Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2022
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.64K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (15.12K), followed by Wake County (13.25K), 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 | 15115 |
| 2 | Wake County | 13249 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5862 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5268 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4538 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4202 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3910 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 2825 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2744 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 2726 |
| 11 | Union County | 2528 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2445 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2216 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2074 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 2038 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1952 |
| 17 | Robeson County | 1867 |
| 18 | Harnett County | 1860 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1781 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1681 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1628 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1604 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1550 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1267 |
| 25 | Moore County | 1203 |
| 26 | Orange County | 1196 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 1144 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 1139 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1081 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 1031 |
| 31 | Hoke County | 939 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 933 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 920 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 887 |
| 35 | Burke County | 880 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 845 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 808 |
| 38 | Lee County | 780 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 759 |
| 40 | Surry County | 744 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 729 |
| 42 | Stanly County | 707 |
| 43 | Chatham County | 681 |
| 44 | Pender County | 677 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 676 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 655 |
| 47 | Granville County | 644 |
| 48 | Rutherford County | 631 |
| 49 | Columbus County | 607 |
| 50 | Edgecombe County | 598 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 542 |
| 52 | Vance County | 538 |
| 53 | Halifax County | 531 |
| 54 | Haywood County | 524 |
| 55 | Carteret County | 491 |
| 56 | Pasquotank County | 466 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 446 |
| 58 | Davie County | 424 |
| 59 | Person County | 423 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 423 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 399 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 393 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 379 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 356 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 356 |
| 64 | Currituck County | 345 |
| 65 | Jackson County | 341 |
| 66 | Macon County | 327 |
| 67 | Watauga County | 304 |
| 68 | Dare County | 290 |
| 69 | Anson County | 266 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 253 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 250 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 244 |
| 73 | Martin County | 219 |
| 74 | Ashe County | 207 |
| 75 | Greene County | 196 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 193 |
| 76 | Madison County | 193 |
| 77 | Hertford County | 183 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 174 |
| 79 | Warren County | 173 |
| 80 | Swain County | 169 |
| 81 | Northampton County | 165 |
| 82 | Bertie County | 156 |
| 83 | Polk County | 143 |
| 84 | Chowan County | 140 |
| 85 | Avery County | 138 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 122 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 114 |
| 88 | Washington County | 110 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 105 |
| 90 | Gates County | 96 |
| 91 | Graham County | 91 |
| 92 | Jones County | 90 |
| 93 | Pamlico County | 87 |
| 94 | Camden County | 83 |
| 95 | Clay County | 81 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 42 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 34 |