North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2013 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2013, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,151,375 and represented 94.82% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest citizen population (858.85K), followed by Wake (853.56K), and Guilford (463.94K).

In terms of percentages, Gates had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.33%), followed by Halifax (99.18%), and Perquimans (99.18%).

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 2013
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2013
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Mecklenburg 858850 90.68
Wake 853555 91.86
Guilford 463935 93.66
Forsyth 330700 93.25
Cumberland 313685 97.41
Durham 248620 89.92
Buncombe 232760 96.26
Gaston 200135 96.56
New Hanover 198620 96.23
Union 193605 94.25
Onslow 176505 98.09
Cabarrus 171900 94.76
Pitt 164845 96.69
Johnston 161520 93.73
Davidson 157510 96.65
Iredell 155205 96.22
Catawba 147255 95.35
Alamance 143855 94.35
Randolph 134255 94.52
Rowan 133050 96.23
Robeson 128110 95.22
Orange 124655 91.62
Wayne 116585 94.49
Harnett 114095 96.04
Brunswick 107585 97.52
Henderson 102410 95.19
Craven 100965 97.04
Cleveland 96125 98.42
Nash 92365 96.65
Rockingham 90065 96.87
Burke 87425 96.51
Moore 86540 96.77
Caldwell 81035 98.34
Wilson 76830 94.43
Lincoln 76010 96.51
Surry 70040 95.31
Wilkes 67290 97.26
Rutherford 66385 98.49
Carteret 65645 97.69
Chatham 60160 92.72
Stanly 59090 97.62
Franklin 58995 96.47
Sampson 58990 92.63
Haywood 58025 98.43
Lenoir 57490 96.99
Granville 56400 96.92
Columbus 56330 97.52
Edgecombe 54990 98.11
Halifax 53805 99.18
Lee 53310 90.76
Duplin 52560 88.83
Pender 51900 97.17
Watauga 50500 97.95
Hoke 46910 96.05
Stokes 46460 98.72
Beaufort 45735 96.13
Richmond 44995 96.69
McDowell 43935 97.71
Vance 43750 96.96
Davie 40150 97.12
Pasquotank 39660 98.12
Jackson 39060 96.78
Person 38575 98.01
Yadkin 36390 95.22
Alexander 36325 97.99
Scotland 35705 98.63
Bladen 33440 95.63
Dare 32840 95.77
Macon 32540 96.10
Transylvania 32315 98.24
Cherokee 26855 98.57
Ashe 26240 96.54
Anson 25960 97.70
Montgomery 25890 93.45
Hertford 23715 96.74
Martin 23685 98.10
Currituck 23430 98.12
Caswell 23205 98.91
Northampton 21440 99.05
Bertie 20690 99.09
Madison 20600 98.85
Warren 20430 98.27
Greene 19865 92.91
Polk 19790 97.11
Yancey 17345 97.86
Avery 17250 97.16
Mitchell 15185 98.25
Chowan 14380 97.29
Swain 13815 98.57
Perquimans 13355 99.18
Pamlico 12785 97.48
Washington 12750 98.38
Gates 11900 99.33
Alleghany 10480 94.89
Clay 10385 97.97
Jones 9920 97.30
Camden 9850 98.16
Graham 8680 99.09
Hyde 5615 97.31
Tyrrell 4015 94.03