Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2024
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Number of Births for North Carolina was 121.28K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of births (15.08K), followed by Wake County (13.20K), and Guilford County (5.97K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Births in 2024
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 15077 |
| 2 | Wake County | 13202 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5972 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 5278 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 4559 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4139 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 3884 |
| 8 | Johnston County | 2855 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 2798 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 2743 |
| 11 | Union County | 2559 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2421 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 2268 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 2082 |
| 15 | Pitt County | 2023 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 1937 |
| 17 | Robeson County | 1847 |
| 18 | Harnett County | 1822 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 1740 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 1686 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 1622 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1603 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1597 |
| 24 | Craven County | 1282 |
| 25 | Orange County | 1205 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1171 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 1158 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 1104 |
| 29 | Henderson County | 1080 |
| 30 | Nash County | 1075 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 981 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 952 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 902 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 884 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 879 |
| 36 | Burke County | 854 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 832 |
| 38 | Lee County | 799 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 795 |
| 40 | Surry County | 743 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 727 |
| 42 | Chatham County | 718 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 705 |
| 44 | Pender County | 687 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 680 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 654 |
| 47 | Granville County | 624 |
| 48 | Rutherford County | 622 |
| 49 | Edgecombe County | 565 |
| 50 | Columbus County | 540 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 533 |
| 52 | Haywood County | 519 |
| 53 | Halifax County | 512 |
| 54 | Vance County | 493 |
| 55 | Carteret County | 483 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 430 |
| 57 | Davie County | 425 |
| 58 | Stokes County | 424 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 406 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 402 |
| 61 | Person County | 386 |
| 62 | McDowell County | 379 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 375 |
| 64 | Bladen County | 353 |
| 64 | Pasquotank County | 353 |
| 65 | Macon County | 340 |
| 66 | Alexander County | 333 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 313 |
| 68 | Watauga County | 296 |
| 69 | Anson County | 276 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 265 |
| 71 | Dare County | 259 |
| 72 | Transylvania County | 232 |
| 73 | Martin County | 223 |
| 74 | Greene County | 202 |
| 75 | Ashe County | 199 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 198 |
| 77 | Caswell County | 192 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 187 |
| 79 | Warren County | 186 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 177 |
| 81 | Madison County | 176 |
| 82 | Northampton County | 157 |
| 83 | Swain County | 153 |
| 84 | Bertie County | 145 |
| 85 | Avery County | 131 |
| 86 | Chowan County | 127 |
| 87 | Polk County | 112 |
| 88 | Clay County | 109 |
| 89 | Jones County | 105 |
| 90 | Washington County | 104 |
| 91 | Graham County | 99 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 98 |
| 93 | Perquimans County | 96 |
| 94 | Mitchell County | 94 |
| 95 | Pamlico County | 86 |
| 96 | Gates County | 73 |
| 97 | Camden County | 57 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 44 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 32 |