Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for North Carolina was 9.75M. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population (967.42K), followed by Wake County (952.27K), and Guilford County (500.62K).
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), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 967418 |
| 2 | Wake County | 952266 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 500618 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 357644 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 330161 |
| 6 | Durham County | 282757 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 243761 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 209118 |
| 9 | Union County | 208106 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 207915 |
| 11 | Onslow County | 190813 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 184358 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 174387 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 173021 |
| 15 | Davidson County | 163064 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 162729 |
| 17 | Catawba County | 154739 |
| 18 | Alamance County | 153299 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 142274 |
| 20 | Orange County | 137870 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 137505 |
| 22 | Robeson County | 135458 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 124587 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 122250 |
| 25 | Brunswick County | 112039 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 107811 |
| 27 | Craven County | 105381 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 97332 |
| 29 | Nash County | 95225 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 92722 |
| 31 | Moore County | 90205 |
| 32 | Burke County | 89965 |
| 33 | Caldwell County | 82094 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 81393 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 78743 |
| 36 | Surry County | 73292 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 68910 |
| 38 | Carteret County | 67792 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 67227 |
| 40 | Chatham County | 64551 |
| 41 | Sampson County | 63710 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 61405 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 60464 |
| 44 | Duplin County | 59449 |
| 45 | Lee County | 59257 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 59132 |
| 47 | Haywood County | 58666 |
| 48 | Granville County | 57573 |
| 49 | Columbus County | 57546 |
| 50 | Edgecombe County | 55667 |
| 51 | Halifax County | 53739 |
| 52 | Pender County | 53730 |
| 53 | Watauga County | 52079 |
| 54 | Hoke County | 50499 |
| 55 | Beaufort County | 47442 |
| 56 | Stokes County | 46716 |
| 57 | Richmond County | 46364 |
| 58 | Vance County | 45104 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 45005 |
| 60 | Davie County | 41285 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 40661 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 40411 |
| 63 | Person County | 39188 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 38149 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 36926 |
| 66 | Scotland County | 36094 |
| 67 | Bladen County | 34805 |
| 68 | Dare County | 34389 |
| 69 | Macon County | 33816 |
| 70 | Transylvania County | 32849 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 27513 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 27044 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 26921 |
| 74 | Anson County | 26315 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 24619 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 24030 |
| 77 | Martin County | 23851 |
| 78 | Caswell County | 23044 |
| 79 | Northampton County | 21287 |
| 80 | Greene County | 21198 |
| 81 | Madison County | 20913 |
| 82 | Warren County | 20750 |
| 83 | Bertie County | 20490 |
| 84 | Polk County | 20251 |
| 85 | Yancey County | 17625 |
| 86 | Avery County | 17617 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 15327 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 14696 |
| 89 | Swain County | 14054 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13590 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 13016 |
| 92 | Washington County | 12662 |
| 93 | Gates County | 11888 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 10944 |
| 95 | Clay County | 10660 |
| 96 | Jones County | 10065 |
| 97 | Camden County | 10006 |
| 98 | Graham County | 8703 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 5689 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 4122 |