Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2023
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for North Carolina was 10.88M. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population (1.20M), followed by Mecklenburg County (1.18M), and Guilford County (552.88K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Wake County | 1203394 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1176228 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 552880 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 393835 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 338411 |
| 6 | Durham County | 337238 |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 276789 |
| 8 | Union County | 257510 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 242358 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 240608 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 240054 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 238153 |
| 13 | Onslow County | 211184 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 200311 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 179617 |
| 16 | Pitt County | 178956 |
| 17 | Davidson County | 174887 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 164955 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 159855 |
| 20 | Orange County | 152239 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 151883 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 147641 |
| 23 | Harnett County | 141792 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 119576 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 119570 |
| 26 | Robeson County | 117705 |
| 27 | Moore County | 107072 |
| 28 | Craven County | 103329 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 101561 |
| 30 | Nash County | 96796 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 95786 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 92638 |
| 33 | Burke County | 88147 |
| 34 | Chatham County | 81992 |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 80579 |
| 36 | Wilson County | 79606 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 77092 |
| 38 | Surry County | 71457 |
| 39 | Carteret County | 69712 |
| 40 | Pender County | 68356 |
| 41 | Lee County | 67421 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 66017 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 65818 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 65369 |
| 45 | Haywood County | 62922 |
| 46 | Granville County | 61362 |
| 47 | Sampson County | 59742 |
| 48 | Watauga County | 55420 |
| 49 | Lenoir County | 54967 |
| 50 | Hoke County | 54587 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 50140 |
| 52 | Duplin County | 49819 |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 48946 |
| 54 | Halifax County | 47068 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 45486 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 45050 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 44968 |
| 58 | Davie County | 44594 |
| 59 | Beaufort County | 44410 |
| 60 | Vance County | 42329 |
| 61 | Richmond County | 42003 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 41180 |
| 63 | Person County | 39832 |
| 64 | Macon County | 38430 |
| 65 | Dare County | 38181 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 37798 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 36427 |
| 68 | Transylvania County | 33934 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 33660 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 31609 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 29952 |
| 72 | Bladen County | 29505 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 27068 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 26241 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 22479 |
| 76 | Anson County | 22381 |
| 77 | Madison County | 22039 |
| 78 | Martin County | 21484 |
| 79 | Greene County | 20644 |
| 80 | Polk County | 20030 |
| 81 | Hertford County | 19234 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 18940 |
| 83 | Warren County | 18762 |
| 84 | Avery County | 17711 |
| 85 | Bertie County | 17013 |
| 86 | Northampton County | 16705 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 15003 |
| 88 | Swain County | 13923 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 13894 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13367 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 12450 |
| 92 | Clay County | 11873 |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 11340 |
| 94 | Camden County | 11132 |
| 95 | Washington County | 10739 |
| 96 | Gates County | 10354 |
| 97 | Jones County | 9448 |
| 98 | Graham County | 8079 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 4638 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 3520 |
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