Population Growth 2020-2030

County population growth 2020-2030

Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2021 and Population Projections, Vintage 2022

County July 1, 2020 Population Estimate July 1, 2030 Population Projection Numeric Change Percent Change Net Migration Natural Increase Births Deaths
Alamance 171,753 192,672 20,919 12.2 20,691 228 21,121 20,893
Alexander 36,464 36,722 258 0.7 1,440 -1,182 3,947 5,129
Alleghany 10,909 11,222 313 2.9 832 -519 1,161 1,680
Anson 22,054 21,185 -869 -3.9 -182 -687 2,528 3,215
Ashe 26,582 26,719 137 0.5 1,850 -1,713 2,345 4,058
Avery 17,907 17,952 45 0.3 1,025 -980 1,441 2,421
Beaufort 44,669 43,165 -1,504 -3.4 772 -2,276 4,575 6,851
Bertie 17,905 15,386 -2,519 -14.1 -1,825 -694 1,697 2,391
Bladen 29,618 28,708 -910 -3.1 -146 -764 3,584 4,348
Brunswick 137,789 190,301 52,512 38.1 63,667 -11,155 12,231 23,386
Buncombe 269,797 297,608 27,811 10.3 35,410 -7,599 24,739 32,338
Burke 87,619 87,754 135 0.2 2,889 -2,754 9,259 12,013
Cabarrus 226,641 274,023 47,382 20.9 37,591 9,791 31,028 21,237
Caldwell 80,620 81,250 630 0.8 3,644 -3,014 8,516 11,530
Camden 10,385 12,252 1,867 18 1,890 -23 1,093 1,116
Carteret 67,739 72,250 4,511 6.7 9,304 -4,793 5,438 10,231
Caswell 22,736 21,572 -1,164 -5.1 4 -1,168 2,056 3,224
Catawba 160,792 171,221 10,429 6.5 13,452 -3,023 18,119 21,142
Chatham 76,544 89,167 12,623 16.5 15,209 -2,586 7,429 10,015
Cherokee 28,852 30,867 2,015 7 4,049 -2,034 2,705 4,739
Chowan 13,692 13,735 43 0.3 698 -655 1,496 2,151
Clay 11,115 12,389 1,274 11.5 2,078 -804 999 1,803
Cleveland 99,684 105,879 6,195 6.2 8,718 -2,523 12,205 14,728
Columbus 50,580 48,209 -2,371 -4.7 -805 -1,566 6,024 7,590
Craven 102,266 102,518 252 0.2 -996 1,248 13,487 12,239
Cumberland 335,970 349,450 13,480 4 -5,947 19,427 51,907 32,480
Currituck 28,298 41,335 13,037 46.1 12,835 202 3,528 3,326
Dare 37,025 41,583 4,558 12.3 5,535 -977 3,595 4,572
Davidson 169,178 184,106 14,928 8.8 17,645 -2,717 19,805 22,522
Davie 42,802 47,495 4,693 11 5,872 -1,179 4,589 5,768
Duplin 48,729 48,789 60 0.1 -1,527 1,587 7,249 5,662
Durham 325,573 369,536 43,963 13.5 26,049 17,914 43,544 25,630
Edgecombe 48,820 43,055 -5,765 -11.8 -4,005 -1,760 5,612 7,372
Forsyth 382,944 409,296 26,352 6.9 22,065 4,287 45,594 41,307
Franklin 68,902 91,985 23,083 33.5 22,639 444 9,119 8,675
Gaston 228,264 253,731 25,467 11.2 25,926 -459 28,554 29,013
Gates 10,476 10,047 -429 -4.1 -5 -424 969 1,393
Graham 8,024 8,105 81 1 325 -244 963 1,207
Granville 61,059 67,873 6,814 11.2 7,404 -590 6,620 7,210
Greene 20,461 20,120 -341 -1.7 -87 -254 2,203 2,457
Guilford 541,685 576,697 35,012 6.5 28,310 6,702 61,832 55,130
Halifax 48,581 44,375 -4,206 -8.7 -2,323 -1,883 5,566 7,449
Harnett 133,784 158,799 25,015 18.7 17,985 7,030 20,657 13,627
Haywood 62,146 66,044 3,898 6.3 7,579 -3,681 5,957 9,638
Henderson 116,519 125,945 9,426 8.1 14,886 -5,460 11,514 16,974
Hertford 21,516 18,366 -3,150 -14.6 -2,172 -978 1,739 2,717
Hoke 52,206 63,805 11,599 22.2 6,822 4,777 9,692 4,915
Hyde 4,572 4,120 -452 -9.9 -200 -252 390 642
Iredell 187,329 231,528 44,199 23.6 42,896 1,303 23,162 21,859
Jackson 43,163 45,843 2,680 6.2 4,011 -1,331 3,593 4,924
Johnston 217,033 282,334 65,301 30.1 55,751 9,550 31,979 22,429
Jones 9,178 9,191 13 0.1 522 -509 930 1,439
Lee 63,396 70,925 7,529 11.9 6,295 1,234 8,719 7,485
Lenoir 55,094 52,357 -2,737 -5 -1,500 -1,237 6,881 8,118
Lincoln 87,108 101,227 14,119 16.2 15,344 -1,225 9,985 11,210
Macon 37,070 40,081 3,011 8.1 5,151 -2,140 3,753 5,893
Madison 21,215 22,126 911 4.3 1,847 -936 2,100 3,036
Martin 22,012 19,995 -2,017 -9.2 -859 -1,158 2,432 3,590
McDowell 44,591 44,774 183 0.4 1,833 -1,650 4,543 6,193
Mecklenburg 1,117,834 1,303,123 185,289 16.6 118,969 66,320 149,760 83,440
Mitchell 14,895 14,580 -315 -2.1 690 -1,005 1,418 2,423
Montgomery 25,742 25,737 -5 0 617 -622 2,981 3,603
Moore 100,024 123,613 23,589 23.6 23,990 -401 13,878 14,279
Nash 95,546 95,361 -185 -0.2 1,117 -1,302 11,368 12,670
New Hanover 226,077 259,215 33,138 14.7 34,190 -1,052 23,488 24,540
Northampton 17,471 15,739 -1,732 -9.9 -1,017 -715 1,776 2,491
Onslow 204,798 228,959 24,161 11.8 966 23,195 38,290 15,095
Orange 148,911 161,272 12,361 8.3 11,210 1,151 12,029 10,878
Pamlico 12,291 12,016 -275 -2.2 880 -1,155 897 2,052
Pasquotank 40,788 41,324 536 1.3 520 16 4,848 4,832
Pender 60,441 74,886 14,445 23.9 14,616 -171 7,475 7,646
Perquimans 13,006 14,064 1,058 8.1 1,810 -752 1,270 2,022
Person 39,163 40,156 993 2.5 1,564 -571 4,706 5,277
Pitt 172,254 178,262 6,008 3.5 1,327 4,681 20,605 15,924
Polk 19,366 19,637 271 1.4 1,844 -1,573 1,601 3,174
Randolph 144,346 151,192 6,846 4.7 8,306 -1,460 17,280 18,740
Richmond 42,915 40,794 -2,121 -4.9 -1,611 -510 5,610 6,120
Robeson 116,500 119,335 2,835 2.4 1,979 856 17,096 16,240
Rockingham 91,147 92,040 893 1 4,828 -3,935 9,582 13,517
Rowan 147,043 155,790 8,747 5.9 10,867 -2,120 17,381 19,501
Rutherford 64,472 65,552 1,080 1.7 3,451 -2,371 7,188 9,559
Sampson 59,056 58,862 -194 -0.3 -1,151 957 8,667 7,710
Scotland 34,156 32,093 -2,063 -6 -1,558 -505 4,205 4,710
Stanly 62,607 64,296 1,689 2.7 3,074 -1,385 7,098 8,483
Stokes 44,561 45,726 1,165 2.6 3,433 -2,268 4,350 6,618
Surry 71,326 70,964 -362 -0.5 1,646 -2,008 8,204 10,212
Swain 14,106 14,649 543 3.8 979 -436 1,814 2,250
Transylvania 33,020 34,755 1,735 5.3 3,942 -2,207 2,893 5,100
Tyrrell 3,240 2,942 -298 -9.2 -154 -144 311 455
Union 238,980 292,658 53,678 22.5 44,386 9,292 30,339 21,047
Vance 42,587 41,266 -1,321 -3.1 -1,289 -32 5,729 5,761
Wake 1,132,620 1,366,607 233,987 20.7 174,539 59,448 139,532 80,084
Warren 18,634 18,974 340 1.8 1,565 -1,225 1,682 2,907
Washington 10,984 9,332 -1,652 -15 -1,173 -479 1,328 1,807
Watauga 54,483 57,018 2,535 4.7 4,044 -1,509 3,016 4,525
Wayne 117,340 117,098 -242 -0.2 -1,985 1,743 15,912 14,169
Wilkes 65,983 64,975 -1,008 -1.5 1,142 -2,150 7,303 9,453
Wilson 79,374 75,760 -3,614 -4.6 -3,381 -233 9,714 9,947
Yadkin 37,218 37,002 -216 -0.6 766 -982 4,065 5,047
Yancey 18,486 18,328 -158 -0.9 669 -827 1,948 2,775
State 10,463,226 11,625,716 1,162,490 11.1 1,028,772 133,718 1,277,133 1,143,415
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