Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2023
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.15K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (15.06K), followed by Wake County (13.22K), 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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 15062 |
| 2 | Wake County | 13218 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5862 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5281 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4504 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4190 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3888 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 2831 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2752 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 2723 |
| 11 | Union County | 2512 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2432 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2215 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2059 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 2016 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1944 |
| 17 | Robeson County | 1862 |
| 18 | Harnett County | 1858 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1779 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1670 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1626 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1593 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1550 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1257 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1195 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1192 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 1127 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 1127 |
| 28 | Nash County | 1076 |
| 29 | Henderson County | 1032 |
| 30 | Hoke County | 932 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 932 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 919 |
| 32 | Wilson County | 887 |
| 33 | Burke County | 861 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 846 |
| 35 | Sampson County | 813 |
| 36 | Lee County | 783 |
| 37 | Caldwell County | 753 |
| 38 | Surry County | 737 |
| 39 | Duplin County | 720 |
| 40 | Stanly County | 704 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 689 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 681 |
| 43 | Pender County | 672 |
| 44 | Lenoir County | 657 |
| 45 | Granville County | 644 |
| 46 | Rutherford County | 630 |
| 47 | Edgecombe County | 592 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 583 |
| 49 | Halifax County | 528 |
| 50 | Richmond County | 526 |
| 51 | Vance County | 522 |
| 52 | Haywood County | 519 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 488 |
| 54 | Beaufort County | 443 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 429 |
| 56 | Person County | 424 |
| 57 | Stokes County | 421 |
| 58 | Davie County | 420 |
| 59 | Scotland County | 412 |
| 60 | McDowell County | 392 |
| 61 | Yadkin County | 381 |
| 62 | Alexander County | 352 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 349 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 346 |
| 65 | Macon County | 323 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 306 |
| 67 | Currituck County | 290 |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 285 |
| 69 | Dare County | 283 |
| 70 | Anson County | 267 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 253 |
| 72 | Transylvania County | 245 |
| 73 | Martin County | 218 |
| 74 | Ashe County | 205 |
| 75 | Greene County | 199 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 192 |
| 77 | Madison County | 189 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 183 |
| 79 | Warren County | 175 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 174 |
| 81 | Swain County | 166 |
| 82 | Northampton County | 161 |
| 83 | Bertie County | 152 |
| 84 | Avery County | 137 |
| 84 | Chowan County | 137 |
| 85 | Polk County | 136 |
| 86 | Mitchell County | 115 |
| 87 | Perquimans County | 114 |
| 88 | Washington County | 111 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 102 |
| 90 | Graham County | 96 |
| 90 | Jones County | 96 |
| 91 | Clay County | 90 |
| 92 | Pamlico County | 87 |
| 93 | Gates County | 86 |
| 94 | Camden County | 77 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 40 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 38 |