North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2018

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 26,417, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg: 8,461
  2. Wake: 7,010
  3. Cumberland: 2,959

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

  1. Brunswick: -584
  2. Carteret: -376
  3. Henderson: -335

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2018.

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 2018
North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 336
Alexander -62
Alleghany -33
Anson -49
Ashe -120
Avery -86
Beaufort -171
Bertie -65
Bladen -125
Brunswick -584
Buncombe -303
Burke -205
Cabarrus 903
Caldwell -186
Camden 9
Carteret -376
Caswell -52
Catawba -133
Chatham -33
Cherokee -167
Chowan -70
Clay -90
Cleveland -69
Columbus -106
Craven 241
Cumberland 2959
Currituck 5
Dare -12
Davidson -187
Davie -75
Duplin 122
Durham 2093
Edgecombe -98
Forsyth 892
Franklin 18
Gaston 224
Gates -49
Graham -23
Granville 46
Greene 0
Guilford 1610
Halifax -135
Harnett 824
Haywood -221
Henderson -335
Hertford -55
Hoke 446
Hyde -20
Iredell 261
Jackson -19
Johnston 878
Jones -40
Lee 187
Lenoir -119
Lincoln 17
McDowell -51
Macon -149
Madison -80
Martin -55
Mecklenburg 8461
Mitchell -98
Montgomery -33
Moore 11
Nash -36
New Hanover 317
Northampton -65
Onslow 2660
Orange 365
Pamlico -97
Pasquotank 18
Pender 42
Perquimans -61
Person -40
Pitt 750
Polk -156
Randolph -59
Richmond -13
Robeson 273
Rockingham -262
Rowan -107
Rutherford -232
Sampson 126
Scotland 0
Stanly -51
Stokes -209
Surry -244
Swain -63
Transylvania -146
Tyrrell -9
Union 1015
Vance 28
Wake 7010
Warren -84
Washington -26
Watauga 38
Wayne 358
Wilkes -165
Wilson 55
Yadkin -64
Yancey -53