North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2014 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2014, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,249,440 and represented 94.86% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg had the highest citizen population (879.04K), followed by Wake (874.77K), and Guilford (468.71K).

In terms of percentages, Swain had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.50%), followed by Gates (99.33%), and Bertie (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 2014
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2014
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Mecklenburg 879040 90.76
Wake 874770 91.84
Guilford 468710 93.57
Forsyth 335070 93.56
Cumberland 314785 97.16
Durham 253865 89.89
Buncombe 236355 96.63
New Hanover 202305 96.53
Gaston 201085 96.50
Union 198140 94.63
Onslow 179410 98.08
Cabarrus 175280 94.82
Pitt 166445 96.52
Johnston 164860 94.02
Davidson 157755 96.46
Iredell 156545 96.04
Catawba 147425 95.45
Alamance 145140 94.42
Randolph 134650 94.64
Rowan 133380 96.48
Robeson 128790 95.46
Orange 126100 91.86
Wayne 117295 94.52
Harnett 117175 96.21
Brunswick 109920 97.36
Henderson 103570 95.33
Craven 101480 97.04
Cleveland 95800 98.29
Nash 92195 96.87
Rockingham 89820 97.00
Moore 87725 96.85
Burke 87075 96.57
Caldwell 80410 97.89
Wilson 76980 94.45
Lincoln 76430 96.70
Surry 70230 95.69
Wilkes 67105 97.12
Carteret 66235 97.62
Rutherford 66155 98.47
Chatham 61400 92.96
Franklin 59625 96.60
Stanly 59195 97.75
Sampson 59115 92.60
Haywood 58260 98.73
Lenoir 57175 96.75
Granville 56185 96.95
Columbus 56090 97.53
Edgecombe 54665 98.00
Lee 53955 91.30
Halifax 53265 99.00
Duplin 53235 89.54
Pender 52610 97.03
Watauga 50865 98.00
Hoke 48130 96.19
Stokes 46300 98.81
Beaufort 46085 96.85
Richmond 44895 96.93
McDowell 43885 97.57
Vance 43785 97.30
Davie 40145 96.95
Pasquotank 39505 98.19
Jackson 39320 96.85
Person 38580 98.16
Alexander 36515 98.23
Yadkin 36260 95.17
Scotland 35490 98.49
Bladen 33405 95.68
Dare 33225 96.22
Macon 32520 96.10
Transylvania 32320 98.10
Cherokee 26840 98.84
Ashe 26215 96.47
Montgomery 25925 93.85
Anson 25660 97.53
Currituck 23850 98.51
Hertford 23620 96.57
Martin 23520 98.23
Caswell 22975 98.37
Northampton 21040 98.73
Madison 20630 98.47
Bertie 20505 99.18
Warren 20265 98.23
Polk 19905 97.81
Greene 19820 92.81
Yancey 17300 97.96
Avery 17105 96.42
Mitchell 15135 98.41
Chowan 14305 97.28
Swain 14000 99.50
Perquimans 13380 99.07
Pamlico 12715 97.36
Washington 12585 98.05
Gates 11795 99.33
Alleghany 10415 94.90
Clay 10390 97.88
Camden 9965 98.42
Jones 9910 97.30
Graham 8620 98.57
Hyde 5570 96.79
Tyrrell 3980 94.31