North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,203,790 and represented 72.47% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (680.82K), followed by Mecklenburg (677.76K), and Guilford (366.00K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (85.29%), followed by Pamlico (81.92%), and Cherokee (81.29%).
The chart and table below shows the citizen voting-age population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens of voting-age.
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| County | Citizen Voting-age Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Wake | 680815 | 68.18 |
| Mecklenburg | 677755 | 66.99 |
| Guilford | 366000 | 71.51 |
| Forsyth | 259195 | 71.07 |
| Cumberland | 233905 | 71.79 |
| Durham | 203970 | 69.23 |
| Buncombe | 194115 | 77.61 |
| New Hanover | 168125 | 77.68 |
| Gaston | 156870 | 74.08 |
| Union | 145365 | 66.80 |
| Onslow | 135385 | 72.88 |
| Cabarrus | 132890 | 69.11 |
| Pitt | 131200 | 74.91 |
| Johnston | 124505 | 68.35 |
| Davidson | 122030 | 74.38 |
| Iredell | 120810 | 72.13 |
| Catawba | 113835 | 73.22 |
| Alamance | 112290 | 71.81 |
| Rowan | 103330 | 74.50 |
| Randolph | 102455 | 71.85 |
| Orange | 101395 | 72.53 |
| Brunswick | 96130 | 80.67 |
| Robeson | 94865 | 70.49 |
| Harnett | 87970 | 69.48 |
| Wayne | 87875 | 70.61 |
| Henderson | 84020 | 75.76 |
| Craven | 78255 | 75.11 |
| Cleveland | 73940 | 76.14 |
| Moore | 70950 | 76.23 |
| Rockingham | 70545 | 76.76 |
| Nash | 70455 | 74.65 |
| Burke | 68740 | 77.17 |
| Caldwell | 62720 | 76.84 |
| Lincoln | 59730 | 74.86 |
| Wilson | 58685 | 71.91 |
| Carteret | 54475 | 79.49 |
| Surry | 54075 | 74.32 |
| Wilkes | 52070 | 75.58 |
| Rutherford | 51550 | 77.29 |
| Chatham | 51175 | 74.40 |
| Haywood | 47900 | 80.40 |
| Franklin | 46535 | 73.88 |
| Stanly | 46100 | 76.06 |
| Watauga | 44985 | 85.29 |
| Granville | 44390 | 76.09 |
| Columbus | 43310 | 75.96 |
| Sampson | 43240 | 67.86 |
| Lenoir | 42920 | 73.56 |
| Pender | 42235 | 74.94 |
| Halifax | 40930 | 77.45 |
| Edgecombe | 40885 | 74.79 |
| Lee | 40065 | 67.29 |
| Duplin | 38785 | 65.60 |
| Stokes | 36515 | 78.60 |
| Beaufort | 36275 | 76.34 |
| Hoke | 35035 | 67.56 |
| McDowell | 34400 | 76.42 |
| Richmond | 33800 | 73.94 |
| Jackson | 33115 | 80.33 |
| Vance | 32450 | 72.91 |
| Davie | 31415 | 75.57 |
| Pasquotank | 30265 | 75.83 |
| Person | 29900 | 76.29 |
| Alexander | 28575 | 76.79 |
| Yadkin | 28235 | 74.66 |
| Dare | 27070 | 76.94 |
| Scotland | 26845 | 75.18 |
| Transylvania | 26835 | 81.17 |
| Macon | 26530 | 78.05 |
| Bladen | 25675 | 74.52 |
| Cherokee | 22130 | 81.29 |
| Ashe | 21165 | 78.42 |
| Anson | 19945 | 77.05 |
| Montgomery | 19445 | 70.77 |
| Currituck | 19035 | 76.55 |
| Hertford | 18885 | 77.76 |
| Martin | 18395 | 78.24 |
| Caswell | 18325 | 79.35 |
| Madison | 16950 | 80.22 |
| Northampton | 16510 | 80.03 |
| Polk | 16470 | 81.03 |
| Bertie | 16345 | 80.42 |
| Warren | 16125 | 79.34 |
| Greene | 15310 | 72.08 |
| Avery | 14280 | 80.97 |
| Yancey | 13820 | 78.52 |
| Mitchell | 12125 | 79.43 |
| Chowan | 11310 | 77.71 |
| Swain | 10805 | 75.90 |
| Perquimans | 10580 | 78.55 |
| Pamlico | 10560 | 81.92 |
| Washington | 9595 | 76.73 |
| Gates | 9015 | 77.61 |
| Clay | 8605 | 80.20 |
| Alleghany | 8420 | 77.46 |
| Jones | 7915 | 78.56 |
| Camden | 7660 | 74.88 |
| Graham | 6720 | 77.69 |
| Hyde | 4440 | 78.86 |
| Tyrrell | 3235 | 78.33 |
