North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2012

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 40,048, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 8,665
  2. Wake County: 7,709
  3. Cumberland County: 3,366

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

  1. Brunswick County: -190
  2. Henderson County: -169
  3. Rockingham County: -158

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2012. 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 2012
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North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2012
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 209
Alexander -2
Alleghany -37
Anson -20
Ashe -75
Avery -56
Beaufort -51
Bertie -34
Bladen -29
Brunswick -190
Buncombe 276
Burke -105
Cabarrus 865
Caldwell -23
Camden 7
Carteret -110
Caswell -74
Catawba 273
Chatham -21
Cherokee -146
Chowan 2
Clay -54
Cleveland -34
Columbus 62
Craven 673
Cumberland 3366
Currituck 3
Dare 80
Davidson 145
Davie 1
Duplin 287
Durham 2632
Edgecombe 99
Forsyth 1550
Franklin 125
Gaston 450
Gates 11
Graham -18
Granville 75
Greene 56
Guilford 2256
Halifax -35
Harnett 940
Haywood -123
Henderson -169
Hertford -7
Hoke 662
Hyde -4
Iredell 253
Jackson 38
Johnston 1050
Jones -24
Lee 301
Lenoir 3
Lincoln 103
McDowell -59
Macon -93
Madison -7
Martin -80
Mecklenburg 8665
Mitchell -37
Montgomery 61
Moore -33
Nash 135
New Hanover 588
Northampton -52
Onslow 3265
Orange 560
Pamlico -44
Pasquotank 67
Pender 132
Perquimans -17
Person -10
Pitt 973
Polk -125
Randolph 299
Richmond 27
Robeson 580
Rockingham -158
Rowan 90
Rutherford -109
Sampson 265
Scotland 55
Stanly -54
Stokes -89
Surry -4
Swain 51
Transylvania -111
Tyrrell -7
Union 1223
Vance 167
Wake 7709
Warren -49
Washington -11
Watauga 48
Wayne 654
Wilkes -36
Wilson 240
Yadkin 19
Yancey -52

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.