Census tract rankings · North Carolina

Densest census tracts in North Carolina

Residents per square mile, computed from the official tract land-area figure. Manhattan and central Brooklyn dominate the top of the list. Filtered to North Carolina, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	density
#1	Tract 1.03	Mecklenburg, NC	28,087/sq mi
#2	Tract 1.02	Mecklenburg, NC	15,450/sq mi
#3	Tract 3.01	Mecklenburg, NC	15,145/sq mi
#4	Tract 31.09	Mecklenburg, NC	14,140/sq mi
#5	Tract 4.01	Mecklenburg, NC	12,534/sq mi
#6	Tract 107.08	Orange, NC	11,404/sq mi
#7	Tract 116.02	Orange, NC	11,403/sq mi
#8	Tract 107.02	Guilford, NC	10,812/sq mi
#9	Tract 15.03	Durham, NC	10,609/sq mi
#10	Tract 136.01	Guilford, NC	10,216/sq mi
#11	Tract 524.09	Wake, NC	10,162/sq mi
#12	Tract 15.05	Durham, NC	9,327/sq mi
#13	Tract 6	Mecklenburg, NC	9,219/sq mi
#14	Tract 5.03	Mecklenburg, NC	9,130/sq mi
#15	Tract 33.01	Mecklenburg, NC	9,122/sq mi
#16	Tract 53.07	Mecklenburg, NC	9,041/sq mi
#17	Tract 523.03	Wake, NC	8,978/sq mi
#18	Tract 503	Wake, NC	8,871/sq mi
#19	Tract 38.08	Mecklenburg, NC	8,804/sq mi
#20	Tract 34.01	Mecklenburg, NC	8,529/sq mi
#21	Tract 537.30	Wake, NC	8,473/sq mi
#22	Tract 106.02	Guilford, NC	8,448/sq mi
#23	Tract 37.01	Mecklenburg, NC	8,289/sq mi
#24	Tract 1.04	Mecklenburg, NC	8,254/sq mi
#25	Tract 116.01	Orange, NC	8,195/sq mi
#26	Tract 53.08	Mecklenburg, NC	8,123/sq mi
#27	Tract 510	Wake, NC	7,952/sq mi
#28	Tract 540.08	Wake, NC	7,819/sq mi
#29	Tract 56.22	Mecklenburg, NC	7,730/sq mi
#30	Tract 511.01	Wake, NC	7,722/sq mi
#31	Tract 112.01	Guilford, NC	7,672/sq mi
#32	Tract 17.01	Mecklenburg, NC	7,481/sq mi
#33	Tract 13.03	Durham, NC	7,414/sq mi
#34	Tract 524.08	Wake, NC	7,341/sq mi
#35	Tract 1.02	Pitt, NC	7,257/sq mi
#36	Tract 50	Mecklenburg, NC	7,233/sq mi
#37	Tract 19.24	Mecklenburg, NC	7,196/sq mi
#38	Tract 59.15	Mecklenburg, NC	7,167/sq mi
#39	Tract 59.27	Mecklenburg, NC	7,061/sq mi
#40	Tract 58.56	Mecklenburg, NC	7,003/sq mi
#41	Tract 32.03	Mecklenburg, NC	6,906/sq mi
#42	Tract 19.27	Mecklenburg, NC	6,893/sq mi
#43	Tract 5.02	Mecklenburg, NC	6,850/sq mi
#44	Tract 113	Orange, NC	6,832/sq mi
#45	Tract 501	Wake, NC	6,714/sq mi
#46	Tract 511.02	Wake, NC	6,668/sq mi
#47	Tract 31.08	Mecklenburg, NC	6,619/sq mi
#48	Tract 3.02	Mecklenburg, NC	6,608/sq mi
#49	Tract 7	Mecklenburg, NC	6,551/sq mi
#50	Tract 537.28	Wake, NC	6,393/sq mi
#51	Tract 512	Wake, NC	6,391/sq mi
#52	Tract 112.02	Guilford, NC	6,296/sq mi
#53	Tract 537.13	Wake, NC	6,251/sq mi
#54	Tract 8	Mecklenburg, NC	6,240/sq mi
#55	Tract 57.16	Mecklenburg, NC	6,227/sq mi
#56	Tract 33.11	Cumberland, NC	6,170/sq mi
#57	Tract 19.25	Mecklenburg, NC	6,163/sq mi
#58	Tract 9205	Watauga, NC	6,125/sq mi
#59	Tract 117	Orange, NC	6,090/sq mi
#60	Tract 5.01	Mecklenburg, NC	6,066/sq mi
#61	Tract 3.01	Forsyth, NC	6,032/sq mi
#62	Tract 4.02	Mecklenburg, NC	5,955/sq mi
#63	Tract 15.07	Mecklenburg, NC	5,921/sq mi
#64	Tract 13.01	Durham, NC	5,889/sq mi
#65	Tract 11	Durham, NC	5,772/sq mi
#66	Tract 4.02	Durham, NC	5,764/sq mi
#67	Tract 24	Mecklenburg, NC	5,721/sq mi
#68	Tract 527.04	Wake, NC	5,707/sq mi
#69	Tract 61.15	Mecklenburg, NC	5,684/sq mi
#70	Tract 23	Durham, NC	5,677/sq mi
#71	Tract 523.04	Wake, NC	5,659/sq mi
#72	Tract 16.06	Mecklenburg, NC	5,637/sq mi
#73	Tract 3.02	Durham, NC	5,519/sq mi
#74	Tract 10	Mecklenburg, NC	5,459/sq mi
#75	Tract 55.22	Mecklenburg, NC	5,452/sq mi
#76	Tract 536.11	Wake, NC	5,401/sq mi
#77	Tract 540.04	Wake, NC	5,387/sq mi
#78	Tract 31.06	Mecklenburg, NC	5,382/sq mi
#79	Tract 105.04	New Hanover, NC	5,349/sq mi
#80	Tract 31.11	Mecklenburg, NC	5,344/sq mi
#81	Tract 19.20	Mecklenburg, NC	5,292/sq mi
#82	Tract 19.10	Mecklenburg, NC	5,290/sq mi
#83	Tract 1	Forsyth, NC	5,251/sq mi
#84	Tract 59.29	Mecklenburg, NC	5,217/sq mi
#85	Tract 506	Wake, NC	5,208/sq mi
#86	Tract 53.05	Mecklenburg, NC	5,157/sq mi
#87	Tract 111	New Hanover, NC	5,142/sq mi
#88	Tract 6	Forsyth, NC	5,140/sq mi
#89	Tract 22	Durham, NC	5,113/sq mi
#90	Tract 537.19	Wake, NC	5,111/sq mi
#91	Tract 127.04	Guilford, NC	5,081/sq mi
#92	Tract 1.01	Mecklenburg, NC	5,079/sq mi
#93	Tract 524.11	Wake, NC	5,065/sq mi
#94	Tract 26	Mecklenburg, NC	5,055/sq mi
#95	Tract 19.11	Mecklenburg, NC	5,049/sq mi
#96	Tract 59.23	Mecklenburg, NC	5,005/sq mi
#97	Tract 114	Guilford, NC	4,974/sq mi
#98	Tract 161.03	Guilford, NC	4,970/sq mi
#99	Tract 11	Mecklenburg, NC	4,961/sq mi
#100	Tract 20.22	Durham, NC	4,951/sq mi