North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 28, 2026.
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,869,915 and represented 95.21% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (1.03M), followed by Mecklenburg (992.08K), and Guilford (506.29K).
In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.64%), followed by Bertie (99.45%), and Perquimans (99.27%).
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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).
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North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2021
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2021
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| County | Citizen Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Wake | 1031645 | 92.70 |
| Mecklenburg | 992075 | 90.11 |
| Guilford | 506285 | 94.26 |
| Forsyth | 359780 | 94.53 |
| Cumberland | 323645 | 97.02 |
| Durham | 290910 | 90.87 |
| Buncombe | 257595 | 96.49 |
| Union | 223615 | 94.87 |
| Gaston | 219410 | 97.04 |
| New Hanover | 219260 | 97.37 |
| Cabarrus | 210900 | 95.34 |
| Johnston | 199985 | 94.64 |
| Onslow | 199010 | 98.72 |
| Iredell | 176620 | 96.01 |
| Pitt | 165625 | 97.08 |
| Davidson | 162450 | 96.70 |
| Alamance | 160140 | 94.65 |
| Catawba | 153385 | 95.96 |
| Rowan | 140660 | 96.49 |
| Orange | 138330 | 93.86 |
| Randolph | 137190 | 95.45 |
| Brunswick | 131940 | 98.62 |
| Harnett | 128580 | 96.62 |
| Robeson | 115040 | 96.81 |
| Wayne | 111750 | 94.95 |
| Henderson | 111575 | 96.51 |
| Craven | 98980 | 97.61 |
| Cleveland | 97570 | 98.66 |
| Moore | 96210 | 97.56 |
| Nash | 91885 | 97.10 |
| Rockingham | 88645 | 97.51 |
| Burke | 85560 | 97.42 |
| Lincoln | 83195 | 97.11 |
| Caldwell | 79155 | 98.08 |
| Wilson | 75670 | 95.97 |
| Chatham | 70305 | 93.65 |
| Surry | 68890 | 96.43 |
| Carteret | 67045 | 98.68 |
| Franklin | 65135 | 96.35 |
| Wilkes | 64915 | 97.86 |
| Rutherford | 63715 | 98.65 |
| Stanly | 60990 | 98.13 |
| Haywood | 60795 | 98.54 |
| Granville | 59215 | 97.31 |
| Lee | 58860 | 93.91 |
| Pender | 58500 | 97.56 |
| Sampson | 54990 | 92.47 |
| Lenoir | 54190 | 97.91 |
| Watauga | 53080 | 98.16 |
| Columbus | 50340 | 97.80 |
| Hoke | 50230 | 96.28 |
| Edgecombe | 48765 | 98.30 |
| Halifax | 48665 | 98.73 |
| Duplin | 44555 | 89.41 |
| Stokes | 44220 | 99.17 |
| Beaufort | 43785 | 97.52 |
| McDowell | 43285 | 97.22 |
| Richmond | 42505 | 98.16 |
| Jackson | 41775 | 97.19 |
| Davie | 41275 | 97.02 |
| Vance | 41010 | 96.16 |
| Pasquotank | 39800 | 98.91 |
| Person | 38315 | 98.24 |
| Alexander | 35840 | 98.22 |
| Dare | 35660 | 97.11 |
| Yadkin | 35600 | 95.70 |
| Macon | 35425 | 96.98 |
| Scotland | 33855 | 98.57 |
| Transylvania | 32490 | 98.51 |
| Bladen | 29360 | 97.53 |
| Cherokee | 28250 | 99.07 |
| Currituck | 27205 | 98.66 |
| Ashe | 26070 | 98.01 |
| Montgomery | 24325 | 93.96 |
| Caswell | 22475 | 98.64 |
| Anson | 22080 | 98.62 |
| Martin | 21910 | 98.63 |
| Hertford | 21470 | 97.55 |
| Madison | 21100 | 99.20 |
| Greene | 19300 | 94.03 |
| Polk | 19000 | 97.86 |
| Warren | 18590 | 98.41 |
| Yancey | 18045 | 98.31 |
| Bertie | 18005 | 99.45 |
| Northampton | 17740 | 99.02 |
| Avery | 17385 | 97.97 |
| Mitchell | 14540 | 97.26 |
| Swain | 13945 | 98.45 |
| Chowan | 13660 | 99.02 |
| Perquimans | 12905 | 99.27 |
| Pamlico | 12085 | 98.29 |
| Washington | 11045 | 98.75 |
| Clay | 10955 | 99.64 |
| Alleghany | 10615 | 97.30 |
| Gates | 10470 | 98.91 |
| Camden | 10215 | 98.65 |
| Jones | 9175 | 98.39 |
| Graham | 7940 | 98.15 |
| Hyde | 4460 | 95.00 |
| Tyrrell | 3330 | 96.94 |
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