Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.72. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (20.27), followed by Hoke County (17.19), and Cumberland County (16.25).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Onslow County | 20.27 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 17.19 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 16.25 |
| 4 | Harnett County | 14.02 |
| 5 | Scotland County | 13.99 |
| 6 | Mecklenburg County | 13.9 |
| 7 | Durham County | 13.76 |
| 8 | Robeson County | 13.63 |
| 9 | Craven County | 13.62 |
| 10 | Sampson County | 13.31 |
| 11 | Lee County | 12.81 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 12.72 |
| 13 | Cabarrus County | 12.57 |
| 14 | Vance County | 12.5 |
| 15 | Pasquotank County | 12.03 |
| 16 | Richmond County | 11.98 |
| 17 | Wake County | 11.96 |
| 18 | Guilford County | 11.87 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 11.77 |
| 20 | Forsyth County | 11.74 |
| 20 | Moore County | 11.74 |
| 21 | Wilson County | 11.6 |
| 22 | Stanly County | 11.56 |
| 23 | Duplin County | 11.5 |
| 24 | Nash County | 11.47 |
| 25 | Gaston County | 11.45 |
| 26 | Halifax County | 11.44 |
| 27 | Edgecombe County | 11.43 |
| 28 | Rowan County | 11.41 |
| 29 | Alamance County | 11.33 |
| 29 | Pitt County | 11.33 |
| 30 | Randolph County | 11.15 |
| 31 | Washington County | 11.07 |
| 32 | Iredell County | 10.81 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 10.75 |
| 33 | Tyrrell County | 10.75 |
| 34 | Catawba County | 10.74 |
| 35 | Davidson County | 10.73 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 10.65 |
| 37 | Lenoir County | 10.61 |
| 38 | Person County | 10.57 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 10.56 |
| 40 | Anson County | 10.55 |
| 41 | Swain County | 10.54 |
| 42 | Pender County | 10.52 |
| 43 | Haywood County | 10.46 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 10.37 |
| 45 | Granville County | 10.32 |
| 46 | Yancey County | 10.26 |
| 47 | Bladen County | 10.22 |
| 47 | Burke County | 10.22 |
| 48 | Union County | 10.2 |
| 49 | Martin County | 10.15 |
| 50 | Surry County | 10.14 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 10.1 |
| 52 | Alexander County | 10.08 |
| 53 | Rockingham County | 10.07 |
| 54 | Jones County | 10.04 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 10.02 |
| 56 | Yadkin County | 9.99 |
| 57 | New Hanover County | 9.98 |
| 58 | Northampton County | 9.94 |
| 59 | Currituck County | 9.85 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 9.85 |
| 60 | Buncombe County | 9.66 |
| 60 | Wilkes County | 9.66 |
| 61 | Camden County | 9.57 |
| 62 | McDowell County | 9.54 |
| 63 | Graham County | 9.49 |
| 64 | Macon County | 9.4 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 9.39 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 9.37 |
| 66 | Perquimans County | 9.37 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 9.35 |
| 68 | Mitchell County | 9.27 |
| 69 | Beaufort County | 9.25 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 9.25 |
| 70 | Davie County | 9.1 |
| 71 | Madison County | 9.02 |
| 72 | Greene County | 8.89 |
| 73 | Bertie County | 8.85 |
| 74 | Stokes County | 8.78 |
| 75 | Warren County | 8.66 |
| 76 | Chatham County | 8.64 |
| 77 | Alleghany County | 8.57 |
| 78 | Clay County | 8.53 |
| 79 | Gates County | 8.49 |
| 80 | Dare County | 8.48 |
| 81 | Cherokee County | 8.45 |
| 82 | Orange County | 8.25 |
| 83 | Chowan County | 8.22 |
| 84 | Ashe County | 8.13 |
| 85 | Carteret County | 8.11 |
| 86 | Brunswick County | 7.66 |
| 87 | Avery County | 7.44 |
| 88 | Transylvania County | 7.41 |
| 89 | Polk County | 7.27 |
| 90 | Watauga County | 7 |
| 91 | Hyde County | 6.56 |
| 92 | Pamlico County | 6.38 |