Population Growth 2020-2030

County population growth 2020-2030

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

County July 1, 2020 Estimate July 1, 2030 Projection Numeric Change Percent Change Net Migration Natural Increase Births Deaths
Alamance 172,329 197,216 24,887 14.4 25,363 -476 21,100 21,576
Alexander 36,373 36,749 376 1 1,798 -1,422 3,844 5,266
Alleghany 10,929 11,488 559 5.1 1,106 -547 1,171 1,718
Anson 22,046 21,975 -71 -0.3 671 -742 2,668 3,410
Ashe 26,562 28,415 1,853 7 3,826 -1,973 2,327 4,300
Avery 17,696 17,396 -300 -1.7 724 -1,024 1,401 2,425
Beaufort 44,531 42,413 -2,118 -4.8 313 -2,431 4,497 6,928
Bertie 17,776 15,993 -1,783 -10 -861 -922 1,636 2,558
Bladen 29,506 28,739 -767 -2.6 234 -1,001 3,591 4,592
Brunswick 138,726 195,759 57,033 41.1 68,744 -11,711 12,437 24,148
Buncombe 269,994 297,113 27,119 10 35,246 -8,127 24,574 32,701
Burke 87,779 89,865 2,086 2.4 5,491 -3,405 9,174 12,579
Cabarrus 227,574 277,185 49,611 21.8 40,687 8,924 30,629 21,705
Caldwell 80,828 82,150 1,322 1.6 5,143 -3,821 8,339 12,160
Camden 10,402 12,288 1,886 18.1 2,000 -114 1,048 1,162
Carteret 68,024 73,690 5,666 8.3 10,978 -5,312 5,305 10,617
Caswell 22,654 21,370 -1,284 -5.7 52 -1,336 2,006 3,342
Catawba 161,167 179,033 17,866 11.1 21,926 -4,060 18,143 22,203
Chatham 76,476 90,115 13,639 17.8 16,302 -2,663 7,457 10,120
Cherokee 28,761 30,603 1,842 6.4 4,148 -2,306 2,631 4,937
Chowan 13,690 13,906 216 1.6 928 -712 1,526 2,238
Clay 11,123 12,627 1,504 13.5 2,399 -895 944 1,839
Cleveland 99,474 104,624 5,150 5.2 8,102 -2,952 11,994 14,946
Columbus 50,418 49,670 -748 -1.5 1,017 -1,765 6,204 7,969
Craven 101,181 107,357 6,176 6.1 5,274 902 13,842 12,940
Cumberland 336,494 345,728 9,234 2.7 -7,758 16,992 50,646 33,654
Currituck 28,424 42,236 13,812 48.6 13,637 175 3,626 3,451
Dare 37,137 38,588 1,451 3.9 2,710 -1,259 3,261 4,520
Davidson 169,638 186,738 17,100 10.1 20,887 -3,787 19,607 23,394
Davie 42,818 47,565 4,747 11.1 6,123 -1,376 4,532 5,908
Duplin 48,591 52,547 3,956 8.1 2,058 1,898 8,074 6,176
Durham 326,474 365,528 39,054 12 22,638 16,416 42,255 25,839
Edgecombe 48,824 45,759 -3,065 -6.3 -1,499 -1,566 6,017 7,583
Forsyth 383,864 416,948 33,084 8.6 29,283 3,801 46,500 42,699
Franklin 69,097 95,631 26,534 38.4 26,130 404 9,410 9,006
Gaston 229,303 250,926 21,623 9.4 23,249 -1,626 28,346 29,972
Gates 10,437 10,624 187 1.8 694 -507 957 1,464
Graham 8,006 7,705 -301 -3.8 -17 -284 917 1,201
Granville 60,931 66,816 5,885 9.7 6,580 -695 6,641 7,336
Greene 20,331 19,940 -391 -1.9 -90 -301 2,161 2,462
Guilford 542,353 577,037 34,684 6.4 30,361 4,323 60,864 56,541
Halifax 48,431 43,987 -4,444 -9.2 -2,135 -2,309 5,384 7,693
Harnett 133,912 158,600 24,688 18.4 18,282 6,406 20,550 14,144
Haywood 62,281 66,626 4,345 7 8,672 -4,327 5,690 10,017
Henderson 116,567 129,887 13,320 11.4 19,335 -6,015 11,476 17,491
Hertford 21,258 18,577 -2,681 -12.6 -1,561 -1,120 1,761 2,881
Hoke 52,507 61,623 9,116 17.4 4,775 4,341 9,412 5,071
Hyde 4,589 4,168 -421 -9.2 -196 -225 386 611
Iredell 188,271 237,079 48,808 25.9 48,106 702 23,059 22,357
Jackson 42,810 43,720 910 2.1 2,349 -1,439 3,446 4,885
Johnston 218,202 287,852 69,650 31.9 60,411 9,239 32,122 22,883
Jones 9,149 9,100 -49 -0.5 506 -555 931 1,486
Lee 63,551 72,503 8,952 14.1 8,018 934 8,718 7,784
Lenoir 54,924 51,729 -3,195 -5.8 -1,607 -1,588 6,802 8,390
Lincoln 87,298 109,691 22,393 25.7 23,905 -1,512 10,252 11,764
Macon 37,022 41,274 4,252 11.5 6,727 -2,475 3,672 6,147
Madison 21,181 21,839 658 3.1 1,688 -1,030 2,067 3,097
Martin 21,902 19,822 -2,080 -9.5 -745 -1,335 2,378 3,713
McDowell 44,471 44,602 131 0.3 2,203 -2,072 4,347 6,419
Mecklenburg 1,118,744 1,311,696 192,952 17.2 127,137 65,815 150,406 84,591
Mitchell 14,875 14,534 -341 -2.3 836 -1,177 1,332 2,509
Montgomery 25,685 25,523 -162 -0.6 643 -805 2,895 3,700
Moore 100,535 127,057 26,522 26.4 27,514 -992 13,773 14,765
Nash 95,251 99,437 4,186 4.4 5,806 -1,620 11,490 13,110
New Hanover 226,885 262,576 35,691 15.7 37,246 -1,555 23,639 25,194
Northampton 17,344 14,605 -2,739 -15.8 -1,929 -810 1,690 2,500
Onslow 205,421 229,804 24,383 11.9 1,685 22,698 38,470 15,772
Orange 148,613 160,411 11,798 7.9 10,762 1,036 11,910 10,874
Pamlico 12,259 11,904 -355 -2.9 897 -1,252 885 2,137
Pasquotank 40,668 40,793 125 0.3 384 -259 4,707 4,966
Pender 60,719 76,143 15,424 25.4 15,798 -374 7,496 7,870
Perquimans 13,017 13,349 332 2.6 1,163 -831 1,222 2,053
Person 39,082 39,466 384 1 1,238 -854 4,535 5,389
Pitt 171,065 187,465 16,400 9.6 11,065 5,335 22,198 16,863
Polk 19,363 19,774 411 2.1 2,184 -1,773 1,520 3,293
Randolph 143,945 150,194 6,249 4.3 8,471 -2,222 17,043 19,265
Richmond 42,966 41,121 -1,845 -4.3 -1,068 -777 5,647 6,424
Robeson 116,362 125,522 9,160 7.9 8,606 554 17,891 17,337
Rockingham 90,939 91,571 632 0.7 5,106 -4,474 9,544 14,018
Rowan 147,300 157,829 10,529 7.1 13,757 -3,228 17,104 20,332
Rutherford 64,301 66,293 1,992 3.1 5,082 -3,090 6,959 10,049
Sampson 58,873 60,672 1,799 3.1 1,028 771 8,813 8,042
Scotland 34,051 31,757 -2,294 -6.7 -1,524 -770 4,137 4,907
Stanly 62,415 65,004 2,589 4.1 4,304 -1,715 7,082 8,797
Stokes 44,498 47,168 2,670 6 5,318 -2,648 4,373 7,021
Surry 71,169 71,249 80 0.1 2,499 -2,419 8,186 10,605
Swain 14,098 13,872 -226 -1.6 460 -686 1,685 2,371
Transylvania 32,946 34,190 1,244 3.8 3,561 -2,317 2,785 5,102
Tyrrell 3,264 3,223 -41 -1.3 65 -106 367 473
Union 239,915 301,612 61,697 25.7 53,497 8,200 29,856 21,656
Vance 42,344 40,046 -2,298 -5.4 -1,981 -317 5,557 5,874
Wake 1,135,587 1,363,836 228,249 20.1 170,595 57,654 138,073 80,419
Warren 18,637 18,992 355 1.9 1,640 -1,285 1,683 2,968
Washington 10,928 9,601 -1,327 -12.1 -763 -564 1,289 1,853
Watauga 54,259 59,841 5,582 10.3 6,785 -1,203 3,550 4,753
Wayne 116,967 117,494 527 0.5 -1,095 1,622 16,040 14,418
Wilkes 65,764 68,270 2,506 3.8 5,163 -2,657 7,262 9,919
Wilson 78,859 79,321 462 0.6 1,581 -1,119 9,566 10,685
Yadkin 37,140 37,698 558 1.5 1,754 -1,196 4,070 5,266
Yancey 18,433 19,175 742 4 1,695 -953 1,950 2,903
State 10,472,553 11,740,822 1,268,269 12.1 1,172,290 95,979 1,273,437 1,177,458
Export Table Data