Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.25. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (18.4), followed by Hoke County (17.24), and Robeson County (15.93).

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 2023
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Onslow County 18.4
2 Hoke County 17.24
3 Robeson County 15.93
4 Cumberland County 15.66
5 Duplin County 14.63
6 Sampson County 13.71
7 Wayne County 13.49
8 Harnett County 13.27
9 Mecklenburg County 13.05
10 Durham County 12.5
11 Richmond County 12.39
12 Craven County 12.36
12 Vance County 12.36
13 Anson County 12.18
13 Edgecombe County 12.18
14 Lenoir County 12.01
15 Scotland County 11.99
16 Graham County 11.94
17 Swain County 11.92
18 Johnston County 11.87
19 Bladen County 11.86
20 Lee County 11.81
20 Pitt County 11.81
21 Gaston County 11.68
22 Columbus County 11.64
23 Tyrrell County 11.54
24 Forsyth County 11.51
25 Cabarrus County 11.44
26 Wilson County 11.28
27 Moore County 11.23
28 Wake County 11.2
29 Nash County 11.19
30 Franklin County 11.18
31 Cleveland County 11.16
32 Halifax County 11.12
33 Alamance County 10.93
34 Stanly County 10.84
35 Rowan County 10.79
36 Person County 10.72
37 Guilford County 10.69
38 Randolph County 10.56
39 Granville County 10.4
40 Pasquotank County 10.39
41 Washington County 10.33
41 Wilkes County 10.33
42 Jones County 10.31
42 Surry County 10.31
43 Davidson County 10.25
44 Catawba County 10.19
44 Iredell County 10.19
45 Martin County 10.16
46 Yadkin County 10.12
47 Pender County 10.01
48 Beaufort County 9.97
49 Rockingham County 9.96
50 Union County 9.94
51 Lincoln County 9.87
52 Chowan County 9.86
53 Burke County 9.77
54 Montgomery County 9.74
55 Greene County 9.73
56 Alexander County 9.67
57 Rutherford County 9.66
58 Northampton County 9.6
59 Cherokee County 9.59
60 Davie County 9.47
61 Caldwell County 9.36
61 Hertford County 9.36
62 New Hanover County 9.33
62 Warren County 9.33
63 Stokes County 9.29
64 Currituck County 9.27
65 Yancey County 9.23
66 Alleghany County 9.05
67 Bertie County 8.94
68 Buncombe County 8.85
69 McDowell County 8.74
70 Henderson County 8.69
71 Madison County 8.6
72 Perquimans County 8.57
73 Chatham County 8.53
74 Caswell County 8.49
75 Macon County 8.46
76 Gates County 8.3
77 Haywood County 8.27
78 Hyde County 8.21
79 Orange County 7.94
80 Jackson County 7.82
81 Avery County 7.81
82 Clay County 7.67
83 Mitchell County 7.66
84 Ashe County 7.58
85 Dare County 7.44
86 Transylvania County 7.32
87 Brunswick County 7.2
88 Pamlico County 7.06
89 Carteret County 7.03
90 Camden County 6.93
91 Polk County 6.79
92 Watauga County 5.58