North Carolina Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of North Carolina was 10.37M. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake was the most populated county (1.11M), followed by Mecklenburg (1.10M), and then Guilford (537.11K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Tyrrell (3.44K), Hyde (4.70K), and Graham (8.09K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of North Carolina population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.

North Carolina Population By County in 2021

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County	Population	% of State Population
Alamance	169185	1.63
Alexander	36491	0.35
Alleghany	10910	0.11
Anson	22388	0.22
Ashe	26598	0.26
Avery	17747	0.17
Beaufort	44898	0.43
Bertie	18105	0.18
Bladen	30105	0.29
Brunswick	133789	1.29
Buncombe	266981	2.58
Burke	87829	0.85
Cabarrus	221200	2.13
Caldwell	80705	0.78
Camden	10353	0.10
Carteret	67944	0.66
Caswell	22785	0.22
Catawba	159852	1.54
Chatham	75070	0.72
Cherokee	28515	0.28
Chowan	13796	0.13
Clay	10997	0.11
Cleveland	98898	0.95
Columbus	51474	0.50
Craven	101405	0.98
Cumberland	333582	3.22
Currituck	27575	0.27
Dare	36718	0.35
Davidson	168002	1.62
Davie	42543	0.41
Duplin	49836	0.48
Durham	320146	3.09
Edgecombe	49609	0.48
Forsyth	380583	3.67
Franklin	67598	0.65
Gaston	226097	2.18
Gates	10584	0.10
Graham	8089	0.08
Granville	60854	0.59
Greene	20524	0.20
Guilford	537113	5.18
Halifax	49291	0.48
Harnett	133074	1.28
Haywood	61695	0.60
Henderson	115613	1.12
Hertford	22010	0.21
Hoke	52169	0.50
Hyde	4697	0.05
Iredell	183965	1.78
Jackson	42983	0.42
Johnston	211320	2.04
Jones	9326	0.09
Lee	62676	0.61
Lenoir	55344	0.53
Lincoln	85670	0.83
McDowell	44527	0.43
Macon	36532	0.35
Madison	21269	0.21
Martin	22213	0.21
Mecklenburg	1100984	10.62
Mitchell	14951	0.14
Montgomery	25891	0.25
Moore	98618	0.95
Nash	94628	0.91
New Hanover	225175	2.17
Northampton	17917	0.17
Onslow	201597	1.95
Orange	147376	1.42
Pamlico	12293	0.12
Pasquotank	40240	0.39
Pender	59964	0.58
Perquimans	13002	0.13
Person	38999	0.38
Pitt	170600	1.65
Polk	19413	0.19
Randolph	143735	1.39
Richmond	43301	0.42
Robeson	118836	1.15
Rockingham	90903	0.88
Rowan	145784	1.41
Rutherford	64592	0.62
Sampson	59468	0.57
Scotland	34345	0.33
Stanly	62148	0.60
Stokes	44588	0.43
Surry	71439	0.69
Swain	14166	0.14
Transylvania	32979	0.32
Tyrrell	3436	0.03
Union	235699	2.27
Vance	42650	0.41
Wake	1112883	10.74
Warren	18889	0.18
Washington	11183	0.11
Watauga	54077	0.52
Wayne	117692	1.14
Wilkes	66335	0.64
Wilson	78844	0.76
Yadkin	37198	0.36
Yancey	18357	0.18