North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2016

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 31,831, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg: 8,877
  2. Wake: 7,565
  3. Onslow: 3,084

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

  1. Brunswick: -368
  2. Henderson: -334
  3. Rockingham: -220

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2016.

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

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North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 152
Alexander -64
Alleghany -47
Anson -113
Ashe -145
Avery -73
Beaufort -128
Bertie -66
Bladen -71
Brunswick -368
Buncombe -44
Burke -169
Cabarrus 933
Caldwell -119
Camden -3
Carteret -197
Caswell -80
Catawba 83
Chatham 11
Cherokee -101
Chowan -48
Clay -44
Cleveland -138
Columbus -94
Craven 310
Cumberland 2908
Currituck 36
Dare 14
Davidson 56
Davie -96
Duplin 169
Durham 2371
Edgecombe -56
Forsyth 1142
Franklin 157
Gaston 235
Gates -4
Graham -15
Granville 25
Greene 23
Guilford 1837
Halifax -74
Harnett 857
Haywood -180
Henderson -334
Hertford -33
Hoke 656
Hyde -28
Iredell 415
Jackson 3
Johnston 871
Jones -37
Lee 166
Lenoir -106
Lincoln -70
McDowell -24
Macon -114
Madison -31
Martin -43
Mecklenburg 8877
Mitchell -89
Montgomery -12
Moore 37
Nash -35
New Hanover 256
Northampton -103
Onslow 3084
Orange 371
Pamlico -76
Pasquotank 59
Pender 63
Perquimans -55
Person -23
Pitt 856
Polk -142
Randolph 68
Richmond -28
Robeson 354
Rockingham -220
Rowan 45
Rutherford -185
Sampson 146
Scotland 32
Stanly -44
Stokes -139
Surry -130
Swain 7
Transylvania -139
Tyrrell -7
Union 1111
Vance 16
Wake 7565
Warren -66
Washington -35
Watauga -10
Wayne 456
Wilkes -107
Wilson 148
Yadkin -72
Yancey -76