North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,445,115 and represented 95.01% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (921.99K), followed by Mecklenburg (916.88K), and Guilford (478.12K).

In terms of percentages, Martin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.13%), followed by Cherokee (99.03%), and Swain (99.02%).

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 2016
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wake 921990 92.33
Mecklenburg 916880 90.62
Guilford 478115 93.42
Forsyth 344135 94.36
Cumberland 317340 97.39
Durham 266165 90.34
Buncombe 242145 96.82
New Hanover 209405 96.75
Union 206075 94.70
Gaston 205025 96.82
Cabarrus 182625 94.97
Onslow 182415 98.20
Johnston 171930 94.39
Pitt 169325 96.67
Iredell 160470 95.81
Davidson 158970 96.90
Catawba 149040 95.87
Alamance 147535 94.35
Randolph 135495 95.02
Rowan 134490 96.97
Robeson 129435 96.18
Orange 128770 92.11
Harnett 122000 96.35
Wayne 117330 94.28
Brunswick 116435 97.71
Henderson 105515 95.14
Craven 101130 97.06
Cleveland 95395 98.23
Nash 91555 97.00
Moore 90495 97.23
Rockingham 89670 97.57
Burke 86455 97.05
Caldwell 79790 97.75
Wilson 77615 95.10
Lincoln 77155 96.70
Surry 69915 96.08
Carteret 66960 97.70
Wilkes 66555 96.61
Rutherford 65695 98.49
Chatham 64865 94.31
Franklin 60730 96.41
Stanly 59290 97.82
Haywood 58855 98.79
Sampson 58540 91.88
Granville 56720 97.22
Lenoir 56190 96.31
Columbus 55915 98.07
Pender 54825 97.28
Lee 54650 91.79
Edgecombe 53545 97.94
Duplin 52920 89.51
Halifax 52325 99.01
Watauga 51840 98.28
Hoke 49845 96.12
Beaufort 46310 97.46
Stokes 45875 98.75
Richmond 44465 97.28
McDowell 43755 97.20
Vance 43145 96.93
Davie 40495 97.41
Jackson 40195 97.50
Pasquotank 38950 97.60
Person 38485 98.19
Alexander 36440 97.93
Yadkin 36285 95.94
Scotland 35170 98.49
Dare 33935 96.45
Bladen 33080 96.01
Macon 32815 96.54
Transylvania 32200 97.40
Cherokee 26960 99.03
Ashe 26135 96.83
Montgomery 25650 93.36
Anson 25170 97.24
Currituck 24480 98.45
Hertford 23610 97.22
Martin 23305 99.13
Caswell 22695 98.27
Madison 20840 98.63
Northampton 20405 98.91
Bertie 20005 98.43
Polk 19995 98.38
Warren 19925 98.03
Greene 19865 93.53
Yancey 17175 97.59
Avery 17020 96.51
Mitchell 14945 97.90
Chowan 14325 98.42
Swain 14095 99.02
Perquimans 13305 98.78
Pamlico 12670 98.29
Washington 12245 97.92
Gates 11485 98.88
Clay 10540 98.23
Alleghany 10360 95.31
Camden 10060 98.34
Jones 9820 97.47
Graham 8560 98.96
Hyde 5440 96.63
Tyrrell 3940 95.40