North Carolina Birth Rate By County in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the birth rate for North Carolina was 11.11. Onslow had the highest birth rate (18.35), followed by Hoke (16.37), and Robeson (15.23). On the other hand, Watauga had the lowest birth rate (5.85), followed by Pamlico (6.56), and Carteret (7.04).

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North Carolina Birth Rate By County in 2021
North Carolina Birth Rate By County in 2021
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County Birth Rate
Alamance 10.84
Alexander 9.71
Alleghany 9.56
Anson 12.83
Ashe 7.98
Avery 7.76
Beaufort 10.19
Bertie 7.73
Bladen 11.83
Brunswick 7.65
Buncombe 8.78
Burke 9.29
Cabarrus 11.4
Caldwell 9.04
Camden 7.44
Carteret 7.04
Caswell 8.23
Catawba 9.99
Chatham 8.35
Cherokee 8.37
Chowan 9.83
Clay 7.81
Cleveland 10.7
Columbus 11.78
Craven 11.49
Cumberland 15.06
Currituck 10.36
Dare 8.59
Davidson 9.98
Davie 8.97
Duplin 14.03
Durham 12.64
Edgecombe 11.16
Forsyth 11.28
Franklin 11.08
Gaston 11.06
Gates 9.49
Graham 9.72
Granville 9.83
Greene 10.37
Guilford 10.56
Halifax 10.86
Harnett 13.7
Haywood 8.13
Henderson 8.44
Hertford 9.13
Hoke 16.37
Hyde 8.77
Iredell 9.99
Jackson 7.7
Johnston 11.67
Jones 7.74
Lee 11.87
Lenoir 11.64
Lincoln 10.03
McDowell 8.28
Macon 8.32
Madison 8.69
Martin 10.39
Mecklenburg 13.01
Mitchell 9.57
Montgomery 10.13
Moore 12.03
Nash 10.74
New Hanover 9.27
Northampton 10.18
Onslow 18.35
Orange 7.51
Pamlico 6.56
Pasquotank 12.01
Pender 9.9
Perquimans 8.26
Person 11.41
Pitt 11.35
Polk 7.06
Randolph 10.56
Richmond 13.24
Robeson 15.23
Rockingham 9.38
Rowan 10.52
Rutherford 9.84
Sampson 12.73
Scotland 11.28
Stanly 10.3
Stokes 8.59
Surry 10.17
Swain 10.56
Transylvania 7.19
Tyrrell 9.08
Union 9.86
Vance 12.21
Wake 11.16
Warren 8.82
Washington 8.69
Watauga 5.85
Wayne 13.34
Wilkes 10.19
Wilson 10.78
Yadkin 8.94
Yancey 8.7