Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.11. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (18.13), followed by Hoke County (16.37), and Robeson County (15.2).

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 2021
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Onslow County 18.13
2 Hoke County 16.37
3 Robeson County 15.2
4 Cumberland County 15.14
5 Duplin County 14.03
6 Harnett County 13.69
7 Wayne County 13.4
8 Richmond County 13.18
9 Mecklenburg County 13
10 Anson County 12.93
11 Sampson County 12.73
12 Durham County 12.53
13 Vance County 12.22
14 Moore County 12.03
15 Pasquotank County 11.92
16 Lee County 11.86
17 Bladen County 11.83
18 Columbus County 11.78
19 Johnston County 11.65
19 Lenoir County 11.65
20 Craven County 11.63
21 Pitt County 11.56
22 Person County 11.41
23 Cabarrus County 11.4
24 Forsyth County 11.26
25 Edgecombe County 11.16
25 Wake County 11.16
26 Gaston County 11.07
27 Franklin County 11.06
28 Scotland County 11
29 Wilson County 10.85
30 Halifax County 10.84
31 Alamance County 10.82
32 Nash County 10.74
33 Cleveland County 10.71
34 Swain County 10.56
35 Guilford County 10.55
35 Randolph County 10.55
36 Rowan County 10.5
37 Martin County 10.39
38 Currituck County 10.36
38 Greene County 10.36
39 Stanly County 10.31
40 Northampton County 10.19
40 Wilkes County 10.19
41 Beaufort County 10.18
42 Surry County 10.17
43 Montgomery County 10.12
44 Lincoln County 10.03
45 Catawba County 9.99
45 Iredell County 9.99
46 Davidson County 9.97
47 Pender County 9.9
48 Union County 9.87
49 Chowan County 9.83
50 Rutherford County 9.82
51 Graham County 9.72
52 Alexander County 9.69
52 Granville County 9.69
53 Mitchell County 9.57
54 Alleghany County 9.56
55 Gates County 9.49
56 Rockingham County 9.39
57 New Hanover County 9.27
58 Burke County 9.26
59 Hertford County 9.19
60 Tyrrell County 9.06
61 Caldwell County 9.03
62 Davie County 8.97
63 Yadkin County 8.94
64 Warren County 8.82
65 Buncombe County 8.78
66 Hyde County 8.7
66 Madison County 8.7
66 Yancey County 8.7
67 Washington County 8.69
68 Dare County 8.59
68 Stokes County 8.59
69 Henderson County 8.44
70 Cherokee County 8.37
71 Chatham County 8.35
72 Macon County 8.32
73 McDowell County 8.29
74 Perquimans County 8.27
75 Caswell County 8.15
76 Haywood County 8.13
77 Ashe County 7.99
78 Clay County 7.82
79 Avery County 7.75
80 Jones County 7.74
81 Jackson County 7.69
82 Bertie County 7.66
83 Brunswick County 7.65
84 Orange County 7.51
85 Camden County 7.44
86 Transylvania County 7.24
87 Polk County 7.06
88 Carteret County 7.04
89 Pamlico County 6.57
90 Watauga County 5.89