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North Carolina: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity

By Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing OfficerUpdated

North Carolina recorded 121,281 births in 2024 across 100 counties, served by 73 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 10 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 4,011 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.

Births, 2024
121,281+3.9% since 2021
Delivering hospitals
7310 more not reported
Offices of Lawyers
4,011CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
Births per lawyer office
30.2national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3

Births by county

Births by county in North Carolina, 2024A choropleth of North Carolina counties shaded by births recorded in 2024.
Births, 2024 ≤ 302 > 9,800

Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.

North Carolina births, 2021 to 2024. Four-year births series for North Carolina alongside the national total. North Carolina 121,281 +3.9% 2021→2024 United States 3,605,563 +0.6% 2021→2024 Delivering hospitals 73 +0.0% 2024 only Lawyer offices 4,011 +0.0% CBP 2023
Figure 2 — North Carolina against the national series. Only the first two series are time series; the third and fourth are single-vintage values shown flat, and are labelled as such rather than being interpolated into a trend. National births detail. Sources: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (components of change), released June 2025; Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 541110 Offices of Lawyers, released May 2025; CMS Care Compare, Maternal Health · Hospital, reporting period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024.

Every county

All 100 counties in North Carolina. Sorted by births. Copy it into a spreadsheet — it is a real table.
CountyPopulation 2024Births 2024Lawyer officesBirths per officeDelivering hospitalsStatus unknown
Mecklenburg County1,206,28515,07769021.980
Wake County1,232,44413,20266519.930
Guilford County558,8165,97223225.720
Cumberland County338,4305,27810152.311
Forsyth County398,1434,55917426.220
Durham County343,6284,13915426.920
Onslow County212,9543,8845570.611
Johnston County249,7942,8555849.210
Gaston County242,0102,7984266.610
Cabarrus County244,9252,7435351.810
Union County263,3862,5595051.210
Buncombe County279,2102,42116115.010
New Hanover County243,3332,26820511.111
Iredell County206,3612,0825438.620
Pitt County180,7832,0237825.910
Alamance County183,0401,9373358.710
Robeson County118,6241,8473159.610
Harnett County146,0961,8223060.700
Davidson County177,8091,7402666.910
Catawba County167,0541,6865232.420
Rowan County153,3841,6223152.310
Wayne County120,3381,6033053.410
Randolph County148,3891,5972759.110
Craven County104,1671,2824826.710
Orange County152,8771,2058614.010
Moore County108,4171,1712940.410
Brunswick County167,1121,1584525.711
Cleveland County102,1941,1041958.110
Henderson County120,7711,0803431.820
Nash County97,9901,0752838.410
Rockingham County93,5179811098.110
Lincoln County97,6119521468.010
Wilson County79,9589022241.010
Hoke County55,3828847126.300
Franklin County79,7718791367.600
Burke County88,5458542337.110
Sampson County60,4048321364.010
Lee County68,5377991266.610
Caldwell County80,7397951844.200
Surry County71,5477432233.820
Duplin County50,5397271742.810
Chatham County83,8747181259.810
Stanly County67,3267051741.510
Pender County70,0776871838.200
Wilkes County66,1866801740.010
Lenoir County55,3326541446.710
Granville County61,5446241156.710
Rutherford County65,5876221156.510
Edgecombe County49,124565962.810
Columbus County50,0545402125.710
Richmond County41,9905331535.500
Haywood County63,0485192917.910
Halifax County46,9925121339.410
Vance County42,3374931435.210
Carteret County70,2594833513.810
Beaufort County44,5764301626.900
Davie County45,3834251332.700
Stokes County45,857424670.701
Yadkin County37,995406945.100
Scotland County33,898402667.010
Person County40,1433861038.600
McDowell County45,269379575.810
Jackson County45,2813751919.710
Bladen County29,777353844.100
Pasquotank County41,4183531720.810
Macon County38,7173401424.300
Alexander County36,693333566.600
Cherokee County30,3733131226.101
Watauga County54,9972962511.810
Anson County22,432276739.400
Montgomery County26,364265388.301
Dare County38,1832592013.010
Transylvania County34,103232925.800
Martin County21,523223455.800
Greene County20,6712020undefined00
Ashe County27,266199633.201
Currituck County32,278198539.600
Caswell County22,363192448.000
Hertford County19,169187823.410
Warren County19,0811860undefined00
Yancey County18,993177535.400
Madison County22,352176358.700
Northampton County16,580157352.300
Swain County13,945153351.000
Bertie County16,939145348.300
Avery County17,811131816.400
Chowan County13,891127815.910
Polk County20,3201120undefined00
Clay County12,042109427.300
Jones County9,462105335.000
Washington County10,6541040undefined01
Graham County8,179990undefined00
Alleghany County11,37998424.501
Perquimans County13,460960undefined00
Mitchell County15,03094518.800
Pamlico County12,55086328.700
Gates County10,299730undefined00
Camden County11,184570undefined00
Tyrrell County3,517440undefined00
Hyde County4,583320undefined00

37 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 11,628 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.

Hospitals with obstetric services

83 North Carolina hospitals reporting an obstetric service status. Facilities confirming they do not provide labour and delivery are excluded from this table and counted on the national page.
HospitalCityCountyOwnershipLabour & deliveryBirthing Friendly
Adventhealth HendersonvilleHendersonvilleHendersonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlingtonAlamanceVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Alleghany Memorial HospitalSpartaAlleghanyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Ashe Memorial HospitalJeffersonAsheVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Atrium Health ClevelandShelbyClevelandGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Atrium Health LincolnLincolntonLincolnGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotteMecklenburgGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Atrium Health UnionMonroeUnionGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Atrium Health University CityCharlotteMecklenburgGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorgantonBurkeProprietaryYesDesignated
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayettevilleCumberlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Carolina East Medical CenterNew BernCravenGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcordCabarrusGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotteMecklenburgGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastoniaGastonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Carteret General HospitalMorehead CityCarteretProprietaryYesDesignated
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickoryCatawbaVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Central Carolina HospitalSanfordLeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Chatham Hospital IncSiler CityChathamVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhitevilleColumbusVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresvilleIredellProprietaryYesDesignated
Duke Regional HospitalDurhamDurhamGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Duke University HospitalDurhamDurhamProprietaryYesDesignated
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenvillePittVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke RapidsHalifaxVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphyCherokeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial HospTroyMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurstMooreVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickoryCatawbaProprietaryYesDesignated
Granville Health SystemsOxfordGranvilleGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Harris Regional HospitalSylvaJacksonProprietaryYesDesignated
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClydeHaywoodGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh PointGuilfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkinSurryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesNo
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesvilleIredellVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthportBrunswickVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Johnston HealthSmithfieldJohnstonGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Lifebrite Community Hospital Of StokesDanburyStokesProprietaryNot reported—
Maria Parham Medical CenterHendersonVanceProprietaryYesDesignated
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAshevilleBuncombeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, TheGreensboroGuilfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Nmc Camp LejeuneCamp LejeuneOnslowDepartment of DefenseNot reported—
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-SalemForsythVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Northern Regional HospitalMount AirySurryGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotteMecklenburgVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupplyBrunswickVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-SalemForsythVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersvilleMecklenburgVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthewsMecklenburgVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotteMecklenburgVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmingtonNew HanoverGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotteMecklenburgVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisburyRowanVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasvilleDavidsonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonvilleOnslowGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonvilleHendersonGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Randolph HospitalAsheboroRandolphVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Rex HospitalRaleighWakeGovernment - StateYesDesignated
Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordtonRutherfordProprietaryYesDesignated
Sampson Regional Medical CenterClintonSampsonGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburgScotlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth CityPasquotankGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumbertonRobesonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarleStanlyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
The Mcdowell HospitalMarionMc DowellVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags HeadDareVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Unc Health Care WayneGoldsboroWayneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Unc Health NashRocky MountNashGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Unc HospitalsChapel HillOrangeGovernment - StateYesDesignated
Unc Lenoir Health CareKinstonLenoirVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Unc RockinghamEdenRockinghamVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Vidant Chowan HospitalEdentonChowanGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansvilleDuplinGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboroEdgecombeGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskieHertfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wakemed, Cary HospitalCaryWakeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleighWakeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Washington County Hosp IncPlymouthWashingtonProprietaryNot reported—
Watauga Medical CenterBooneWataugaGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth WilkesboroWilkesGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Wilmington Treatment CenterWilmingtonNew HanoverVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Wilson Medical CenterWilsonWilsonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Womack Amc (Ft Bragg)Fort BraggCumberlandDepartment of DefenseNot reported—

Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.

A limit we will not cross. Nothing on this page links a clinical outcome rate to a legal claim. Adverse-event rates measure medicine. Litigation measures a legal process. They are different quantities, they are collected by different agencies for different reasons, and correlating them would be the fastest way to publish something false. Where we present clinical data and legal data together, it is to describe a market — never to imply that one causes, predicts, or justifies the other.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
  2. U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
  3. CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
  4. CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
  5. U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time

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Birth Injury Marketing. “North Carolina: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/north-carolina/

Journalists and researchers: the underlying data is already published as CSV at /data/, free and without conditions — no form. Need a different cut, by state, county, hospital or year? Ask, and we will also tell you what the data cannot support.

Related

Working in North Carolina? North Carolina is one of the states where this data supports a distinct argument about acquisition, so it has a commercial page: birth injury marketing in North Carolina — including three reasons not to spend money there.

All 51 states → · National legal capacity → · Why there is no outcome data → · Model this market → · Methodology →

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