Population Overview

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

County Population as of July 1, 2010 Population as of July 1, 2015 Population as of July 1, 2020 Population as of July 1, 2025 Population as of July 1, 2030 Population as of July 1, 2035 Population as of July 1, 2040 Population as of July 1, 2045 Population as of July 1, 2050
Alamance 151,465 157,162 171,753 183,172 192,672 202,172 211,669 221,168 230,664
Alexander 37,183 36,590 36,464 36,715 36,722 36,730 36,738 36,748 36,755
Alleghany 11,120 10,915 10,909 11,165 11,222 11,282 11,339 11,397 11,453
Anson 26,777 24,599 22,054 21,326 21,185 21,126 21,103 21,095 21,092
Ashe 27,193 26,350 26,582 26,690 26,719 26,749 26,780 26,810 26,840
Avery 17,788 17,609 17,907 17,950 17,952 17,951 17,950 17,951 17,952
Beaufort 47,750 46,147 44,669 43,936 43,165 42,397 41,627 40,859 40,088
Bertie 21,197 19,537 17,905 16,293 15,386 14,479 13,572 12,663 11,754
Bladen 35,038 32,189 29,618 28,897 28,708 28,731 28,850 29,013 29,195
Brunswick 107,860 118,372 137,789 168,650 190,301 208,623 225,987 243,090 260,121
Buncombe 238,846 256,096 269,797 283,079 297,608 312,136 326,666 341,195 355,726
Burke 90,464 87,316 87,619 87,840 87,754 87,687 87,609 87,528 87,447
Cabarrus 178,757 199,455 226,641 250,522 274,023 298,190 321,726 345,669 369,446
Caldwell 82,940 81,110 80,620 81,183 81,250 81,258 81,260 81,258 81,259
Camden 10,000 9,984 10,385 11,540 12,252 12,692 12,963 13,130 13,232
Carteret 66,615 68,019 67,739 70,182 72,250 74,286 76,317 78,349 80,381
Caswell 23,727 23,120 22,736 22,051 21,572 21,095 20,624 20,152 19,684
Catawba 154,760 156,281 160,792 165,952 171,221 176,492 181,761 187,033 192,303
Chatham 63,836 69,102 76,544 82,774 89,167 95,958 102,379 108,977 115,545
Cherokee 27,415 27,344 28,852 29,810 30,867 31,925 32,982 34,039 35,098
Chowan 14,725 14,205 13,692 13,726 13,735 13,744 13,754 13,762 13,771
Clay 10,597 10,747 11,115 11,797 12,389 12,985 13,581 14,174 14,771
Cleveland 97,885 97,024 99,684 103,964 105,879 106,767 107,178 107,370 107,458
Columbus 57,855 54,489 50,580 49,375 48,209 47,042 45,878 44,715 43,549
Craven 104,123 102,048 102,266 102,307 102,518 102,595 102,624 102,635 102,639
Cumberland 327,275 329,843 335,970 347,401 349,450 349,915 350,017 350,040 350,047
Currituck 23,652 25,122 28,298 34,817 41,335 47,851 54,369 60,886 67,404
Dare 33,954 35,228 37,025 39,303 41,583 43,861 46,142 48,422 50,700
Davidson 162,803 163,650 169,178 176,800 184,106 191,413 198,719 206,025 213,330
Davie 41,231 41,207 42,802 45,158 47,495 49,831 52,169 54,505 56,841
Duplin 58,347 53,663 48,729 48,767 48,789 48,805 48,811 48,816 48,822
Durham 271,486 299,753 325,573 346,436 369,536 392,632 415,735 438,834 461,932
Edgecombe 56,498 52,420 48,820 45,963 43,055 40,148 37,241 34,336 31,430
Forsyth 351,434 366,725 382,944 393,717 409,296 426,056 443,136 460,305 477,496
Franklin 60,765 62,638 68,902 80,352 91,985 103,622 115,253 126,891 138,523
Gaston 206,194 213,902 228,264 245,067 253,731 263,460 273,091 282,724 292,357
Gates 12,126 11,091 10,476 10,153 10,047 10,012 10,003 10,001 9,999
Graham 8,846 8,355 8,024 8,083 8,105 8,117 8,117 8,117 8,121
Granville 57,674 58,071 61,059 64,233 67,873 71,514 75,153 78,793 82,432
Greene 21,240 20,685 20,461 20,120 20,120 20,119 20,120 20,120 20,120
Guilford 489,672 517,510 541,685 553,974 576,697 602,030 628,007 654,146 680,324
Halifax 54,411 51,003 48,581 46,508 44,375 42,243 40,110 37,977 35,845
Harnett 115,693 125,704 133,784 148,250 158,799 170,341 181,670 193,045 204,408
Haywood 58,895 59,805 62,146 64,073 66,044 68,014 69,985 71,957 73,927
Henderson 106,848 110,946 116,519 119,994 125,945 132,338 138,815 145,302 151,797
Hertford 24,716 23,419 21,516 19,079 18,366 17,653 16,939 16,226 15,513
Hoke 47,446 50,663 52,206 58,678 63,805 68,733 73,633 78,528 83,423
Hyde 5,796 5,262 4,572 4,385 4,120 3,864 3,617 3,379 3,156
Iredell 159,854 171,279 187,329 209,430 231,528 253,627 275,727 297,825 319,925
Jackson 40,354 41,186 43,163 44,050 45,843 47,637 49,430 51,226 53,019
Johnston 169,781 185,945 217,033 256,452 282,334 306,937 331,491 356,043 380,597
Jones 10,119 9,795 9,178 9,196 9,191 9,193 9,192 9,192 9,192
Lee 57,913 59,395 63,396 67,229 70,925 74,621 78,319 82,014 85,713
Lenoir 59,436 57,171 55,094 53,741 52,357 50,970 49,587 48,199 46,813
Lincoln 78,083 80,110 87,108 95,751 101,227 107,866 114,153 120,521 126,878
Macon 33,967 34,895 37,070 38,564 40,081 41,601 43,116 44,635 46,154
Madison 20,766 21,129 21,215 21,750 22,126 22,507 22,885 23,262 23,640
Martin 24,482 23,199 22,012 20,919 19,995 19,067 18,139 17,212 16,286
McDowell 45,053 44,462 44,591 44,772 44,774 44,775 44,774 44,774 44,774
Mecklenburg 923,344 1,035,479 1,117,834 1,206,758 1,303,123 1,402,073 1,501,251 1,600,393 1,699,526
Mitchell 15,504 15,054 14,895 14,775 14,580 14,394 14,211 14,032 13,860
Montgomery 27,659 26,447 25,742 25,738 25,737 25,736 25,737 25,736 25,734
Moore 88,517 92,545 100,024 111,848 123,613 135,321 146,972 158,565 170,097
Nash 95,782 93,505 95,546 95,399 95,361 95,348 95,341 95,340 95,338
New Hanover 203,092 215,383 226,077 244,233 259,215 274,199 289,182 304,164 319,147
Northampton 21,961 19,731 17,471 16,533 15,739 14,941 14,145 13,347 12,552
Onslow 186,891 193,610 204,798 216,897 228,959 241,019 253,077 265,138 277,197
Orange 134,010 141,265 148,911 154,040 161,272 168,428 175,508 182,514 189,448
Pamlico 13,082 12,611 12,291 12,191 12,016 11,838 11,662 11,486 11,310
Pasquotank 40,635 39,637 40,788 41,075 41,324 41,422 41,460 41,471 41,479
Pender 52,333 55,984 60,441 69,774 74,886 80,002 85,113 90,226 95,336
Perquimans 13,457 13,255 13,006 13,815 14,064 14,140 14,162 14,171 14,174
Person 39,374 38,793 39,163 39,846 40,156 40,356 40,489 40,574 40,631
Pitt 168,567 169,452 172,254 172,615 178,262 187,081 197,318 208,186 219,339
Polk 20,413 19,687 19,366 19,605 19,637 19,652 19,657 19,663 19,666
Randolph 141,958 142,252 144,346 147,820 151,192 154,566 157,940 161,313 164,684
Richmond 46,586 44,392 42,915 41,754 40,794 39,833 38,874 37,914 36,952
Robeson 134,066 125,709 116,500 118,089 119,335 120,065 120,492 120,742 120,890
Rockingham 93,648 91,438 91,147 92,033 92,040 92,041 92,040 92,040 92,040
Rowan 138,417 141,388 147,043 152,016 155,790 159,919 164,172 168,296 172,453
Rutherford 67,621 65,339 64,472 64,697 65,552 66,396 67,230 68,048 68,856
Sampson 63,406 61,328 59,056 58,919 58,862 58,836 58,826 58,821 58,821
Scotland 36,028 35,063 34,156 32,738 32,093 31,456 30,818 30,183 29,543
Stanly 60,533 60,316 62,607 63,346 64,296 65,302 66,309 67,316 68,322
Stokes 47,267 45,341 44,561 45,444 45,726 45,818 45,848 45,858 45,860
Surry 73,716 71,337 71,326 71,191 70,964 70,736 70,507 70,279 70,051
Swain 13,998 14,693 14,106 14,465 14,649 14,813 14,974 15,133 15,293
Transylvania 33,033 32,655 33,020 33,936 34,755 35,574 36,393 37,211 38,030
Tyrrell 4,404 4,021 3,240 3,097 2,942 2,799 2,661 2,532 2,409
Union 202,100 219,119 238,980 262,980 292,658 323,920 355,641 387,491 419,382
Vance 45,212 43,428 42,587 41,544 41,266 41,196 41,177 41,172 41,171
Wake 907,514 1,020,921 1,132,620 1,237,890 1,366,607 1,496,292 1,625,997 1,755,702 1,885,406
Warren 20,940 19,927 18,634 18,925 18,974 19,007 19,033 19,058 19,082
Washington 13,087 11,915 10,984 10,085 9,332 8,716 8,228 7,859 7,598
Watauga 50,900 52,331 54,483 54,004 57,018 58,532 60,737 62,434 64,614
Wayne 122,672 120,823 117,340 117,301 117,098 117,015 116,983 116,967 116,965
Wilkes 69,157 67,340 65,983 65,408 64,975 64,662 64,527 64,634 65,040
Wilson 81,190 79,167 79,374 76,495 75,760 76,201 77,288 78,730 80,365
Yadkin 38,410 37,259 37,218 37,040 37,002 36,993 36,993 36,990 36,991
Yancey 17,797 17,766 18,486 18,406 18,328 18,246 18,165 18,085 18,006
State of North Carolina 9,571,007 9,968,747 10,463,226 11,038,826 11,625,716 12,221,349 12,817,720 13,414,872 14,012,819
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