Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 1.51. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest natural population increase rate (12.46), followed by Hoke County (7.64), and Cumberland County (7.33).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
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| 1 | Onslow County | 12.46 |
| 2 | Hoke County | 7.64 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 7.33 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 6.6 |
| 5 | Durham County | 5.41 |
| 6 | Wake County | 5.31 |
| 7 | Harnett County | 4.94 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 3.44 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 3.23 |
| 10 | Union County | 2.89 |
| 11 | Pitt County | 2.82 |
| 12 | Lee County | 2.69 |
| 13 | Camden County | 2.48 |
| 14 | Currituck County | 2.32 |
| 15 | Guilford County | 1.87 |
| 16 | Forsyth County | 1.71 |
| 17 | Craven County | 1.56 |
| 18 | Orange County | 1.36 |
| 19 | Duplin County | 1.28 |
| 20 | Pasquotank County | 1.17 |
| 21 | Robeson County | 1.04 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 0.71 |
| 23 | Iredell County | 0.58 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 0.54 |
| 25 | Sampson County | 0.44 |
| 26 | Alamance County | 0.37 |
| 27 | Vance County | -0.2 |
| 28 | Gaston County | -0.38 |
| 29 | Scotland County | -0.46 |
| 29 | Wilson County | -0.46 |
| 30 | Pender County | -0.48 |
| 31 | New Hanover County | -0.59 |
| 32 | Catawba County | -0.82 |
| 33 | Granville County | -0.83 |
| 34 | Moore County | -0.86 |
| 35 | Jackson County | -0.91 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | -1.04 |
| 37 | Greene County | -1.05 |
| 37 | Rowan County | -1.05 |
| 38 | Dare County | -1.15 |
| 39 | Nash County | -1.19 |
| 40 | Randolph County | -1.31 |
| 41 | Davidson County | -1.39 |
| 42 | Buncombe County | -1.49 |
| 43 | Richmond County | -1.55 |
| 44 | Watauga County | -1.7 |
| 45 | Stanly County | -1.91 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | -1.95 |
| 47 | Person County | -1.96 |
| 48 | Davie County | -2.07 |
| 49 | Cleveland County | -2.1 |
| 50 | Perquimans County | -2.13 |
| 51 | Alexander County | -2.32 |
| 52 | Anson County | -2.35 |
| 53 | Caswell County | -2.71 |
| 54 | Yadkin County | -2.79 |
| 55 | McDowell County | -2.86 |
| 56 | Chatham County | -2.88 |
| 57 | Burke County | -2.99 |
| 58 | Graham County | -3.07 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County | -3.09 |
| 60 | Gates County | -3.22 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | -3.31 |
| 61 | Lenoir County | -3.31 |
| 62 | Wilkes County | -3.33 |
| 63 | Surry County | -3.44 |
| 64 | Madison County | -3.6 |
| 65 | Tyrrell County | -3.69 |
| 66 | Yancey County | -3.93 |
| 67 | Rutherford County | -3.95 |
| 68 | Macon County | -3.96 |
| 69 | Martin County | -4.12 |
| 70 | Henderson County | -4.22 |
| 71 | Bladen County | -4.41 |
| 71 | Washington County | -4.41 |
| 72 | Hyde County | -4.5 |
| 73 | Jones County | -4.52 |
| 74 | Cherokee County | -4.53 |
| 75 | Rockingham County | -4.63 |
| 76 | Stokes County | -4.71 |
| 77 | Hertford County | -4.75 |
| 78 | Beaufort County | -4.76 |
| 79 | Columbus County | -4.79 |
| 80 | Haywood County | -5.08 |
| 81 | Halifax County | -5.1 |
| 82 | Transylvania County | -5.23 |
| 83 | Clay County | -5.27 |
| 84 | Avery County | -5.36 |
| 85 | Brunswick County | -5.38 |
| 86 | Bertie County | -6.1 |
| 87 | Swain County | -6.25 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | -6.27 |
| 89 | Warren County | -6.32 |
| 90 | Chowan County | -6.49 |
| 91 | Carteret County | -6.61 |
| 92 | Polk County | -6.85 |
| 93 | Ashe County | -6.91 |
| 94 | Mitchell County | -7.38 |
| 95 | Northampton County | -7.52 |
| 96 | Pamlico County | -8.83 |