North Carolina Counties by Population (2024)
by Kristen Carney 
Updated: June 20, 2024
The most populated counties in North Carolina are Wake County with 1,190,275, Mecklenburg County at 1,163,701, Guilford County with 549,866, Forsyth County at 392,921, and Cumberland County with 337,890. 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 2023 Population Estimates Program.
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 1,190,275 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1,163,701 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 549,866 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 392,921 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 337,890 |
| 6 | Durham County | 336,892 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 275,901 |
| 8 | Union County | 256,452 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 241,955 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 240,016 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 238,852 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 237,242 |
| 13 | Onslow County | 213,676 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 199,710 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 179,165 |
| 16 | Pitt County | 175,119 |
| 17 | Davidson County | 174,804 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 164,645 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 159,964 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 151,661 |
| 21 | Orange County | 150,626 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 147,458 |
| 23 | Harnett County | 141,477 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 119,230 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 118,686 |
| 26 | Robeson County | 117,365 |
| 27 | Moore County | 106,898 |
| 28 | Craven County | 102,391 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 101,378 |
| 30 | Nash County | 96,551 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 95,675 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 92,518 |
| 33 | Burke County | 88,338 |
| 34 | Chatham County | 81,624 |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 80,574 |
| 36 | Wilson County | 78,970 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 77,001 |
| 38 | Surry County | 71,462 |
| 39 | Carteret County | 69,615 |
| 40 | Pender County | 68,521 |
| 41 | Lee County | 67,059 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 66,013 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 65,699 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 65,507 |
| 45 | Haywood County | 62,969 |
| 46 | Granville County | 62,192 |
| 47 | Sampson County | 59,601 |
| 48 | Lenoir County | 54,895 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 54,748 |
| 50 | Hoke County | 54,446 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 50,121 |
| 52 | Duplin County | 49,520 |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 48,832 |
| 54 | Halifax County | 47,298 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 45,532 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 44,893 |
| 57 | Davie County | 44,599 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 44,574 |
| 59 | Beaufort County | 44,481 |
| 60 | Richmond County | 42,324 |
| 61 | Vance County | 42,301 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 41,444 |
| 63 | Person County | 39,737 |
| 64 | Macon County | 38,412 |
| 65 | Dare County | 38,110 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 37,774 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 36,473 |
| 68 | Scotland County | 34,376 |
| 69 | Transylvania County | 33,549 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 31,593 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 29,959 |
| 72 | Bladen County | 29,484 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 27,063 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 26,085 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 22,807 |
| 76 | Madison County | 22,071 |
| 77 | Anson County | 21,897 |
| 78 | Martin County | 21,447 |
| 79 | Greene County | 20,530 |
| 80 | Polk County | 20,060 |
| 81 | Hertford County | 19,453 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 18,938 |
| 83 | Warren County | 18,836 |
| 84 | Avery County | 17,561 |
| 85 | Bertie County | 16,922 |
| 86 | Northampton County | 16,715 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 14,999 |
| 88 | Swain County | 13,916 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 13,891 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13,377 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 12,423 |
| 92 | Clay County | 11,864 |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 11,342 |
| 94 | Camden County | 11,137 |
| 95 | Washington County | 10,713 |
| 96 | Gates County | 10,343 |
| 97 | Jones County | 9,401 |
| 98 | Graham County | 8,052 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 4,607 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 3,461 |
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United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2024. http://www.census.gov/. |
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