COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
ALAMANCE 99,319 108,213 8,894 9.0 13,039 9,691 3,348 5,546
ALEXANDER 24,999 27,544 2,545 10.2 3,361 1,930 1,431 1,114
ALLEGHANY 9,587 9,590 3 0.0 983 1,011 -28 31
ANSON 25,649 23,474 -2,175 -8.5 3,667 2,687 980 -3,155
ASHE 22,325 22,209 -116 -0.5 2,470 2,274 196 -312
AVERY 14,409 14,867 458 3.2 1,917 1,311 606 -148
BEAUFORT 40,355 42,283 1,928 4.8 5,726 4,553 1,173 755
BERTIE 21,024 20,388 -636 -3.0 3,205 2,382 823 -1,459
BLADEN 30,491 28,663 -1,828 -6.0 3,965 3,042 923 -2,751
BRUNSWICK 35,777 50,985 15,208 42.5 6,214 3,717 2,497 12,711
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
BUNCOMBE 160,897 174,778 13,881 8.6 21,217 17,031 4,186 9,695
BURKE 72,504 75,740 3,236 4.5 9,009 5,932 3,077 159
CABARRUS 85,895 98,935 13,040 15.2 12,374 8,332 4,042 8,998
CALDWELL 67,746 70,709 2,963 4.4 8,940 5,381 3,559 -596
CAMDEN 5,829 5,904 75 1.3 717 570 147 -72
CARTERET 41,092 52,553 11,461 27.9 6,983 4,345 2,638 8,823
CASWELL 20,705 20,693 -12 -0.1 2,568 1,849 719 -731
CATAWBA 105,208 118,412 13,204 12.6 14,876 9,029 5,847 7,357
CHATHAM 33,415 38,759 5,344 16.0 5,185 3,179 2,006 3,338
CHEROKEE 18,933 20,170 1,237 6.5 2,223 1,920 303 934
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
CHOWAN 12,558 13,506 948 7.5 1,853 1,535 318 630
CLAY 6,619 7,155 536 8.1 764 727 37 499
CLEVELAND 83,435 84,713 1,278 1.5 11,647 7,790 3,857 -2,579
COLUMBUS 51,037 49,587 -1,450 -2.8 7,792 5,222 2,570 -4,020
CRAVEN 71,043 81,613 10,570 14.9 15,663 5,388 10,275 295
CUMBERLAND 247,160 274,713 27,553 11.1 53,947 14,169 39,778 -12,225
CURRITUCK 11,089 13,736 2,647 23.9 1,832 1,213 619 2,028
DARE 13,377 22,746 9,369 70.0 2,651 1,420 1,231 8,138
DAVIDSON 113,162 126,677 13,515 11.9 15,463 9,297 6,166 7,349
DAVIE 24,599 27,859 3,260 13.3 2,977 2,127 850 2,410
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
DUPLIN 40,952 39,995 -957 -2.3 5,720 4,259 1,461 -2,418
DURHAM 152,235 181,854 29,619 19.5 24,195 13,742 10,453 19,166
EDGECOMBE 55,988 56,692 704 1.3 8,892 5,630 3,262 -2,558
FORSYTH 243,704 265,878 22,174 9.1 34,554 22,062 12,492 9,682
FRANKLIN 30,055 36,414 6,359 21.2 4,286 3,208 1,078 5,281
GASTON 162,568 175,093 12,525 7.7 24,477 14,759 9,718 2,807
GATES 8,875 9,305 430 4.8 1,251 1,001 250 180
GRAHAM 7,217 7,196 -21 -0.3 960 657 303 -324
GRANVILLE 34,043 38,341 4,298 12.6 4,754 3,660 1,094 3,204
GREENE 16,117 15,384 -733 -4.5 2,142 1,326 816 -1,549
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
GUILFORD 317,154 347,420 30,266 9.5 44,458 27,676 16,782 13,484
HALIFAX 55,076 55,516 440 0.8 8,727 6,084 2,643 -2,203
HARNETT 59,570 67,833 8,263 13.9 10,658 5,680 4,978 3,285
HAYWOOD 46,495 46,942 447 1.0 5,165 4,790 375 72
HENDERSON 58,617 69,326 10,709 18.3 7,659 7,016 643 10,066
HERTFORD 23,368 22,523 -845 -3.6 3,588 2,490 1,098 -1,943
HOKE 20,383 22,856 2,473 12.1 3,670 1,520 2,150 323
HYDE 5,873 5,411 -462 -7.9 763 657 106 -568
IREDELL 82,538 92,935 10,397 12.6 11,560 7,844 3,716 6,681
JACKSON 25,811 26,846 1,035 4.0 2,914 2,111 803 232
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
JOHNSTON 70,599 81,306 10,707 15.2 10,518 7,183 3,335 7,372
JONES 9,705 9,414 -291 -3.0 1,343 872 471 -762
LEE 36,718 41,370 4,652 12.7 6,110 3,596 2,514 2,138
LENOIR 59,819 57,274 -2,545 -4.3 8,118 5,983 2,135 -4,680
LINCOLN 42,372 50,319 7,947 18.8 6,183 3,531 2,652 5,295
MCDOWELL 35,135 35,681 546 1.6 4,484 3,187 1,297 -751
MACON 20,178 23,499 3,321 16.5 2,371 2,434 -63 3,384
MADISON 16,827 16,953 126 0.7 1,840 1,735 105 21
MARTIN 25,948 25,078 -870 -3.4 3,664 2,713 951 -1,821
MECKLENBURG 404,270 511,481 107,211 26.5 70,384 32,054 38,330 68,881
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
MITCHELL 14,428 14,433 5 0.0 1,840 1,574 266 -261
MONTGOMERY 22,469 23,352 883 3.9 3,211 2,207 1,004 -121
MOORE 50,505 59,000 8,495 16.8 7,269 5,940 1,329 7,166
NASH 67,153 76,677 9,524 14.2 10,750 6,794 3,956 5,568
NEW HANOVER 103,471 120,284 16,813 16.2 14,850 9,598 5,252 11,561
NORTHAMPTON 22,195 20,798 -1,397 -6.3 3,131 2,569 562 -1,959
ONSLOW 112,784 149,838 37,054 32.9 31,893 5,066 26,827 10,227
ORANGE 77,055 93,851 16,796 21.8 10,000 4,846 5,154 11,642
PAMLICO 10,398 11,368 970 9.3 1,370 1,123 247 723
PASQUOTANK 28,462 31,298 2,836 10.0 4,696 2,837 1,859 977
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
PENDER 22,262 28,855 6,593 29.6 3,356 2,316 1,040 5,553
PERQUIMANS 9,486 10,447 961 10.1 1,413 1,056 357 604
PERSON 29,164 30,180 1,016 3.5 3,834 2,752 1,082 -66
PITT 90,146 108,480 18,334 20.3 14,508 7,696 6,812 11,522
POLK 12,984 14,416 1,432 11.0 1,358 1,807 -449 1,881
RANDOLPH 91,300 106,546 15,246 16.7 12,971 7,418 5,553 9,693
RICHMOND 45,161 44,518 -643 -1.4 6,138 4,617 1,521 -2,164
ROBESON 101,610 105,170 3,560 3.5 18,112 9,258 8,854 -5,294
ROCKINGHAM 83,426 86,064 2,638 3.2 11,167 8,146 3,021 -383
ROWAN 99,186 110,605 11,419 11.5 13,735 10,337 3,398 8,021
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
RUTHERFORD 53,787 56,919 3,132 5.8 7,315 5,595 1,720 1,412
SAMPSON 49,687 47,297 -2,390 -4.8 6,550 5,074 1,476 -3,866
SCOTLAND 32,273 33,763 1,490 4.6 5,209 2,992 2,217 -727
STANLY 48,517 51,765 3,248 6.7 6,504 4,594 1,910 1,338
STOKES 33,086 37,223 4,137 12.5 4,267 2,702 1,565 2,572
SURRY 59,449 61,704 2,255 3.8 7,365 5,778 1,587 668
SWAIN 10,283 11,268 985 9.6 1,772 1,332 440 545
TRANSYLVANIA 23,417 25,520 2,103 9.0 2,836 2,095 741 1,362
TYRRELL 3,975 3,856 -119 -3.0 606 456 150 -269
UNION 70,436 84,210 13,774 19.6 11,622 5,500 6,122 7,652
COUNTY POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
VANCE 36,748 38,892 2,144 5.8 5,845 4,102 1,743 401
WAKE 301,429 426,301 124,872 41.4 51,252 21,270 29,982 94,890
WARREN 16,232 17,265 1,033 6.4 2,343 2,018 325 708
WASHINGTON 14,801 13,997 -804 -5.4 2,202 1,384 818 -1,622
WATAUGA 31,666 36,952 5,286 16.7 3,683 2,089 1,594 3,692
WAYNE 97,054 104,666 7,612 7.8 16,166 8,663 7,503 109
WILKES 58,657 59,393 736 1.3 7,385 5,030 2,355 -1,619
WILSON 63,132 66,061 2,929 4.6 9,400 6,345 3,055 -126
YADKIN 28,439 30,488 2,049 7.2 3,393 2,706 687 1,362
YANCEY 14,934 15,419 485 3.2 1,755 1,359 396 89
POP 80 Pop 90 GROWTH % GR BIRTHS DEATHS NAT GR NET MIG
NORTH CAROLINA 5,880,095 6,632,448 752,353 12.8 901,708 527,545 374,163 378,190
"POP 80" is the population on April 1, 1980.
"POP 90" is the population on April 1, 1990.
"GROWTH" is the increase in the population from April 1, 1980 to April 1, 1990.
"% GR" is the percentage increase in the population from April 1, 1980 to April 1, 1990.
"BIRTHS" is the number of births between April 1, 1980 and April 1, 1990.
"DEATHS" is the number of deaths between April 1, 1980 and April 1, 1990.
"NAT GR" is "BIRTHS" minus "DEATHS".
"NT MIG" is the net migration between April 1, 1990 and April 1, 2000.
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Last Update: May 14, 1997