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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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2022
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 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 |