North Carolina Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for North Carolina was 1.51, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Onslow County: 12.46
- Hoke County: 7.64
- Cumberland County: 7.33
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Pamlico County: -8.83
- Northampton County: -7.52
- Mitchell County: -7.38
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each North Carolina county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 0.37 |
| Alexander | -2.32 |
| Alleghany | -6.27 |
| Anson | -2.35 |
| Ashe | -6.91 |
| Avery | -5.36 |
| Beaufort | -4.76 |
| Bertie | -6.1 |
| Bladen | -4.41 |
| Brunswick | -5.38 |
| Buncombe | -1.49 |
| Burke | -2.99 |
| Cabarrus | 3.44 |
| Caldwell | -3.31 |
| Camden | 2.48 |
| Carteret | -6.61 |
| Caswell | -2.71 |
| Catawba | -0.82 |
| Chatham | -2.88 |
| Cherokee | -4.53 |
| Chowan | -6.49 |
| Clay | -5.27 |
| Cleveland | -2.1 |
| Columbus | -4.79 |
| Craven | 1.56 |
| Cumberland | 7.33 |
| Currituck | 2.32 |
| Dare | -1.15 |
| Davidson | -1.39 |
| Davie | -2.07 |
| Duplin | 1.28 |
| Durham | 5.41 |
| Edgecombe | -3.09 |
| Forsyth | 1.71 |
| Franklin | 0.54 |
| Gaston | -0.38 |
| Gates | -3.22 |
| Graham | -3.07 |
| Granville | -0.83 |
| Greene | -1.05 |
| Guilford | 1.87 |
| Halifax | -5.1 |
| Harnett | 4.94 |
| Haywood | -5.08 |
| Henderson | -4.22 |
| Hertford | -4.75 |
| Hoke | 7.64 |
| Hyde | -4.5 |
| Iredell | 0.58 |
| Jackson | -0.91 |
| Johnston | 3.23 |
| Jones | -4.52 |
| Lee | 2.69 |
| Lenoir | -3.31 |
| Lincoln | -1.04 |
| McDowell | -2.86 |
| Macon | -3.96 |
| Madison | -3.6 |
| Martin | -4.12 |
| Mecklenburg | 6.6 |
| Mitchell | -7.38 |
| Montgomery | -1.95 |
| Moore | -0.86 |
| Nash | -1.19 |
| New Hanover | -0.59 |
| Northampton | -7.52 |
| Onslow | 12.46 |
| Orange | 1.36 |
| Pamlico | -8.83 |
| Pasquotank | 1.17 |
| Pender | -0.48 |
| Perquimans | -2.13 |
| Person | -1.96 |
| Pitt | 2.82 |
| Polk | -6.85 |
| Randolph | -1.31 |
| Richmond | -1.55 |
| Robeson | 1.04 |
| Rockingham | -4.63 |
| Rowan | -1.05 |
| Rutherford | -3.95 |
| Sampson | 0.44 |
| Scotland | -0.46 |
| Stanly | -1.91 |
| Stokes | -4.71 |
| Surry | -3.44 |
| Swain | -6.25 |
| Transylvania | -5.23 |
| Tyrrell | -3.69 |
| Union | 2.89 |
| Vance | -0.2 |
| Wake | 5.31 |
| Warren | -6.32 |
| Washington | -4.41 |
| Watauga | -1.7 |
| Wayne | 0.71 |
| Wilkes | -3.33 |
| Wilson | -0.46 |
| Yadkin | -2.79 |
| Yancey | -3.93 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in North Carolina
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in North Carolina.