North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,891,525 and represented 95.24% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (1.01M), followed by Mecklenburg (987.08K), and Guilford (501.88K).

In terms of percentages, Bertie had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.50%), followed by Gates (99.35%), and Perquimans (99.26%).

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 2020
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wake 1012125 92.71
Mecklenburg 987080 90.13
Guilford 501880 94.17
Forsyth 358810 94.80
Cumberland 325320 97.24
Durham 288750 90.90
Buncombe 250640 96.56
New Hanover 225985 97.64
Union 224385 95.17
Gaston 215650 97.09
Cabarrus 202030 95.48
Onslow 195895 98.75
Johnston 192550 94.71
Pitt 174600 97.02
Iredell 171360 95.81
Davidson 161240 96.65
Alamance 157285 94.67
Catawba 152250 96.05
Randolph 137110 95.57
Orange 136780 93.46
Rowan 136005 96.47
Brunswick 135185 98.46
Harnett 129765 96.60
Robeson 127660 96.97
Wayne 117270 94.74
Henderson 112020 96.32
Craven 99750 97.52
Moore 96695 97.41
Cleveland 96500 98.71
Nash 91500 97.05
Rockingham 88940 97.68
Burke 87750 97.34
Lincoln 82215 97.20
Caldwell 80490 98.09
Wilson 78555 96.29
Surry 69275 96.34
Chatham 68625 94.19
Carteret 68415 98.72
Wilkes 66650 97.53
Rutherford 65730 98.49
Franklin 65465 96.24
Haywood 61090 98.76
Stanly 60885 98.12
Pender 60470 97.71
Sampson 58510 92.46
Granville 58385 97.59
Lee 57365 93.91
Lenoir 55000 97.60
Columbus 54555 98.02
Watauga 54450 97.81
Duplin 53185 90.20
Hoke 52460 96.10
Edgecombe 51180 98.29
Halifax 50105 98.87
Beaufort 46015 97.57
Stokes 45025 98.55
Richmond 43990 98.28
McDowell 43930 96.76
Vance 42875 96.10
Jackson 42285 97.35
Davie 41155 96.73
Pasquotank 39280 98.76
Person 38745 97.94
Alexander 36485 97.89
Yadkin 36060 95.93
Dare 35565 96.91
Scotland 34405 98.53
Macon 33995 96.66
Transylvania 33490 98.38
Bladen 32245 97.09
Cherokee 28040 98.68
Currituck 26910 98.90
Ashe 26460 97.96
Montgomery 25290 92.89
Anson 24035 98.38
Hertford 23185 97.62
Caswell 22415 99.09
Martin 22160 97.86
Madison 21365 98.87
Polk 20200 97.68
Greene 19625 93.52
Northampton 19485 99.06
Warren 19420 98.35
Bertie 18985 99.50
Yancey 17535 98.13
Avery 17135 97.86
Mitchell 14500 96.93
Swain 14010 98.39
Chowan 13815 98.71
Perquimans 13415 99.26
Pamlico 12460 98.30
Washington 11620 98.56
Gates 11445 99.35
Clay 10920 97.94
Alleghany 10785 97.29
Camden 10570 99.20
Jones 9325 98.63
Graham 8310 97.77
Hyde 4875 95.78
Tyrrell 3865 97.11