Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 120.15K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.69K), followed by Wake County (12.84K), and Guilford County (6.21K).

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 Number of Births in 2018
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Mecklenburg County 14688
2 Wake County 12841
3 Guilford County 6206
4 Cumberland County 5545
5 Forsyth County 4441
6 Durham County 4127
7 Onslow County 3920
8 Gaston County 2612
9 Cabarrus County 2546
10 Union County 2496
11 Buncombe County 2440
12 Johnston County 2356
13 New Hanover County 2279
14 Pitt County 2060
15 Alamance County 2016
16 Iredell County 1870
17 Harnett County 1863
18 Davidson County 1710
19 Robeson County 1708
20 Wayne County 1647
21 Catawba County 1646
22 Rowan County 1549
23 Randolph County 1532
24 Craven County 1386
25 Orange County 1169
26 Moore County 1159
27 Cleveland County 1143
28 Nash County 1071
29 Henderson County 1065
30 Wilson County 990
31 Brunswick County 967
32 Rockingham County 867
33 Burke County 865
34 Hoke County 839
35 Lincoln County 832
36 Sampson County 830
37 Lee County 813
38 Caldwell County 803
39 Surry County 746
40 Stanly County 704
41 Wilkes County 693
42 Franklin County 692
43 Chatham County 678
44 Duplin County 658
45 Rutherford County 657
46 Pender County 640
47 Lenoir County 633
48 Edgecombe County 610
49 Granville County 608
50 Columbus County 596
51 Haywood County 590
52 Vance County 575
53 Halifax County 562
54 Richmond County 559
55 Carteret County 509
56 Pasquotank County 467
57 Beaufort County 463
58 McDowell County 460
59 Person County 426
60 Scotland County 422
61 Stokes County 394
62 Yadkin County 393
63 Watauga County 390
64 Davie County 388
64 Jackson County 388
65 Alexander County 369
66 Dare County 336
67 Bladen County 321
68 Macon County 320
69 Transylvania County 285
70 Montgomery County 276
71 Martin County 264
72 Currituck County 249
73 Anson County 244
74 Cherokee County 232
75 Hertford County 229
76 Greene County 210
77 Caswell County 207
78 Ashe County 206
79 Madison County 189
80 Bertie County 186
81 Northampton County 185
82 Yancey County 181
83 Warren County 172
84 Polk County 166
85 Swain County 154
86 Avery County 145
87 Mitchell County 142
88 Washington County 129
89 Perquimans County 125
90 Chowan County 124
91 Alleghany County 105
92 Jones County 100
93 Gates County 99
94 Camden County 84
94 Clay County 84
95 Graham County 83
96 Pamlico County 76
97 Hyde County 37
98 Tyrrell County 35