Facts
- Population
- 11,046,024 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 5.8 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 12,366
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 10,441,499 (2020)
- Births
- 121,223 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.0
- Deaths
- 108,857 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.9
- International migration
- 57,839 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 98,981 (2023)
- Net migration
- 156,820 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 14.2
- Postal code
- NC
- FIPS code
- 37
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,046,024 |
| 2023 | 10,881,189 |
| 2022 | 10,710,793 |
| 2021 | 10,564,320 |
| 2020 | 10,449,652 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 % |
| 2023 | 3.5 % |
| 2022 | 3.7 % |
| 2021 | 4.8 % |
| 2020 | 7.2 % |
Counties · 100
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 1,232,444 | 9.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1,206,285 | 8.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 3 | Guilford County | 558,816 | 3.2 % | 4.3 % |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 398,143 | 4.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 5 | Durham County | 343,628 | 5.8 % | 3.4 % |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 338,430 | 1.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 7 | Buncombe County | 279,210 | 3.6 % | 4.8 % |
| 8 | Union County | 263,386 | 10.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 9 | Johnston County | 249,794 | 15.6 % | 3.2 % |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 244,925 | 8.5 % | 3.6 % |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 243,333 | 7.8 % | 3.5 % |
| 12 | Gaston County | 242,010 | 6.2 % | 4.0 % |
| 13 | Onslow County | 212,954 | 4.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 14 | Iredell County | 206,361 | 10.5 % | 3.6 % |
| 15 | Alamance County | 183,040 | 6.7 % | 3.9 % |
| 16 | Pitt County | 180,783 | 5.2 % | 4.1 % |
| 17 | Davidson County | 177,809 | 5.3 % | 3.8 % |
| 18 | Brunswick County | 167,112 | 22.3 % | 4.3 % |
| 19 | Catawba County | 167,054 | 4.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 20 | Rowan County | 153,384 | 4.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 21 | Orange County | 152,877 | 2.8 % | 3.3 % |
| 22 | Randolph County | 148,389 | 2.9 % | 3.6 % |
| 23 | Harnett County | 146,096 | 9.4 % | 4.0 % |
| 24 | Henderson County | 120,771 | 3.8 % | 3.5 % |
| 25 | Wayne County | 120,338 | 2.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 26 | Robeson County | 118,624 | 1.8 % | 5.3 % |
| 27 | Moore County | 108,417 | 8.7 % | 3.4 % |
| 28 | Craven County | 104,167 | 3.4 % | 3.9 % |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 102,194 | 2.7 % | 4.4 % |
| 30 | Nash County | 97,990 | 3.2 % | 4.8 % |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 97,611 | 12.4 % | 3.4 % |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 93,517 | 2.6 % | 4.2 % |
| 33 | Burke County | 88,545 | 1.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 34 | Chatham County | 83,874 | 10.0 % | 3.3 % |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 80,739 | 0.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 36 | Wilson County | 79,958 | 0.9 % | 5.1 % |
| 37 | Franklin County | 79,771 | 16.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 38 | Surry County | 71,547 | 0.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 39 | Carteret County | 70,259 | 3.8 % | 3.5 % |
| 40 | Pender County | 70,077 | 16.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 41 | Lee County | 68,537 | 8.3 % | 3.8 % |
| 42 | Stanly County | 67,326 | 7.7 % | 3.2 % |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 66,186 | 0.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 65,587 | 1.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 45 | Haywood County | 63,048 | 1.5 % | 3.9 % |
| 46 | Granville County | 61,544 | 0.9 % | 3.6 % |
| 47 | Sampson County | 60,404 | 2.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 48 | Hoke County | 55,382 | 6.3 % | 4.5 % |
| 49 | Lenoir County | 55,332 | 0.4 % | 4.0 % |
| 50 | Watauga County | 54,997 | 1.7 % | 3.5 % |
| 51 | Duplin County | 50,539 | 3.8 % | 3.3 % |
| 52 | Columbus County | 50,054 | -1.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 49,124 | 0.5 % | 5.6 % |
| 54 | Halifax County | 46,992 | -3.4 % | 5.4 % |
| 55 | Stokes County | 45,857 | 3.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 56 | Davie County | 45,383 | 6.3 % | 3.6 % |
| 57 | Jackson County | 45,281 | 5.0 % | 3.5 % |
| 58 | McDowell County | 45,269 | 1.5 % | 4.4 % |
| 59 | Beaufort County | 44,576 | -0.2 % | 3.5 % |
| 60 | Vance County | 42,337 | -0.6 % | 4.6 % |
| 61 | Richmond County | 41,990 | -2.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 41,418 | 2.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 63 | Person County | 40,143 | 2.7 % | 3.5 % |
| 64 | Macon County | 38,717 | 4.6 % | 3.6 % |
| 65 | Dare County | 38,183 | 3.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 37,995 | 2.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 67 | Alexander County | 36,693 | 0.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 68 | Transylvania County | 34,103 | 3.4 % | 3.7 % |
| 69 | Scotland County | 33,898 | -0.8 % | 5.3 % |
| 70 | Currituck County | 32,278 | 14.9 % | 2.9 % |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 30,373 | 5.6 % | 4.0 % |
| 72 | Bladen County | 29,777 | 0.5 % | 5.3 % |
| 73 | Ashe County | 27,266 | 2.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 26,364 | 2.4 % | 4.1 % |
| 75 | Anson County | 22,432 | 1.7 % | 4.5 % |
| 76 | Caswell County | 22,363 | -1.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 77 | Madison County | 22,352 | 5.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 78 | Martin County | 21,523 | -2.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 79 | Greene County | 20,671 | 1.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 80 | Polk County | 20,320 | 5.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 81 | Hertford County | 19,169 | -11.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 82 | Warren County | 19,081 | 2.4 % | 4.9 % |
| 83 | Yancey County | 18,993 | 2.8 % | 4.4 % |
| 84 | Avery County | 17,811 | -0.0 % | 4.0 % |
| 85 | Bertie County | 16,939 | -5.5 % | 4.8 % |
| 86 | Northampton County | 16,580 | -5.1 % | 5.0 % |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 15,030 | 0.9 % | 5.3 % |
| 88 | Swain County | 13,945 | -1.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 89 | Chowan County | 13,891 | 1.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 13,460 | 3.5 % | 3.9 % |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 12,550 | 2.3 % | 3.7 % |
| 92 | Clay County | 12,042 | 8.6 % | 3.7 % |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 11,379 | 4.6 % | 3.8 % |
| 94 | Camden County | 11,184 | 8.0 % | 3.0 % |
| 95 | Washington County | 10,654 | -3.2 % | 4.8 % |
| 96 | Gates County | 10,299 | -1.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 97 | Jones County | 9,462 | 3.2 % | 4.1 % |
| 98 | Graham County | 8,179 | 1.9 % | 3.8 % |
| 99 | Hyde County | 4,583 | -0.1 % | 5.9 % |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 3,517 | 8.5 % | 5.4 % |