North Carolina Population By County in 2014

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the population of North Carolina was 9,937,295. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg[object Promise] had the highest population (1,010,878), followed by Wake[object Promise] (998,221), and Guilford[object Promise] (512,414). Tyrrell[object Promise] was the least populated county (4,119).

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 2014
North Carolina Population By County in 2014
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County Population % of State Population
Alamance 155439 1.56
Alexander 36993 0.37
Alleghany 10891 0.11
Anson 25976 0.26
Ashe 26761 0.27
Avery 17658 0.18
Beaufort 47349 0.48
Bertie 20317 0.20
Bladen 34365 0.35
Brunswick 118382 1.19
Buncombe 249265 2.51
Burke 89292 0.90
Cabarrus 191737 1.93
Caldwell 81698 0.82
Camden 10280 0.10
Carteret 68670 0.69
Caswell 22808 0.23
Catawba 155157 1.56
Chatham 66708 0.67
Cherokee 27093 0.27
Chowan 14504 0.15
Clay 10578 0.11
Cleveland 97030 0.98
Columbus 56906 0.57
Craven 104168 1.05
Cumberland 332680 3.35
Currituck 24834 0.25
Dare 34914 0.35
Davidson 163437 1.65
Davie 41262 0.42
Duplin 59426 0.60
Durham 295324 2.97
Edgecombe 54860 0.55
Forsyth 364555 3.67
Franklin 62694 0.63
Gaston 210599 2.12
Gates 11632 0.12
Graham 8617 0.09
Granville 58027 0.58
Greene 21016 0.21
Guilford 512414 5.16
Halifax 52840 0.53
Harnett 126769 1.28
Haywood 59192 0.60
Henderson 110338 1.11
Hertford 24615 0.25
Hoke 51633 0.52
Hyde 5599 0.06
Iredell 166598 1.68
Jackson 40960 0.41
Johnston 180732 1.82
Jones 9841 0.10
Lee 59425 0.60
Lenoir 58275 0.59
Lincoln 79479 0.80
McDowell 45017 0.45
Macon 33849 0.34
Madison 21217 0.21
Martin 23441 0.24
Mecklenburg 1010878 10.17
Mitchell 15167 0.15
Montgomery 27280 0.28
Moore 92849 0.93
Nash 94253 0.95
New Hanover 216112 2.17
Northampton 20658 0.21
Onslow 192061 1.93
Orange 140432 1.41
Pamlico 12870 0.13
Pasquotank 39479 0.40
Pender 55931 0.56
Perquimans 13541 0.14
Person 39130 0.39
Pitt 175052 1.76
Polk 20372 0.21
Randolph 142467 1.43
Richmond 45770 0.46
Robeson 134920 1.36
Rockingham 91825 0.92
Rowan 138091 1.39
Rutherford 66587 0.67
Sampson 63806 0.64
Scotland 35662 0.36
Stanly 60621 0.61
Stokes 46309 0.47
Surry 72480 0.73
Swain 14238 0.14
Transylvania 32971 0.33
Tyrrell 4119 0.04
Union 217767 2.19
Vance 44533 0.45
Wake 998221 10.05
Warren 20364 0.21
Washington 12479 0.13
Watauga 52421 0.53
Wayne 124634 1.25
Wilkes 68418 0.69
Wilson 80996 0.82
Yadkin 37852 0.38
Yancey 17543 0.18