North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2015

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2015, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 32,345, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 8,681
  2. Wake County: 7,445
  3. Onslow County: 3,214

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

  1. Henderson County: -289
  2. Brunswick County: -223
  3. Rockingham County: -207

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2015. 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 2015
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North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2015
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 147
Alexander -53
Alleghany -38
Anson -77
Ashe -140
Avery -66
Beaufort -172
Bertie -104
Bladen -103
Brunswick -223
Buncombe 57
Burke -150
Cabarrus 784
Caldwell -176
Camden -2
Carteret -188
Caswell -56
Catawba 69
Chatham -5
Cherokee -165
Chowan -19
Clay -62
Cleveland -194
Columbus -78
Craven 401
Cumberland 3035
Currituck 35
Dare 63
Davidson -84
Davie -105
Duplin 154
Durham 2356
Edgecombe -65
Forsyth 1119
Franklin 117
Gaston 359
Gates -38
Graham -18
Granville 40
Greene -1
Guilford 1861
Halifax -74
Harnett 926
Haywood -174
Henderson -289
Hertford -52
Hoke 639
Hyde -19
Iredell 387
Jackson 36
Johnston 856
Jones -13
Lee 174
Lenoir -54
Lincoln 19
McDowell -63
Macon -111
Madison -25
Martin -83
Mecklenburg 8681
Mitchell -81
Montgomery 57
Moore -99
Nash 26
New Hanover 348
Northampton -96
Onslow 3214
Orange 456
Pamlico -85
Pasquotank 108
Pender 87
Perquimans -35
Person -35
Pitt 876
Polk -149
Randolph 131
Richmond -50
Robeson 431
Rockingham -207
Rowan -2
Rutherford -203
Sampson 150
Scotland 58
Stanly -9
Stokes -160
Surry -174
Swain 40
Transylvania -110
Tyrrell -7
Union 1034
Vance 56
Wake 7445
Warren -60
Washington -34
Watauga 45
Wayne 542
Wilkes -134
Wilson 107
Yadkin -77
Yancey -35

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.