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Lowest fertility rate, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2000

01Polk County, NCNC20,53318.1–

02Camden County, NCNC11,31526.2–

03Dare County, NCNC38,24528.6–

04Mitchell County, NCNC15,06228.9–

05Orange County, NCNC152,49829.6–

06Gates County, NCNC10,23432.6–

07Watauga County, NCNC54,78632.8–

08Madison County, NCNC22,55332.9–

09Chowan County, NCNC14,08233.4–

10Alleghany County, NCNC11,47935.7–

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436.8–

12Vance County, NCNC42,63839.9–

13Davie County, NCNC45,85540.6–

14Hyde County, NCNC4,55440.9–

15Perquimans County, NCNC13,49041.3–

16Northampton County, NCNC16,49143.1–

17Rockingham County, NCNC94,19543.1–

18Pitt County, NCNC182,93643.6–

19Franklin County, NCNC82,03743.9–

20Ashe County, NCNC27,51444.9–

21Davidson County, NCNC180,18245.0–

22Harnett County, NCNC150,13746.3–

23Sampson County, NCNC61,50446.9–

24Granville County, NCNC61,42147.1–

25Jones County, NCNC9,57547.1–

26Catawba County, NCNC170,17247.6–

27Burke County, NCNC88,65548.0–

28Carteret County, NCNC70,46949.4–

29Cleveland County, NCNC103,32549.6–

30Caswell County, NCNC22,56349.7–

31Rowan County, NCNC155,09651.1–

32Wilkes County, NCNC66,23351.1–

33Guilford County, NCNC562,23451.3–

34Forsyth County, NCNC401,71851.5–

35Caldwell County, NCNC81,10551.6–

36New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951.8–

37Brunswick County, NCNC174,70252.3–

38Surry County, NCNC72,28752.3–

39Transylvania County, NCNC34,21152.5–

40Haywood County, NCNC63,36952.6–

41Nash County, NCNC99,36552.9–

42Iredell County, NCNC211,79853.0–

43Rutherford County, NCNC65,74553.1–

44Hertford County, NCNC19,01553.6–

45Richmond County, NCNC42,04153.7–

46Chatham County, NCNC85,11154.1–

47Moore County, NCNC110,61954.1–

48Jackson County, NCNC45,03954.1–

49Pender County, NCNC72,11154.2–

50Yancey County, NCNC19,08454.2–

51Alamance County, NCNC186,17754.6–

52Stokes County, NCNC46,12654.7–

53Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72555.1–

54Wilson County, NCNC81,15055.6–

55Union County, NCNC267,67455.6–

56Lenoir County, NCNC55,83755.8–

57Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38355.9–

58Stanly County, NCNC68,83056.5–

59Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.0–

60Gaston County, NCNC246,55857.5–

61Graham County, NCNC8,19057.7–

62Buncombe County, NCNC277,41759.2–

63Johnston County, NCNC256,44859.8–

64Randolph County, NCNC149,51660.2–

65Anson County, NCNC21,75860.4–

66Person County, NCNC40,63660.6–

67Montgomery County, NCNC26,40360.8–

68Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20161.9–

69Scotland County, NCNC33,32262.0–

70Currituck County, NCNC33,15862.7–

71Columbus County, NCNC50,48763.0–

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,67063.1–

73Pamlico County, NCNC12,75863.2–

74Craven County, NCNC105,02563.3–

75Martin County, NCNC21,60163.4–

76Hoke County, NCNC56,93964.8–

77Lee County, NCNC70,25865.6–

78Alexander County, NCNC36,95865.7–

79Clay County, NCNC12,23968.6–

80Macon County, NCNC39,23268.8–

81Bladen County, NCNC30,00768.8–

82Yadkin County, NCNC38,32569.0–

83Wayne County, NCNC122,27870.4–

84Henderson County, NCNC122,37570.5–

85Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12170.6–

86Duplin County, NCNC51,57170.9–

87Durham County, NCNC347,24071.7–

88Bertie County, NCNC17,08671.9–

89Cumberland County, NCNC338,47372.7–

90Washington County, NCNC10,63873.3–

91Swain County, NCNC14,02475.9–

92McDowell County, NCNC45,19876.1–

93Robeson County, NCNC119,94176.5–

94Halifax County, NCNC46,53481.4–

95Avery County, NCNC18,11082.5–

96Cherokee County, NCNC30,83086.6–

97Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53792.6–

98Onslow County, NCNC217,17595.0–

99Warren County, NCNC18,898104.1–

100Greene County, NCNC20,700126.9–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES