Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode)
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode])
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 81.0 | 269,255,951 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 89.1 | 9,425,590 | 29 of 52 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 94.4 | 17,625 | 1,722 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 87.9 | 32,909 | 2,435 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 88.1 | 69,294 | 2,423 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 92.7 | 61,198 | 2,005 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 86.8 | 102,111 | 2,494 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 94.0 | 51,304 | 1,798 |
| Washington County | Rural | 96.1 | 10,479 | 1,301 |
| Warren County | Rural | 95.6 | 17,921 | 1,437 |
| Wake County | Urban | 88.6 | 1,019,905 | 2,394 |
| Vance County | Rural | 90.9 | 38,508 | 2,202 |
| Union County | Urban | 87.1 | 213,292 | 2,482 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 90.0 | 3,039 | 2,279 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 95.1 | 31,608 | 1,563 |
| Swain County | Rural | 94.9 | 13,347 | 1,607 |
| Surry County | Rural | 87.9 | 62,733 | 2,435 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 96.4 | 43,268 | 1,190 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 94.7 | 60,216 | 1,661 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 96.3 | 33,081 | 1,234 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 78.7 | 46,645 | 2,749 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 94.6 | 61,317 | 1,679 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 88.7 | 131,703 | 2,384 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 93.1 | 85,277 | 1,936 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 89.5 | 104,642 | 2,319 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 92.5 | 39,596 | 2,033 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 86.4 | 125,600 | 2,507 |
| Polk County | Rural | 94.5 | 18,614 | 1,705 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 92.3 | 159,016 | 2,057 |
| Person County | Urban | 94.1 | 36,972 | 1,780 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 97.0 | 12,755 | 966 |
| Pender County | Urban | 91.5 | 58,073 | 2,158 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 94.1 | 38,429 | 1,780 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 95.4 | 11,748 | 1,491 |
| Orange County | Urban | 89.4 | 131,752 | 2,331 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 86.2 | 179,798 | 2,518 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 97.7 | 16,814 | 658 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 92.4 | 213,539 | 2,045 |
| Nash County | Urban | 92.1 | 87,873 | 2,083 |
| Moore County | Urban | 92.4 | 95,041 | 2,045 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 84.5 | 21,874 | 2,591 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 94.7 | 14,183 | 1,661 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 84.6 | 956,326 | 2,586 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 93.2 | 41,651 | 1,921 |
| Martin County | Rural | 95.7 | 20,834 | 1,417 |
| Madison County | Urban | 96.5 | 20,881 | 1,158 |
| Macon County | Rural | 90.3 | 33,899 | 2,248 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 92.2 | 83,294 | 2,067 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 91.6 | 50,297 | 2,146 |
| Lee County | Rural | 79.0 | 50,975 | 2,743 |
| Jones County | Rural | 95.2 | 8,804 | 1,534 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 83.8 | 189,812 | 2,624 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 92.3 | 39,779 | 2,057 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 91.1 | 174,799 | 2,185 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 92.3 | 4,267 | 2,057 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 84.7 | 44,996 | 2,583 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 93.5 | 19,164 | 1,874 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 87.2 | 102,353 | 2,478 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 95.3 | 59,479 | 1,511 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 85.4 | 116,533 | 2,547 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 96.8 | 46,661 | 1,042 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 90.2 | 489,799 | 2,257 |
| Greene County | Rural | 84.9 | 17,344 | 2,571 |
| Granville County | Rural | 89.3 | 54,894 | 2,344 |
| Graham County | Rural | 97.1 | 7,805 | 920 |
| Gates County | Urban | 97.9 | 10,218 | 559 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 90.7 | 209,967 | 2,224 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 89.4 | 64,325 | 2,331 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 85.4 | 330,187 | 2,547 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 94.2 | 45,939 | 1,759 |
| Durham County | Urban | 84.7 | 279,098 | 2,583 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 77.3 | 37,916 | 2,771 |
| Davie County | Urban | 92.0 | 40,033 | 2,093 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 91.4 | 156,430 | 2,162 |
| Dare County | Rural | 92.9 | 34,869 | 1,982 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 95.1 | 28,168 | 1,563 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 87.6 | 295,105 | 2,456 |
| Craven County | Rural | 92.6 | 93,551 | 2,020 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 94.5 | 47,687 | 1,705 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 95.6 | 95,744 | 1,437 |
| Clay County | Rural | 96.1 | 10,942 | 1,301 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 96.1 | 13,280 | 1,301 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 96.5 | 28,178 | 1,158 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 86.6 | 67,799 | 2,502 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 88.9 | 144,097 | 2,370 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 95.1 | 21,587 | 1,563 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 95.3 | 65,422 | 1,511 |
| Camden County | Urban | 96.1 | 10,324 | 1,301 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 93.6 | 75,458 | 1,854 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 87.6 | 202,659 | 2,456 |
| Burke County | Urban | 91.8 | 80,634 | 2,119 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 91.7 | 249,347 | 2,134 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 94.5 | 137,852 | 1,705 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 91.0 | 26,941 | 2,195 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 97.8 | 17,103 | 609 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 92.2 | 41,115 | 2,067 |
| Avery County | Rural | 94.3 | 16,638 | 1,749 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 94.2 | 25,262 | 1,759 |
| Anson County | Urban | 96.4 | 21,104 | 1,190 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 88.5 | 9,806 | 2,399 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 94.6 | 34,490 | 1,679 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 85.2 | 148,570 | 2,558 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 4:35 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 4:35 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.