North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,615,600 and represented 73.46% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (775.36K), followed by Mecklenburg (748.44K), and Guilford (389.58K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (85.36%), followed by Brunswick (83.65%), and Avery (83.43%).
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 | 775355 | 69.67 |
| Mecklenburg | 748440 | 67.98 |
| Guilford | 389575 | 72.53 |
| Forsyth | 273645 | 71.90 |
| Cumberland | 241590 | 72.42 |
| Durham | 227590 | 71.09 |
| Buncombe | 209050 | 78.30 |
| New Hanover | 178340 | 79.20 |
| Gaston | 168730 | 74.63 |
| Union | 161860 | 68.67 |
| Cabarrus | 155105 | 70.12 |
| Onslow | 150045 | 74.43 |
| Johnston | 146995 | 69.56 |
| Iredell | 134890 | 73.32 |
| Pitt | 129285 | 75.78 |
| Davidson | 125980 | 74.99 |
| Alamance | 122770 | 72.57 |
| Catawba | 118255 | 73.98 |
| Brunswick | 111910 | 83.65 |
| Orange | 110530 | 75.00 |
| Rowan | 108380 | 74.34 |
| Randolph | 104890 | 72.97 |
| Harnett | 94155 | 70.75 |
| Henderson | 89835 | 77.70 |
| Robeson | 85355 | 71.83 |
| Wayne | 84010 | 71.38 |
| Craven | 77395 | 76.32 |
| Cleveland | 75670 | 76.51 |
| Moore | 75005 | 76.06 |
| Nash | 71055 | 75.09 |
| Rockingham | 70360 | 77.40 |
| Burke | 69350 | 78.96 |
| Lincoln | 65385 | 76.32 |
| Caldwell | 62845 | 77.87 |
| Wilson | 57495 | 72.92 |
| Chatham | 55730 | 74.24 |
| Carteret | 55220 | 81.27 |
| Surry | 53730 | 75.21 |
| Wilkes | 51490 | 77.62 |
| Rutherford | 50595 | 78.33 |
| Franklin | 50465 | 74.65 |
| Haywood | 49595 | 80.39 |
| Stanly | 47495 | 76.42 |
| Granville | 46705 | 76.75 |
| Watauga | 46160 | 85.36 |
| Pender | 45210 | 75.39 |
| Lee | 43725 | 69.77 |
| Lenoir | 41645 | 75.25 |
| Sampson | 40615 | 68.30 |
| Columbus | 39585 | 76.90 |
| Halifax | 38085 | 77.27 |
| Edgecombe | 37485 | 75.56 |
| Hoke | 36020 | 69.04 |
| Stokes | 35820 | 80.33 |
| Beaufort | 34840 | 77.60 |
| Jackson | 34585 | 80.46 |
| McDowell | 34525 | 77.54 |
| Duplin | 32985 | 66.19 |
| Richmond | 32345 | 74.70 |
| Davie | 32290 | 75.90 |
| Vance | 31140 | 73.01 |
| Pasquotank | 30915 | 76.83 |
| Person | 30210 | 77.46 |
| Dare | 28945 | 78.83 |
| Macon | 28905 | 79.13 |
| Alexander | 28465 | 78.01 |
| Yadkin | 27805 | 74.75 |
| Transylvania | 27275 | 82.70 |
| Scotland | 25940 | 75.53 |
| Cherokee | 23575 | 82.68 |
| Bladen | 23180 | 77.00 |
| Ashe | 21445 | 80.62 |
| Currituck | 21110 | 76.56 |
| Montgomery | 18725 | 72.33 |
| Caswell | 18230 | 80.01 |
| Anson | 17460 | 77.98 |
| Martin | 17375 | 78.21 |
| Hertford | 17360 | 78.87 |
| Madison | 17240 | 81.05 |
| Polk | 15890 | 81.84 |
| Greene | 15220 | 74.15 |
| Warren | 15205 | 80.49 |
| Bertie | 14895 | 82.27 |
| Avery | 14805 | 83.43 |
| Yancey | 14655 | 79.84 |
| Northampton | 14585 | 81.41 |
| Mitchell | 11835 | 79.16 |
| Chowan | 10815 | 78.40 |
| Swain | 10735 | 75.79 |
| Perquimans | 10445 | 80.35 |
| Pamlico | 10240 | 83.29 |
| Clay | 9105 | 82.81 |
| Washington | 8770 | 78.41 |
| Alleghany | 8750 | 80.20 |
| Gates | 8375 | 79.12 |
| Camden | 7820 | 75.52 |
| Jones | 7445 | 79.84 |
| Graham | 6320 | 78.12 |
| Hyde | 3505 | 74.65 |
| Tyrrell | 2830 | 82.39 |
