Population Overview

Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2022 and Population Projections, Vintage 2023

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 151,465 157,162 172,329 186,466 197,216 207,964 218,714 229,463 240,211
Alexander 37,183 36,590 36,373 36,668 36,749 36,761 36,769 36,781 36,792
Alleghany 11,120 10,915 10,929 11,481 11,488 11,487 11,486 11,488 11,486
Anson 26,777 24,599 22,046 22,036 21,975 21,953 21,945 21,944 21,942
Ashe 27,193 26,350 26,562 27,393 28,415 29,436 30,456 31,478 32,500
Avery 17,788 17,609 17,696 17,395 17,396 17,394 17,394 17,396 17,395
Beaufort 47,750 46,147 44,531 43,395 42,413 41,430 40,448 39,462 38,479
Bertie 21,197 19,537 17,776 16,617 15,993 15,377 14,759 14,143 13,527
Bladen 35,038 32,189 29,506 28,812 28,739 28,807 28,949 29,128 29,327
Brunswick 107,860 118,372 138,726 172,667 195,759 214,417 232,001 249,308 266,545
Buncombe 238,846 256,096 269,994 282,295 297,113 311,934 326,751 341,570 356,389
Burke 90,464 87,316 87,779 89,586 89,865 90,137 90,409 90,679 90,952
Cabarrus 178,757 199,455 227,574 253,377 277,185 301,482 326,042 350,167 374,638
Caldwell 82,940 81,110 80,828 81,972 82,150 82,183 82,188 82,191 82,190
Camden 10,000 9,984 10,402 11,500 12,288 12,778 13,085 13,276 13,395
Carteret 66,615 68,019 68,024 71,326 73,690 76,001 78,307 80,615 82,921
Caswell 23,727 23,120 22,654 21,829 21,370 20,888 20,401 19,909 19,422
Catawba 154,760 156,281 161,167 170,039 179,033 188,030 197,025 206,019 215,014
Chatham 63,836 69,102 76,476 83,584 90,115 96,689 103,547 110,183 116,913
Cherokee 27,415 27,344 28,761 29,568 30,603 31,638 32,674 33,709 34,745
Chowan 14,725 14,205 13,690 13,899 13,906 13,914 13,925 13,932 13,941
Clay 10,597 10,747 11,123 12,001 12,627 13,257 13,894 14,530 15,167
Cleveland 97,885 97,024 99,474 101,747 104,624 107,499 110,374 113,251 116,126
Columbus 57,855 54,489 50,418 49,887 49,670 49,454 49,235 49,015 48,799
Craven 104,123 102,048 101,181 105,799 107,357 107,800 107,924 107,962 107,971
Cumberland 327,275 329,843 336,494 344,230 345,728 346,157 346,280 346,317 346,326
Currituck 23,652 25,122 28,424 35,097 42,236 49,378 56,515 63,657 70,796
Dare 33,954 35,228 37,137 37,817 38,588 40,193 42,430 45,137 48,201
Davidson 162,803 163,650 169,638 179,516 186,738 193,957 201,178 208,398 215,618
Davie 41,231 41,207 42,818 45,260 47,565 49,871 52,178 54,482 56,785
Duplin 58,347 53,663 48,591 50,161 52,547 54,933 57,320 59,708 62,098
Durham 271,486 299,753 326,474 344,479 365,528 387,697 410,030 432,388 454,749
Edgecombe 56,498 52,420 48,824 47,327 45,759 44,191 42,626 41,058 39,493
Forsyth 351,434 366,725 383,864 399,525 416,948 435,125 453,437 471,775 490,117
Franklin 60,765 62,638 69,097 83,560 95,631 106,275 116,044 125,131 134,008
Gaston 206,194 213,902 229,303 244,777 250,926 259,786 267,886 276,188 284,441
Gates 12,126 11,091 10,437 10,567 10,624 10,632 10,632 10,634 10,632
Graham 8,846 8,355 8,006 7,662 7,705 7,777 7,771 7,754 7,755
Granville 57,674 58,071 60,931 63,538 66,816 70,091 73,369 76,647 79,925
Greene 21,240 20,685 20,331 19,940 19,940 19,938 19,939 19,940 19,938
Guilford 489,672 517,510 542,353 556,182 577,037 601,503 626,975 652,732 678,568
Halifax 54,411 51,003 48,431 45,923 43,987 42,142 40,318 38,492 36,668
Harnett 115,693 125,704 133,912 148,515 158,600 170,412 182,050 193,272 205,029
Haywood 58,895 59,805 62,281 64,526 66,626 68,726 70,821 72,919 75,017
Henderson 106,848 110,946 116,567 122,970 129,887 136,808 143,731 150,652 157,574
Hertford 24,716 23,419 21,258 19,400 18,577 17,755 16,936 16,111 15,289
Hoke 47,446 50,663 52,507 57,140 61,623 66,190 70,772 75,360 79,950
Hyde 5,796 5,262 4,589 4,434 4,168 3,910 3,662 3,426 3,202
Iredell 159,854 171,279 188,271 212,583 237,079 261,571 286,068 310,562 335,056
Jackson 40,354 41,186 42,810 43,375 43,720 44,064 44,408 44,754 45,099
Johnston 169,781 185,945 218,202 257,510 287,852 313,067 337,223 361,162 385,056
Jones 10,119 9,795 9,149 9,098 9,100 9,101 9,101 9,100 9,100
Lee 57,913 59,395 63,551 68,430 72,503 76,576 80,652 84,726 88,798
Lenoir 59,436 57,171 54,924 53,214 51,729 50,244 48,761 47,278 45,794
Lincoln 78,083 80,110 87,298 100,848 109,691 117,372 125,124 132,884 140,643
Macon 33,967 34,895 37,022 38,996 41,274 43,555 45,834 48,114 50,393
Madison 20,766 21,129 21,181 21,470 21,839 22,177 22,527 22,869 23,214
Martin 24,482 23,199 21,902 20,763 19,822 18,880 17,939 17,000 16,057
McDowell 45,053 44,462 44,471 44,603 44,602 44,604 44,602 44,603 44,602
Mecklenburg 923,344 1,035,479 1,118,744 1,211,961 1,311,696 1,412,990 1,514,361 1,615,721 1,717,077
Mitchell 15,504 15,054 14,875 14,714 14,534 14,359 14,189 14,025 13,865
Montgomery 27,659 26,447 25,685 25,519 25,523 25,523 25,524 25,524 25,524
Moore 88,517 92,545 100,535 113,684 127,057 140,364 153,607 166,782 179,890
Nash 95,782 93,505 95,251 98,195 99,437 99,964 100,185 100,282 100,322
New Hanover 203,092 215,383 226,885 246,018 262,576 279,133 295,691 312,248 328,806
Northampton 21,961 19,731 17,344 15,656 14,605 13,554 12,507 11,455 10,403
Onslow 186,891 193,610 205,421 217,305 229,804 242,304 254,804 267,308 279,808
Orange 134,010 141,265 148,613 153,098 160,411 167,727 175,040 182,355 189,672
Pamlico 13,082 12,611 12,259 12,100 11,904 11,709 11,513 11,316 11,122
Pasquotank 40,635 39,637 40,668 40,896 40,793 40,751 40,735 40,727 40,726
Pender 52,333 55,984 60,719 70,591 76,143 81,688 87,235 92,784 98,333
Perquimans 13,457 13,255 13,017 13,244 13,349 13,391 13,406 13,415 13,416
Person 39,374 38,793 39,082 39,312 39,466 39,567 39,633 39,676 39,703
Pitt 168,567 169,452 171,065 178,710 187,465 197,166 206,957 216,759 226,562
Polk 20,413 19,687 19,363 19,696 19,774 19,795 19,801 19,800 19,801
Randolph 141,958 142,252 143,945 146,999 150,194 153,390 156,588 159,787 162,982
Richmond 46,586 44,392 42,966 42,103 41,121 40,140 39,158 38,177 37,197
Robeson 134,066 125,709 116,362 119,873 125,522 131,121 136,683 142,222 147,746
Rockingham 93,648 91,438 90,939 91,572 91,571 91,571 91,570 91,570 91,573
Rowan 138,417 141,388 147,300 153,468 157,829 162,388 167,602 171,985 177,024
Rutherford 67,621 65,339 64,301 65,245 66,293 67,322 68,331 69,324 70,296
Sampson 63,406 61,328 58,873 60,032 60,672 60,843 60,890 60,901 60,904
Scotland 36,028 35,063 34,051 32,893 31,757 30,617 29,475 28,338 27,199
Stanly 60,533 60,316 62,415 64,561 65,004 66,181 67,367 68,547 69,733
Stokes 47,267 45,341 44,498 46,353 47,168 47,401 47,471 47,490 47,497
Surry 73,716 71,337 71,169 71,249 71,249 71,249 71,250 71,250 71,248
Swain 13,998 14,693 14,098 13,846 13,872 13,949 14,042 14,138 14,236
Transylvania 33,033 32,655 32,946 33,390 34,190 34,989 35,790 36,589 37,389
Tyrrell 4,404 4,021 3,264 3,306 3,223 3,141 3,061 2,983 2,907
Union 202,100 219,119 239,915 269,572 301,612 334,034 366,544 399,075 431,612
Vance 45,212 43,428 42,344 40,518 40,046 39,918 39,884 39,875 39,874
Wake 907,514 1,020,921 1,135,587 1,238,170 1,363,836 1,489,610 1,615,386 1,741,160 1,866,937
Warren 20,940 19,927 18,637 18,856 18,992 19,046 19,076 19,102 19,126
Washington 13,087 11,915 10,928 10,160 9,601 9,173 8,867 8,659 8,543
Watauga 50,900 52,331 54,259 59,423 59,841 63,924 65,893 68,592 71,404
Wayne 122,672 120,823 116,967 117,277 117,494 117,520 117,524 117,524 117,524
Wilkes 69,157 67,340 65,764 66,633 68,270 70,059 72,087 74,422 77,149
Wilson 81,190 79,167 78,859 78,402 79,321 80,542 81,804 83,068 84,336
Yadkin 38,410 37,259 37,140 37,582 37,698 37,710 37,712 37,712 37,714
Yancey 17,797 17,766 18,433 18,700 19,175 19,652 20,124 20,600 21,074
STATE 9,571,007 9,968,747 10,472,553 11,115,657 11,740,822 12,368,843 12,993,208 13,616,096 14,241,032
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