North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,554,255 and represented 95.04% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (943.92K), followed by Mecklenburg (934.88K), and Guilford (484.72K).

In terms of percentages, Graham had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.48%), followed by Gates (99.22%), and Currituck (99.01%).

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 2017
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wake 943915 92.20
Mecklenburg 934880 90.39
Guilford 484715 93.72
Forsyth 347825 94.43
Cumberland 324355 97.47
Durham 270980 90.07
Buncombe 243615 96.57
New Hanover 213490 97.10
Union 211295 95.14
Gaston 207180 96.79
Onslow 189645 98.42
Cabarrus 186800 94.96
Johnston 175355 94.12
Pitt 170580 96.65
Iredell 162795 95.88
Davidson 159230 97.02
Catawba 149590 95.78
Alamance 148790 94.26
Randolph 135980 95.21
Rowan 134880 97.08
Orange 131000 92.38
Robeson 129390 96.43
Harnett 124150 96.42
Brunswick 120000 97.89
Wayne 117640 94.49
Henderson 107175 95.56
Craven 100530 97.25
Cleveland 95460 98.37
Moore 91655 97.31
Nash 91530 97.24
Rockingham 89630 97.89
Burke 86640 97.46
Caldwell 80085 97.90
Lincoln 78130 97.05
Wilson 77695 95.47
Surry 69675 96.35
Carteret 67255 97.90
Wilkes 66230 96.65
Rutherford 65700 98.76
Chatham 64425 94.24
Franklin 61390 96.13
Stanly 59655 98.00
Haywood 59130 98.79
Sampson 58435 91.79
Granville 57035 97.49
Pender 55990 97.15
Lenoir 55925 96.53
Lee 55620 93.00
Columbus 55385 97.87
Edgecombe 53025 98.14
Duplin 53000 89.30
Watauga 52625 98.51
Halifax 51765 98.98
Hoke 50425 95.92
Beaufort 46305 97.87
Stokes 45525 98.70
Richmond 44335 97.56
McDowell 43740 97.05
Vance 43100 97.03
Jackson 40785 97.75
Davie 40585 97.18
Pasquotank 38720 97.91
Person 38480 98.06
Yadkin 36390 96.21
Alexander 36115 97.19
Scotland 34895 98.45
Dare 34135 96.40
Macon 32970 96.52
Bladen 32915 96.44
Transylvania 32465 97.52
Cherokee 27175 98.94
Ashe 26080 97.19
Montgomery 25735 93.77
Currituck 24995 99.01
Anson 24930 97.65
Hertford 23585 97.22
Martin 22845 98.36
Caswell 22480 98.45
Madison 21060 98.67
Northampton 20170 98.75
Polk 20030 98.02
Warren 19820 98.17
Greene 19695 93.52
Bertie 19680 98.82
Yancey 17215 97.79
Avery 17030 97.12
Mitchell 14835 97.89
Chowan 14125 98.30
Swain 14040 98.80
Perquimans 13355 98.89
Pamlico 12605 98.44
Washington 12095 98.09
Gates 11510 99.22
Clay 10540 98.00
Alleghany 10435 95.43
Camden 10160 98.31
Jones 9515 97.34
Graham 8560 99.48
Hyde 5260 95.55
Tyrrell 3930 96.09