Population Overview, 2010-2050 |
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County | July 2010 | July 2015 | July 2020 | July 2025 | July 2030 | July 2035 | July 2040 | July 2045 | July 2050 |
Alamance | 151,431 | 156,496 | 170,698 | 178,981 | 188,660 | 198,339 | 208,019 | 217,696 | 227,378 |
Alexander | 37,233 | 37,548 | 38,524 | 39,324 | 40,286 | 41,248 | 42,211 | 43,172 | 44,135 |
Alleghany | 11,137 | 11,230 | 11,558 | 11,911 | 12,302 | 12,695 | 13,087 | 13,479 | 13,873 |
Anson | 26,852 | 26,020 | 23,889 | 23,527 | 23,277 | 23,032 | 22,786 | 22,544 | 22,300 |
Ashe | 27,228 | 26,986 | 28,020 | 29,104 | 30,294 | 31,481 | 32,673 | 33,864 | 35,056 |
Avery | 17,799 | 17,776 | 18,182 | 18,445 | 18,780 | 19,112 | 19,449 | 19,787 | 20,123 |
Beaufort | 47,822 | 47,617 | 47,400 | 47,128 | 47,069 | 47,012 | 46,955 | 46,897 | 46,838 |
Bertie | 21,245 | 20,405 | 19,496 | 18,930 | 18,496 | 18,059 | 17,625 | 17,189 | 16,757 |
Bladen | 35,181 | 34,854 | 34,421 | 34,034 | 33,813 | 33,592 | 33,367 | 33,148 | 32,925 |
Brunswick | 108,069 | 122,956 | 147,644 | 164,483 | 180,776 | 197,075 | 213,371 | 229,666 | 245,966 |
Buncombe | 238,738 | 253,716 | 264,408 | 273,348 | 283,363 | 293,380 | 303,393 | 313,408 | 323,423 |
Burke | 90,580 | 89,308 | 91,708 | 92,465 | 93,787 | 95,107 | 96,431 | 97,750 | 99,073 |
Cabarrus | 178,562 | 195,076 | 216,841 | 237,030 | 257,692 | 278,824 | 299,548 | 320,542 | 341,397 |
Caldwell | 83,022 | 82,748 | 84,230 | 86,200 | 88,161 | 90,192 | 92,212 | 94,234 | 96,253 |
Camden | 10,009 | 10,212 | 10,575 | 10,585 | 10,617 | 10,633 | 10,644 | 10,647 | 10,647 |
Carteret | 66,700 | 69,726 | 71,352 | 73,594 | 76,159 | 78,728 | 81,302 | 83,869 | 86,439 |
Caswell | 23,750 | 23,477 | 23,462 | 23,347 | 23,348 | 23,349 | 23,349 | 23,347 | 23,349 |
Catawba | 154,730 | 156,125 | 160,732 | 166,352 | 172,637 | 178,918 | 185,203 | 191,487 | 197,768 |
Chatham | 63,845 | 69,240 | 77,061 | 84,330 | 91,813 | 99,298 | 106,778 | 114,263 | 121,744 |
Cherokee | 27,435 | 27,731 | 29,610 | 30,803 | 32,106 | 33,408 | 34,705 | 36,008 | 37,307 |
Chowan | 14,738 | 14,427 | 14,114 | 13,905 | 13,767 | 13,625 | 13,485 | 13,346 | 13,204 |
Clay | 10,608 | 10,970 | 11,759 | 12,324 | 12,870 | 13,367 | 13,813 | 14,219 | 14,583 |
Cleveland | 97,917 | 97,715 | 100,814 | 102,959 | 103,964 | 104,362 | 104,521 | 104,584 | 104,605 |
Columbus | 57,992 | 57,188 | 56,002 | 54,597 | 53,476 | 52,351 | 51,225 | 50,100 | 48,978 |
Craven | 104,171 | 103,069 | 103,016 | 102,434 | 102,411 | 102,402 | 102,396 | 102,397 | 102,393 |
Cumberland | 327,197 | 328,944 | 333,531 | 334,207 | 334,709 | 334,812 | 334,831 | 334,836 | 334,835 |
Currituck | 23,674 | 25,526 | 28,048 | 29,980 | 32,017 | 34,055 | 36,092 | 38,127 | 40,168 |
Dare | 33,982 | 35,773 | 38,027 | 39,864 | 41,268 | 42,265 | 42,975 | 43,480 | 43,844 |
Davidson | 162,840 | 164,330 | 170,370 | 176,235 | 182,801 | 189,368 | 195,934 | 202,500 | 209,066 |
Davie | 41,254 | 41,621 | 43,746 | 46,453 | 49,255 | 52,060 | 54,867 | 57,670 | 60,475 |
Duplin | 58,666 | 59,763 | 60,177 | 60,720 | 61,384 | 61,904 | 62,319 | 62,647 | 62,907 |
Durham | 271,357 | 296,900 | 321,261 | 342,889 | 365,859 | 388,823 | 411,793 | 434,756 | 457,724 |
Edgecombe | 56,619 | 54,255 | 52,024 | 49,798 | 47,855 | 45,910 | 43,968 | 42,025 | 40,083 |
Forsyth | 351,374 | 365,339 | 380,964 | 394,665 | 411,256 | 428,113 | 445,036 | 461,967 | 478,900 |
Franklin | 60,835 | 64,079 | 71,196 | 76,685 | 82,418 | 88,156 | 93,888 | 99,624 | 105,359 |
Gaston | 206,114 | 212,125 | 224,168 | 231,109 | 240,069 | 248,735 | 257,446 | 266,175 | 274,880 |
Gates | 12,165 | 11,818 | 11,908 | 11,751 | 11,736 | 11,734 | 11,733 | 11,733 | 11,731 |
Graham | 8,867 | 8,743 | 8,642 | 8,496 | 8,450 | 8,427 | 8,416 | 8,411 | 8,409 |
Granville | 57,673 | 58,212 | 61,628 | 64,730 | 68,078 | 71,426 | 74,774 | 78,124 | 81,468 |
Greene | 21,258 | 21,015 | 20,951 | 20,844 | 20,844 | 20,842 | 20,844 | 20,842 | 20,843 |
Guilford | 489,618 | 516,237 | 538,431 | 555,743 | 583,552 | 615,500 | 649,608 | 684,841 | 720,661 |
Halifax | 54,470 | 52,205 | 50,898 | 48,859 | 47,093 | 45,327 | 43,561 | 41,797 | 40,031 |
Harnett | 115,753 | 127,002 | 136,705 | 145,536 | 154,930 | 164,329 | 173,721 | 183,114 | 192,507 |
Haywood | 58,932 | 60,445 | 63,481 | 65,587 | 67,931 | 70,276 | 72,621 | 74,966 | 77,308 |
Henderson | 106,891 | 111,803 | 118,563 | 125,351 | 133,007 | 140,450 | 148,116 | 155,554 | 163,221 |
Hertford | 24,764 | 24,499 | 23,720 | 23,349 | 23,310 | 23,302 | 23,300 | 23,304 | 23,301 |
Hoke | 47,496 | 51,728 | 54,682 | 56,236 | 57,946 | 59,575 | 61,150 | 62,685 | 64,201 |
Hyde | 5,811 | 5,569 | 5,119 | 4,975 | 4,853 | 4,729 | 4,609 | 4,487 | 4,363 |
Iredell | 159,778 | 169,730 | 183,309 | 194,916 | 207,217 | 219,516 | 231,817 | 244,117 | 256,414 |
Jackson | 40,368 | 41,608 | 44,354 | 46,172 | 48,165 | 50,159 | 52,154 | 54,145 | 56,138 |
Johnston | 169,678 | 183,584 | 211,626 | 239,055 | 264,618 | 289,846 | 315,026 | 340,202 | 365,374 |
Jones | 10,143 | 10,198 | 10,067 | 10,012 | 10,006 | 10,000 | 9,986 | 9,977 | 9,971 |
Lee | 57,877 | 58,667 | 61,663 | 64,083 | 66,893 | 69,706 | 72,513 | 75,325 | 78,135 |
Lenoir | 59,488 | 58,208 | 56,876 | 56,175 | 55,751 | 55,325 | 54,901 | 54,473 | 54,050 |
Lincoln | 78,134 | 80,978 | 88,699 | 94,437 | 101,026 | 107,458 | 113,855 | 120,354 | 126,743 |
Macon | 33,959 | 34,708 | 37,014 | 39,642 | 42,382 | 45,123 | 47,862 | 50,599 | 53,340 |
Madison | 20,777 | 21,751 | 22,500 | 23,130 | 23,843 | 24,562 | 25,276 | 25,998 | 26,713 |
Martin | 24,506 | 23,626 | 22,904 | 22,148 | 21,511 | 20,869 | 20,230 | 19,590 | 18,951 |
McDowell | 45,102 | 45,422 | 46,530 | 47,021 | 47,712 | 48,406 | 49,097 | 49,793 | 50,482 |
Mecklenburg | 923,242 | 1,032,629 | 1,118,775 | 1,223,734 | 1,329,914 | 1,435,145 | 1,540,320 | 1,645,554 | 1,750,805 |
Mitchell | 15,512 | 15,193 | 15,112 | 14,924 | 14,805 | 14,694 | 14,583 | 14,478 | 14,378 |
Montgomery | 27,729 | 27,729 | 27,753 | 27,814 | 28,006 | 28,203 | 28,393 | 28,587 | 28,779 |
Moore | 88,594 | 94,136 | 102,814 | 111,395 | 120,258 | 129,075 | 137,848 | 146,574 | 155,261 |
Nash | 95,786 | 94,138 | 96,669 | 98,652 | 99,926 | 100,608 | 100,977 | 101,170 | 101,274 |
New Hanover | 203,284 | 219,554 | 235,231 | 250,814 | 267,340 | 283,865 | 300,389 | 316,914 | 333,439 |
Northampton | 22,039 | 21,137 | 20,054 | 18,529 | 17,124 | 15,716 | 14,310 | 12,906 | 11,499 |
Onslow | 186,892 | 193,949 | 210,056 | 220,451 | 231,558 | 242,666 | 253,774 | 264,883 | 275,992 |
Orange | 133,981 | 140,615 | 147,907 | 154,796 | 162,267 | 169,701 | 177,101 | 184,459 | 191,784 |
Pamlico | 13,109 | 13,122 | 13,277 | 13,302 | 13,392 | 13,476 | 13,559 | 13,644 | 13,729 |
Pasquotank | 40,626 | 39,532 | 39,952 | 39,734 | 39,729 | 39,728 | 39,727 | 39,728 | 39,727 |
Pender | 52,415 | 57,735 | 63,949 | 67,936 | 72,153 | 76,376 | 80,591 | 84,809 | 89,028 |
Perquimans | 13,480 | 13,696 | 13,807 | 14,258 | 14,826 | 15,416 | 16,012 | 16,611 | 17,207 |
Person | 39,411 | 39,520 | 40,450 | 40,964 | 41,560 | 42,066 | 42,498 | 42,860 | 43,171 |
Pitt | 168,863 | 175,433 | 183,285 | 194,033 | 205,556 | 217,075 | 228,596 | 240,113 | 251,634 |
Polk | 20,475 | 20,899 | 21,923 | 22,700 | 23,544 | 24,386 | 25,224 | 26,062 | 26,892 |
Randolph | 141,985 | 142,757 | 145,246 | 148,513 | 152,412 | 156,314 | 160,215 | 164,116 | 168,016 |
Richmond | 46,635 | 45,346 | 45,014 | 44,352 | 43,921 | 43,489 | 43,057 | 42,626 | 42,192 |
Robeson | 134,493 | 133,468 | 131,238 | 130,094 | 129,627 | 129,158 | 128,698 | 128,232 | 127,765 |
Rockingham | 93,661 | 92,025 | 91,915 | 91,585 | 91,586 | 91,586 | 91,587 | 91,584 | 91,586 |
Rowan | 138,331 | 139,542 | 143,274 | 145,376 | 148,482 | 152,444 | 155,315 | 158,824 | 162,309 |
Rutherford | 67,740 | 67,609 | 69,049 | 70,734 | 72,706 | 74,680 | 76,657 | 78,631 | 80,605 |
Sampson | 63,532 | 63,863 | 64,053 | 63,967 | 64,058 | 64,091 | 64,108 | 64,116 | 64,118 |
Scotland | 36,062 | 35,705 | 35,724 | 35,471 | 35,389 | 35,306 | 35,225 | 35,141 | 35,059 |
Stanly | 60,579 | 61,196 | 64,691 | 66,127 | 67,759 | 69,389 | 71,024 | 72,653 | 74,286 |
Stokes | 47,344 | 46,557 | 46,684 | 46,700 | 46,804 | 46,851 | 46,875 | 46,888 | 46,892 |
Surry | 73,775 | 72,546 | 73,548 | 73,801 | 74,383 | 74,970 | 75,551 | 76,136 | 76,720 |
Swain | 14,006 | 14,856 | 14,489 | 14,616 | 14,838 | 15,072 | 15,309 | 15,545 | 15,783 |
Transylvania | 33,085 | 33,715 | 35,511 | 36,862 | 38,352 | 39,840 | 41,331 | 42,823 | 44,310 |
Tyrrell | 4,415 | 4,219 | 3,767 | 3,727 | 3,701 | 3,681 | 3,655 | 3,631 | 3,608 |
Union | 202,109 | 219,196 | 238,740 | 260,936 | 286,899 | 312,490 | 338,092 | 363,704 | 389,312 |
Vance | 45,289 | 44,979 | 45,435 | 45,373 | 45,431 | 45,460 | 45,466 | 45,470 | 45,471 |
Wake | 906,870 | 1,005,995 | 1,102,782 | 1,199,735 | 1,305,154 | 1,411,282 | 1,517,529 | 1,623,795 | 1,730,067 |
Warren | 20,987 | 20,591 | 19,767 | 18,820 | 17,972 | 17,128 | 16,289 | 15,455 | 14,625 |
Washington | 13,119 | 12,498 | 12,039 | 11,584 | 11,194 | 10,802 | 10,412 | 10,021 | 9,630 |
Watauga | 50,972 | 53,789 | 57,011 | 60,968 | 63,224 | 67,545 | 70,705 | 73,939 | 77,837 |
Wayne | 122,886 | 125,129 | 126,339 | 128,239 | 130,737 | 133,231 | 135,727 | 138,225 | 140,722 |
Wilkes | 69,264 | 69,437 | 70,263 | 71,341 | 72,721 | 74,100 | 75,477 | 76,858 | 78,236 |
Wilson | 81,294 | 81,189 | 83,495 | 86,366 | 89,175 | 91,910 | 94,638 | 97,361 | 100,083 |
Yadkin | 38,433 | 37,725 | 38,145 | 38,049 | 38,070 | 38,073 | 38,076 | 38,078 | 38,077 |
Yancey | 17,805 | 17,928 | 18,909 | 20,114 | 21,381 | 22,650 | 23,921 | 25,188 | 26,455 |
STATE | 9,574,323 | 10,029,904 | 10,587,440 | 11,108,479 | 11,677,603 | 12,250,415 | 12,821,708 | 13,394,273 | 13,967,473 |
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2019 and Population Projections, Vintage 2020 |
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Last updated February 18, 2021 |