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Total Population in North Carolina, by County

Total Population for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Wake County at 1,178,653 and the lowest is Tyrrell County at 3,423.

North Carolina: 10,730,404 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in North Carolina: 50,140

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#County Total Population
1Wake County1,178,653
2Mecklenburg County1,154,681
3Guilford County547,940
4Forsyth County389,977
5Cumberland County338,545
6Durham County332,353
7Buncombe County274,360
8Union County250,958
9Cabarrus County236,133
10New Hanover County235,229
11Gaston County234,881
12Johnston County234,263
13Onslow County207,906
14Iredell County196,544
15Pitt County177,193
16Alamance County176,893
17Davidson County172,954
18Catawba County163,573
19Brunswick County152,568
20Rowan County149,875
21Orange County149,678
22Randolph County146,348
23Harnett County139,150
24Wayne County118,652
25Henderson County118,484
26Robeson County116,902
27Moore County104,876
28Craven County102,612
29Cleveland County100,991
30Nash County96,216
31Lincoln County92,716
32Rockingham County92,131
33Burke County87,795
34Caldwell County80,536
35Chatham County80,151
36Wilson County79,290
37Franklin County74,386
38Surry County71,425
39Carteret County69,148
40Wilkes County65,935
41Lee County65,816
42Pender County65,550
43Rutherford County64,930
44Stanly County64,651
45Haywood County62,662
46Granville County60,877
47Sampson County59,470
48Watauga County55,123
49Lenoir County54,919
50Hoke County53,835
51Columbus County50,140
52Duplin County49,335
53Edgecombe County48,736
54Halifax County47,675
55Stokes County45,139
56McDowell County44,817
57Beaufort County44,499
58Davie County44,122
59Jackson County43,771
60Richmond County42,344
61Vance County42,322
62Pasquotank County40,834
63Person County39,542
64Macon County37,941
65Dare County37,875
66Yadkin County37,574
67Alexander County36,412
68Transylvania County33,691
69Scotland County33,590
70Currituck County30,601
71Bladen County29,566
72Cherokee County29,562
73Ashe County26,950
74Montgomery County26,007
75Caswell County22,404
76Anson County22,289
77Madison County21,867
78Martin County21,644
79Greene County20,486
80Hertford County19,908
81Polk County19,891
82Yancey County18,797
83Warren County18,795
84Avery County17,680
85Bertie County17,170
86Northampton County16,931
87Mitchell County14,992
88Swain County14,013
89Chowan County13,836
90Perquimans County13,244
91Pamlico County12,390
92Clay County11,610
93Alleghany County11,174
94Camden County10,927
95Washington County10,812
96Gates County10,376
97Jones County9,302
98Graham County8,072
99Hyde County4,592
100Tyrrell County3,423

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 9th of 52 states for total population.

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