North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,734,315 and represented 73.87% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (794.40K), followed by Mecklenburg (766.29K), and Guilford (394.46K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (86.01%), followed by Brunswick (84.33%), and Pamlico (83.68%).
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 | 794395 | 70.17 |
| Mecklenburg | 766290 | 68.70 |
| Guilford | 394455 | 73.11 |
| Forsyth | 276705 | 72.11 |
| Cumberland | 242600 | 72.37 |
| Durham | 233235 | 71.74 |
| Buncombe | 212185 | 78.75 |
| New Hanover | 181215 | 79.43 |
| Gaston | 172055 | 75.14 |
| Union | 165665 | 69.00 |
| Cabarrus | 159750 | 70.56 |
| Johnston | 153810 | 70.22 |
| Onslow | 151360 | 74.31 |
| Iredell | 138560 | 73.77 |
| Pitt | 130030 | 75.95 |
| Davidson | 127825 | 75.41 |
| Alamance | 125815 | 73.24 |
| Catawba | 119850 | 74.44 |
| Brunswick | 117830 | 84.33 |
| Orange | 109365 | 74.95 |
| Rowan | 109275 | 74.30 |
| Randolph | 106005 | 73.41 |
| Harnett | 95705 | 71.04 |
| Henderson | 90625 | 77.81 |
| Robeson | 84770 | 72.10 |
| Wayne | 84550 | 71.97 |
| Craven | 77200 | 76.36 |
| Moore | 76835 | 76.26 |
| Cleveland | 76345 | 76.71 |
| Nash | 71710 | 75.47 |
| Rockingham | 70600 | 77.40 |
| Burke | 69875 | 79.58 |
| Lincoln | 67680 | 76.97 |
| Caldwell | 63160 | 78.25 |
| Wilson | 58245 | 74.04 |
| Chatham | 57405 | 74.79 |
| Carteret | 55765 | 81.58 |
| Surry | 53825 | 75.35 |
| Franklin | 52465 | 75.29 |
| Wilkes | 51520 | 77.91 |
| Rutherford | 50785 | 78.52 |
| Haywood | 50185 | 80.75 |
| Stanly | 48115 | 76.71 |
| Watauga | 46910 | 86.01 |
| Pender | 46835 | 76.04 |
| Granville | 46790 | 76.50 |
| Lee | 44025 | 69.27 |
| Lenoir | 41540 | 75.43 |
| Sampson | 40750 | 68.70 |
| Columbus | 39515 | 77.75 |
| Halifax | 37655 | 77.21 |
| Edgecombe | 36985 | 75.38 |
| Hoke | 36670 | 69.70 |
| Stokes | 36190 | 80.97 |
| Beaufort | 34950 | 78.17 |
| McDowell | 34760 | 77.89 |
| Jackson | 34170 | 80.61 |
| Duplin | 33070 | 67.07 |
| Davie | 32765 | 76.15 |
| Richmond | 32430 | 75.16 |
| Pasquotank | 31225 | 77.19 |
| Vance | 31075 | 73.14 |
| Person | 30625 | 78.27 |
| Dare | 29420 | 79.17 |
| Macon | 29395 | 79.25 |
| Alexander | 28915 | 79.21 |
| Yadkin | 28205 | 75.66 |
| Transylvania | 27520 | 83.07 |
| Scotland | 26010 | 76.01 |
| Cherokee | 23960 | 82.99 |
| Bladen | 23165 | 77.72 |
| Currituck | 21940 | 76.67 |
| Ashe | 21830 | 81.58 |
| Montgomery | 19000 | 73.53 |
| Caswell | 18200 | 80.02 |
| Madison | 17505 | 81.74 |
| Martin | 17375 | 79.01 |
| Anson | 17335 | 78.09 |
| Hertford | 17180 | 79.41 |
| Polk | 16125 | 82.52 |
| Greene | 15315 | 75.06 |
| Warren | 15105 | 80.32 |
| Yancey | 14785 | 79.75 |
| Avery | 14770 | 83.54 |
| Bertie | 14705 | 82.52 |
| Northampton | 14305 | 81.60 |
| Mitchell | 11955 | 79.75 |
| Chowan | 10970 | 79.29 |
| Swain | 10790 | 76.36 |
| Perquimans | 10515 | 80.54 |
| Pamlico | 10305 | 83.68 |
| Clay | 9260 | 82.79 |
| Alleghany | 8910 | 81.07 |
| Washington | 8720 | 78.91 |
| Gates | 8290 | 78.88 |
| Camden | 7990 | 75.77 |
| Jones | 7430 | 80.19 |
| Graham | 6290 | 78.19 |
| Hyde | 3575 | 77.13 |
| Tyrrell | 2670 | 78.76 |