Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for North Carolina was 9.66M. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population (944.02K), followed by Wake County (928.91K), and Guilford County (495.02K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2011
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2011
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1 Mecklenburg County 944015
2 Wake County 928905
3 Guilford County 495022
4 Forsyth County 354545
5 Cumberland County 330625
6 Durham County 276609
7 Buncombe County 241226
8 Gaston County 206894
9 New Hanover County 206006
10 Union County 204916
11 Onslow County 185068
12 Cabarrus County 181187
13 Johnston County 172457
14 Pitt County 170813
15 Davidson County 162934
16 Iredell County 161077
17 Catawba County 154501
18 Alamance County 152712
19 Randolph County 141861
20 Rowan County 137819
21 Robeson County 135168
22 Orange County 134853
23 Wayne County 124055
24 Harnett County 119201
25 Brunswick County 110196
26 Henderson County 107391
27 Craven County 104866
28 Cleveland County 97452
29 Nash County 95778
30 Rockingham County 93309
31 Burke County 90533
32 Moore County 89265
33 Caldwell County 82460
34 Wilson County 81153
35 Lincoln County 78301
36 Surry County 73499
37 Wilkes County 68949
38 Carteret County 67432
39 Rutherford County 67424
40 Chatham County 64120
41 Sampson County 63515
42 Franklin County 60945
43 Stanly County 60531
44 Lenoir County 59425
45 Duplin County 59215
46 Haywood County 58731
47 Lee County 58537
48 Columbus County 57710
49 Granville County 57512
50 Edgecombe County 56038
51 Halifax County 54122
52 Pender County 53180
53 Watauga County 51636
54 Hoke County 49473
55 Beaufort County 47685
56 Stokes County 47128
57 Richmond County 46654
58 Vance County 45293
59 McDowell County 45056
60 Davie County 41333
61 Pasquotank County 40290
62 Jackson County 40256
63 Person County 39525
64 Yadkin County 38344
65 Alexander County 37029
66 Scotland County 36274
67 Bladen County 34877
68 Dare County 34161
69 Macon County 33889
70 Transylvania County 32812
71 Montgomery County 27700
72 Cherokee County 27185
73 Ashe County 26983
74 Anson County 26515
75 Hertford County 24732
76 Martin County 24186
77 Currituck County 23909
78 Caswell County 23453
79 Northampton County 21918
80 Greene County 21518
81 Warren County 20986
82 Madison County 20872
83 Bertie County 20855
84 Polk County 20289
85 Avery County 17771
86 Yancey County 17691
87 Mitchell County 15354
88 Chowan County 14805
89 Swain County 14005
90 Perquimans County 13499
91 Pamlico County 13242
92 Washington County 12904
93 Gates County 12043
94 Alleghany County 11016
95 Clay County 10684
96 Jones County 10056
97 Camden County 10026
98 Graham County 8809
99 Hyde County 5798
100 Tyrrell County 4336