Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2020
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 118.86K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.71K), followed by Wake County (12.72K), 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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14706 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12716 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6074 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5379 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4367 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4188 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3802 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 2574 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2561 |
| 10 | Johnston County | 2481 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 2465 |
| 12 | Union County | 2374 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2137 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2062 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 1942 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 1921 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 1850 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 1768 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 1688 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1661 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 1609 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 1573 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1531 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1304 |
| 25 | Moore County | 1178 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 1151 |
| 27 | Orange County | 1127 |
| 28 | Nash County | 1061 |
| 29 | Henderson County | 1055 |
| 30 | Brunswick County | 1035 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 973 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 898 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 874 |
| 34 | Burke County | 863 |
| 35 | Hoke County | 846 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 828 |
| 37 | Lee County | 791 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 780 |
| 39 | Surry County | 759 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 752 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 700 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 679 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 675 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 663 |
| 45 | Chatham County | 629 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 620 |
| 47 | Pender County | 619 |
| 48 | Granville County | 582 |
| 49 | Edgecombe County | 572 |
| 50 | Columbus County | 558 |
| 50 | Vance County | 558 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 552 |
| 52 | Haywood County | 531 |
| 53 | Halifax County | 516 |
| 54 | Carteret County | 504 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 455 |
| 56 | Scotland County | 435 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 424 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 423 |
| 59 | Person County | 414 |
| 60 | Davie County | 401 |
| 61 | Stokes County | 384 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 365 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 364 |
| 64 | Bladen County | 345 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 344 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 328 |
| 67 | Macon County | 325 |
| 68 | Dare County | 312 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 280 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 271 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 268 |
| 72 | Anson County | 256 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 248 |
| 74 | Martin County | 228 |
| 75 | Greene County | 215 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 210 |
| 77 | Hertford County | 206 |
| 78 | Ashe County | 203 |
| 79 | Madison County | 197 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 178 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 165 |
| 82 | Northampton County | 164 |
| 83 | Swain County | 161 |
| 84 | Polk County | 153 |
| 85 | Avery County | 148 |
| 85 | Warren County | 148 |
| 86 | Mitchell County | 135 |
| 87 | Washington County | 128 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 126 |
| 89 | Perquimans County | 119 |
| 90 | Camden County | 101 |
| 91 | Gates County | 94 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 84 |
| 92 | Clay County | 84 |
| 92 | Jones County | 84 |
| 93 | Graham County | 83 |
| 94 | Pamlico County | 76 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 34 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 27 |