Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 2.7. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest natural population increase rate (14.14), followed by Hoke County (10.64), and Cumberland County (8.56).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
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| 1 | Onslow County | 14.14 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 10.64 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 8.56 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 8.11 |
| 5 | Durham County | 7.01 |
| 6 | Harnett County | 6.77 |
| 7 | Wake County | 6.56 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 4.83 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 4.07 |
| 10 | Pitt County | 3.96 |
| 11 | Union County | 3.67 |
| 12 | Guilford County | 3.25 |
| 13 | Craven County | 3.03 |
| 14 | Robeson County | 3 |
| 15 | Lee County | 2.85 |
| 16 | Duplin County | 2.79 |
| 17 | Forsyth County | 2.55 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 2.54 |
| 19 | Scotland County | 2.24 |
| 20 | Orange County | 2.23 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 1.87 |
| 22 | Sampson County | 1.82 |
| 23 | New Hanover County | 1.57 |
| 24 | Currituck County | 1.46 |
| 24 | Iredell County | 1.46 |
| 25 | Pasquotank County | 1.32 |
| 26 | Alamance County | 1.2 |
| 27 | Wilson County | 1.12 |
| 28 | Pender County | 1.05 |
| 29 | Tyrrell County | 0.98 |
| 30 | Camden County | 0.77 |
| 30 | Gaston County | 0.77 |
| 31 | Granville County | 0.68 |
| 31 | Watauga County | 0.68 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 0.35 |
| 33 | Randolph County | 0.01 |
| 34 | Catawba County | -0.02 |
| 35 | Stanly County | -0.11 |
| 36 | Nash County | -0.19 |
| 37 | Jackson County | -0.28 |
| 38 | Vance County | -0.36 |
| 39 | Davidson County | -0.42 |
| 40 | Moore County | -0.49 |
| 41 | Edgecombe County | -0.57 |
| 42 | Richmond County | -0.65 |
| 43 | Burke County | -0.68 |
| 44 | Rowan County | -0.75 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | -0.81 |
| 46 | Buncombe County | -0.84 |
| 47 | Person County | -0.86 |
| 48 | Hertford County | -1.04 |
| 49 | Alexander County | -1.24 |
| 50 | Halifax County | -1.4 |
| 51 | Greene County | -1.52 |
| 52 | Chatham County | -1.63 |
| 53 | Cleveland County | -1.78 |
| 54 | Yancey County | -1.81 |
| 55 | Bladen County | -1.82 |
| 56 | Dare County | -1.91 |
| 57 | Anson County | -1.92 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | -1.97 |
| 59 | Graham County | -2.11 |
| 59 | Lenoir County | -2.11 |
| 60 | Gates County | -2.17 |
| 61 | Wilkes County | -2.22 |
| 62 | Caldwell County | -2.31 |
| 63 | Davie County | -2.47 |
| 64 | Perquimans County | -2.53 |
| 65 | Rutherford County | -2.71 |
| 66 | McDowell County | -2.78 |
| 67 | Columbus County | -2.79 |
| 68 | Avery County | -2.97 |
| 69 | Madison County | -3.02 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | -3.06 |
| 71 | Haywood County | -3.11 |
| 72 | Carteret County | -3.12 |
| 73 | Surry County | -3.2 |
| 74 | Washington County | -3.25 |
| 75 | Henderson County | -3.29 |
| 76 | Swain County | -3.3 |
| 77 | Jones County | -3.35 |
| 78 | Bertie County | -3.36 |
| 79 | Caswell County | -3.61 |
| 80 | Brunswick County | -3.67 |
| 81 | Northampton County | -3.8 |
| 82 | Ashe County | -4.12 |
| 83 | Beaufort County | -4.17 |
| 84 | Stokes County | -4.39 |
| 85 | Martin County | -4.71 |
| 86 | Mitchell County | -4.73 |
| 87 | Alleghany County | -4.74 |
| 88 | Clay County | -5.32 |
| 89 | Cherokee County | -5.51 |
| 90 | Macon County | -5.54 |
| 91 | Warren County | -5.64 |
| 92 | Transylvania County | -6.16 |
| 93 | Hyde County | -6.38 |
| 94 | Chowan County | -6.52 |
| 95 | Pamlico County | -6.93 |
| 96 | Polk County | -7.12 |