Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2013

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Population for North Carolina was 9.85M. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population (991.18K), followed by Wake County (974.51K), and Guilford County (506.54K).

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 2013
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2013
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1 Mecklenburg County 991182
2 Wake County 974508
3 Guilford County 506537
4 Forsyth County 360677
5 Cumberland County 333253
6 Durham County 288856
7 Buncombe County 246952
8 New Hanover County 213033
9 Union County 212261
10 Gaston County 209242
11 Onslow County 192522
12 Cabarrus County 187265
13 Johnston County 177240
14 Pitt County 174443
15 Iredell County 164661
16 Davidson County 163337
17 Catawba County 155024
18 Alamance County 154209
19 Randolph County 142313
20 Orange County 139471
21 Rowan County 137689
22 Robeson County 135135
23 Harnett County 125093
24 Wayne County 124625
25 Brunswick County 114977
26 Henderson County 108942
27 Craven County 104369
28 Cleveland County 96893
29 Nash County 94463
30 Rockingham County 91930
31 Moore County 91391
32 Burke County 89348
33 Caldwell County 82067
34 Wilson County 81186
35 Lincoln County 79140
36 Surry County 72637
37 Wilkes County 68610
38 Carteret County 68417
39 Rutherford County 66866
40 Chatham County 65276
41 Sampson County 63903
42 Franklin County 62078
43 Stanly County 60635
44 Lee County 59783
45 Duplin County 59323
46 Haywood County 59006
47 Lenoir County 58754
48 Granville County 57792
49 Columbus County 57099
50 Edgecombe County 55419
51 Pender County 54804
52 Halifax County 53193
53 Watauga County 52320
54 Hoke County 51190
55 Beaufort County 47394
56 Stokes County 46500
57 Richmond County 46134
58 McDowell County 45027
59 Vance County 44507
60 Davie County 41443
61 Jackson County 41034
62 Pasquotank County 39587
63 Person County 39253
64 Yadkin County 38070
65 Alexander County 37016
66 Scotland County 35916
67 Dare County 34823
68 Bladen County 34621
69 Macon County 33756
70 Transylvania County 32847
71 Montgomery County 27439
72 Cherokee County 27139
73 Ashe County 26837
74 Anson County 25966
75 Hertford County 24603
76 Currituck County 24260
77 Martin County 23643
78 Caswell County 23096
79 Madison County 21178
80 Greene County 21017
81 Northampton County 20860
82 Warren County 20584
83 Polk County 20390
84 Bertie County 20325
85 Avery County 17663
86 Yancey County 17550
87 Mitchell County 15278
88 Chowan County 14669
89 Swain County 13976
90 Perquimans County 13638
91 Pamlico County 12878
92 Washington County 12669
93 Gates County 11700
94 Alleghany County 10903
95 Clay County 10606
96 Camden County 10119
97 Jones County 9996
98 Graham County 8713
99 Hyde County 5653
100 Tyrrell County 4102