2019 Certified County Population Estimates - Ranked by Numeric Change |
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Total Population | Population Change | Components of Change | ||||||
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County | April 2010 Estimate Base | July 2019 Estimate | Numeric | Percent | Births | Deaths | Natural Increase | Net Migration |
State | 9,535,751 | 10,487,088 | 951,337 | 10.0 | 1,111,836 | 808,257 | 303,579 | 647,758 |
Wake | 901,052 | 1,085,297 | 184,245 | 20.4 | 116,863 | 47,198 | 69,665 | 114,580 |
Mecklenburg | 919,664 | 1,099,845 | 180,181 | 19.6 | 132,555 | 54,617 | 77,938 | 102,243 |
Guilford | 488,454 | 536,096 | 47,642 | 9.8 | 56,677 | 38,988 | 17,689 | 29,953 |
Durham | 270,001 | 316,934 | 46,933 | 17.4 | 39,429 | 18,191 | 21,238 | 25,695 |
Johnston | 168,878 | 206,016 | 37,138 | 22.0 | 21,120 | 12,423 | 8,697 | 28,441 |
Brunswick | 107,429 | 143,169 | 35,740 | 33.3 | 9,501 | 12,222 | -2,721 | 38,461 |
Cabarrus | 178,121 | 213,290 | 35,169 | 19.7 | 22,289 | 14,033 | 8,256 | 26,913 |
Union | 201,332 | 235,605 | 34,273 | 17.0 | 22,039 | 12,380 | 9,659 | 24,614 |
New Hanover | 202,683 | 233,062 | 30,379 | 15.0 | 20,728 | 17,211 | 3,517 | 26,862 |
Onslow | 177,801 | 207,252 | 29,451 | 16.6 | 38,720 | 9,568 | 29,152 | 299 |
Forsyth | 350,638 | 378,469 | 27,831 | 7.9 | 41,537 | 29,850 | 11,687 | 16,144 |
Buncombe | 238,330 | 262,659 | 24,329 | 10.2 | 23,645 | 23,641 | 4 | 24,325 |
Iredell | 159,464 | 181,071 | 21,607 | 13.5 | 16,919 | 13,972 | 2,947 | 18,660 |
Harnett | 114,691 | 134,906 | 20,215 | 17.6 | 17,017 | 8,755 | 8,262 | 11,953 |
Alamance | 151,155 | 168,761 | 17,606 | 11.6 | 16,841 | 14,799 | 2,042 | 15,564 |
Gaston | 206,098 | 222,704 | 16,606 | 8.1 | 23,475 | 20,781 | 2,694 | 13,912 |
Pitt | 168,176 | 181,301 | 13,125 | 7.8 | 19,520 | 11,710 | 7,810 | 5,315 |
Moore | 88,250 | 101,219 | 12,969 | 14.7 | 9,698 | 10,441 | -743 | 13,712 |
Cumberland | 319,431 | 332,392 | 12,961 | 4.1 | 51,872 | 23,084 | 28,788 | -15,827 |
Orange | 133,693 | 146,521 | 12,828 | 9.6 | 11,182 | 7,444 | 3,738 | 9,090 |
Chatham | 63,485 | 75,705 | 12,220 | 19.2 | 5,880 | 6,340 | -460 | 12,680 |
Pender | 52,196 | 63,153 | 10,957 | 21.0 | 5,726 | 4,926 | 800 | 10,157 |
Henderson | 106,719 | 117,425 | 10,706 | 10.0 | 9,880 | 13,068 | -3,188 | 13,894 |
Franklin | 60,563 | 70,157 | 9,594 | 15.8 | 6,388 | 5,178 | 1,210 | 8,384 |
Lincoln | 78,014 | 86,909 | 8,895 | 11.4 | 7,395 | 7,097 | 298 | 8,597 |
Hoke | 46,889 | 54,287 | 7,398 | 15.8 | 8,535 | 2,895 | 5,640 | 1,758 |
Davidson | 162,822 | 169,208 | 6,386 | 3.9 | 16,111 | 15,887 | 224 | 6,162 |
Watauga | 51,061 | 57,069 | 6,008 | 11.8 | 3,309 | 3,255 | 54 | 5,954 |
Catawba | 154,717 | 159,621 | 4,904 | 3.2 | 16,056 | 14,989 | 1,067 | 3,837 |
Carteret | 66,463 | 70,986 | 4,523 | 6.8 | 5,429 | 7,460 | -2,031 | 6,554 |
Rowan | 138,494 | 142,753 | 4,259 | 3.1 | 14,541 | 14,157 | 384 | 3,875 |
Currituck | 23,547 | 27,677 | 4,130 | 17.5 | 2,311 | 2,051 | 260 | 3,870 |
Haywood | 59,032 | 63,092 | 4,060 | 6.9 | 5,255 | 6,987 | -1,732 | 5,792 |
Jackson | 40,270 | 44,002 | 3,732 | 9.3 | 3,574 | 3,441 | 133 | 3,599 |
Dare | 33,920 | 37,599 | 3,679 | 10.8 | 3,213 | 2,895 | 318 | 3,361 |
Stanly | 60,586 | 64,132 | 3,546 | 5.9 | 6,237 | 6,324 | -87 | 3,633 |
Granville | 57,538 | 61,081 | 3,543 | 6.2 | 5,283 | 5,018 | 265 | 3,278 |
Lee | 57,849 | 61,141 | 3,292 | 5.7 | 7,343 | 5,229 | 2,114 | 1,178 |
Wayne | 122,661 | 125,789 | 3,128 | 2.6 | 15,483 | 11,223 | 4,260 | -1,132 |
Randolph | 141,824 | 144,589 | 2,765 | 1.9 | 14,684 | 13,327 | 1,357 | 1,408 |
Macon | 33,925 | 36,544 | 2,619 | 7.7 | 3,085 | 4,209 | -1,124 | 3,743 |
Transylvania | 33,089 | 35,286 | 2,197 | 6.6 | 2,482 | 3,965 | -1,483 | 3,680 |
Cleveland | 98,032 | 100,071 | 2,039 | 2.1 | 10,078 | 10,672 | -594 | 2,633 |
Davie | 41,221 | 43,227 | 2,006 | 4.9 | 3,579 | 3,995 | -416 | 2,422 |
Cherokee | 27,447 | 29,392 | 1,945 | 7.1 | 2,119 | 3,419 | -1,300 | 3,245 |
Duplin | 58,417 | 60,048 | 1,631 | 2.8 | 6,828 | 5,184 | 1,644 | -13 |
Madison | 20,782 | 22,381 | 1,599 | 7.7 | 1,807 | 2,235 | -428 | 2,027 |
Wilson | 81,224 | 82,781 | 1,557 | 1.9 | 8,913 | 7,971 | 942 | 615 |
McDowell | 45,002 | 46,427 | 1,425 | 3.2 | 4,202 | 4,765 | -563 | 1,988 |
Polk | 20,516 | 21,784 | 1,268 | 6.2 | 1,333 | 2,744 | -1,411 | 2,679 |
Alexander | 37,182 | 38,364 | 1,182 | 3.2 | 3,286 | 3,552 | -266 | 1,448 |
Clay | 10,590 | 11,650 | 1,060 | 10.0 | 787 | 1,337 | -550 | 1,610 |
Rutherford | 67,819 | 68,845 | 1,026 | 1.5 | 6,270 | 7,940 | -1,670 | 2,696 |
Yancey | 17,817 | 18,686 | 869 | 4.9 | 1,585 | 2,092 | -507 | 1,376 |
Person | 39,476 | 40,315 | 839 | 2.1 | 3,838 | 4,038 | -200 | 1,039 |
Burke | 90,837 | 91,660 | 823 | 0.9 | 8,133 | 9,524 | -1,391 | 2,214 |
Caldwell | 83,058 | 83,811 | 753 | 0.9 | 7,446 | 8,659 | -1,213 | 1,966 |
Wilkes | 69,310 | 70,052 | 742 | 1.1 | 6,297 | 7,350 | -1,053 | 1,795 |
Camden | 9,980 | 10,559 | 579 | 5.8 | 849 | 747 | 102 | 477 |
Ashe | 27,240 | 27,797 | 557 | 2.0 | 2,095 | 3,165 | -1,070 | 1,627 |
Sampson | 63,471 | 63,991 | 520 | 0.8 | 7,739 | 6,193 | 1,546 | -1,026 |
Swain | 13,978 | 14,474 | 496 | 3.5 | 1,707 | 1,745 | -38 | 534 |
Alleghany | 11,152 | 11,494 | 342 | 3.1 | 872 | 1,303 | -431 | 773 |
Avery | 17,807 | 18,128 | 321 | 1.8 | 1,316 | 1,855 | -539 | 860 |
Perquimans | 13,452 | 13,740 | 288 | 2.1 | 1,164 | 1,540 | -376 | 664 |
Nash | 95,829 | 96,089 | 260 | 0.3 | 9,998 | 9,555 | 443 | -183 |
Pamlico | 13,143 | 13,286 | 143 | 1.1 | 817 | 1,504 | -687 | 830 |
Vance | 45,408 | 45,392 | -16 | -0.0 | 5,247 | 4,655 | 592 | -608 |
Montgomery | 27,782 | 27,724 | -58 | -0.2 | 2,843 | 2,659 | 184 | -242 |
Jones | 10,167 | 10,076 | -91 | -0.9 | 895 | 1,197 | -302 | 211 |
Graham | 8,858 | 8,679 | -179 | -2.0 | 804 | 1,028 | -224 | 45 |
Gates | 12,185 | 11,954 | -231 | -1.9 | 972 | 1,169 | -197 | -34 |
Surry | 73,749 | 73,489 | -260 | -0.4 | 7,005 | 8,112 | -1,107 | 847 |
Yadkin | 38,409 | 38,130 | -279 | -0.7 | 3,579 | 3,949 | -370 | 91 |
Caswell | 23,731 | 23,443 | -288 | -1.2 | 1,917 | 2,524 | -607 | 319 |
Beaufort | 47,784 | 47,436 | -348 | -0.7 | 4,365 | 5,549 | -1,184 | 836 |
Greene | 21,353 | 20,978 | -375 | -1.8 | 1,994 | 1,837 | 157 | -532 |
Scotland | 36,160 | 35,767 | -393 | -1.1 | 4,196 | 3,799 | 397 | -790 |
Mitchell | 15,581 | 15,146 | -435 | -2.8 | 1,307 | 1,991 | -684 | 249 |
Craven | 103,498 | 102,989 | -509 | -0.5 | 13,828 | 9,805 | 4,023 | -4,532 |
Tyrrell | 4,407 | 3,773 | -634 | -14.4 | 379 | 438 | -59 | -575 |
Chowan | 14,793 | 14,141 | -652 | -4.4 | 1,340 | 1,773 | -433 | -219 |
Hyde | 5,817 | 5,145 | -672 | -11.6 | 417 | 570 | -153 | -519 |
Bladen | 35,170 | 34,475 | -695 | -2.0 | 3,268 | 3,827 | -559 | -136 |
Pasquotank | 40,661 | 39,953 | -708 | -1.7 | 4,537 | 3,632 | 905 | -1,613 |
Stokes | 47,413 | 46,657 | -756 | -1.6 | 3,687 | 4,883 | -1,196 | 440 |
Hertford | 24,677 | 23,857 | -820 | -3.3 | 2,150 | 2,708 | -558 | -262 |
Washington | 13,193 | 12,113 | -1,080 | -8.2 | 1,192 | 1,482 | -290 | -790 |
Warren | 21,028 | 19,871 | -1,157 | -5.5 | 1,653 | 2,243 | -590 | -567 |
Martin | 24,515 | 23,031 | -1,484 | -6.1 | 2,250 | 3,034 | -784 | -700 |
Richmond | 46,647 | 45,118 | -1,529 | -3.3 | 5,094 | 5,111 | -17 | -1,512 |
Bertie | 21,275 | 19,630 | -1,645 | -7.7 | 1,670 | 2,420 | -750 | -895 |
Rockingham | 93,645 | 91,868 | -1,777 | -1.9 | 8,519 | 10,458 | -1,939 | 162 |
Northampton | 22,106 | 20,318 | -1,788 | -8.1 | 1,715 | 2,614 | -899 | -889 |
Columbus | 58,124 | 56,247 | -1,877 | -3.2 | 5,657 | 6,566 | -909 | -968 |
Lenoir | 59,507 | 56,974 | -2,533 | -4.3 | 6,008 | 6,780 | -772 | -1,761 |
Robeson | 134,229 | 131,315 | -2,914 | -2.2 | 16,943 | 12,229 | 4,714 | -7,628 |
Anson | 26,929 | 23,944 | -2,985 | -11.1 | 2,377 | 2,757 | -380 | -2,605 |
Halifax | 54,624 | 51,235 | -3,389 | -6.2 | 5,318 | 6,219 | -901 | -2,488 |
Edgecombe | 56,539 | 52,394 | -4,145 | -7.3 | 5,835 | 5,926 | -91 | -4,054 |
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2019 |
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Last updated February 26, 2021 |