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.
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 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 |