Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2011

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 12.59. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (23.83), followed by Hoke County (20.32), and Cumberland County (18.14).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2011
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2011
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Onslow County 23.83
2 Hoke County 20.32
3 Cumberland County 18.14
4 Craven County 16.68
5 Durham County 15.38
6 Robeson County 14.82
7 Harnett County 14.77
8 Mecklenburg County 14.7
9 Lee County 14.45
10 Wake County 13.66
11 Wayne County 13.44
12 Sampson County 13.43
13 Duplin County 13.23
14 Johnston County 13.2
15 Forsyth County 13.16
16 Scotland County 13.13
17 Richmond County 13.08
18 Cabarrus County 12.94
19 Montgomery County 12.88
20 Pasquotank County 12.83
21 Gaston County 12.58
22 Wilson County 12.51
23 Swain County 12.35
24 Pitt County 12.33
25 Vance County 12.32
26 Greene County 12.3
26 Guilford County 12.3
27 Graham County 11.66
27 Nash County 11.66
28 Union County 11.63
29 Alamance County 11.57
29 Catawba County 11.57
30 Edgecombe County 11.45
31 Cleveland County 11.38
32 Pender County 11.35
33 Randolph County 11.34
34 Iredell County 11.29
35 Columbus County 11.27
36 Stanly County 11.23
37 Franklin County 11.18
38 Lenoir County 11.15
38 Rowan County 11.15
39 Halifax County 11.03
40 New Hanover County 10.91
41 Jones County 10.89
42 Person County 10.82
42 Surry County 10.82
43 Jackson County 10.79
44 Beaufort County 10.74
45 Buncombe County 10.7
46 Davidson County 10.61
47 Rutherford County 10.58
48 Dare County 10.54
48 Granville County 10.54
49 Chatham County 10.49
50 Moore County 10.44
50 Warren County 10.44
51 Anson County 10.38
52 Rockingham County 10.3
53 McDowell County 10.23
54 Yadkin County 10.16
55 Bladen County 10.11
56 Henderson County 10.04
57 Martin County 9.98
58 Perquimans County 9.93
59 Avery County 9.9
60 Lincoln County 9.88
61 Wilkes County 9.84
62 Tyrrell County 9.83
63 Caldwell County 9.8
64 Alexander County 9.56
65 Brunswick County 9.53
66 Hertford County 9.49
67 Chowan County 9.41
68 Washington County 9.38
69 Bertie County 9.31
70 Camden County 9.28
71 Ashe County 9.19
71 Carteret County 9.19
72 Orange County 9.18
73 Currituck County 9.08
74 Stokes County 9.04
75 Haywood County 8.99
76 Caswell County 8.98
77 Davie County 8.96
78 Burke County 8.92
79 Macon County 8.78
80 Mitchell County 8.75
81 Yancey County 8.68
82 Madison County 8.64
83 Cherokee County 8.57
84 Transylvania County 8.5
85 Alleghany County 8.4
86 Northampton County 8.37
87 Gates County 8.26
88 Pamlico County 7.89
89 Hyde County 7.58
90 Clay County 7.23
91 Watauga County 7.02
92 Polk County 5.69