North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen voting-age population for North Carolina was 7,783,960 and represented 73.54% of the total North Carolina population.
Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest citizen voting-age population (802.37K), followed by Mecklenburg (771.36K), and Guilford (394.95K).
In terms of percentages, Watauga had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (85.20%), followed by Brunswick (84.29%), and Pamlico (84.17%).
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 | 802370 | 69.71 |
| Mecklenburg | 771360 | 68.21 |
| Guilford | 394950 | 72.74 |
| Forsyth | 278670 | 72.06 |
| Cumberland | 243770 | 72.39 |
| Durham | 235040 | 71.35 |
| Buncombe | 212770 | 78.29 |
| New Hanover | 181905 | 78.67 |
| Gaston | 172865 | 74.68 |
| Union | 168660 | 68.85 |
| Cabarrus | 161405 | 69.79 |
| Johnston | 157995 | 69.72 |
| Onslow | 154810 | 74.24 |
| Iredell | 141515 | 73.78 |
| Pitt | 129865 | 75.38 |
| Davidson | 129000 | 75.41 |
| Alamance | 126290 | 72.46 |
| Brunswick | 122965 | 84.29 |
| Catawba | 120880 | 74.59 |
| Orange | 109635 | 74.44 |
| Rowan | 109370 | 73.66 |
| Randolph | 106115 | 73.02 |
| Harnett | 96845 | 70.95 |
| Henderson | 90165 | 76.81 |
| Wayne | 84790 | 72.10 |
| Robeson | 83075 | 71.09 |
| Moore | 78155 | 76.00 |
| Craven | 77585 | 76.76 |
| Cleveland | 76520 | 76.39 |
| Nash | 72270 | 75.72 |
| Rockingham | 71040 | 77.57 |
| Burke | 69405 | 78.99 |
| Lincoln | 69370 | 76.77 |
| Caldwell | 62805 | 77.90 |
| Chatham | 58005 | 74.06 |
| Wilson | 57805 | 73.50 |
| Carteret | 56130 | 81.76 |
| Franklin | 53770 | 74.72 |
| Surry | 53650 | 75.14 |
| Wilkes | 51225 | 77.63 |
| Rutherford | 50720 | 78.21 |
| Haywood | 50580 | 81.02 |
| Stanly | 48450 | 76.23 |
| Pender | 47660 | 75.08 |
| Watauga | 46525 | 85.20 |
| Granville | 46325 | 75.40 |
| Lee | 44945 | 69.61 |
| Lenoir | 41075 | 74.80 |
| Sampson | 40435 | 68.25 |
| Columbus | 39295 | 77.88 |
| Halifax | 37185 | 77.11 |
| Hoke | 36710 | 69.13 |
| Edgecombe | 36600 | 75.04 |
| Stokes | 36335 | 80.94 |
| Beaufort | 34920 | 78.31 |
| McDowell | 34785 | 77.85 |
| Jackson | 34705 | 80.54 |
| Davie | 33200 | 76.28 |
| Duplin | 33190 | 67.66 |
| Richmond | 32045 | 74.84 |
| Pasquotank | 31625 | 77.46 |
| Vance | 30775 | 72.65 |
| Person | 30580 | 77.86 |
| Dare | 29790 | 79.37 |
| Macon | 29600 | 78.86 |
| Alexander | 28990 | 79.56 |
| Yadkin | 28275 | 75.56 |
| Transylvania | 27405 | 82.43 |
| Scotland | 26120 | 76.03 |
| Cherokee | 24305 | 83.25 |
| Bladen | 22870 | 77.29 |
| Currituck | 22770 | 76.90 |
| Ashe | 21895 | 81.61 |
| Montgomery | 19170 | 74.09 |
| Caswell | 18030 | 79.46 |
| Madison | 17710 | 81.84 |
| Martin | 17245 | 79.20 |
| Anson | 17045 | 77.81 |
| Polk | 16260 | 82.58 |
| Hertford | 16040 | 78.28 |
| Greene | 15465 | 75.74 |
| Warren | 15035 | 80.19 |
| Yancey | 14845 | 79.49 |
| Avery | 14605 | 82.77 |
| Bertie | 14375 | 82.24 |
| Northampton | 14035 | 81.55 |
| Mitchell | 12045 | 80.43 |
| Chowan | 10980 | 79.48 |
| Swain | 10870 | 77.28 |
| Perquimans | 10610 | 80.72 |
| Pamlico | 10365 | 84.17 |
| Clay | 9420 | 82.70 |
| Alleghany | 8895 | 80.32 |
| Washington | 8825 | 80.93 |
| Gates | 8345 | 79.97 |
| Camden | 8100 | 75.38 |
| Jones | 7440 | 80.48 |
| Graham | 6430 | 79.97 |
| Hyde | 3685 | 79.68 |
| Tyrrell | 2605 | 77.19 |
