Peak of Eugenics Program in North Carolina July 1946 - June 1968 : sterilizations performed per county (highest to lowest)

Peak of Eugenics Program in North Carolina July 1946 - June 1968 Sterilizations Performed per County (Highest to Lowest) Rank County of Residence Sterilizations Performed July 1946 to June 1968 1 Mecklenburg 485 2 Guilford 167 3 Gaston 161 4 Pitt 142 5 Buncombe 139 6 Forsyth 128 7 Rowan 120 8 Scotland 114 9 Wake 114 10 Hertford 106 11 Iredell 104 12 Wilkes 100 13 Alamance 93 14 Cumberland 89 15 Wayne 85 16 Durham 82 17 Surry 82 18 Catawba 80 19 Moore 78 20 Cabarrus 77 21 Duplin 75 22 Robeson 75 23 Bladen 73 24 Cleveland 72 25 New Hanover 72 26 Nash 70 27 Person 70 28 Franklin 64 29 Lenoir 61 30 Caldwell 59 31 Burke 56 32 Sampson 56 33 Harnett 55 34 Wilson 55 35 Johnston 54 36 Chatham 53 37 Rockingham 53 38 Rutherford 51 39 Lee 50 40 Edgecombe 49 41 Columbus 48 42 Vance 47 43 Halifax 46 44 Lincoln 46 45 Richmond 46 46 Transylvania 46 47 Anson 44 48 Bertie 44 49 Warren 44 50 McDowell 43 51 Gates 41 52 Madison 40 53 Orange 40 Provided by the North Carolina Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation www.sterilizationvictims.nc.gov Charmaine S. Fuller Cooper, Executive Director Data Source: Biennial Reports of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina 1946 thru 1968