Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.27. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (18.7), followed by Cumberland County (15.99), and Hoke County (15.24).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Onslow County 18.7
2 Cumberland County 15.99
3 Hoke County 15.24
4 Harnett County 13.54
5 Mecklenburg County 13.12
6 Wayne County 12.98
7 Durham County 12.88
8 Craven County 12.83
9 Robeson County 12.76
10 Lee County 12.75
11 Scotland County 12.53
12 Vance County 12.49
13 Richmond County 12.39
14 Sampson County 12.31
15 Duplin County 11.91
16 Wilson County 11.88
17 Cabarrus County 11.76
18 Cleveland County 11.69
19 Johnston County 11.65
20 Moore County 11.52
21 Alamance County 11.41
22 Forsyth County 11.4
23 Gaston County 11.35
24 Pasquotank County 11.33
24 Wake County 11.33
25 Pitt County 11.32
26 Swain County 11.3
27 Guilford County 11.27
28 Nash County 11.22
29 Edgecombe County 11.19
30 Lenoir County 11.09
31 Rowan County 11.07
31 Washington County 11.07
32 Anson County 10.75
33 Stanly County 10.72
34 Randolph County 10.63
35 Franklin County 10.62
36 Surry County 10.58
37 Catawba County 10.56
38 Bladen County 10.49
39 Davidson County 10.48
40 Iredell County 10.45
41 Person County 10.41
42 Halifax County 10.37
43 Montgomery County 10.29
44 Greene County 10.28
45 Martin County 10.22
46 Columbus County 10.13
47 Caldwell County 10.07
48 Lincoln County 10
49 Wilkes County 9.96
50 Rutherford County 9.89
51 Rockingham County 9.85
51 Yancey County 9.85
52 Graham County 9.8
52 Union County 9.8
53 Pender County 9.69
54 Yadkin County 9.68
55 Granville County 9.63
56 Burke County 9.54
57 Currituck County 9.51
58 Buncombe County 9.38
59 Caswell County 9.33
59 Davie County 9.33
60 Camden County 9.29
61 McDowell County 9.24
62 Alexander County 9.19
63 Chowan County 9.09
64 Madison County 9.08
64 New Hanover County 9.08
65 Macon County 9.06
65 Mitchell County 9.06
66 Jones County 9.04
67 Beaufort County 9.01
68 Henderson County 8.95
69 Hertford County 8.81
70 Bertie County 8.76
71 Perquimans County 8.74
72 Cherokee County 8.58
73 Northampton County 8.5
74 Haywood County 8.46
75 Avery County 8.44
76 Stokes County 8.4
77 Chatham County 8.38
78 Dare County 8.36
79 Jackson County 8.32
80 Gates County 8.17
81 Transylvania County 7.79
82 Orange County 7.58
83 Warren County 7.55
84 Alleghany County 7.52
85 Ashe County 7.47
86 Clay County 7.37
87 Polk County 7.33
88 Carteret County 7.25
89 Tyrrell County 7.12
90 Brunswick County 7.09
91 Hyde County 6.96
92 Pamlico County 5.99
93 Watauga County 5.82