North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 28, 2026.
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for North Carolina was 10,051,540 and represented 94.97% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen population (1.06M), followed by Mecklenburg (1.02M), and Guilford (511.12K).
In terms of percentages, Camden had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.67%), followed by Stokes (99.58%), and Martin (99.52%).
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 2023
North Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2023
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| County | Citizen Population | % of County Population |
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| Wake | 1061630 | 92.24 |
| Mecklenburg | 1015740 | 89.82 |
| Guilford | 511120 | 94.13 |
| Forsyth | 364825 | 94.33 |
| Cumberland | 326925 | 97.08 |
| Durham | 297980 | 90.46 |
| Buncombe | 261090 | 96.06 |
| Union | 230725 | 94.18 |
| Gaston | 224165 | 96.84 |
| New Hanover | 223010 | 96.45 |
| Cabarrus | 218900 | 94.66 |
| Johnston | 213875 | 94.37 |
| Onslow | 205400 | 98.50 |
| Iredell | 184110 | 95.99 |
| Pitt | 166600 | 96.70 |
| Davidson | 165960 | 97.02 |
| Alamance | 164490 | 94.38 |
| Catawba | 155950 | 96.24 |
| Brunswick | 143885 | 98.63 |
| Rowan | 142240 | 95.79 |
| Randolph | 138530 | 95.33 |
| Orange | 137365 | 93.26 |
| Harnett | 131525 | 96.35 |
| Robeson | 112350 | 96.14 |
| Henderson | 112245 | 95.62 |
| Wayne | 112020 | 95.25 |
| Moore | 100360 | 97.59 |
| Craven | 99415 | 98.36 |
| Cleveland | 98795 | 98.63 |
| Nash | 93300 | 97.75 |
| Rockingham | 89665 | 97.90 |
| Lincoln | 87885 | 97.26 |
| Burke | 85440 | 97.24 |
| Caldwell | 78770 | 97.71 |
| Wilson | 75800 | 96.38 |
| Chatham | 72850 | 93.02 |
| Franklin | 69420 | 96.47 |
| Surry | 68585 | 96.05 |
| Carteret | 67690 | 98.60 |
| Wilkes | 64430 | 97.64 |
| Rutherford | 63845 | 98.45 |
| Stanly | 62240 | 97.93 |
| Pender | 61755 | 97.29 |
| Haywood | 61715 | 98.86 |
| Lee | 59810 | 92.64 |
| Granville | 58955 | 95.96 |
| Sampson | 54405 | 91.83 |
| Lenoir | 53405 | 97.25 |
| Watauga | 53295 | 97.60 |
| Hoke | 51065 | 96.17 |
| Columbus | 49730 | 98.56 |
| Edgecombe | 47755 | 97.91 |
| Halifax | 47360 | 98.22 |
| Stokes | 44700 | 99.58 |
| Duplin | 44565 | 90.85 |
| Beaufort | 43555 | 97.67 |
| McDowell | 43415 | 97.17 |
| Davie | 42230 | 97.03 |
| Richmond | 42150 | 98.44 |
| Jackson | 41705 | 96.79 |
| Vance | 40745 | 96.19 |
| Pasquotank | 40405 | 98.96 |
| Person | 38650 | 98.41 |
| Dare | 36405 | 96.99 |
| Macon | 36335 | 96.80 |
| Alexander | 36130 | 99.15 |
| Yadkin | 35935 | 96.03 |
| Scotland | 33855 | 98.55 |
| Transylvania | 32505 | 97.77 |
| Currituck | 29305 | 98.97 |
| Cherokee | 29005 | 99.35 |
| Bladen | 28975 | 97.92 |
| Ashe | 26445 | 98.57 |
| Montgomery | 24500 | 94.69 |
| Caswell | 22185 | 97.77 |
| Martin | 21670 | 99.52 |
| Madison | 21505 | 99.38 |
| Anson | 21485 | 98.08 |
| Hertford | 19800 | 96.63 |
| Polk | 19325 | 98.15 |
| Greene | 19290 | 94.47 |
| Warren | 18400 | 98.13 |
| Yancey | 18275 | 97.86 |
| Bertie | 17230 | 98.57 |
| Avery | 17155 | 97.22 |
| Northampton | 17120 | 99.48 |
| Mitchell | 14710 | 98.23 |
| Swain | 13970 | 99.33 |
| Chowan | 13675 | 98.99 |
| Perquimans | 13080 | 99.51 |
| Pamlico | 12115 | 98.38 |
| Clay | 11270 | 98.95 |
| Washington | 10840 | 99.40 |
| Alleghany | 10730 | 96.89 |
| Camden | 10710 | 99.67 |
| Gates | 10380 | 99.47 |
| Jones | 9130 | 98.76 |
| Graham | 7910 | 98.38 |
| Hyde | 4530 | 97.95 |
| Tyrrell | 3155 | 93.48 |
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