The most populated counties in North Carolina are Wake County with 1,132,103, Mecklenburg County at 1,115,403, Guilford County with 539,557, Forsyth County at 383,739, and Cumberland County with 335,207. You can get the most current Census population data for all 100 North Carolina counties, sorted from the most populous counties in North Carolina to the least, according to the 2022 American Community Survey.
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Rank | County | Population |
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1 | Wake County | 1,132,103 |
2 | Mecklenburg County | 1,115,403 |
3 | Guilford County | 539,557 |
4 | Forsyth County | 383,739 |
5 | Cumberland County | 335,207 |
6 | Durham County | 325,101 |
7 | Buncombe County | 269,449 |
8 | Union County | 240,109 |
9 | Gaston County | 228,972 |
10 | New Hanover County | 228,134 |
11 | Cabarrus County | 226,396 |
12 | Johnston County | 219,042 |
13 | Onslow County | 203,686 |
14 | Iredell County | 187,839 |
15 | Alamance County | 171,779 |
16 | Pitt County | 171,196 |
17 | Davidson County | 169,498 |
18 | Catawba County | 161,011 |
19 | Rowan County | 147,067 |
20 | Orange County | 145,919 |
21 | Randolph County | 144,403 |
22 | Brunswick County | 139,721 |
23 | Harnett County | 134,718 |
24 | Robeson County | 117,573 |
25 | Wayne County | 117,480 |
26 | Henderson County | 116,469 |
27 | Craven County | 101,098 |
28 | Moore County | 100,759 |
29 | Cleveland County | 99,527 |
30 | Nash County | 95,015 |
31 | Rockingham County | 91,209 |
32 | Lincoln County | 87,933 |
33 | Burke County | 87,799 |
34 | Caldwell County | 80,716 |
35 | Wilson County | 78,667 |
36 | Chatham County | 76,754 |
37 | Surry County | 71,429 |
38 | Franklin County | 69,680 |
39 | Carteret County | 68,353 |
40 | Wilkes County | 66,125 |
41 | Rutherford County | 64,680 |
42 | Lee County | 63,560 |
43 | Stanly County | 62,723 |
44 | Haywood County | 62,152 |
45 | Pender County | 61,592 |
46 | Granville County | 61,161 |
47 | Sampson County | 59,317 |
48 | Lenoir County | 55,071 |
49 | Watauga County | 54,540 |
50 | Hoke County | 52,612 |
51 | Columbus County | 50,827 |
52 | Duplin County | 49,312 |
53 | Edgecombe County | 49,067 |
54 | Halifax County | 48,772 |
55 | Beaufort County | 44,711 |
56 | Stokes County | 44,696 |
57 | McDowell County | 44,629 |
58 | Richmond County | 43,149 |
59 | Davie County | 43,030 |
60 | Vance County | 42,492 |
61 | Jackson County | 42,388 |
62 | Pasquotank County | 40,454 |
63 | Person County | 39,131 |
64 | Yadkin County | 37,280 |
65 | Dare County | 37,160 |
66 | Macon County | 37,088 |
67 | Alexander County | 36,505 |
68 | Scotland County | 34,222 |
69 | Transylvania County | 33,131 |
70 | Bladen County | 29,807 |
71 | Cherokee County | 28,868 |
72 | Currituck County | 28,616 |
73 | Ashe County | 26,759 |
74 | Montgomery County | 25,839 |
75 | Caswell County | 22,747 |
76 | Anson County | 22,200 |
77 | Martin County | 21,992 |
78 | Hertford County | 21,633 |
79 | Madison County | 21,414 |
80 | Greene County | 20,407 |
81 | Polk County | 19,538 |
82 | Warren County | 18,803 |
83 | Yancey County | 18,538 |
84 | Bertie County | 17,818 |
85 | Avery County | 17,679 |
86 | Northampton County | 17,528 |
87 | Mitchell County | 14,989 |
88 | Swain County | 14,130 |
89 | Chowan County | 13,835 |
90 | Perquimans County | 13,053 |
91 | Pamlico County | 12,317 |
92 | Clay County | 11,186 |
93 | Washington County | 11,051 |
94 | Alleghany County | 10,989 |
95 | Camden County | 10,547 |
96 | Gates County | 10,509 |
97 | Jones County | 9,263 |
98 | Graham County | 8,047 |
99 | Hyde County | 4,636 |
100 | Tyrrell County | 3,389 |
United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 7 December 2023. http://www.census.gov/. |
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