Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.59K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (15.24K), followed by Wake County (13.17K), and Guilford County (5.86K).

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 2022
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2022
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Mecklenburg County 15241
2 Wake County 13171
3 Guilford County 5862
4 Cumberland County 5333
5 Forsyth County 4500
6 Durham County 4213
7 Onslow County 3948
8 Johnston County 2846
9 Gaston County 2728
10 Cabarrus County 2638
11 Union County 2497
12 Buncombe County 2452
13 New Hanover County 2208
14 Pitt County 2116
15 Iredell County 2073
16 Alamance County 1991
17 Robeson County 1889
18 Harnett County 1882
19 Davidson County 1787
20 Catawba County 1628
21 Rowan County 1622
22 Wayne County 1602
23 Randolph County 1487
24 Craven County 1266
25 Orange County 1202
26 Moore County 1198
27 Cleveland County 1152
28 Nash County 1113
29 Brunswick County 1081
30 Henderson County 1011
31 Hoke County 938
32 Rockingham County 928
33 Lincoln County 914
34 Burke County 897
35 Wilson County 882
36 Franklin County 849
37 Lee County 808
38 Sampson County 802
39 Surry County 737
40 Duplin County 733
41 Caldwell County 724
42 Stanly County 713
43 Chatham County 694
44 Wilkes County 680
45 Granville County 658
46 Lenoir County 649
47 Pender County 639
48 Edgecombe County 627
49 Rutherford County 619
50 Columbus County 590
51 Vance County 540
52 Halifax County 534
53 Haywood County 527
54 Richmond County 520
55 Carteret County 515
56 Pasquotank County 435
57 Stokes County 425
58 Person County 423
59 Beaufort County 422
60 Scotland County 402
61 Davie County 395
62 McDowell County 389
63 Yadkin County 380
64 Bladen County 356
65 Jackson County 343
66 Alexander County 342
67 Currituck County 340
68 Macon County 334
69 Watauga County 318
70 Dare County 289
71 Anson County 264
72 Montgomery County 258
73 Transylvania County 251
74 Cherokee County 234
75 Martin County 219
76 Greene County 217
77 Ashe County 201
78 Madison County 192
79 Hertford County 185
80 Swain County 179
81 Bertie County 177
82 Caswell County 176
83 Yancey County 175
84 Warren County 166
85 Northampton County 158
86 Chowan County 144
87 Polk County 138
88 Avery County 134
89 Perquimans County 123
90 Mitchell County 118
91 Washington County 114
92 Jones County 110
93 Gates County 97
94 Alleghany County 96
94 Camden County 96
95 Graham County 88
96 Pamlico County 84
97 Clay County 77
98 Tyrrell County 36
99 Hyde County 34