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Fastest growing, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Union County, NCNC267,674+62.8%+15.9 pts

02Brunswick County, NCNC174,702+46.9%+3.4 pts

03Camden County, NCNC11,315+45.0%+28.3 pts

04Wake County, NCNC1,257,235+43.5%−4.8 pts

05Hoke County, NCNC56,939+39.5%−7.7 pts

06Johnston County, NCNC256,448+38.5%−11.5 pts

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725+35.8%+3.3 pts

08Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383+32.2%−3.7 pts

09Iredell County, NCNC211,798+30.0%−2.0 pts

10Currituck County, NCNC33,158+29.5%−3.0 pts

11Chatham County, NCNC85,111+28.7%+1.5 pts

12Franklin County, NCNC82,037+28.3%−1.5 pts

13Pender County, NCNC72,111+27.1%−15.3 pts

14New Hanover County, NCNC245,959+26.4%−6.8 pts

15Harnett County, NCNC150,137+26.0%−8.2 pts

16Pitt County, NCNC182,936+25.7%+1.7 pts

17Granville County, NCNC61,421+23.5%−2.9 pts

18Lincoln County, NCNC98,654+22.7%−4.0 pts

19Jackson County, NCNC45,039+21.6%−1.8 pts

20Clay County, NCNC12,239+20.6%−2.0 pts

21Durham County, NCNC347,240+19.8%−3.0 pts

22Henderson County, NCNC122,375+19.7%−9.0 pts

23Watauga County, NCNC54,786+19.6%+4.1 pts

24Duplin County, NCNC51,571+19.2%−3.4 pts

25Davie County, NCNC45,855+18.4%−6.7 pts

26Perquimans County, NCNC13,490+18.3%+9.5 pts

27Onslow County, NCNC217,175+18.2%+17.9 pts

28Moore County, NCNC110,619+18.0%−8.7 pts

29Lee County, NCNC70,258+18.0%−0.5 pts

30Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201+16.5%+5.0 pts

31Guilford County, NCNC562,234+16.0%−5.2 pts

32Gates County, NCNC10,234+16.0%+3.0 pts

33Alamance County, NCNC186,177+15.5%−5.3 pts

34Buncombe County, NCNC277,417+15.5%−2.5 pts

35Forsyth County, NCNC401,718+14.6%−0.5 pts

36Macon County, NCNC39,232+13.8%−13.1 pts

37Craven County, NCNC105,025+13.2%+1.2 pts

38Dare County, NCNC38,245+13.2%−18.6 pts

39Orange County, NCNC152,498+13.2%−12.8 pts

40Cherokee County, NCNC30,830+12.9%−7.5 pts

41Transylvania County, NCNC34,211+12.8%−2.1 pts

42Greene County, NCNC20,700+12.6%−10.8 pts

43Carteret County, NCNC70,469+11.9%−1.1 pts

44Polk County, NCNC20,533+11.9%−15.2 pts

45Ashe County, NCNC27,514+11.9%+2.1 pts

46Graham County, NCNC8,190+10.9%−0.2 pts

47Person County, NCNC40,636+10.8%−7.3 pts

48Alexander County, NCNC36,958+10.7%−11.3 pts

49Davidson County, NCNC180,182+10.6%−5.6 pts

50Wilson County, NCNC81,150+10.1%−1.7 pts

51Nash County, NCNC99,365+9.6%−4.4 pts

52Haywood County, NCNC63,369+9.3%−5.8 pts

53Hertford County, NCNC19,015+9.2%+8.8 pts

54Bladen County, NCNC30,007+9.0%−3.6 pts

55Catawba County, NCNC170,172+8.9%−10.7 pts

56Robeson County, NCNC119,941+8.8%−8.5 pts

57Randolph County, NCNC149,516+8.7%−13.8 pts

58Gaston County, NCNC246,558+8.3%−0.5 pts

59Wayne County, NCNC122,278+8.2%−0.1 pts

60Swain County, NCNC14,024+7.8%−7.3 pts

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,745+7.8%−2.7 pts

62Bertie County, NCNC17,086+7.6%+10.6 pts

63Caldwell County, NCNC81,105+7.3%−2.2 pts

64McDowell County, NCNC45,198+6.7%−11.4 pts

65Anson County, NCNC21,758+6.6%−1.1 pts

66Beaufort County, NCNC44,670+6.2%−0.1 pts

67Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537+6.2%−1.4 pts

68Rowan County, NCNC155,096+6.2%−11.6 pts

69Columbus County, NCNC50,487+6.1%−4.3 pts

70Stokes County, NCNC46,126+6.0%−14.1 pts

71Madison County, NCNC22,553+5.7%−10.1 pts

72Vance County, NCNC42,638+5.7%−4.7 pts

73Yadkin County, NCNC38,325+5.7%−13.6 pts

74Wilkes County, NCNC66,233+5.6%−4.9 pts

75Cumberland County, NCNC338,473+5.4%−4.9 pts

76Sampson County, NCNC61,504+5.4%−21.8 pts

77Warren County, NCNC18,898+5.0%−10.7 pts

78Alleghany County, NCNC11,479+4.5%−6.9 pts

79Stanly County, NCNC68,830+4.3%−8.0 pts

80Avery County, NCNC18,110+3.7%−11.8 pts

81Montgomery County, NCNC26,403+3.6%−11.3 pts

82Surry County, NCNC72,287+3.4%−12.0 pts

83Burke County, NCNC88,655+2.0%−15.7 pts

84Rockingham County, NCNC94,195+1.9%−4.9 pts

85Cleveland County, NCNC103,325+1.9%−11.8 pts

86Chowan County, NCNC14,082+1.8%−5.7 pts

87Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121+1.7%+3.4 pts

88Pamlico County, NCNC12,758+1.6%−12.1 pts

89Caswell County, NCNC22,563+0.9%−12.6 pts

90Scotland County, NCNC33,322+0.4%−6.2 pts

91Yancey County, NCNC19,084+0.2%−15.0 pts

92Richmond County, NCNC42,041+0.2%−4.4 pts

93Northampton County, NCNC16,491+0.1%−6.1 pts

94Lenoir County, NCNC55,837-0.3%−4.4 pts

95Hyde County, NCNC4,554-0.3%−7.9 pts

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,062-0.7%−9.4 pts

97Jones County, NCNC9,575-2.2%−12.5 pts

98Washington County, NCNC10,638-3.6%−1.6 pts

99Martin County, NCNC21,601-4.3%−6.3 pts

100Halifax County, NCNC46,534-4.7%−8.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS