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North Carolina

State in USA

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1990-04-01		Population
Census
2000-04-01		Population
Census
2010-04-01		Population
Census
2020-04-01		Population
Estimate
2025-07-01
North CarolinaState6,628,6378,049,3139,535,48310,441,39211,197,968
AlamanceCounty108,213130,800151,131171,475186,177
AlexanderCounty27,54433,60337,19836,44036,958
AlleghanyCounty9,59010,67711,15510,87911,479
AnsonCounty23,47425,27526,94822,05821,758
AsheCounty22,20924,38427,28126,58427,514
AveryCounty14,86717,16717,79717,80918,110
BeaufortCounty42,28344,95847,75944,65544,670
BertieCounty20,38819,77321,28217,93317,086
BladenCounty28,66332,27835,19029,61330,007
BrunswickCounty50,98573,143107,431136,695174,702
BuncombeCounty174,821206,330238,318269,430277,417
BurkeCounty75,74489,14890,91287,57088,655
CabarrusCounty98,935131,063178,011225,821249,725
CaldwellCounty70,70977,41583,02980,67081,105
CamdenCounty5,9046,8859,98010,35711,315
CarteretCounty52,55659,38366,46967,67970,469
CaswellCounty20,69323,50123,71922,74422,563
CatawbaCounty118,412141,685154,358160,628170,172
ChathamCounty38,75949,32963,50576,25885,111
CherokeeCounty20,17024,29827,44428,77330,830
ChowanCounty13,50614,52614,79313,70614,082
ClayCounty7,1558,77510,58711,08312,239
ClevelandCounty84,71496,28798,07899,511103,325
ColumbusCounty49,58754,74958,09850,63050,487
CravenCounty81,61391,436103,505100,726105,025
CumberlandCounty274,566302,963319,431334,724338,473
CurrituckCounty13,73618,19023,54728,10133,158
DareCounty22,74629,96733,92036,91438,245
DavidsonCounty126,677147,246162,878168,910180,182
DavieCounty27,85934,83541,24042,71945,855
DuplinCounty39,99549,06358,50548,71051,571
DurhamCounty181,835223,314267,587324,859347,240
EdgecombeCounty56,55855,60656,55248,89249,121
ForsythCounty265,878306,067350,670382,612401,718
FranklinCounty36,41447,26060,61968,62582,037
GastonCounty175,093190,365206,086227,944246,558
GatesCounty9,30510,51612,19710,47610,234
GrahamCounty7,1967,9938,8618,0298,190
GranvilleCounty38,34548,49859,91661,00061,421
GreeneCounty15,38418,97421,36220,45520,700
GuilfordCounty347,420421,048488,406541,254562,234
HalifaxCounty55,51657,37054,69148,61346,534
HarnettCounty67,82291,025114,678133,563150,137
HaywoodCounty46,94254,03359,03662,08863,369
HendersonCounty69,28589,173106,740116,303122,375
HertfordCounty22,52322,60124,66921,54819,015
HokeCounty22,85633,64646,95252,07456,939
HydeCounty5,4115,8265,8104,5874,554
IredellCounty92,931122,660159,437186,686211,798
JacksonCounty26,84633,12140,27143,12245,039
JohnstonCounty81,306121,965168,878216,014256,448
JonesCounty9,41410,38110,1539,1759,575
LeeCounty41,37449,04057,86663,28370,258
LenoirCounty57,27459,64859,49555,12455,837
LincolnCounty50,31963,78078,26586,78298,654
MaconCounty23,49929,81133,92237,00439,232
MadisonCounty16,95319,63520,76421,20122,553
MartinCounty25,07825,59324,50522,03421,601
McDowellCounty35,68142,15144,99644,58445,198
MecklenburgCounty511,433695,454919,6281,115,5541,233,383
MitchellCounty14,43315,68715,57914,90115,062
MontgomeryCounty23,34626,82227,79825,74026,403
MooreCounty59,01374,76988,24799,746110,619
NashCounty76,67787,42095,84094,95199,365
New HanoverCounty120,284160,307202,667225,704245,959
NorthamptonCounty20,79822,08622,09917,47016,491
OnslowCounty149,838150,355177,772204,475217,175
OrangeCounty93,851118,227133,801148,711152,498
PamlicoCounty11,37212,93413,14412,27012,758
PasquotankCounty31,29834,89740,66140,56942,201
PenderCounty28,85541,08252,21760,20372,111
PerquimansCounty10,44711,36813,45313,01213,490
PersonCounty30,18035,62339,46439,08140,636
PittCounty107,924133,798168,148171,817182,936
PolkCounty14,41618,32420,51019,32220,533
RandolphCounty106,546130,454141,752144,158149,516
RichmondCounty44,51846,56446,63942,95542,041
RobesonCounty105,179123,339134,168116,542119,941
RockinghamCounty86,06491,92893,64391,10894,195
RowanCounty110,605130,340138,428146,883155,096
RutherfordCounty56,91862,89967,81064,45365,745
SampsonCounty47,29760,16163,43159,04561,504
ScotlandCounty33,75435,99836,15734,16733,322
StanlyCounty51,76558,10060,58562,49468,830
StokesCounty37,22344,71147,40144,51446,126
SurryCounty61,70471,21973,67371,37172,287
SwainCounty11,26812,96813,98114,11514,024
TransylvaniaCounty25,52029,33433,09032,98834,211
TyrrellCounty3,8564,1494,4073,2453,537
UnionCounty84,211123,677201,292238,179267,674
VanceCounty38,89242,95445,42242,58242,638
WakeCounty423,380627,846900,9931,129,3561,257,235
WarrenCounty17,26519,97220,97218,64118,898
WashingtonCounty13,99713,72313,22810,99810,638
WataugaCounty36,95242,69551,07954,07954,786
WayneCounty104,666113,329122,623117,327122,278
WilkesCounty59,39365,63269,34065,97966,233
WilsonCounty66,06173,81481,23479,26881,150
YadkinCounty30,48836,34838,40637,21338,325
YanceyCounty15,41917,77417,81818,47019,084
USA [United States of America]Federal Republic248,709,873281,421,906308,745,538331,516,113341,784,857

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased total population figures are tabulated.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males5,393,918
Females5,652,106
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years2,360,302
18-64 years6,711,653
65+ years1,974,069
Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years417,200
70-79 years922,246
60-69 years1,332,241
50-59 years1,379,055
40-49 years1,359,306
30-39 years1,501,013
20-29 years1,470,040
10-19 years1,400,985
0-9 years1,263,938
Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural3,474,661
Urban6,964,727
»Race« (C 2020)
White6,488,459
Black/African American2,140,217
Indigenous130,032
Asian343,051
Pacific Islander8,518
Some other617,390
2 or more711,721
Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino1,118,596
Other9,320,792

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