Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Birth Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.63. Among all North Carolina counties, Onslow County had the highest birth rate (19.98), followed by Cumberland County (16.65), and Hoke County (15.41).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Onslow County | 19.98 |
| 2 | Cumberland County | 16.65 |
| 3 | Hoke County | 15.41 |
| 4 | Harnett County | 13.94 |
| 5 | Craven County | 13.5 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 13.5 |
| 6 | Lee County | 13.37 |
| 7 | Wayne County | 13.35 |
| 8 | Sampson County | 13.13 |
| 9 | Durham County | 13.1 |
| 10 | Robeson County | 12.92 |
| 11 | Vance County | 12.9 |
| 12 | Richmond County | 12.47 |
| 13 | Alamance County | 12.22 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 12.17 |
| 15 | Wilson County | 12.16 |
| 16 | Scotland County | 12.08 |
| 17 | Wake County | 11.86 |
| 18 | Moore County | 11.81 |
| 18 | Pasquotank County | 11.81 |
| 19 | Gaston County | 11.8 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 11.79 |
| 21 | Forsyth County | 11.76 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 11.74 |
| 23 | Guilford County | 11.69 |
| 24 | Edgecombe County | 11.64 |
| 25 | Martin County | 11.61 |
| 26 | Pitt County | 11.5 |
| 27 | Stanly County | 11.4 |
| 28 | Nash County | 11.38 |
| 29 | Lenoir County | 11.23 |
| 30 | Duplin County | 11.16 |
| 31 | Halifax County | 11.02 |
| 31 | Rowan County | 11.02 |
| 32 | Washington County | 10.87 |
| 33 | Swain County | 10.8 |
| 34 | Person County | 10.79 |
| 35 | Randolph County | 10.71 |
| 36 | Columbus County | 10.67 |
| 36 | Union County | 10.67 |
| 37 | Iredell County | 10.56 |
| 38 | Jones County | 10.47 |
| 38 | Yadkin County | 10.47 |
| 39 | Catawba County | 10.41 |
| 39 | Pender County | 10.41 |
| 40 | Surry County | 10.36 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 10.34 |
| 42 | Davidson County | 10.3 |
| 43 | Granville County | 10.17 |
| 43 | Yancey County | 10.17 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 10.16 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 10.15 |
| 46 | Wilkes County | 10.12 |
| 47 | Greene County | 10 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 9.97 |
| 49 | Alexander County | 9.92 |
| 50 | Anson County | 9.89 |
| 51 | New Hanover County | 9.88 |
| 52 | Rutherford County | 9.86 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 9.83 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 9.79 |
| 55 | Graham County | 9.75 |
| 56 | Bertie County | 9.71 |
| 57 | Bladen County | 9.64 |
| 58 | Burke County | 9.59 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 9.58 |
| 60 | Haywood County | 9.57 |
| 61 | Rockingham County | 9.55 |
| 62 | Alleghany County | 9.47 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 9.47 |
| 63 | Buncombe County | 9.44 |
| 64 | Chatham County | 9.39 |
| 65 | Northampton County | 9.33 |
| 66 | Currituck County | 9.32 |
| 67 | Perquimans County | 9.3 |
| 68 | Dare County | 9.21 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 9.18 |
| 70 | Macon County | 9.16 |
| 71 | Davie County | 9.15 |
| 72 | Caswell County | 9.14 |
| 73 | Jackson County | 8.94 |
| 74 | Chowan County | 8.85 |
| 75 | Madison County | 8.74 |
| 76 | Warren County | 8.68 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 8.64 |
| 78 | Gates County | 8.6 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 8.45 |
| 80 | Transylvania County | 8.38 |
| 81 | Avery County | 8.28 |
| 82 | Cherokee County | 8.22 |
| 83 | Polk County | 8.05 |
| 84 | Orange County | 8.02 |
| 85 | Camden County | 7.95 |
| 86 | Ashe County | 7.64 |
| 87 | Clay County | 7.57 |
| 88 | Carteret County | 7.35 |
| 89 | Hyde County | 7.23 |
| 90 | Brunswick County | 7.22 |
| 91 | Watauga County | 7 |
| 92 | Pamlico County | 6.02 |