Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.72. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (20.27), followed by Hoke County (17.19), and Cumberland County (16.25).

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 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Onslow County 20.27
2 Hoke County 17.19
3 Cumberland County 16.25
4 Harnett County 14.02
5 Scotland County 13.99
6 Mecklenburg County 13.9
7 Durham County 13.76
8 Robeson County 13.63
9 Craven County 13.62
10 Sampson County 13.31
11 Lee County 12.81
12 Wayne County 12.72
13 Cabarrus County 12.57
14 Vance County 12.5
15 Pasquotank County 12.03
16 Richmond County 11.98
17 Wake County 11.96
18 Guilford County 11.87
19 Johnston County 11.77
20 Forsyth County 11.74
20 Moore County 11.74
21 Wilson County 11.6
22 Stanly County 11.56
23 Duplin County 11.5
24 Nash County 11.47
25 Gaston County 11.45
26 Halifax County 11.44
27 Edgecombe County 11.43
28 Rowan County 11.41
29 Alamance County 11.33
29 Pitt County 11.33
30 Randolph County 11.15
31 Washington County 11.07
32 Iredell County 10.81
33 Cleveland County 10.75
33 Tyrrell County 10.75
34 Catawba County 10.74
35 Davidson County 10.73
36 Franklin County 10.65
37 Lenoir County 10.61
38 Person County 10.57
39 Montgomery County 10.56
40 Anson County 10.55
41 Swain County 10.54
42 Pender County 10.52
43 Haywood County 10.46
44 Rutherford County 10.37
45 Granville County 10.32
46 Yancey County 10.26
47 Bladen County 10.22
47 Burke County 10.22
48 Union County 10.2
49 Martin County 10.15
50 Surry County 10.14
51 Columbus County 10.1
52 Alexander County 10.08
53 Rockingham County 10.07
54 Jones County 10.04
55 Lincoln County 10.02
56 Yadkin County 9.99
57 New Hanover County 9.98
58 Northampton County 9.94
59 Currituck County 9.85
59 Hertford County 9.85
60 Buncombe County 9.66
60 Wilkes County 9.66
61 Camden County 9.57
62 McDowell County 9.54
63 Graham County 9.49
64 Macon County 9.4
65 Caswell County 9.39
66 Caldwell County 9.37
66 Perquimans County 9.37
67 Henderson County 9.35
68 Mitchell County 9.27
69 Beaufort County 9.25
69 Jackson County 9.25
70 Davie County 9.1
71 Madison County 9.02
72 Greene County 8.89
73 Bertie County 8.85
74 Stokes County 8.78
75 Warren County 8.66
76 Chatham County 8.64
77 Alleghany County 8.57
78 Clay County 8.53
79 Gates County 8.49
80 Dare County 8.48
81 Cherokee County 8.45
82 Orange County 8.25
83 Chowan County 8.22
84 Ashe County 8.13
85 Carteret County 8.11
86 Brunswick County 7.66
87 Avery County 7.44
88 Transylvania County 7.41
89 Polk County 7.27
90 Watauga County 7
91 Hyde County 6.56
92 Pamlico County 6.38