Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 116.75K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.58K), followed by Wake County (12.74K), and Guilford County (5.71K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14581 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12740 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5709 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5097 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4334 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4105 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3750 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 2616 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 2592 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 2544 |
| 11 | Union County | 2387 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2377 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2116 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 1981 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 1898 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1871 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 1844 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 1766 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1695 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1611 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 1568 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 1549 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1528 |
| 24 | Moore County | 1223 |
| 25 | Craven County | 1167 |
| 26 | Orange County | 1098 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 1082 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 1072 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1022 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 986 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 888 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 863 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 856 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 852 |
| 35 | Burke County | 811 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 780 |
| 37 | Lee County | 756 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 752 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 728 |
| 40 | Surry County | 725 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 682 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 671 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 648 |
| 44 | Chatham County | 646 |
| 45 | Lenoir County | 639 |
| 46 | Rutherford County | 634 |
| 47 | Pender County | 612 |
| 48 | Granville County | 593 |
| 49 | Columbus County | 592 |
| 50 | Richmond County | 565 |
| 51 | Edgecombe County | 542 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 525 |
| 53 | Vance County | 517 |
| 54 | Haywood County | 507 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 485 |
| 56 | Carteret County | 480 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 454 |
| 58 | Person County | 447 |
| 59 | Davie County | 388 |
| 60 | Stokes County | 383 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 377 |
| 62 | McDowell County | 369 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 353 |
| 64 | Bladen County | 350 |
| 65 | Yadkin County | 333 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 326 |
| 67 | Dare County | 322 |
| 68 | Watauga County | 321 |
| 69 | Macon County | 310 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 301 |
| 71 | Anson County | 284 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 261 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 243 |
| 74 | Transylvania County | 240 |
| 75 | Martin County | 227 |
| 76 | Ashe County | 213 |
| 77 | Greene County | 211 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 190 |
| 79 | Madison County | 187 |
| 80 | Caswell County | 185 |
| 81 | Northampton County | 176 |
| 82 | Warren County | 165 |
| 83 | Yancey County | 162 |
| 84 | Swain County | 149 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 143 |
| 86 | Polk County | 138 |
| 87 | Avery County | 137 |
| 88 | Bertie County | 135 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 135 |
| 89 | Perquimans County | 108 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 105 |
| 91 | Gates County | 99 |
| 92 | Washington County | 95 |
| 93 | Clay County | 88 |
| 94 | Pamlico County | 81 |
| 95 | Camden County | 79 |
| 96 | Graham County | 78 |
| 97 | Jones County | 71 |
| 98 | Hyde County | 40 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | 30 |