North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the citizen population for North Carolina was 8,928,530 and represented 94.80% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest citizen population (820.26K), followed by Wake (806.24K), and Guilford (453.91K).

In terms of percentages, Gates had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.88%), followed by Perquimans (99.77%), and Bertie (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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North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2011
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2011
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Mecklenburg 820260 90.61
Wake 806235 91.65
Guilford 453905 93.96
Forsyth 324400 93.34
Cumberland 307905 97.29
Durham 235980 89.43
Buncombe 226835 96.02
Gaston 197895 96.63
New Hanover 193265 96.47
Union 186170 94.54
Onslow 168675 97.55
Cabarrus 165790 94.88
Pitt 159555 96.69
Davidson 156390 96.70
Johnston 154690 93.62
Iredell 152610 96.90
Catawba 146630 95.29
Alamance 141440 94.65
Randolph 133110 94.46
Rowan 131660 95.65
Robeson 126680 95.22
Orange 119675 90.76
Wayne 114925 94.73
Harnett 106560 94.90
Brunswick 102520 97.42
Henderson 100080 94.90
Craven 98835 97.30
Cleveland 96380 98.47
Nash 91485 96.12
Rockingham 90470 96.87
Burke 87840 96.79
Moore 84100 96.43
Caldwell 81080 98.32
Wilson 75850 94.40
Lincoln 74445 96.64
Surry 69895 95.13
Wilkes 67280 97.28
Rutherford 66420 98.75
Carteret 64270 97.76
Stanly 59025 97.73
Sampson 58610 92.80
Haywood 57830 98.29
Chatham 57485 91.97
Lenoir 57435 96.81
Franklin 57375 96.26
Granville 56690 96.04
Columbus 55830 97.49
Edgecombe 55195 98.16
Halifax 54385 98.90
Duplin 51570 89.49
Lee 51180 90.13
Pender 49740 96.70
Watauga 49365 97.91
Stokes 46750 98.85
Beaufort 45615 96.25
Richmond 44810 96.27
Hoke 43950 96.13
Vance 43845 97.20
McDowell 43790 97.69
Davie 39905 97.37
Pasquotank 39750 98.12
Person 38415 97.95
Jackson 38310 96.80
Yadkin 36310 94.98
Alexander 36075 97.59
Scotland 35670 98.47
Bladen 33325 95.79
Dare 32585 96.35
Macon 32165 95.39
Transylvania 32090 98.23
Cherokee 26995 98.59
Anson 26210 97.84
Ashe 26125 96.80
Montgomery 25865 93.46
Martin 23975 98.36
Caswell 23470 98.88
Hertford 23295 95.20
Currituck 23220 98.79
Northampton 21930 99.14
Bertie 20975 99.50
Warren 20630 98.80
Madison 20400 98.74
Polk 19915 97.84
Greene 19725 92.50
Yancey 17510 97.90
Avery 17330 97.11
Mitchell 15470 98.98
Chowan 14650 98.55
Swain 13700 98.35
Perquimans 13260 99.77
Washington 13040 98.94
Pamlico 12785 97.48
Gates 12090 99.88
Alleghany 10570 95.18
Clay 10345 98.48
Jones 9785 97.22
Camden 9690 98.28
Graham 8660 98.97
Hyde 5430 94.19
Tyrrell 4210 96.12