Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2017
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Natural Population Increase for North Carolina was 27.60K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest natural population increase (8.66K), followed by Wake County (6.96K), and Cumberland County (2.85K).
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 in 2017
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 8664 |
| 2 | Wake County | 6961 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 2847 |
| 4 | Onslow County | 2743 |
| 5 | Durham County | 2175 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 1712 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 986 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 952 |
| 9 | Harnett County | 891 |
| 10 | Union County | 840 |
| 11 | Johnston County | 788 |
| 12 | Pitt County | 705 |
| 13 | Hoke County | 571 |
| 14 | Robeson County | 399 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 357 |
| 16 | Orange County | 320 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 314 |
| 18 | Craven County | 311 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 255 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 194 |
| 21 | Lee County | 171 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 167 |
| 23 | Duplin County | 165 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 122 |
| 25 | Sampson County | 115 |
| 26 | Wilson County | 91 |
| 27 | Scotland County | 79 |
| 28 | Pender County | 63 |
| 29 | Pasquotank County | 52 |
| 30 | Granville County | 40 |
| 31 | Currituck County | 38 |
| 32 | Watauga County | 37 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 29 |
| 34 | Camden County | 8 |
| 35 | Tyrrell County | 4 |
| 36 | Randolph County | 2 |
| 37 | Catawba County | -4 |
| 38 | Stanly County | -7 |
| 39 | Jackson County | -12 |
| 40 | Vance County | -16 |
| 41 | Graham County | -18 |
| 41 | Nash County | -18 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | -22 |
| 43 | Gates County | -25 |
| 43 | Hertford County | -25 |
| 44 | Richmond County | -29 |
| 45 | Edgecombe County | -30 |
| 46 | Greene County | -32 |
| 46 | Jones County | -32 |
| 46 | Yancey County | -32 |
| 47 | Hyde County | -34 |
| 47 | Perquimans County | -34 |
| 47 | Person County | -34 |
| 48 | Washington County | -39 |
| 49 | Alexander County | -46 |
| 50 | Moore County | -47 |
| 50 | Swain County | -47 |
| 51 | Anson County | -48 |
| 52 | Alleghany County | -52 |
| 52 | Avery County | -52 |
| 53 | Clay County | -58 |
| 54 | Bladen County | -61 |
| 54 | Burke County | -61 |
| 55 | Bertie County | -65 |
| 55 | Madison County | -65 |
| 56 | Dare County | -69 |
| 57 | Davidson County | -70 |
| 58 | Mitchell County | -71 |
| 59 | Halifax County | -72 |
| 60 | Yadkin County | -74 |
| 61 | Northampton County | -76 |
| 62 | Caswell County | -82 |
| 63 | Pamlico County | -88 |
| 64 | Chowan County | -92 |
| 65 | Davie County | -104 |
| 66 | Rowan County | -105 |
| 67 | Martin County | -108 |
| 68 | Ashe County | -110 |
| 69 | Warren County | -112 |
| 70 | Chatham County | -115 |
| 71 | Lenoir County | -120 |
| 72 | McDowell County | -125 |
| 73 | Polk County | -146 |
| 74 | Wilkes County | -152 |
| 75 | Cherokee County | -154 |
| 76 | Columbus County | -157 |
| 77 | Cleveland County | -173 |
| 78 | Rutherford County | -180 |
| 79 | Caldwell County | -189 |
| 79 | Haywood County | -189 |
| 80 | Macon County | -191 |
| 81 | Beaufort County | -197 |
| 82 | Stokes County | -201 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | -207 |
| 84 | Buncombe County | -215 |
| 84 | Carteret County | -215 |
| 85 | Surry County | -231 |
| 86 | Rockingham County | -279 |
| 87 | Henderson County | -377 |
| 88 | Brunswick County | -473 |