North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2011

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2011, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 41,062, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 8,503
  2. Wake County: 8,152
  3. Cumberland County: 3,706

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Henderson County: -194
  2. Burke County: -186
  3. Polk County: -169

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2011. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2011
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North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2011
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 300
Alexander 24
Alleghany -42
Anson -27
Ashe -80
Avery -17
Beaufort -24
Bertie -70
Bladen -30
Brunswick 18
Buncombe 201
Burke -186
Cabarrus 941
Caldwell -87
Camden 17
Carteret -112
Caswell -59
Catawba 252
Chatham 74
Cherokee -113
Chowan -59
Clay -41
Cleveland 47
Columbus -23
Craven 730
Cumberland 3706
Currituck 15
Dare 59
Davidson 142
Davie -29
Duplin 300
Durham 2405
Edgecombe 79
Forsyth 1647
Franklin 220
Gaston 541
Gates -18
Graham -7
Granville 119
Greene 92
Guilford 2194
Halifax -51
Harnett 953
Haywood -124
Henderson -194
Hertford -34
Hoke 673
Hyde -8
Iredell 419
Jackson 106
Johnston 1022
Jones -36
Lee 292
Lenoir 2
Lincoln 78
McDowell -28
Macon -160
Madison -50
Martin -82
Mecklenburg 8503
Mitchell -89
Montgomery 91
Moore -60
Nash 112
New Hanover 538
Northampton -87
Onslow 3571
Orange 484
Pamlico -54
Pasquotank 95
Pender 139
Perquimans -5
Person -15
Pitt 952
Polk -169
Randolph 316
Richmond 57
Robeson 794
Rockingham -55
Rowan 86
Rutherford -109
Sampson 208
Scotland 115
Stanly 55
Stokes -70
Surry -77
Swain -30
Transylvania -135
Tyrrell -22
Union 1152
Vance 108
Wake 8152
Warren 2
Washington -12
Watauga -2
Wayne 513
Wilkes -15
Wilson 215
Yadkin 1
Yancey -68

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in North Carolina

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in North Carolina.