Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2014

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Population for North Carolina was 9.94M. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population (1.01M), followed by Wake County (998.22K), and Guilford County (512.41K).

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 2014
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2014
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Rank County Population
1 Mecklenburg County 1010878
2 Wake County 998221
3 Guilford County 512414
4 Forsyth County 364555
5 Cumberland County 332680
6 Durham County 295324
7 Buncombe County 249265
8 Union County 217767
9 New Hanover County 216112
10 Gaston County 210599
11 Onslow County 192061
12 Cabarrus County 191737
13 Johnston County 180732
14 Pitt County 175052
15 Iredell County 166598
16 Davidson County 163437
17 Alamance County 155439
18 Catawba County 155157
19 Randolph County 142467
20 Orange County 140432
21 Rowan County 138091
22 Robeson County 134920
23 Harnett County 126769
24 Wayne County 124634
25 Brunswick County 118382
26 Henderson County 110338
27 Craven County 104168
28 Cleveland County 97030
29 Nash County 94253
30 Moore County 92849
31 Rockingham County 91825
32 Burke County 89292
33 Caldwell County 81698
34 Wilson County 80996
35 Lincoln County 79479
36 Surry County 72480
37 Carteret County 68670
38 Wilkes County 68418
39 Chatham County 66708
40 Rutherford County 66587
41 Sampson County 63806
42 Franklin County 62694
43 Stanly County 60621
44 Duplin County 59426
45 Lee County 59425
46 Haywood County 59192
47 Lenoir County 58275
48 Granville County 58027
49 Columbus County 56906
50 Pender County 55931
51 Edgecombe County 54860
52 Halifax County 52840
53 Watauga County 52421
54 Hoke County 51633
55 Beaufort County 47349
56 Stokes County 46309
57 Richmond County 45770
58 McDowell County 45017
59 Vance County 44533
60 Davie County 41262
61 Jackson County 40960
62 Pasquotank County 39479
63 Person County 39130
64 Yadkin County 37852
65 Alexander County 36993
66 Scotland County 35662
67 Dare County 34914
68 Bladen County 34365
69 Macon County 33849
70 Transylvania County 32971
71 Montgomery County 27280
72 Cherokee County 27093
73 Ashe County 26761
74 Anson County 25976
75 Currituck County 24834
76 Hertford County 24615
77 Martin County 23441
78 Caswell County 22808
79 Madison County 21217
80 Greene County 21016
81 Northampton County 20658
82 Polk County 20372
83 Warren County 20364
84 Bertie County 20317
85 Avery County 17658
86 Yancey County 17543
87 Mitchell County 15167
88 Chowan County 14504
89 Swain County 14238
90 Perquimans County 13541
91 Pamlico County 12870
92 Washington County 12479
93 Gates County 11632
94 Alleghany County 10891
95 Clay County 10578
96 Camden County 10280
97 Jones County 9841
98 Graham County 8617
99 Hyde County 5599
100 Tyrrell County 4119