Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2016
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.07K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.93K), followed by Wake County (12.90K), and Guilford County (6.11K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2016
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14926 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12901 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6113 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5459 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4438 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4297 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 4211 |
| 8 | Buncombe County | 2587 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2522 |
| 10 | Union County | 2464 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 2462 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 2325 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2235 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2115 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 1930 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1845 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 1842 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 1806 |
| 19 | Robeson County | 1753 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1721 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1650 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1634 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1586 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1439 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1157 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 1107 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1102 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 1055 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1035 |
| 30 | Brunswick County | 999 |
| 31 | Hoke County | 980 |
| 32 | Wilson County | 963 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 904 |
| 34 | Burke County | 895 |
| 35 | Sampson County | 833 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 825 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 770 |
| 38 | Surry County | 756 |
| 39 | Duplin County | 748 |
| 40 | Lee County | 744 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 713 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 707 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 688 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 662 |
| 45 | Chatham County | 649 |
| 46 | Pender County | 643 |
| 47 | Lenoir County | 633 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 603 |
| 49 | Carteret County | 600 |
| 50 | Edgecombe County | 595 |
| 51 | Haywood County | 578 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 559 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 557 |
| 54 | Granville County | 549 |
| 55 | Vance County | 543 |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | 490 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 480 |
| 58 | Beaufort County | 464 |
| 59 | Scotland County | 449 |
| 60 | Davie County | 408 |
| 61 | Person County | 407 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 396 |
| 63 | Stokes County | 385 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 375 |
| 65 | Dare County | 358 |
| 66 | Bladen County | 352 |
| 66 | Macon County | 352 |
| 67 | Watauga County | 337 |
| 68 | Alexander County | 327 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 294 |
| 70 | Transylvania County | 273 |
| 71 | Currituck County | 260 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 253 |
| 73 | Martin County | 243 |
| 74 | Anson County | 240 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 222 |
| 76 | Madison County | 215 |
| 77 | Greene County | 210 |
| 78 | Ashe County | 207 |
| 79 | Warren County | 192 |
| 80 | Northampton County | 189 |
| 80 | Swain County | 189 |
| 81 | Caswell County | 188 |
| 82 | Bertie County | 178 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 153 |
| 84 | Avery County | 149 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 145 |
| 85 | Yancey County | 145 |
| 86 | Polk County | 140 |
| 87 | Washington County | 128 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 123 |
| 89 | Gates County | 117 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 99 |
| 90 | Clay County | 99 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 98 |
| 92 | Camden County | 84 |
| 92 | Graham County | 84 |
| 93 | Jones County | 76 |
| 94 | Hyde County | 46 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 42 |