Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2015
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 3.24. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest natural population increase rate (16.68), followed by Hoke County (12.24), and Cumberland County (9.14).
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), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2015
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County | 16.68 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 12.24 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 9.14 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 8.49 |
| 5 | Durham County | 7.9 |
| 6 | Wake County | 7.37 |
| 7 | Harnett County | 7.27 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 4.99 |
| 9 | Union County | 4.7 |
| 10 | Johnston County | 4.68 |
| 11 | Wayne County | 4.35 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 4.04 |
| 13 | Craven County | 3.87 |
| 14 | Guilford County | 3.62 |
| 15 | Orange County | 3.24 |
| 16 | Robeson County | 3.2 |
| 17 | Forsyth County | 3.06 |
| 18 | Lee County | 2.93 |
| 19 | Swain County | 2.8 |
| 20 | Pasquotank County | 2.74 |
| 21 | Duplin County | 2.6 |
| 22 | Sampson County | 2.36 |
| 23 | Iredell County | 2.3 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 2.08 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 1.85 |
| 26 | Dare County | 1.79 |
| 27 | Gaston County | 1.7 |
| 28 | Scotland County | 1.63 |
| 29 | New Hanover County | 1.6 |
| 30 | Pender County | 1.53 |
| 31 | Currituck County | 1.4 |
| 32 | Wilson County | 1.32 |
| 33 | Vance County | 1.26 |
| 34 | Alamance County | 0.94 |
| 35 | Randolph County | 0.92 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 0.88 |
| 37 | Watauga County | 0.85 |
| 38 | Granville County | 0.69 |
| 39 | Catawba County | 0.44 |
| 40 | Nash County | 0.28 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 0.24 |
| 42 | Buncombe County | 0.23 |
| 43 | Rowan County | -0.01 |
| 44 | Greene County | -0.05 |
| 45 | Chatham County | -0.07 |
| 46 | Stanly County | -0.15 |
| 47 | Camden County | -0.19 |
| 48 | Davidson County | -0.51 |
| 49 | Person County | -0.89 |
| 50 | Lenoir County | -0.93 |
| 51 | Moore County | -1.06 |
| 52 | Richmond County | -1.1 |
| 53 | Madison County | -1.18 |
| 54 | Edgecombe County | -1.2 |
| 55 | Chowan County | -1.32 |
| 56 | Jones County | -1.33 |
| 57 | Columbus County | -1.37 |
| 58 | McDowell County | -1.4 |
| 59 | Halifax County | -1.41 |
| 60 | Alexander County | -1.43 |
| 61 | Burke County | -1.68 |
| 62 | Tyrrell County | -1.7 |
| 63 | Brunswick County | -1.85 |
| 64 | Wilkes County | -1.96 |
| 65 | Yancey County | -1.99 |
| 66 | Cleveland County | -2 |
| 67 | Yadkin County | -2.04 |
| 68 | Graham County | -2.09 |
| 69 | Hertford County | -2.12 |
| 70 | Caldwell County | -2.16 |
| 71 | Rockingham County | -2.26 |
| 72 | Surry County | -2.41 |
| 73 | Caswell County | -2.45 |
| 74 | Davie County | -2.53 |
| 75 | Perquimans County | -2.59 |
| 76 | Henderson County | -2.6 |
| 77 | Carteret County | -2.74 |
| 78 | Washington County | -2.75 |
| 79 | Haywood County | -2.93 |
| 80 | Warren County | -2.96 |
| 81 | Anson County | -2.98 |
| 82 | Bladen County | -3.01 |
| 83 | Rutherford County | -3.05 |
| 84 | Macon County | -3.27 |
| 85 | Gates County | -3.28 |
| 86 | Transylvania County | -3.32 |
| 87 | Hyde County | -3.45 |
| 88 | Stokes County | -3.46 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | -3.49 |
| 90 | Martin County | -3.55 |
| 91 | Beaufort County | -3.63 |
| 92 | Avery County | -3.75 |
| 93 | Northampton County | -4.66 |
| 94 | Bertie County | -5.14 |
| 95 | Ashe County | -5.24 |
| 96 | Mitchell County | -5.36 |
| 97 | Clay County | -5.84 |
| 98 | Cherokee County | -6.09 |
| 99 | Pamlico County | -6.64 |
| 100 | Polk County | -7.31 |