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North Carolina Population Trends

County Estimates The certified and revised population estimates for NC counties. Includes characteristics of the population by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin.

Municipal Estimates The certified, standard, and revised population estimates for North Carolina municipalities.

County Projections Twenty-year projections of the population of counties by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin.

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Census Data

At the time of the last decennial census, North Carolina was the tenth largest state in the Union at 9.5 million people. By 2017, there were 10.2 million people in North Carolina and the state had become the ninth largest state. If this trend continues, then North Carolina’s population will reach 10.6 million people by the next decennial census in 2020 – resulting in at least one additional Congressional seat.

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