Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 119.58K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (13.79K), followed by Wake County (12.26K), and Guilford County (6.07K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2012
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 13793 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12259 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6068 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5651 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4584 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4323 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 4189 |
| 8 | Gaston County | 2572 |
| 9 | Buncombe County | 2552 |
| 10 | Union County | 2380 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 2273 |
| 12 | New Hanover County | 2263 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 2247 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2158 |
| 15 | Catawba County | 1816 |
| 16 | Robeson County | 1806 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 1777 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 1770 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1745 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 1703 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 1689 |
| 22 | Craven County | 1631 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1611 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 1531 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1276 |
| 26 | Nash County | 1103 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 1083 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 1079 |
| 29 | Brunswick County | 1013 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 985 |
| 31 | Moore County | 972 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 960 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 893 |
| 34 | Burke County | 879 |
| 35 | Sampson County | 873 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 823 |
| 37 | Lee County | 811 |
| 38 | Surry County | 795 |
| 39 | Duplin County | 785 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 778 |
| 41 | Edgecombe County | 686 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 681 |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 674 |
| 44 | Lenoir County | 670 |
| 45 | Columbus County | 653 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 647 |
| 47 | Carteret County | 646 |
| 48 | Stanly County | 635 |
| 49 | Chatham County | 609 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 600 |
| 50 | Vance County | 600 |
| 51 | Pender County | 589 |
| 52 | Haywood County | 579 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 554 |
| 54 | Granville County | 544 |
| 55 | Beaufort County | 496 |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | 463 |
| 57 | Scotland County | 446 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 441 |
| 59 | Davie County | 402 |
| 60 | Yadkin County | 389 |
| 61 | Stokes County | 388 |
| 62 | Dare County | 385 |
| 63 | Person County | 381 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 366 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 363 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 362 |
| 67 | Bladen County | 360 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 335 |
| 69 | Macon County | 324 |
| 70 | Transylvania County | 257 |
| 71 | Anson County | 254 |
| 72 | Hertford County | 249 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 244 |
| 74 | Currituck County | 233 |
| 74 | Martin County | 233 |
| 75 | Greene County | 223 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 212 |
| 76 | Swain County | 212 |
| 77 | Cherokee County | 207 |
| 78 | Northampton County | 199 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 192 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 185 |
| 81 | Madison County | 180 |
| 82 | Chowan County | 158 |
| 83 | Warren County | 157 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 153 |
| 85 | Polk County | 135 |
| 86 | Avery County | 133 |
| 87 | Washington County | 132 |
| 88 | Gates County | 120 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 120 |
| 89 | Jones County | 99 |
| 90 | Graham County | 89 |
| 91 | Clay County | 88 |
| 92 | Pamlico County | 86 |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 85 |
| 94 | Camden County | 78 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 60 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 39 |