North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the citizen population for North Carolina was 9,969,260 and represented 95.22% of the total North Carolina population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (1.05M), followed by Mecklenburg (1.01M), and Guilford (509.25K).

In terms of percentages, Bertie had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.58%), followed by Camden (99.57%), and Stokes (99.51%).

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 2022
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2022
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wake 1049970 92.75
Mecklenburg 1006905 90.27
Guilford 509245 94.38
Forsyth 361915 94.31
Cumberland 324775 96.89
Durham 295715 90.96
Buncombe 259955 96.48
Union 226775 94.45
Gaston 222515 97.18
New Hanover 221670 97.17
Cabarrus 215990 95.40
Johnston 207560 94.76
Onslow 200700 98.54
Iredell 180010 95.83
Pitt 165935 96.93
Davidson 164290 96.93
Alamance 163180 94.99
Catawba 154595 96.02
Rowan 141440 96.18
Brunswick 138025 98.79
Randolph 137875 95.48
Orange 136815 93.76
Harnett 129835 96.37
Robeson 113675 96.68
Henderson 112155 96.30
Wayne 111590 94.99
Craven 99040 97.96
Moore 98380 97.64
Cleveland 98245 98.71
Nash 92450 97.30
Rockingham 88680 97.23
Burke 85735 97.65
Lincoln 85720 97.48
Caldwell 79140 98.05
Wilson 76090 96.73
Chatham 71905 93.68
Surry 68540 95.95
Franklin 67465 96.82
Carteret 67370 98.56
Wilkes 64760 97.94
Rutherford 63810 98.66
Stanly 61560 98.14
Haywood 61285 98.61
Pender 60305 97.91
Granville 59170 96.75
Lee 58830 92.56
Sampson 54700 92.22
Lenoir 53830 97.75
Watauga 53515 98.12
Hoke 50920 96.79
Columbus 49995 98.37
Edgecombe 48085 98.00
Halifax 47955 98.33
Stokes 44475 99.51
Duplin 44370 89.98
Beaufort 43630 97.58
McDowell 43380 97.20
Richmond 42465 98.41
Davie 41705 96.92
Jackson 41065 96.87
Vance 40740 95.88
Pasquotank 39935 98.72
Person 38665 98.81
Dare 36105 97.16
Alexander 36095 98.88
Macon 35935 96.89
Yadkin 35825 96.10
Scotland 33770 98.69
Transylvania 32555 98.26
Bladen 29210 98.00
Cherokee 28605 99.08
Currituck 28255 98.74
Ashe 26355 98.49
Montgomery 24435 94.56
Caswell 22315 98.11
Martin 21830 99.27
Anson 21775 98.09
Madison 21280 99.37
Hertford 21010 97.11
Polk 19180 98.16
Greene 19125 93.73
Warren 18395 97.82
Yancey 18180 98.06
Bertie 17745 99.58
Northampton 17390 99.20
Avery 17220 97.40
Mitchell 14645 97.70
Swain 13905 98.41
Chowan 13685 98.92
Perquimans 12940 99.12
Pamlico 12090 98.17
Clay 11105 99.29
Washington 10940 99.01
Alleghany 10705 97.41
Camden 10500 99.57
Gates 10350 98.48
Jones 9120 98.44
Graham 7925 98.51
Hyde 4490 96.87
Tyrrell 3240 95.58