North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2010 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2010, the citizen population for North Carolina was 8,784,205 and represented 94.75% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest citizen population (798.66K), followed by Wake (778.90K), and Guilford (445.90K).

In terms of percentages, Gates had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.88%), followed by Perquimans (99.62%), and Northampton (99.50%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2010

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Mecklenburg	798655	90.47
Wake	778900	91.58
Guilford	445895	93.72
Forsyth	319990	93.29
Cumberland	304675	97.34
Durham	230985	89.33
Buncombe	223510	95.82
Gaston	196060	96.75
New Hanover	190395	96.52
Union	179900	94.51
Onslow	164800	97.40
Cabarrus	161070	94.75
Pitt	155915	96.61
Davidson	155055	96.52
Johnston	150255	93.52
Iredell	149835	96.90
Catawba	145590	95.06
Alamance	138775	94.36
Randolph	132105	94.34
Rowan	131525	96.09
Robeson	125415	95.22
Orange	117615	90.78
Wayne	114140	95.04
Harnett	103235	94.69
Brunswick	99515	97.57
Henderson	98120	94.46
Craven	97030	97.03
Cleveland	96160	98.34
Nash	90645	96.02
Rockingham	90575	97.06
Burke	87700	96.85
Moore	82895	96.49
Caldwell	80790	98.33
Wilson	75160	94.50
Lincoln	72875	96.28
Surry	69875	95.35
Wilkes	67170	97.26
Rutherford	65895	98.45
Carteret	63540	97.65
Stanly	58760	97.75
Sampson	57770	91.95
Haywood	57620	98.34
Lenoir	57205	96.46
Chatham	56535	92.04
Franklin	56385	96.43
Granville	55700	95.92
Columbus	55400	97.44
Edgecombe	55300	98.32
Halifax	54670	98.87
Duplin	50600	89.31
Lee	50225	90.37
Watauga	48680	97.94
Pender	48565	96.64
Stokes	46720	98.99
Beaufort	45395	96.21
Richmond	44860	96.53
McDowell	43585	97.74
Vance	43495	96.71
Hoke	42305	95.86
Pasquotank	39445	98.21
Davie	39430	97.17
Person	38145	97.96
Jackson	37765	96.48
Yadkin	36265	95.03
Alexander	35860	97.46
Scotland	35810	98.58
Bladen	33270	96.07
Dare	32495	96.57
Macon	32080	95.89
Transylvania	31695	97.81
Cherokee	26935	98.61
Anson	26490	98.90
Ashe	26000	97.07
Montgomery	25715	93.14
Martin	24165	98.75
Hertford	23720	97.27
Caswell	23570	98.83
Currituck	22805	97.88
Northampton	22050	99.50
Bertie	20780	99.47
Warren	20495	98.49
Madison	20285	98.71
Polk	19850	97.83
Greene	19675	93.00
Avery	17350	96.66
Yancey	17255	96.34
Mitchell	15475	98.69
Chowan	14505	97.61
Swain	13655	98.52
Washington	13145	99.21
Perquimans	13040	99.62
Pamlico	12765	97.67
Gates	12025	99.88
Clay	10340	99.23
Alleghany	10170	91.75
Jones	9810	97.52
Camden	9550	98.25
Graham	8615	99.02
Hyde	5460	95.46
Tyrrell	4240	96.91