Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 119.14K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (14.57K), followed by Wake County (12.68K), and Guilford County (6.05K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2019
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14571 |
| 2 | Wake County | 12676 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 6049 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5399 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4357 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4208 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3905 |
| 8 | Gaston County | 2547 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 2545 |
| 10 | Buncombe County | 2503 |
| 11 | Johnston County | 2426 |
| 12 | Union County | 2287 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2128 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 2110 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 1904 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 1892 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 1859 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 1786 |
| 19 | Robeson County | 1735 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1699 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 1635 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 1624 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1539 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1329 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1164 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 1127 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1125 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 1069 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1064 |
| 30 | Brunswick County | 1048 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 964 |
| 32 | Burke County | 909 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 908 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 880 |
| 35 | Hoke County | 856 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 827 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 784 |
| 38 | Lee County | 780 |
| 39 | Surry County | 767 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 746 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 734 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 677 |
| 43 | Rutherford County | 674 |
| 44 | Stanly County | 667 |
| 45 | Chatham County | 643 |
| 46 | Pender County | 638 |
| 47 | Lenoir County | 632 |
| 48 | Edgecombe County | 587 |
| 49 | Vance County | 570 |
| 50 | Granville County | 567 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 563 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 563 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 537 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 524 |
| 54 | Haywood County | 522 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 474 |
| 56 | Scotland County | 444 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 417 |
| 58 | Person County | 416 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 414 |
| 60 | Davie County | 402 |
| 61 | Stokes County | 389 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 377 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 370 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 353 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 345 |
| 66 | Macon County | 340 |
| 67 | Watauga County | 332 |
| 68 | Dare County | 308 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 277 |
| 70 | Anson County | 274 |
| 71 | Currituck County | 271 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 259 |
| 73 | Transylvania County | 256 |
| 74 | Martin County | 228 |
| 75 | Greene County | 227 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 216 |
| 77 | Hertford County | 212 |
| 78 | Ashe County | 202 |
| 78 | Madison County | 202 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 173 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 170 |
| 81 | Northampton County | 166 |
| 82 | Swain County | 159 |
| 83 | Warren County | 157 |
| 84 | Polk County | 150 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 141 |
| 86 | Avery County | 140 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 129 |
| 88 | Washington County | 125 |
| 89 | Camden County | 114 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 112 |
| 91 | Gates County | 95 |
| 92 | Jones County | 87 |
| 93 | Clay County | 86 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 81 |
| 95 | Graham County | 79 |
| 95 | Pamlico County | 79 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 33 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 30 |