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 County was the most populated county with 1,095,911 residents, followed by Wake County with 1,092,202 residents, and Guilford County with 533,244 residents. Tyrrell 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 |
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| 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% |