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| County | 1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| State Total | 1,083 |
1,134 |
1,268 |
1,344 |
1,282 |
1,440 |
1,654 |
1,880 |
2,032 |
2,213 |
2,390 |
| Alamance | 12 |
17 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
18 |
24 |
22 |
25 |
23 |
| Alexander | 2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| Alleghany | 1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Anson | 4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
| Ashe | 2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Avery | 2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Beaufort | 5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
| Bertie | 4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
| Bladen | 3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Brunswick | 6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
16 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
| Buncombe | 49 |
51 |
59 |
65 |
66 |
72 |
86 |
86 |
93 |
94 |
100 |
| Burke | 12 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
| Cabarrus | 10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
23 |
26 |
| Caldwell | 8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
| Camden | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carteret | 9 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
| Caswell | 2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Catawba | 15 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
34 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
46 |
| Chatham | 3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Cherokee | 2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
| Chowan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Clay | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Cleveland | 5 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
| Columbus | 9 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
| Craven | 8 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| Cumberland | 48 |
48 |
60 |
66 |
46 |
58 |
65 |
89 |
95 |
115 |
135 |
| Currituck | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dare | 7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Davidson | 4 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
| Davie | 6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
| Duplin | 4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Durham | 131 |
129 |
131 |
130 |
130 |
142 |
148 |
161 |
172 |
189 |
216 |
| Edgecombe | 1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Forsyth | 124 |
125 |
146 |
154 |
151 |
172 |
182 |
193 |
207 |
216 |
218 |
| Franklin | 3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Gaston | 13 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
19 |
23 |
28 |
34 |
44 |
49 |
52 |
| Gates | 1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Graham | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Granville | 4 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Greene | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Guilford | 96 |
97 |
107 |
118 |
95 |
95 |
110 |
132 |
139 |
159 |
174 |
| Halifax | 7 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
| Harnett | 3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
21 |
23 |
21 |
24 |
| Haywood | 5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
| Henderson | 12 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
| Hertford | 4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
| Hoke | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
| Hyde | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Iredell | 15 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
25 |
26 |
| Jackson | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
| Johnston | 8 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
| Jones | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Lee | 4 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
| Lenoir | 7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
| Lincoln | 5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| McDowell | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
| Macon | 4 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
| Madison | 1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Martin | 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Mecklenburg | 67 |
67 |
73 |
87 |
103 |
126 |
128 |
159 |
174 |
197 |
209 |
| Mitchell | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Montgomery | 2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
| Moore | 15 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
23 |
27 |
25 |
28 |
| Nash | 10 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
19 |
19 |
24 |
26 |
28 |
| New Hanover | 20 |
31 |
37 |
39 |
33 |
36 |
49 |
52 |
60 |
74 |
87 |
| Northampton | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Onslow | 4 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
23 |
29 |
| Orange | 53 |
62 |
61 |
58 |
34 |
37 |
31 |
35 |
33 |
38 |
40 |
| Pamlico | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Pasquotank | 0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
| Pender | 2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| Perquimans | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Person | 1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
| Pitt | 33 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
25 |
29 |
33 |
52 |
53 |
58 |
66 |
| Polk | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Randolph | 4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
| Richmond | 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
| Robeson | 22 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
28 |
29 |
38 |
39 |
38 |
38 |
47 |
| Rockingham | 4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
| Rowan | 8 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
13 |
18 |
24 |
27 |
| Rutherford | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
| Sampson | 4 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| Scotland | 3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
| Stanly | 3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
| Stokes | 2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Surry | 13 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
| Swain | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
| Transylvania | 2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
| Tyrrell | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Union | 6 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
25 |
| Vance | 2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
| Wake | 71 |
76 |
87 |
87 |
82 |
98 |
129 |
145 |
157 |
166 |
168 |
| Warren | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Washington | 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Watauga | 1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Wayne | 12 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
21 |
26 |
| Wilkes | 10 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
| Wilson | 2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
| Yadkin | 5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Yancey | 1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |