32.1 |
| Harnett |
68.0 |
10.9 |
79.3 |
23.3 |
8.7 |
19.2 |
12.2 |
33.1 |
| Haywood |
58.4 |
6.1 |
64.9 |
3.6 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
23.6 |
34.9 |
| Henderson |
69.7 |
8.4 |
78.4 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
11.3 |
34.3 |
| Hertford |
65.2 |
15.1 |
80.7 |
71.6 |
13.2 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
31.0 |
| Hoke |
85.1 |
14.4 |
100.0 |
34.4 |
9.7 |
15.4 |
8.2 |
29.1 |
| Hyde |
62.1 |
11.0 |
73.5 |
28.6 |
8.8 |
16.3 |
14.3 |
39.5 |
| Iredell |
62.8 |
10.0 |
73.2 |
18.1 |
9.1 |
24.5 |
14.2 |
34.0 |
| Jackson |
52.6 |
7.7 |
60.6 |
20.2 |
6.4 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
27.4 |
| Johnston |
72.0 |
9.6 |
81.9 |
17.0 |
7.9 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
32.4 |
| Jones |
50.0 |
14.1 |
64.4 |
26.4 |
10.1 |
21.7 |
19.5 |
31.8 |
| Lee |
81.4 |
16.7 |
98.6 |
23.3 |
9.3 |
29.9 |
11.8 |
27.0 |
| Lenoir |
72.3 |
13.8 |
86.7 |
45.2 |
10.5 |
29.4 |
18.1 |
34.0 |
| Lincoln |
60.4 |
7.1 |
67.7 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
22.1 |
14.7 |
38.9 |
| McDowell |
61.9 |
6.0 |
68.5 |
6.5 |
8.7 |
12.2 |
21.9 |
36.5 |
| Macon |
69.4 |
6.0 |
75.8 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
13.2 |
17.2 |
30.8 |
| Madison |
48.8 |
5.9 |
55.3 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
3.5 |
18.6 |
33.3 |
| Martin |
64.5 |
7.8 |
72.6 |
53.2 |
14.1 |
17.9 |
14.4 |
33.6 |
| Mecklenburg |
74.6 |
20.9 |
96.0 |
37.7 |
9.3 |
17.1 |
4.5 |
32.5 |
| Mitchell |
59.6 |
5.0 |
64.8 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
5.5 |
22.4 |
38.5 |
| Montgomery |
74.9 |
7.5 |
82.9 |
22.7 |
9.2 |
18.7 |
12.7 |
32.4 |
| Moore |
66.3 |
10.9 |
77.6 |
20.8 |
7.7 |
15.7 |
10.4 |
28.4 |
| Nash |
67.1 |
14.8 |
82.8 |
44.1 |
10.3 |
23.2 |
11.5 |
25.6 |
| New Hanover |
59.1 |
19.1 |
78.5 |
22.9 |
8.8 |
19.7 |
9.7 |
27.9 |
| Northampton |
61.3 |
14.4 |
76.0 |
66.4 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
15.1 |
33.0 |
| Onslow |
103.3 |
17.6 |
121.4 |
18.4 |
7.7 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
30.3 |
| Orange |
39.6 |
12.1 |
51.8 |
23.2 |
7.9 |
11.2 |
7.5 |
28.3 |
| Pamlico |
56.1 |
11.1 |
67.2 |
19.2 |
9.0 |
17.6 |
26.0 |
30.3 |
| Pasquotank |
67.5 |
17.5 |
85.4 |
40.6 |
10.9 |
17.9 |
10.0 |
32.1 |
| Pender |
60.9 |
10.5 |
71.6 |
17.8 |
7.9 |
22.8 |
12.1 |
25.3 |
| Perquimans |
59.9 |
11.5 |
71.6 |
27.9 |
9.8 |
15.9 |
12.0 |
29.9 |
| Person |
65.8 |
15.0 |
81.6 |
30.6 |
10.1 |
8.8 |
16.7 |
31.5 |
| Pitt |
60.0 |
14.6 |
75.1 |
43.8 |
11.2 |
12.0 |
9.8 |
28.7 |
| Polk |
49.2 |
6.2 |
55.8 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
17.3 |
14.9 |
27.9 |
| Randolph |
65.0 |
9.9 |
75.3 |
7.6 |
8.5 |
16.9 |
14.0 |
30.9 |
| Richmond |
73.5 |
12.5 |
86.5 |
36.7 |
10.0 |
26.3 |
22.8 |
40.1 |
| Robeson |
81.0 |
12.4 |
94.0 |
63.2 |
11.1 |
29.8 |
17.6 |
31.8 |
| Rockingham |
61.7 |
10.5 |
72.6 |
20.9 |
9.6 |
12.7 |
21.4 |
32.6 |
| Rowan |
64.5 |
10.0 |
74.9 |
20.5 |
9.7 |
24.1 |
15.7 |
29.3 |
| Rutherford |
60.6 |
8.0 |
69.0 |
13.8 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
19.6 |
29.7 |
| Sampson |
72.2 |
9.2 |
82.1 |
27.2 |
8.8 |
20.7 |
9.9 |
39.9 |
| Scotland |
67.5 |
12.1 |
80.2 |
62.6 |
13.2 |
21.9 |
21.4 |
34.4 |
| Stanly |
63.6 |
7.9 |
71.9 |
17.7 |
10.6 |
12.6 |
17.7 |
37.1 |
| Stokes |
47.9 |
6.3 |
54.3 |
3.8 |
9.3 |
8.1 |
17.2 |
29.5 |
| Surry |
65.8 |
7.2 |
73.5 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
17.4 |
18.9 |
28.1 |
| Swain |
69.8 |
7.5 |
78.6 |
39.4 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
24.1 |
27.7 |
| Transylvania |
58.4 |
7.7 |
66.5 |
6.5 |
8.4 |
6.7 |
17.5 |
31.6 |
| Tyrrell |
85.2 |
12.0 |
98.3 |
30.1 |
7.7 |
11.5 |
12.8 |
35.3 |
| Union |
67.0 |
9.0 |
76.3 |
16.2 |
7.4 |
16.2 |
7.5 |
30.3 |
| Vance |
73.2 |
16.0 |
90.1 |
56.8 |
12.2 |
27.9 |
14.2 |
30.9 |
| Wake |
67.4 |
16.5 |
84.2 |
28.5 |
7.8 |
15.8 |
2.8 |
32.2 |
| Warren |
60.3 |
15.5 |
76.4 |
66.1 |
14.8 |
24.4 |
13.5 |
33.5 |
| Washington |
72.4 |
11.8 |
84.3 |
61.5 |
11.6 |
21.1 |
10.6 |
33.8 |
| Watauga |
34.5 |
7.5 |
42.2 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
9.1 |
12.3 |
34.5 |
| Wayne |
74.9 |
13.5 |
89.1 |
35.9 |
8.8 |
29.0 |
12.6 |
32.1 |
| Wilkes |
62.9 |
5.3 |
68.5 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
12.9 |
20.2 |
35.4 |
| Wilson |
71.8 |
15.2 |
87.8 |
43.7 |
9.5 |
15.8 |
11.7 |
27.3 |
| Yadkin |
62.3 |
6.7 |
69.3 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
7.7 |
13.7 |
29.6 |
| Yancey |
58.4 |
5.1 |
64.0 |
0.6 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
21.7 |
35.0 |
1. Live Births per 1,000 females 15-44.
2. Legal induced abortions per 1,000 females 15-44.
3. Pregnancies (reported abortions, fetal deaths, and live births) per 1,000 females 15-44.
4. Based on race of mother.
5. 5 lbs 8 ozs or less.
6. Late care defined as first visit after third month. Information often based on maternal recall.
7. Includes primary and repeat C-sections.
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