North Carolina Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of North Carolina was 9,658,913. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg[object Promise] had the highest population (944,015), followed by Wake[object Promise] (928,905), and Guilford[object Promise] (495,022). Tyrrell[object Promise] was the least populated county (4,336).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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North Carolina Population By County in 2011
North Carolina Population By County in 2011
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County Population % of State Population
Alamance 152712 1.58
Alexander 37029 0.38
Alleghany 11016 0.11
Anson 26515 0.28
Ashe 26983 0.28
Avery 17771 0.18
Beaufort 47685 0.49
Bertie 20855 0.22
Bladen 34877 0.36
Brunswick 110196 1.14
Buncombe 241226 2.50
Burke 90533 0.94
Cabarrus 181187 1.88
Caldwell 82460 0.85
Camden 10026 0.10
Carteret 67432 0.70
Caswell 23453 0.24
Catawba 154501 1.60
Chatham 64120 0.66
Cherokee 27185 0.28
Chowan 14805 0.15
Clay 10684 0.11
Cleveland 97452 1.01
Columbus 57710 0.60
Craven 104866 1.09
Cumberland 330625 3.42
Currituck 23909 0.25
Dare 34161 0.35
Davidson 162934 1.69
Davie 41333 0.43
Duplin 59215 0.61
Durham 276609 2.86
Edgecombe 56038 0.58
Forsyth 354545 3.67
Franklin 60945 0.63
Gaston 206894 2.14
Gates 12043 0.13
Graham 8809 0.09
Granville 57512 0.60
Greene 21518 0.22
Guilford 495022 5.13
Halifax 54122 0.56
Harnett 119201 1.23
Haywood 58731 0.61
Henderson 107391 1.11
Hertford 24732 0.26
Hoke 49473 0.51
Hyde 5798 0.06
Iredell 161077 1.67
Jackson 40256 0.42
Johnston 172457 1.79
Jones 10056 0.10
Lee 58537 0.61
Lenoir 59425 0.62
Lincoln 78301 0.81
McDowell 45056 0.47
Macon 33889 0.35
Madison 20872 0.22
Martin 24186 0.25
Mecklenburg 944015 9.77
Mitchell 15354 0.16
Montgomery 27700 0.29
Moore 89265 0.92
Nash 95778 0.99
New Hanover 206006 2.13
Northampton 21918 0.23
Onslow 185068 1.92
Orange 134853 1.40
Pamlico 13242 0.14
Pasquotank 40290 0.42
Pender 53180 0.55
Perquimans 13499 0.14
Person 39525 0.41
Pitt 170813 1.77
Polk 20289 0.21
Randolph 141861 1.47
Richmond 46654 0.48
Robeson 135168 1.40
Rockingham 93309 0.97
Rowan 137819 1.43
Rutherford 67424 0.70
Sampson 63515 0.66
Scotland 36274 0.38
Stanly 60531 0.63
Stokes 47128 0.49
Surry 73499 0.76
Swain 14005 0.14
Transylvania 32812 0.34
Tyrrell 4336 0.05
Union 204916 2.12
Vance 45293 0.47
Wake 928905 9.62
Warren 20986 0.22
Washington 12904 0.13
Watauga 51636 0.54
Wayne 124055 1.28
Wilkes 68949 0.71
Wilson 81153 0.84
Yadkin 38344 0.40
Yancey 17691 0.18