North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2017

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 27,604, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg: 8,664
  2. Wake: 6,961
  3. Cumberland: 2,847

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

  1. Brunswick: -473
  2. Henderson: -377
  3. Rockingham: -279

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2017.

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 2017
North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2017
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 194
Alexander -46
Alleghany -52
Anson -48
Ashe -110
Avery -52
Beaufort -197
Bertie -65
Bladen -61
Brunswick -473
Buncombe -215
Burke -61
Cabarrus 986
Caldwell -189
Camden 8
Carteret -215
Caswell -82
Catawba -4
Chatham -115
Cherokee -154
Chowan -92
Clay -58
Cleveland -173
Columbus -157
Craven 311
Cumberland 2847
Currituck 38
Dare -69
Davidson -70
Davie -104
Duplin 165
Durham 2175
Edgecombe -30
Forsyth 952
Franklin 122
Gaston 167
Gates -25
Graham -18
Granville 40
Greene -32
Guilford 1712
Halifax -72
Harnett 891
Haywood -189
Henderson -377
Hertford -25
Hoke 571
Hyde -34
Iredell 255
Jackson -12
Johnston 788
Jones -32
Lee 171
Lenoir -120
Lincoln 29
McDowell -125
Macon -191
Madison -65
Martin -108
Mecklenburg 8664
Mitchell -71
Montgomery -22
Moore -47
Nash -18
New Hanover 357
Northampton -76
Onslow 2743
Orange 320
Pamlico -88
Pasquotank 52
Pender 63
Perquimans -34
Person -34
Pitt 705
Polk -146
Randolph 2
Richmond -29
Robeson 399
Rockingham -279
Rowan -105
Rutherford -180
Sampson 115
Scotland 79
Stanly -7
Stokes -201
Surry -231
Swain -47
Transylvania -207
Tyrrell 4
Union 840
Vance -16
Wake 6961
Warren -112
Washington -39
Watauga 37
Wayne 314
Wilkes -152
Wilson 91
Yadkin -74
Yancey -32