North Carolina 2020 Census Total Population By County
The total population of North Carolina from the 2020 Census was 10,439,388, based on data from the US Census Bureau.
Wake County was the most populated county (1,129,410), followed by Mecklenburg County (1,115,482), and then Guilford County (541,299). On the other hand, the 3 counties that were least populated include: Tyrrell County (3,245), Hyde County (4,589), and Graham County (8,030).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of North Carolina population that lives in each county. 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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| County | Population | % of North Carolina Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 171415 | 1.64 |
| Alexander | 36444 | 0.35 |
| Alleghany | 10888 | 0.10 |
| Anson | 22055 | 0.21 |
| Ashe | 26577 | 0.26 |
| Avery | 17806 | 0.17 |
| Beaufort | 44652 | 0.43 |
| Bertie | 17934 | 0.17 |
| Bladen | 29606 | 0.28 |
| Brunswick | 136693 | 1.31 |
| Buncombe | 269452 | 2.58 |
| Burke | 87570 | 0.84 |
| Cabarrus | 225804 | 2.16 |
| Caldwell | 80652 | 0.77 |
| Camden | 10355 | 0.10 |
| Carteret | 67686 | 0.65 |
| Caswell | 22736 | 0.22 |
| Catawba | 160610 | 1.54 |
| Chatham | 76285 | 0.73 |
| Cherokee | 28774 | 0.28 |
| Chowan | 13708 | 0.13 |
| Clay | 11089 | 0.11 |
| Cleveland | 99519 | 0.95 |
| Columbus | 50623 | 0.49 |
| Craven | 100720 | 0.97 |
| Cumberland | 334728 | 3.21 |
| Currituck | 28100 | 0.27 |
| Dare | 36915 | 0.35 |
| Davidson | 168930 | 1.62 |
| Davie | 42712 | 0.41 |
| Duplin | 48715 | 0.47 |
| Durham | 324833 | 3.11 |
| Edgecombe | 48900 | 0.47 |
| Forsyth | 382590 | 3.67 |
| Franklin | 68573 | 0.66 |
| Gaston | 227943 | 2.18 |
| Gates | 10478 | 0.10 |
| Graham | 8030 | 0.08 |
| Granville | 60992 | 0.58 |
| Greene | 20451 | 0.20 |
| Guilford | 541299 | 5.19 |
| Halifax | 48622 | 0.47 |
| Harnett | 133568 | 1.28 |
| Haywood | 62089 | 0.60 |
| Henderson | 116281 | 1.11 |
| Hertford | 21552 | 0.21 |
| Hoke | 52082 | 0.50 |
| Hyde | 4589 | 0.04 |
| Iredell | 186693 | 1.79 |
| Jackson | 43109 | 0.41 |
| Johnston | 215999 | 2.07 |
| Jones | 9172 | 0.09 |
| Lee | 63285 | 0.61 |
| Lenoir | 55122 | 0.53 |
| Lincoln | 86810 | 0.83 |
| McDowell | 44578 | 0.43 |
| Macon | 37014 | 0.36 |
| Madison | 21193 | 0.20 |
| Martin | 22031 | 0.21 |
| Mecklenburg | 1115482 | 10.69 |
| Mitchell | 14903 | 0.14 |
| Montgomery | 25751 | 0.25 |
| Moore | 99727 | 0.96 |
| Nash | 94970 | 0.91 |
| New Hanover | 225702 | 2.16 |
| Northampton | 17471 | 0.17 |
| Onslow | 204576 | 1.96 |
| Orange | 148696 | 1.42 |
| Pamlico | 12276 | 0.12 |
| Pasquotank | 40568 | 0.39 |
| Pender | 60203 | 0.58 |
| Perquimans | 13005 | 0.13 |
| Person | 39097 | 0.38 |
| Pitt | 170243 | 1.63 |
| Polk | 19328 | 0.19 |
| Randolph | 144171 | 1.38 |
| Richmond | 42946 | 0.41 |
| Robeson | 116530 | 1.12 |
| Rockingham | 91096 | 0.87 |
| Rowan | 146875 | 1.41 |
| Rutherford | 64444 | 0.62 |
| Sampson | 59036 | 0.57 |
| Scotland | 34174 | 0.33 |
| Stanly | 62504 | 0.60 |
| Stokes | 44520 | 0.43 |
| Surry | 71359 | 0.68 |
| Swain | 14117 | 0.14 |
| Transylvania | 32986 | 0.32 |
| Tyrrell | 3245 | 0.03 |
| Union | 238267 | 2.28 |
| Vance | 42578 | 0.41 |
| Wake | 1129410 | 10.82 |
| Warren | 18642 | 0.18 |
| Washington | 11003 | 0.11 |
| Watauga | 54086 | 0.52 |
| Wayne | 117333 | 1.12 |
| Wilkes | 65969 | 0.63 |
| Wilson | 78784 | 0.76 |
| Yadkin | 37214 | 0.36 |
| Yancey | 18470 | 0.18 |