North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,309,765 and represented 72.72% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (699.34K), followed by Mecklenburg (693.74K), and Guilford (371.19K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (85.56%), followed by Pamlico (82.51%), and Tyrrell (81.91%).
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 | 699340 | 68.31 |
| Mecklenburg | 693740 | 67.07 |
| Guilford | 371190 | 71.77 |
| Forsyth | 262875 | 71.36 |
| Cumberland | 241965 | 72.71 |
| Durham | 208440 | 69.28 |
| Buncombe | 195830 | 77.63 |
| New Hanover | 171780 | 78.13 |
| Gaston | 158750 | 74.17 |
| Union | 149715 | 67.41 |
| Onslow | 142795 | 74.11 |
| Cabarrus | 136200 | 69.24 |
| Pitt | 132495 | 75.07 |
| Johnston | 127285 | 68.32 |
| Iredell | 122950 | 72.41 |
| Davidson | 122515 | 74.65 |
| Catawba | 114415 | 73.26 |
| Alamance | 113345 | 71.81 |
| Rowan | 103710 | 74.64 |
| Orange | 103640 | 73.08 |
| Randolph | 103145 | 72.22 |
| Brunswick | 99490 | 81.16 |
| Robeson | 95310 | 71.03 |
| Harnett | 89735 | 69.69 |
| Wayne | 88315 | 70.94 |
| Henderson | 85565 | 76.29 |
| Craven | 78050 | 75.50 |
| Cleveland | 74150 | 76.41 |
| Moore | 71845 | 76.28 |
| Rockingham | 70770 | 77.29 |
| Nash | 70525 | 74.93 |
| Burke | 69275 | 77.93 |
| Caldwell | 63220 | 77.28 |
| Lincoln | 60830 | 75.56 |
| Wilson | 58700 | 72.13 |
| Carteret | 54855 | 79.85 |
| Surry | 54150 | 74.88 |
| Wilkes | 52005 | 75.89 |
| Rutherford | 51760 | 77.81 |
| Chatham | 50535 | 73.92 |
| Haywood | 48215 | 80.55 |
| Franklin | 47125 | 73.79 |
| Stanly | 46490 | 76.37 |
| Watauga | 45705 | 85.56 |
| Granville | 44885 | 76.72 |
| Pender | 43130 | 74.84 |
| Sampson | 43065 | 67.64 |
| Columbus | 43005 | 75.99 |
| Lenoir | 42880 | 74.01 |
| Lee | 40880 | 68.36 |
| Halifax | 40650 | 77.72 |
| Edgecombe | 40570 | 75.09 |
| Duplin | 38945 | 65.62 |
| Beaufort | 36400 | 76.93 |
| Stokes | 36370 | 78.85 |
| Hoke | 35735 | 67.98 |
| McDowell | 34525 | 76.60 |
| Richmond | 33815 | 74.41 |
| Jackson | 33680 | 80.72 |
| Vance | 32485 | 73.13 |
| Davie | 31610 | 75.69 |
| Pasquotank | 30065 | 76.03 |
| Person | 30020 | 76.50 |
| Alexander | 28550 | 76.83 |
| Yadkin | 28350 | 74.95 |
| Dare | 27355 | 77.25 |
| Transylvania | 27160 | 81.59 |
| Scotland | 26700 | 75.33 |
| Macon | 26670 | 78.07 |
| Bladen | 25635 | 75.11 |
| Cherokee | 22345 | 81.36 |
| Ashe | 21170 | 78.89 |
| Anson | 19850 | 77.75 |
| Montgomery | 19520 | 71.12 |
| Currituck | 19425 | 76.95 |
| Hertford | 18935 | 78.05 |
| Caswell | 18175 | 79.59 |
| Martin | 18055 | 77.74 |
| Madison | 17165 | 80.42 |
| Polk | 16565 | 81.06 |
| Northampton | 16405 | 80.32 |
| Warren | 16135 | 79.92 |
| Bertie | 16080 | 80.74 |
| Greene | 15220 | 72.27 |
| Avery | 14330 | 81.72 |
| Yancey | 13910 | 79.01 |
| Mitchell | 12040 | 79.45 |
| Chowan | 11155 | 77.63 |
| Swain | 10845 | 76.32 |
| Perquimans | 10715 | 79.34 |
| Pamlico | 10565 | 82.51 |
| Washington | 9520 | 77.21 |
| Gates | 9075 | 78.23 |
| Clay | 8605 | 80.01 |
| Alleghany | 8490 | 77.64 |
| Camden | 7745 | 74.94 |
| Jones | 7625 | 78.01 |
| Graham | 6745 | 78.39 |
| Hyde | 4130 | 75.02 |
| Tyrrell | 3350 | 81.91 |
