North Carolina
State in USA
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in North Carolina as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | State | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | 9,535,483 | 10,441,499 | 11,046,024 | |
| Alamance | County | 108,213 | 130,800 | 151,131 | 171,476 | 183,040 | → |
| Alexander | County | 27,544 | 33,603 | 37,198 | 36,443 | 36,693 | → |
| Alleghany | County | 9,590 | 10,677 | 11,155 | 10,877 | 11,379 | → |
| Anson | County | 23,474 | 25,275 | 26,948 | 22,050 | 22,432 | → |
| Ashe | County | 22,209 | 24,384 | 27,281 | 26,586 | 27,266 | → |
| Avery | County | 14,867 | 17,167 | 17,797 | 17,814 | 17,811 | → |
| Beaufort | County | 42,283 | 44,958 | 47,759 | 44,651 | 44,576 | → |
| Bertie | County | 20,388 | 19,773 | 21,282 | 17,929 | 16,939 | → |
| Bladen | County | 28,663 | 32,278 | 35,190 | 29,615 | 29,777 | → |
| Brunswick | County | 50,985 | 73,143 | 107,431 | 136,689 | 167,112 | → |
| Buncombe | County | 174,821 | 206,330 | 238,318 | 269,425 | 279,210 | → |
| Burke | County | 75,744 | 89,148 | 90,912 | 87,556 | 88,545 | → |
| Cabarrus | County | 98,935 | 131,063 | 178,011 | 225,797 | 244,925 | → |
| Caldwell | County | 70,709 | 77,415 | 83,029 | 80,673 | 80,739 | → |
| Camden | County | 5,904 | 6,885 | 9,980 | 10,356 | 11,184 | → |
| Carteret | County | 52,556 | 59,383 | 66,469 | 67,687 | 70,259 | → |
| Caswell | County | 20,693 | 23,501 | 23,719 | 22,739 | 22,363 | → |
| Catawba | County | 118,412 | 141,685 | 154,358 | 160,609 | 167,054 | → |
| Chatham | County | 38,759 | 49,329 | 63,505 | 76,255 | 83,874 | → |
| Cherokee | County | 20,170 | 24,298 | 27,444 | 28,774 | 30,373 | → |
| Chowan | County | 13,506 | 14,526 | 14,793 | 13,709 | 13,891 | → |
| Clay | County | 7,155 | 8,775 | 10,587 | 11,087 | 12,042 | → |
| Cleveland | County | 84,714 | 96,287 | 98,078 | 99,527 | 102,194 | → |
| Columbus | County | 49,587 | 54,749 | 58,098 | 50,625 | 50,054 | → |
| Craven | County | 81,613 | 91,436 | 103,505 | 100,731 | 104,167 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 274,566 | 302,963 | 319,431 | 334,730 | 338,430 | → |
| Currituck | County | 13,736 | 18,190 | 23,547 | 28,102 | 32,278 | → |
| Dare | County | 22,746 | 29,967 | 33,920 | 36,912 | 38,183 | → |
| Davidson | County | 126,677 | 147,246 | 162,878 | 168,925 | 177,809 | → |
| Davie | County | 27,859 | 34,835 | 41,240 | 42,709 | 45,383 | → |
| Duplin | County | 39,995 | 49,063 | 58,505 | 48,709 | 50,539 | → |
| Durham | County | 181,835 | 223,314 | 267,587 | 324,863 | 343,628 | → |
| Edgecombe | County | 56,558 | 55,606 | 56,552 | 48,891 | 49,124 | → |
| Forsyth | County | 265,878 | 306,067 | 350,670 | 382,606 | 398,143 | → |
| Franklin | County | 36,414 | 47,260 | 60,619 | 68,622 | 79,771 | → |
| Gaston | County | 175,093 | 190,365 | 206,086 | 227,944 | 242,010 | → |
| Gates | County | 9,305 | 10,516 | 12,197 | 10,476 | 10,299 | → |
| Graham | County | 7,196 | 7,993 | 8,861 | 8,030 | 8,179 | → |
| Granville | County | 38,345 | 48,498 | 59,916 | 61,006 | 61,544 | → |
| Greene | County | 15,384 | 18,974 | 21,362 | 20,447 | 20,671 | → |
| Guilford | County | 347,420 | 421,048 | 488,406 | 541,242 | 558,816 | → |
| Halifax | County | 55,516 | 57,370 | 54,691 | 48,622 | 46,992 | → |
| Harnett | County | 67,822 | 91,025 | 114,678 | 133,556 | 146,096 | → |
| Haywood | County | 46,942 | 54,033 | 59,036 | 62,087 | 63,048 | → |
| Henderson | County | 69,285 | 89,173 | 106,740 | 116,304 | 120,771 | → |
| Hertford | County | 22,523 | 22,601 | 24,669 | 21,553 | 19,169 | → |
| Hoke | County | 22,856 | 33,646 | 46,952 | 52,082 | 55,382 | → |
| Hyde | County | 5,411 | 5,826 | 5,810 | 4,589 | 4,583 | → |
| Iredell | County | 92,931 | 122,660 | 159,437 | 186,688 | 206,361 | → |
| Jackson | County | 26,846 | 33,121 | 40,271 | 43,110 | 45,281 | → |
| Johnston | County | 81,306 | 121,965 | 168,878 | 216,001 | 249,794 | → |
| Jones | County | 9,414 | 10,381 | 10,153 | 9,170 | 9,462 | → |
| Lee | County | 41,374 | 49,040 | 57,866 | 63,286 | 68,537 | → |
| Lenoir | County | 57,274 | 59,648 | 59,495 | 55,126 | 55,332 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 50,319 | 63,780 | 78,265 | 86,812 | 97,611 | → |
| Macon | County | 23,499 | 29,811 | 33,922 | 37,016 | 38,717 | → |
| Madison | County | 16,953 | 19,635 | 20,764 | 21,198 | 22,352 | → |
| Martin | County | 25,078 | 25,593 | 24,505 | 22,038 | 21,523 | → |
| McDowell | County | 35,681 | 42,151 | 44,996 | 44,583 | 45,269 | → |
| Mecklenburg | County | 511,433 | 695,454 | 919,628 | 1,115,535 | 1,206,285 | → |
| Mitchell | County | 14,433 | 15,687 | 15,579 | 14,896 | 15,030 | → |
| Montgomery | County | 23,346 | 26,822 | 27,798 | 25,747 | 26,364 | → |
| Moore | County | 59,013 | 74,769 | 88,247 | 99,741 | 108,417 | → |
| Nash | County | 76,677 | 87,420 | 95,840 | 94,964 | 97,990 | → |
| New Hanover | County | 120,284 | 160,307 | 202,667 | 225,704 | 243,333 | → |
| Northampton | County | 20,798 | 22,086 | 22,099 | 17,474 | 16,580 | → |
| Onslow | County | 149,838 | 150,355 | 177,772 | 204,588 | 212,954 | → |
| Orange | County | 93,851 | 118,227 | 133,801 | 148,707 | 152,877 | → |
| Pamlico | County | 11,372 | 12,934 | 13,144 | 12,273 | 12,550 | → |
| Pasquotank | County | 31,298 | 34,897 | 40,661 | 40,569 | 41,418 | → |
| Pender | County | 28,855 | 41,082 | 52,217 | 60,211 | 70,077 | → |
| Perquimans | County | 10,447 | 11,368 | 13,453 | 13,010 | 13,460 | → |
| Person | County | 30,180 | 35,623 | 39,464 | 39,085 | 40,143 | → |
| Pitt | County | 107,924 | 133,798 | 168,148 | 171,812 | 180,783 | → |
| Polk | County | 14,416 | 18,324 | 20,510 | 19,324 | 20,320 | → |
| Randolph | County | 106,546 | 130,454 | 141,752 | 144,148 | 148,389 | → |
| Richmond | County | 44,518 | 46,564 | 46,639 | 42,943 | 41,990 | → |
| Robeson | County | 105,179 | 123,339 | 134,168 | 116,524 | 118,624 | → |
| Rockingham | County | 86,064 | 91,928 | 93,643 | 91,118 | 93,517 | → |
| Rowan | County | 110,605 | 130,340 | 138,428 | 146,875 | 153,384 | → |
| Rutherford | County | 56,918 | 62,899 | 67,810 | 64,444 | 65,587 | → |
| Sampson | County | 47,297 | 60,161 | 63,431 | 59,037 | 60,404 | → |
| Scotland | County | 33,754 | 35,998 | 36,157 | 34,173 | 33,898 | → |
| Stanly | County | 51,765 | 58,100 | 60,585 | 62,502 | 67,326 | → |
| Stokes | County | 37,223 | 44,711 | 47,401 | 44,528 | 45,857 | → |
| Surry | County | 61,704 | 71,219 | 73,673 | 71,364 | 71,547 | → |
| Swain | County | 11,268 | 12,968 | 13,981 | 14,115 | 13,945 | → |
| Transylvania | County | 25,520 | 29,334 | 33,090 | 32,984 | 34,103 | → |
| Tyrrell | County | 3,856 | 4,149 | 4,407 | 3,242 | 3,517 | → |
| Union | County | 84,211 | 123,677 | 201,292 | 238,237 | 263,386 | → |
| Vance | County | 38,892 | 42,954 | 45,422 | 42,585 | 42,337 | → |
| Wake | County | 423,380 | 627,846 | 900,993 | 1,129,352 | 1,232,444 | → |
| Warren | County | 17,265 | 19,972 | 20,972 | 18,637 | 19,081 | → |
| Washington | County | 13,997 | 13,723 | 13,228 | 11,005 | 10,654 | → |
| Watauga | County | 36,952 | 42,695 | 51,079 | 54,079 | 54,997 | → |
| Wayne | County | 104,666 | 113,329 | 122,623 | 117,327 | 120,338 | → |
| Wilkes | County | 59,393 | 65,632 | 69,340 | 65,970 | 66,186 | → |
| Wilson | County | 66,061 | 73,814 | 81,234 | 79,269 | 79,958 | → |
| Yadkin | County | 30,488 | 36,348 | 38,406 | 37,213 | 37,995 | → |
| Yancey | County | 15,419 | 17,774 | 17,818 | 18,473 | 18,993 | → |
| USA [United States of America] | Federal Republic | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | 308,745,538 | 331,515,736 | 340,110,988 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased total population figures are tabulated.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 5,393,918 |
| Females | 5,652,106 |
| Age Groups (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 2,360,302 |
| 18-64 years | 6,711,653 |
| 65+ years | 1,974,069 |
| Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 417,200 |
| 70-79 years | 922,246 |
| 60-69 years | 1,332,241 |
| 50-59 years | 1,379,055 |
| 40-49 years | 1,359,306 |
| 30-39 years | 1,501,013 |
| 20-29 years | 1,470,040 |
| 10-19 years | 1,400,985 |
| 0-9 years | 1,263,938 |
| Urbanization (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 3,474,661 |
| Urban | 6,964,727 |
| »Race« (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| White | 6,488,459 |
| Black/African American | 2,140,217 |
| Indigenous | 130,032 |
| Asian | 343,051 |
| Pacific Islander | 8,518 |
| Some other | 617,390 |
| 2 or more | 711,721 |
| Ethnicity (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,118,596 |
| Other | 9,320,792 |