Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 119.79K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.86K), followed by Wake County (12.69K), and Guilford County (6.25K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14856 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12690 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6248 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5406 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4387 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4269 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3933 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 2568 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2500 |
| 10 | Buncombe County | 2476 |
| 11 | Union County | 2336 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 2280 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2265 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2017 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 1883 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 1847 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 1834 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 1813 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1771 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1688 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 1595 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1595 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1574 |
| 23 | Craven County | 1400 |
| 24 | Orange County | 1182 |
| 25 | Moore County | 1132 |
| 26 | Nash County | 1079 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 1071 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 1044 |
| 29 | Brunswick County | 986 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 944 |
| 31 | Hoke County | 922 |
| 32 | Burke County | 918 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 917 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 841 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 821 |
| 36 | Lee County | 769 |
| 37 | Caldwell County | 767 |
| 38 | Surry County | 731 |
| 39 | Stanly County | 707 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 697 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 689 |
| 42 | Duplin County | 680 |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 662 |
| 44 | Haywood County | 636 |
| 45 | Pender County | 629 |
| 46 | Granville County | 610 |
| 47 | Chatham County | 609 |
| 48 | Edgecombe County | 606 |
| 49 | Lenoir County | 604 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 590 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 567 |
| 52 | Carteret County | 559 |
| 53 | Vance County | 556 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 538 |
| 55 | Scotland County | 493 |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | 474 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 437 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 429 |
| 59 | Person County | 416 |
| 60 | Stokes County | 402 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 397 |
| 62 | Davie County | 383 |
| 62 | Watauga County | 383 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 376 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 374 |
| 65 | Bladen County | 343 |
| 66 | Macon County | 324 |
| 67 | Dare County | 306 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 288 |
| 69 | Anson County | 264 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 256 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 249 |
| 72 | Hertford County | 237 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 236 |
| 74 | Martin County | 233 |
| 75 | Ashe County | 217 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 213 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 199 |
| 78 | Madison County | 194 |
| 79 | Greene County | 187 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 181 |
| 81 | Warren County | 172 |
| 82 | Bertie County | 171 |
| 83 | Swain County | 150 |
| 84 | Polk County | 149 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 139 |
| 86 | Washington County | 133 |
| 87 | Avery County | 130 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 126 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 116 |
| 90 | Camden County | 100 |
| 91 | Gates County | 98 |
| 92 | Jones County | 96 |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 94 |
| 94 | Clay County | 93 |
| 95 | Graham County | 81 |
| 95 | Pamlico County | 81 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 44 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 35 |