Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2018
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for North Carolina was 10.39M. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population (1.10M), followed by Wake County (1.09M), and Guilford County (533.24K).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2018
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 1095911 |
| 2 | Wake County | 1092202 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 533244 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 379196 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 334495 |
| 6 | Durham County | 317478 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 259726 |
| 8 | Union County | 236217 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 232566 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 222862 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 211483 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 203031 |
| 13 | Onslow County | 197069 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 179673 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 178358 |
| 16 | Davidson County | 166726 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 166516 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 158521 |
| 19 | Orange County | 148029 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 143176 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 140870 |
| 22 | Brunswick County | 137071 |
| 23 | Harnett County | 134649 |
| 24 | Robeson County | 131890 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 123483 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 116557 |
| 27 | Craven County | 102663 |
| 28 | Moore County | 98961 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 97593 |
| 30 | Nash County | 94161 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 90680 |
| 32 | Burke County | 90309 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 84334 |
| 34 | Caldwell County | 82116 |
| 35 | Wilson County | 81396 |
| 36 | Chatham County | 73171 |
| 37 | Surry County | 71957 |
| 38 | Carteret County | 69547 |
| 39 | Wilkes County | 68481 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 67646 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 66721 |
| 42 | Sampson County | 63277 |
| 43 | Haywood County | 62170 |
| 44 | Pender County | 62121 |
| 45 | Stanly County | 62077 |
| 46 | Lee County | 61219 |
| 47 | Granville County | 60100 |
| 48 | Duplin County | 59001 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 56205 |
| 50 | Lenoir County | 56050 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 55764 |
| 52 | Hoke County | 54661 |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 52015 |
| 54 | Halifax County | 50696 |
| 55 | Beaufort County | 47127 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 45481 |
| 57 | Stokes County | 45459 |
| 58 | Richmond County | 44881 |
| 59 | Vance County | 44735 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 43540 |
| 61 | Davie County | 42504 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 39693 |
| 63 | Person County | 39533 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 37456 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 37272 |
| 66 | Dare County | 36710 |
| 67 | Macon County | 35226 |
| 68 | Scotland County | 34701 |
| 69 | Transylvania County | 34182 |
| 70 | Bladen County | 33169 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 28425 |
| 72 | Ashe County | 27122 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 27104 |
| 74 | Currituck County | 27084 |
| 75 | Anson County | 24487 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 23882 |
| 77 | Martin County | 22696 |
| 78 | Caswell County | 22691 |
| 79 | Madison County | 21659 |
| 80 | Greene County | 21041 |
| 81 | Polk County | 20673 |
| 82 | Warren County | 19815 |
| 83 | Northampton County | 19741 |
| 84 | Bertie County | 19072 |
| 85 | Yancey County | 17893 |
| 86 | Avery County | 17509 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 14989 |
| 88 | Swain County | 14259 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 14019 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13427 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 12600 |
| 92 | Washington County | 11793 |
| 93 | Gates County | 11524 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 11165 |
| 95 | Clay County | 11149 |
| 96 | Camden County | 10613 |
| 97 | Jones County | 9557 |
| 98 | Graham County | 8490 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 5006 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 4113 |