Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2018
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 2.56. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest natural population increase rate (13.56), followed by Cumberland County (8.88), and Hoke County (8.19).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2018
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
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| 1 | Onslow County | 13.56 |
| 2 | Cumberland County | 8.88 |
| 3 | Hoke County | 8.19 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 7.78 |
| 5 | Durham County | 6.65 |
| 6 | Wake County | 6.48 |
| 7 | Harnett County | 6.17 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 4.39 |
| 9 | Union County | 4.34 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 4.32 |
| 11 | Pitt County | 4.19 |
| 12 | Lee County | 3.08 |
| 13 | Guilford County | 3.03 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 2.9 |
| 15 | Orange County | 2.5 |
| 16 | Forsyth County | 2.36 |
| 17 | Craven County | 2.35 |
| 18 | Duplin County | 2.07 |
| 19 | Robeson County | 2.06 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 2.04 |
| 21 | Sampson County | 1.99 |
| 22 | Iredell County | 1.47 |
| 23 | New Hanover County | 1.37 |
| 24 | Gaston County | 1.01 |
| 25 | Camden County | 0.85 |
| 26 | Granville County | 0.77 |
| 27 | Pender County | 0.68 |
| 27 | Watauga County | 0.68 |
| 27 | Wilson County | 0.68 |
| 28 | Vance County | 0.63 |
| 29 | Pasquotank County | 0.46 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 0.27 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 0.2 |
| 32 | Currituck County | 0.19 |
| 33 | Moore County | 0.11 |
| 34 | Greene County | 0 |
| 34 | Scotland County | 0 |
| 35 | Richmond County | -0.29 |
| 36 | Dare County | -0.33 |
| 37 | Nash County | -0.38 |
| 38 | Randolph County | -0.41 |
| 39 | Jackson County | -0.44 |
| 40 | Chatham County | -0.46 |
| 41 | Cleveland County | -0.71 |
| 42 | Rowan County | -0.76 |
| 43 | Stanly County | -0.83 |
| 44 | Catawba County | -0.84 |
| 45 | Person County | -1.01 |
| 46 | Davidson County | -1.13 |
| 46 | McDowell County | -1.13 |
| 47 | Buncombe County | -1.17 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | -1.21 |
| 49 | Alexander County | -1.67 |
| 50 | Yadkin County | -1.7 |
| 51 | Davie County | -1.77 |
| 52 | Edgecombe County | -1.87 |
| 53 | Columbus County | -1.9 |
| 54 | Anson County | -1.99 |
| 55 | Lenoir County | -2.11 |
| 56 | Tyrrell County | -2.17 |
| 57 | Washington County | -2.19 |
| 58 | Burke County | -2.27 |
| 58 | Caldwell County | -2.27 |
| 59 | Caswell County | -2.29 |
| 60 | Hertford County | -2.3 |
| 61 | Wilkes County | -2.41 |
| 62 | Martin County | -2.42 |
| 63 | Halifax County | -2.65 |
| 64 | Graham County | -2.7 |
| 65 | Henderson County | -2.89 |
| 65 | Rockingham County | -2.89 |
| 66 | Alleghany County | -2.98 |
| 66 | Yancey County | -2.98 |
| 67 | Northampton County | -3.28 |
| 68 | Bertie County | -3.39 |
| 68 | Surry County | -3.39 |
| 69 | Rutherford County | -3.48 |
| 70 | Haywood County | -3.58 |
| 71 | Beaufort County | -3.63 |
| 72 | Madison County | -3.7 |
| 73 | Bladen County | -3.75 |
| 74 | Hyde County | -3.91 |
| 75 | Jones County | -4.19 |
| 76 | Warren County | -4.24 |
| 77 | Gates County | -4.26 |
| 78 | Macon County | -4.27 |
| 79 | Transylvania County | -4.29 |
| 80 | Brunswick County | -4.36 |
| 81 | Swain County | -4.42 |
| 82 | Ashe County | -4.45 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | -4.54 |
| 84 | Stokes County | -4.58 |
| 85 | Avery County | -4.91 |
| 86 | Chowan County | -4.99 |
| 87 | Carteret County | -5.43 |
| 88 | Cherokee County | -5.92 |
| 89 | Mitchell County | -6.54 |
| 90 | Polk County | -7.56 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | -7.69 |
| 92 | Clay County | -8.11 |