Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.22K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (15.02K), followed by Wake County (13.19K), and Guilford County (5.92K).
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 | 15018 |
| 2 | Wake County | 13192 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5923 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5206 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4560 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4097 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3896 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 2863 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2774 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 2741 |
| 11 | Union County | 2570 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2402 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2254 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 2078 |
| 15 | Pitt County | 2025 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1959 |
| 17 | Robeson County | 1878 |
| 18 | Harnett County | 1824 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1744 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1663 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1622 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 1587 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 1557 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1288 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1198 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1182 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 1148 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 1107 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1093 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 1056 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 986 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 953 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 898 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 887 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 872 |
| 36 | Burke County | 855 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 824 |
| 38 | Lee County | 798 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 791 |
| 40 | Surry County | 751 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 718 |
| 42 | Duplin County | 716 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 708 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 693 |
| 45 | Pender County | 683 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 649 |
| 47 | Rutherford County | 630 |
| 48 | Granville County | 627 |
| 49 | Columbus County | 575 |
| 49 | Edgecombe County | 575 |
| 50 | Richmond County | 542 |
| 51 | Haywood County | 521 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 511 |
| 53 | Vance County | 499 |
| 54 | Carteret County | 488 |
| 55 | Beaufort County | 428 |
| 56 | Stokes County | 424 |
| 57 | Pasquotank County | 419 |
| 58 | Davie County | 418 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 408 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 403 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 383 |
| 61 | Person County | 383 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 371 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 349 |
| 64 | Macon County | 343 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 331 |
| 66 | Watauga County | 295 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 279 |
| 68 | Currituck County | 274 |
| 68 | Dare County | 274 |
| 69 | Anson County | 271 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 264 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | 227 |
| 72 | Martin County | 224 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 200 |
| 74 | Greene County | 199 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 198 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 194 |
| 77 | Warren County | 190 |
| 78 | Madison County | 177 |
| 79 | Yancey County | 170 |
| 80 | Northampton County | 161 |
| 81 | Swain County | 151 |
| 82 | Bertie County | 148 |
| 83 | Avery County | 137 |
| 84 | Chowan County | 128 |
| 85 | Polk County | 118 |
| 86 | Jones County | 105 |
| 86 | Washington County | 105 |
| 87 | Perquimans County | 104 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 103 |
| 89 | Mitchell County | 101 |
| 90 | Graham County | 99 |
| 91 | Clay County | 96 |
| 92 | Pamlico County | 87 |
| 93 | Gates County | 79 |
| 94 | Camden County | 73 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 45 |
| 96 | Hyde County | 32 |