North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,636,495 and represented 73.53% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (760.15K), followed by Mecklenburg (742.21K), and Guilford (387.07K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (84.95%), followed by Tyrrell (83.67%), and Avery (83.47%).
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 | 760145 | 69.63 |
| Mecklenburg | 742205 | 67.77 |
| Guilford | 387065 | 72.63 |
| Forsyth | 273180 | 72.17 |
| Cumberland | 243790 | 72.87 |
| Durham | 225405 | 70.96 |
| Buncombe | 203310 | 78.32 |
| New Hanover | 183920 | 79.46 |
| Gaston | 166030 | 74.75 |
| Union | 162000 | 68.71 |
| Cabarrus | 148745 | 70.29 |
| Onslow | 148025 | 74.62 |
| Johnston | 141405 | 69.55 |
| Pitt | 136390 | 75.79 |
| Iredell | 130905 | 73.19 |
| Davidson | 124795 | 74.80 |
| Alamance | 120665 | 72.63 |
| Catawba | 117445 | 74.10 |
| Brunswick | 114310 | 83.25 |
| Orange | 109275 | 74.66 |
| Randolph | 104920 | 73.14 |
| Rowan | 104785 | 74.33 |
| Harnett | 95015 | 70.73 |
| Robeson | 94980 | 72.14 |
| Henderson | 90035 | 77.42 |
| Wayne | 88455 | 71.46 |
| Craven | 78075 | 76.33 |
| Moore | 75755 | 76.32 |
| Cleveland | 75170 | 76.89 |
| Burke | 71060 | 78.82 |
| Nash | 71030 | 75.33 |
| Rockingham | 70690 | 77.64 |
| Lincoln | 64700 | 76.50 |
| Caldwell | 63900 | 77.88 |
| Wilson | 59860 | 73.38 |
| Carteret | 56335 | 81.29 |
| Chatham | 54300 | 74.53 |
| Surry | 54115 | 75.26 |
| Wilkes | 52885 | 77.39 |
| Rutherford | 52210 | 78.23 |
| Franklin | 50795 | 74.67 |
| Haywood | 49940 | 80.73 |
| Stanly | 47505 | 76.56 |
| Watauga | 47290 | 84.95 |
| Pender | 46770 | 75.57 |
| Granville | 46100 | 77.06 |
| Sampson | 43425 | 68.62 |
| Columbus | 42900 | 77.08 |
| Lee | 42745 | 69.98 |
| Lenoir | 42245 | 74.97 |
| Duplin | 39535 | 67.05 |
| Edgecombe | 39455 | 75.77 |
| Halifax | 39350 | 77.64 |
| Hoke | 37615 | 68.91 |
| Beaufort | 36595 | 77.60 |
| Stokes | 36450 | 79.78 |
| McDowell | 35085 | 77.28 |
| Jackson | 35065 | 80.73 |
| Richmond | 33865 | 75.66 |
| Vance | 32635 | 73.15 |
| Davie | 32250 | 75.80 |
| Person | 30535 | 77.19 |
| Pasquotank | 30510 | 76.71 |
| Alexander | 29040 | 77.92 |
| Dare | 28825 | 78.54 |
| Yadkin | 28190 | 74.99 |
| Transylvania | 28160 | 82.73 |
| Macon | 27890 | 79.30 |
| Scotland | 26465 | 75.79 |
| Bladen | 25450 | 76.63 |
| Cherokee | 23400 | 82.35 |
| Ashe | 21700 | 80.34 |
| Currituck | 20890 | 76.77 |
| Montgomery | 19605 | 72.01 |
| Anson | 19185 | 78.53 |
| Hertford | 18740 | 78.91 |
| Caswell | 18195 | 80.44 |
| Martin | 17570 | 77.59 |
| Madison | 17510 | 81.03 |
| Polk | 16890 | 81.67 |
| Northampton | 16035 | 81.52 |
| Warren | 15915 | 80.60 |
| Bertie | 15740 | 82.50 |
| Greene | 15460 | 73.67 |
| Avery | 14615 | 83.47 |
| Yancey | 14280 | 79.91 |
| Mitchell | 11795 | 78.84 |
| Chowan | 11015 | 78.71 |
| Perquimans | 10865 | 80.39 |
| Swain | 10805 | 75.88 |
| Pamlico | 10560 | 83.31 |
| Washington | 9250 | 78.46 |
| Gates | 9120 | 79.17 |
| Clay | 9055 | 81.21 |
| Alleghany | 8880 | 80.11 |
| Camden | 8150 | 76.49 |
| Jones | 7575 | 80.12 |
| Graham | 6610 | 77.77 |
| Hyde | 3795 | 74.56 |
| Tyrrell | 3330 | 83.67 |
