North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,345,280 and represented 94.92% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (899.54K), followed by Mecklenburg (897.38K), and Guilford (474.08K).

In terms of percentages, Graham had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.48%), followed by Swain (99.26%), and Gates (99.10%).

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 2015
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wake 899540 92.16
Mecklenburg 897380 90.62
Guilford 474080 93.55
Forsyth 339165 93.77
Cumberland 316205 97.41
Durham 259885 89.98
Buncombe 238945 96.61
New Hanover 205520 96.45
Gaston 202305 96.43
Union 201935 94.62
Onslow 180425 98.19
Cabarrus 178675 94.85
Pitt 168165 96.76
Johnston 168155 94.26
Iredell 158570 96.07
Davidson 158145 96.51
Catawba 147595 95.46
Alamance 146675 94.47
Randolph 135325 95.05
Rowan 134070 96.90
Robeson 129360 95.92
Orange 127210 91.75
Harnett 119570 96.18
Wayne 117420 94.42
Brunswick 113100 97.56
Henderson 104350 95.11
Craven 101400 97.08
Cleveland 95670 98.45
Nash 91920 97.04
Rockingham 89725 97.21
Moore 89050 97.06
Burke 86850 96.99
Caldwell 79805 97.61
Lincoln 77155 96.95
Wilson 77095 94.50
Surry 70200 95.94
Wilkes 66735 96.80
Carteret 66655 97.69
Rutherford 65835 98.46
Chatham 62840 93.19
Franklin 60155 96.57
Stanly 59170 97.66
Sampson 58660 91.84
Haywood 58430 98.75
Lenoir 56705 96.47
Granville 56430 97.11
Columbus 56050 97.94
Edgecombe 54140 97.94
Lee 54110 91.06
Pender 53650 97.25
Duplin 53060 89.24
Halifax 52875 99.01
Watauga 51330 98.26
Hoke 49170 96.27
Beaufort 46365 97.49
Stokes 46055 98.70
Richmond 44545 96.74
McDowell 43830 97.49
Vance 43615 97.29
Davie 40275 97.18
Jackson 39690 97.26
Pasquotank 39095 97.69
Person 38405 97.82
Alexander 36535 98.32
Yadkin 36325 95.67
Scotland 35420 98.58
Dare 33585 96.33
Bladen 33260 95.80
Macon 32690 96.37
Transylvania 32105 97.50
Cherokee 26780 98.86
Ashe 26190 96.59
Montgomery 25900 93.84
Anson 25485 97.51
Currituck 24110 98.45
Hertford 23715 97.31
Martin 23405 98.63
Caswell 22760 98.21
Madison 20725 98.57
Northampton 20720 98.62
Bertie 20210 98.49
Warren 20150 98.44
Polk 20005 98.43
Greene 19920 93.39
Yancey 17185 97.61
Avery 17125 96.78
Mitchell 15095 98.47
Chowan 14395 98.23
Swain 14060 99.26
Perquimans 13350 98.89
Pamlico 12760 98.31
Washington 12365 97.59
Gates 11620 99.10
Clay 10465 98.22
Alleghany 10370 95.05
Camden 9970 98.13
Jones 9900 97.39
Graham 8655 99.48
Hyde 5530 97.10
Tyrrell 3915 94.34