North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2020

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase for North Carolina was 15,934, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Mecklenburg County: 7,404
  2. Wake County: 5,959
  3. Onslow County: 2,533

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

  1. Brunswick County: -786
  2. Henderson County: -498
  3. Carteret County: -460

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each North Carolina county in 2020. 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 2020
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North Carolina Natural Population Increase By County in 2020
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Alamance 63
Alexander -87
Alleghany -70
Anson -56
Ashe -188
Avery -94
Beaufort -224
Bertie -115
Bladen -145
Brunswick -786
Buncombe -392
Burke -270
Cabarrus 753
Caldwell -272
Camden 27
Carteret -460
Caswell -61
Catawba -131
Chatham -216
Cherokee -131
Chowan -90
Clay -60
Cleveland -207
Columbus -264
Craven 158
Cumberland 2467
Currituck 66
Dare -43
Davidson -234
Davie -89
Duplin 75
Durham 1759
Edgecombe -158
Forsyth 653
Franklin 38
Gaston -85
Gates -37
Graham -26
Granville -50
Greene -22
Guilford 1009
Halifax -254
Harnett 675
Haywood -319
Henderson -498
Hertford -111
Hoke 424
Hyde -22
Iredell 107
Jackson -40
Johnston 687
Jones -42
Lee 167
Lenoir -185
Lincoln -91
McDowell -131
Macon -142
Madison -78
Martin -92
Mecklenburg 7404
Mitchell -110
Montgomery -53
Moore -88
Nash -113
New Hanover -139
Northampton -145
Onslow 2533
Orange 202
Pamlico -112
Pasquotank 47
Pender -31
Perquimans -29
Person -78
Pitt 514
Polk -143
Randolph -189
Richmond -69
Robeson 136
Rockingham -422
Rowan -150
Rutherford -265
Sampson 28
Scotland -16
Stanly -120
Stokes -215
Surry -247
Swain -89
Transylvania -180
Tyrrell -14
Union 701
Vance -9
Wake 5959
Warren -124
Washington -51
Watauga -96
Wayne 88
Wilkes -227
Wilson -38
Yadkin -105
Yancey -71

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.