North Carolina Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 10,391,358 people living in North Carolina in 2018. Mecklenburg[object Promise] County was the most populated county with 1,095,911 residents, followed by Wake[object Promise] County with 1,092,202 residents, and Guilford[object Promise] County with 533,244 residents. Tyrrell[object Promise] County with a population of 4,113 was the least populated county in North Carolina in 2018.

Use the map below to interactively explore the population for each county in North Carolina in 2018. The data can also be explored further by sorting and filtering with the table below.

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North Carolina Population By County in 2018
Table of North Carolina Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Alamance 166,516 1.60%
Alexander 37,272 0.36%
Alleghany 11,165 0.11%
Anson 24,487 0.24%
Ashe 27,122 0.26%
Avery 17,509 0.17%
Beaufort 47,127 0.45%
Bertie 19,072 0.18%
Bladen 33,169 0.32%
Brunswick 137,071 1.32%
Buncombe 259,726 2.50%
Burke 90,309 0.87%
Cabarrus 211,483 2.04%
Caldwell 82,116 0.79%
Camden 10,613 0.10%
Carteret 69,547 0.67%
Caswell 22,691 0.22%
Catawba 158,521 1.53%
Chatham 73,171 0.70%
Cherokee 28,425 0.27%
Chowan 14,019 0.14%
Clay 11,149 0.11%
Cleveland 97,593 0.94%
Columbus 55,764 0.54%
Craven 102,663 0.99%
Cumberland 334,495 3.22%
Currituck 27,084 0.26%
Dare 36,710 0.35%
Davidson 166,726 1.60%
Davie 42,504 0.41%
Duplin 59,001 0.57%
Durham 317,478 3.06%
Edgecombe 52,015 0.50%
Forsyth 379,196 3.65%
Franklin 67,646 0.65%
Gaston 222,862 2.15%
Gates 11,524 0.11%
Graham 8,490 0.08%
Granville 60,100 0.58%
Greene 21,041 0.20%
Guilford 533,244 5.13%
Halifax 50,696 0.49%
Harnett 134,649 1.30%
Haywood 62,170 0.60%
Henderson 116,557 1.12%
Hertford 23,882 0.23%
Hoke 54,661 0.53%
Hyde 5,006 0.05%
Iredell 178,358 1.72%
Jackson 43,540 0.42%
Johnston 203,031 1.95%
Jones 9,557 0.09%
Lee 61,219 0.59%
Lenoir 56,050 0.54%
Lincoln 84,334 0.81%
McDowell 45,481 0.44%
Macon 35,226 0.34%
Madison 21,659 0.21%
Martin 22,696 0.22%
Mecklenburg 1,095,911 10.55%
Mitchell 14,989 0.14%
Montgomery 27,104 0.26%
Moore 98,961 0.95%
Nash 94,161 0.91%
New Hanover 232,566 2.24%
Northampton 19,741 0.19%
Onslow 197,069 1.90%
Orange 148,029 1.43%
Pamlico 12,600 0.12%
Pasquotank 39,693 0.38%
Pender 62,121 0.60%
Perquimans 13,427 0.13%
Person 39,533 0.38%
Pitt 179,673 1.73%
Polk 20,673 0.20%
Randolph 143,176 1.38%
Richmond 44,881 0.43%
Robeson 131,890 1.27%
Rockingham 90,680 0.87%
Rowan 140,870 1.36%
Rutherford 66,721 0.64%
Sampson 63,277 0.61%
Scotland 34,701 0.33%
Stanly 62,077 0.60%
Stokes 45,459 0.44%
Surry 71,957 0.69%
Swain 14,259 0.14%
Transylvania 34,182 0.33%
Tyrrell 4,113 0.04%
Union 236,217 2.27%
Vance 44,735 0.43%
Wake 1,092,202 10.51%
Warren 19,815 0.19%
Washington 11,793 0.11%
Watauga 56,205 0.54%
Wayne 123,483 1.19%
Wilkes 68,481 0.66%
Wilson 81,396 0.78%
Yadkin 37,456 0.36%
Yancey 17,893 0.17%