Projected Annual County Population Totals, 2020-2029 |
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County | July 2020 | July 2021 | July 2022 | July 2023 | July 2024 | July 2025 | July 2026 | July 2027 | July 2028 | July 2029 |
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Alamance | 170,698 | 171,649 | 173,165 | 175,110 | 177,047 | 178,981 | 180,918 | 182,853 | 184,790 | 186,726 |
Alexander | 38,524 | 38,569 | 38,744 | 38,941 | 39,133 | 39,324 | 39,519 | 39,709 | 39,904 | 40,095 |
Alleghany | 11,558 | 11,587 | 11,675 | 11,753 | 11,833 | 11,911 | 11,989 | 12,066 | 12,147 | 12,226 |
Anson | 23,889 | 23,755 | 23,673 | 23,624 | 23,576 | 23,527 | 23,476 | 23,427 | 23,376 | 23,328 |
Ashe | 28,020 | 28,125 | 28,393 | 28,626 | 28,869 | 29,104 | 29,344 | 29,577 | 29,818 | 30,054 |
Avery | 18,182 | 18,175 | 18,241 | 18,310 | 18,376 | 18,445 | 18,508 | 18,579 | 18,644 | 18,711 |
Beaufort | 47,400 | 47,213 | 47,156 | 47,149 | 47,139 | 47,128 | 47,115 | 47,103 | 47,093 | 47,078 |
Bertie | 19,496 | 19,315 | 19,189 | 19,101 | 19,018 | 18,930 | 18,841 | 18,754 | 18,668 | 18,580 |
Bladen | 34,421 | 34,255 | 34,167 | 34,123 | 34,078 | 34,034 | 33,990 | 33,947 | 33,901 | 33,856 |
Brunswick | 147,644 | 150,889 | 154,692 | 157,961 | 161,221 | 164,483 | 167,739 | 171,001 | 174,256 | 177,517 |
Buncombe | 264,408 | 265,351 | 267,327 | 269,343 | 271,347 | 273,348 | 275,354 | 277,353 | 279,357 | 281,361 |
Burke | 91,708 | 91,538 | 91,686 | 91,945 | 92,202 | 92,465 | 92,730 | 92,995 | 93,258 | 93,522 |
Cabarrus | 216,841 | 219,830 | 224,019 | 228,287 | 232,651 | 237,030 | 241,328 | 245,502 | 249,575 | 253,615 |
Caldwell | 84,230 | 84,512 | 84,992 | 85,466 | 85,828 | 86,200 | 86,553 | 86,942 | 87,335 | 87,749 |
Camden | 10,575 | 10,553 | 10,552 | 10,565 | 10,574 | 10,585 | 10,594 | 10,601 | 10,606 | 10,611 |
Carteret | 71,352 | 71,536 | 72,060 | 72,571 | 73,083 | 73,594 | 74,106 | 74,620 | 75,131 | 75,644 |
Caswell | 23,462 | 23,371 | 23,350 | 23,349 | 23,350 | 23,347 | 23,349 | 23,348 | 23,347 | 23,347 |
Catawba | 160,732 | 161,351 | 162,577 | 163,838 | 165,096 | 166,352 | 167,611 | 168,867 | 170,125 | 171,381 |
Chatham | 77,061 | 78,199 | 79,834 | 81,335 | 82,834 | 84,330 | 85,826 | 87,322 | 88,820 | 90,319 |
Cherokee | 29,610 | 29,739 | 30,021 | 30,284 | 30,544 | 30,803 | 31,063 | 31,324 | 31,585 | 31,844 |
Chowan | 14,114 | 14,034 | 13,989 | 13,964 | 13,935 | 13,905 | 13,879 | 13,850 | 13,823 | 13,794 |
Clay | 11,759 | 11,834 | 11,969 | 12,089 | 12,208 | 12,324 | 12,439 | 12,551 | 12,659 | 12,767 |
Cleveland | 100,814 | 101,133 | 101,714 | 102,214 | 102,619 | 102,959 | 103,239 | 103,471 | 103,666 | 103,828 |
Columbus | 56,002 | 55,600 | 55,269 | 55,050 | 54,822 | 54,597 | 54,374 | 54,150 | 53,924 | 53,700 |
Craven | 103,016 | 102,663 | 102,454 | 102,448 | 102,439 | 102,434 | 102,425 | 102,419 | 102,418 | 102,413 |
Cumberland | 333,531 | 333,323 | 333,177 | 333,644 | 333,971 | 334,207 | 334,378 | 334,505 | 334,594 | 334,662 |
Currituck | 28,048 | 28,336 | 28,756 | 29,165 | 29,574 | 29,980 | 30,389 | 30,796 | 31,204 | 31,611 |
Dare | 38,027 | 38,321 | 38,755 | 39,152 | 39,521 | 39,864 | 40,184 | 40,482 | 40,762 | 41,026 |
Davidson | 170,370 | 171,014 | 172,286 | 173,607 | 174,921 | 176,235 | 177,548 | 178,862 | 180,175 | 181,490 |
Davie | 43,746 | 44,160 | 44,767 | 45,330 | 45,891 | 46,453 | 47,012 | 47,575 | 48,135 | 48,694 |
Duplin | 60,177 | 60,146 | 60,235 | 60,409 | 60,564 | 60,720 | 60,864 | 61,004 | 61,136 | 61,262 |
Durham | 321,261 | 324,586 | 329,094 | 333,705 | 338,298 | 342,889 | 347,483 | 352,078 | 356,672 | 361,266 |
Edgecombe | 52,024 | 51,475 | 50,963 | 50,575 | 50,186 | 49,798 | 49,410 | 49,020 | 48,633 | 48,244 |
Forsyth | 380,964 | 382,388 | 385,125 | 388,254 | 391,432 | 394,665 | 397,941 | 401,238 | 404,566 | 407,902 |
Franklin | 71,196 | 72,032 | 73,238 | 74,390 | 75,539 | 76,685 | 77,831 | 78,977 | 80,122 | 81,271 |
Gaston | 224,168 | 224,738 | 225,982 | 227,523 | 229,242 | 231,109 | 233,023 | 234,896 | 236,686 | 238,394 |
Gates | 11,908 | 11,834 | 11,788 | 11,773 | 11,762 | 11,751 | 11,746 | 11,742 | 11,739 | 11,738 |
Graham | 8,642 | 8,585 | 8,549 | 8,530 | 8,511 | 8,496 | 8,485 | 8,472 | 8,463 | 8,455 |
Granville | 61,628 | 62,040 | 62,723 | 63,395 | 64,063 | 64,730 | 65,401 | 66,069 | 66,738 | 67,408 |
Greene | 20,951 | 20,874 | 20,840 | 20,843 | 20,844 | 20,844 | 20,841 | 20,842 | 20,844 | 20,842 |
Guilford | 538,431 | 539,491 | 542,471 | 546,533 | 550,964 | 555,743 | 560,826 | 566,183 | 571,773 | 577,572 |
Halifax | 50,898 | 50,387 | 49,911 | 49,564 | 49,212 | 48,859 | 48,504 | 48,152 | 47,798 | 47,445 |
Harnett | 136,705 | 138,043 | 139,894 | 141,778 | 143,660 | 145,536 | 147,418 | 149,293 | 151,174 | 153,053 |
Haywood | 63,481 | 63,687 | 64,176 | 64,649 | 65,116 | 65,587 | 66,055 | 66,523 | 66,992 | 67,463 |
Henderson | 118,563 | 119,315 | 120,972 | 122,346 | 123,960 | 125,351 | 126,971 | 128,368 | 129,989 | 131,389 |
Hertford | 23,720 | 23,544 | 23,446 | 23,402 | 23,369 | 23,349 | 23,335 | 23,322 | 23,317 | 23,312 |
Hoke | 54,682 | 54,876 | 55,150 | 55,521 | 55,882 | 56,236 | 56,587 | 56,933 | 57,276 | 57,612 |
Hyde | 5,119 | 5,079 | 5,045 | 5,023 | 4,998 | 4,975 | 4,952 | 4,926 | 4,901 | 4,879 |
Iredell | 183,309 | 185,011 | 187,525 | 189,994 | 192,458 | 194,916 | 197,375 | 199,835 | 202,293 | 204,756 |
Jackson | 44,354 | 44,572 | 44,972 | 45,375 | 45,776 | 46,172 | 46,571 | 46,968 | 47,368 | 47,769 |
Johnston | 211,626 | 216,670 | 222,914 | 228,440 | 233,803 | 239,055 | 244,237 | 249,372 | 254,473 | 259,553 |
Jones | 10,067 | 10,031 | 10,018 | 10,020 | 10,015 | 10,012 | 10,014 | 10,011 | 10,011 | 10,007 |
Lee | 61,663 | 61,880 | 62,392 | 62,959 | 63,521 | 64,083 | 64,644 | 65,205 | 65,767 | 66,330 |
Lenoir | 56,876 | 56,602 | 56,427 | 56,345 | 56,258 | 56,175 | 56,091 | 56,003 | 55,921 | 55,834 |
Lincoln | 88,699 | 90,046 | 91,604 | 92,688 | 93,574 | 94,437 | 95,415 | 96,593 | 97,969 | 99,478 |
Macon | 37,014 | 37,393 | 37,998 | 38,545 | 39,093 | 39,642 | 40,191 | 40,738 | 41,286 | 41,834 |
Madison | 22,500 | 22,556 | 22,697 | 22,841 | 22,986 | 23,130 | 23,272 | 23,416 | 23,559 | 23,702 |
Martin | 22,904 | 22,704 | 22,531 | 22,402 | 22,277 | 22,148 | 22,020 | 21,892 | 21,762 | 21,637 |
McDowell | 46,530 | 46,496 | 46,602 | 46,745 | 46,880 | 47,021 | 47,158 | 47,298 | 47,434 | 47,574 |
Mecklenburg | 1,118,775 | 1,138,138 | 1,163,138 | 1,184,646 | 1,204,041 | 1,223,734 | 1,244,605 | 1,266,404 | 1,288,070 | 1,309,205 |
Mitchell | 15,112 | 15,031 | 14,994 | 14,970 | 14,946 | 14,924 | 14,899 | 14,874 | 14,852 | 14,829 |
Montgomery | 27,753 | 27,693 | 27,697 | 27,739 | 27,777 | 27,814 | 27,854 | 27,891 | 27,930 | 27,970 |
Moore | 102,814 | 104,130 | 106,052 | 107,838 | 109,620 | 111,395 | 113,171 | 114,947 | 116,717 | 118,486 |
Nash | 96,669 | 96,907 | 97,393 | 97,870 | 98,283 | 98,652 | 98,973 | 99,257 | 99,509 | 99,732 |
New Hanover | 235,231 | 237,448 | 240,887 | 244,206 | 247,512 | 250,814 | 254,121 | 257,427 | 260,731 | 264,036 |
Northampton | 20,054 | 19,716 | 19,372 | 19,091 | 18,811 | 18,529 | 18,248 | 17,967 | 17,685 | 17,405 |
Onslow | 210,056 | 211,881 | 213,776 | 216,009 | 218,229 | 220,451 | 222,671 | 224,891 | 227,115 | 229,336 |
Orange | 147,907 | 148,828 | 150,287 | 151,796 | 153,298 | 154,796 | 156,294 | 157,788 | 159,281 | 160,774 |
Pamlico | 13,277 | 13,239 | 13,254 | 13,271 | 13,286 | 13,302 | 13,322 | 13,340 | 13,357 | 13,375 |
Pasquotank | 39,952 | 39,814 | 39,736 | 39,737 | 39,735 | 39,734 | 39,731 | 39,728 | 39,729 | 39,729 |
Pender | 63,949 | 64,524 | 65,405 | 66,251 | 67,092 | 67,936 | 68,780 | 69,625 | 70,468 | 71,311 |
Perquimans | 13,807 | 13,839 | 13,938 | 14,042 | 14,147 | 14,258 | 14,368 | 14,481 | 14,595 | 14,711 |
Person | 40,450 | 40,450 | 40,556 | 40,700 | 40,836 | 40,964 | 41,092 | 41,216 | 41,334 | 41,450 |
Pitt | 183,285 | 184,842 | 187,111 | 189,427 | 191,730 | 194,033 | 196,339 | 198,642 | 200,946 | 203,250 |
Polk | 21,923 | 21,999 | 22,186 | 22,358 | 22,529 | 22,700 | 22,868 | 23,038 | 23,207 | 23,376 |
Randolph | 145,246 | 145,480 | 146,165 | 146,952 | 147,731 | 148,513 | 149,292 | 150,074 | 150,851 | 151,632 |
Richmond | 45,014 | 44,777 | 44,609 | 44,526 | 44,437 | 44,352 | 44,268 | 44,182 | 44,094 | 44,007 |
Robeson | 131,238 | 130,713 | 130,364 | 130,277 | 130,187 | 130,094 | 129,997 | 129,905 | 129,810 | 129,724 |
Rockingham | 91,915 | 91,634 | 91,563 | 91,579 | 91,584 | 91,585 | 91,585 | 91,585 | 91,583 | 91,584 |
Rowan | 143,274 | 142,902 | 143,009 | 143,449 | 144,343 | 145,376 | 146,440 | 147,228 | 147,761 | 148,099 |
Rutherford | 69,049 | 69,168 | 69,544 | 69,942 | 70,338 | 70,734 | 71,127 | 71,521 | 71,916 | 72,312 |
Sampson | 64,053 | 63,904 | 63,851 | 63,898 | 63,934 | 63,967 | 63,991 | 64,009 | 64,029 | 64,043 |
Scotland | 35,724 | 35,604 | 35,513 | 35,504 | 35,485 | 35,471 | 35,453 | 35,439 | 35,421 | 35,406 |
Stanly | 64,691 | 64,841 | 65,142 | 65,474 | 65,800 | 66,127 | 66,453 | 66,781 | 67,107 | 67,433 |
Stokes | 46,684 | 46,573 | 46,585 | 46,631 | 46,666 | 46,700 | 46,726 | 46,754 | 46,771 | 46,788 |
Surry | 73,548 | 73,394 | 73,445 | 73,567 | 73,682 | 73,801 | 73,915 | 74,034 | 74,150 | 74,267 |
Swain | 14,489 | 14,468 | 14,493 | 14,530 | 14,573 | 14,616 | 14,660 | 14,701 | 14,747 | 14,793 |
Transylvania | 35,511 | 35,649 | 35,969 | 36,267 | 36,563 | 36,862 | 37,161 | 37,458 | 37,758 | 38,054 |
Tyrrell | 3,767 | 3,747 | 3,742 | 3,735 | 3,729 | 3,727 | 3,722 | 3,719 | 3,713 | 3,707 |
Union | 238,740 | 241,576 | 245,954 | 250,729 | 255,759 | 260,936 | 266,161 | 271,386 | 276,584 | 281,756 |
Vance | 45,435 | 45,323 | 45,297 | 45,326 | 45,351 | 45,373 | 45,389 | 45,403 | 45,415 | 45,423 |
Wake | 1,102,782 | 1,117,556 | 1,137,863 | 1,158,291 | 1,178,919 | 1,199,735 | 1,220,683 | 1,241,722 | 1,262,824 | 1,283,973 |
Warren | 19,767 | 19,542 | 19,330 | 19,159 | 18,988 | 18,820 | 18,650 | 18,479 | 18,313 | 18,141 |
Washington | 12,039 | 11,923 | 11,817 | 11,738 | 11,662 | 11,584 | 11,506 | 11,427 | 11,349 | 11,271 |
Watauga | 57,011 | 56,776 | 57,364 | 58,385 | 59,851 | 60,968 | 61,879 | 62,152 | 62,413 | 62,558 |
Wayne | 126,339 | 126,396 | 126,732 | 127,239 | 127,742 | 128,239 | 128,738 | 129,238 | 129,737 | 130,237 |
Wilkes | 70,263 | 70,272 | 70,509 | 70,788 | 71,067 | 71,341 | 71,617 | 71,892 | 72,170 | 72,442 |
Wilson | 83,495 | 83,893 | 84,537 | 85,170 | 85,777 | 86,366 | 86,940 | 87,506 | 88,066 | 88,624 |
Yadkin | 38,145 | 38,039 | 38,013 | 38,030 | 38,042 | 38,049 | 38,057 | 38,061 | 38,066 | 38,067 |
Yancey | 18,909 | 19,077 | 19,351 | 19,606 | 19,860 | 20,114 | 20,368 | 20,622 | 20,875 | 21,128 |
STATE | 10,587,440 | 10,658,717 | 10,770,474 | 10,883,654 | 10,995,885 | 11,108,479 | 11,222,595 | 11,336,714 | 11,450,807 | 11,563,974 |
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2019 and Population Projections, Vintage 2020 |
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Last updated February 18, 2021 |