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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #101 | Tract 21 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,943/sq mi |
| #102 | Tract 38.09 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,935/sq mi |
| #103 | Tract 2.01 | Pitt, NC | 4,908/sq mi |
| #104 | Tract 16.03 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,907/sq mi |
| #105 | Tract 15.04 | Durham, NC | 4,898/sq mi |
| #106 | Tract 107.07 | Orange, NC | 4,896/sq mi |
| #107 | Tract 43.06 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,893/sq mi |
| #108 | Tract 536.17 | Wake, NC | 4,892/sq mi |
| #109 | Tract 14 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,885/sq mi |
| #110 | Tract 126.08 | Guilford, NC | 4,878/sq mi |
| #111 | Tract 9 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,867/sq mi |
| #112 | Tract 514 | Wake, NC | 4,863/sq mi |
| #113 | Tract 59.31 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,860/sq mi |
| #114 | Tract 33.10 | Cumberland, NC | 4,853/sq mi |
| #115 | Tract 535.20 | Wake, NC | 4,829/sq mi |
| #116 | Tract 19.18 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,828/sq mi |
| #117 | Tract 4 | Pitt, NC | 4,816/sq mi |
| #118 | Tract 541.17 | Wake, NC | 4,811/sq mi |
| #119 | Tract 20.32 | Durham, NC | 4,770/sq mi |
| #120 | Tract 23 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,770/sq mi |
| #121 | Tract 102 | New Hanover, NC | 4,761/sq mi |
| #122 | Tract 9 | Durham, NC | 4,760/sq mi |
| #123 | Tract 32.08 | Cumberland, NC | 4,729/sq mi |
| #124 | Tract 5 | Durham, NC | 4,728/sq mi |
| #125 | Tract 1.01 | Pitt, NC | 4,718/sq mi |
| #126 | Tract 58.53 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,701/sq mi |
| #127 | Tract 19.19 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,684/sq mi |
| #128 | Tract 58.60 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,674/sq mi |
| #129 | Tract 20.31 | Durham, NC | 4,664/sq mi |
| #130 | Tract 33.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,653/sq mi |
| #131 | Tract 55.34 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,650/sq mi |
| #132 | Tract 5.04 | Pitt, NC | 4,641/sq mi |
| #133 | Tract 16.08 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,640/sq mi |
| #134 | Tract 15.04 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,631/sq mi |
| #135 | Tract 33.18 | Cumberland, NC | 4,616/sq mi |
| #136 | Tract 17.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,610/sq mi |
| #137 | Tract 27.01 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,595/sq mi |
| #138 | Tract 19.26 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,591/sq mi |
| #139 | Tract 58.57 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,590/sq mi |
| #140 | Tract 20.05 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,587/sq mi |
| #141 | Tract 110 | Guilford, NC | 4,581/sq mi |
| #142 | Tract 521.02 | Wake, NC | 4,558/sq mi |
| #143 | Tract 534.33 | Wake, NC | 4,541/sq mi |
| #144 | Tract 3.01 | Durham, NC | 4,541/sq mi |
| #145 | Tract 41.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,507/sq mi |
| #146 | Tract 507 | Wake, NC | 4,506/sq mi |
| #147 | Tract 58.64 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,458/sq mi |
| #148 | Tract 508 | Wake, NC | 4,458/sq mi |
| #149 | Tract 126.17 | Guilford, NC | 4,454/sq mi |
| #150 | Tract 120.08 | New Hanover, NC | 4,430/sq mi |
| #151 | Tract 58.63 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,416/sq mi |
| #152 | Tract 27.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,342/sq mi |
| #153 | Tract 29.07 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,330/sq mi |
| #154 | Tract 115 | Guilford, NC | 4,322/sq mi |
| #155 | Tract 4 | Buncombe, NC | 4,322/sq mi |
| #156 | Tract 11 | Forsyth, NC | 4,273/sq mi |
| #157 | Tract 16.05 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,259/sq mi |
| #158 | Tract 15.10 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,257/sq mi |
| #159 | Tract 112 | New Hanover, NC | 4,254/sq mi |
| #160 | Tract 413.07 | Cabarrus, NC | 4,252/sq mi |
| #161 | Tract 534.34 | Wake, NC | 4,249/sq mi |
| #162 | Tract 57.10 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,245/sq mi |
| #163 | Tract 58.61 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,240/sq mi |
| #164 | Tract 55.25 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,224/sq mi |
| #165 | Tract 58.62 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,205/sq mi |
| #166 | Tract 127.06 | Guilford, NC | 4,202/sq mi |
| #167 | Tract 101 | Guilford, NC | 4,198/sq mi |
| #168 | Tract 523.07 | Wake, NC | 4,196/sq mi |
| #169 | Tract 35 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,195/sq mi |
| #170 | Tract 33.12 | Cumberland, NC | 4,184/sq mi |
| #171 | Tract 325.05 | Gaston, NC | 4,170/sq mi |
| #172 | Tract 29.10 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,168/sq mi |
| #173 | Tract 58.59 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,165/sq mi |
| #174 | Tract 20.26 | Durham, NC | 4,145/sq mi |
| #175 | Tract 537.14 | Wake, NC | 4,140/sq mi |
| #176 | Tract 540.23 | Wake, NC | 4,139/sq mi |
| #177 | Tract 34.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,122/sq mi |
| #178 | Tract 19.23 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,118/sq mi |
| #179 | Tract 19.22 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,110/sq mi |
| #180 | Tract 59.21 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,080/sq mi |
| #181 | Tract 126.11 | Guilford, NC | 4,077/sq mi |
| #182 | Tract 33.04 | Cumberland, NC | 4,061/sq mi |
| #183 | Tract 10.01 | Durham, NC | 4,058/sq mi |
| #184 | Tract 535.24 | Wake, NC | 4,057/sq mi |
| #185 | Tract 537.22 | Wake, NC | 4,051/sq mi |
| #186 | Tract 540.01 | Wake, NC | 4,032/sq mi |
| #187 | Tract 55.35 | Mecklenburg, NC | 4,022/sq mi |
| #188 | Tract 534.24 | Wake, NC | 4,008/sq mi |
| #189 | Tract 30.06 | Mecklenburg, NC | 3,990/sq mi |
| #190 | Tract 16.09 | Mecklenburg, NC | 3,981/sq mi |
| #191 | Tract 139 | Guilford, NC | 3,975/sq mi |
| #192 | Tract 542.12 | Wake, NC | 3,972/sq mi |
| #193 | Tract 119.04 | Guilford, NC | 3,952/sq mi |
| #194 | Tract 47 | Mecklenburg, NC | 3,949/sq mi |
| #195 | Tract 55.16 | Mecklenburg, NC | 3,938/sq mi |
| #196 | Tract 518 | Wake, NC | 3,931/sq mi |
| #197 | Tract 534.25 | Wake, NC | 3,919/sq mi |
| #198 | Tract 535.13 | Wake, NC | 3,918/sq mi |
| #199 | Tract 125.04 | Guilford, NC | 3,917/sq mi |
| #200 | Tract 3.03 | Pitt, NC | 3,909/sq mi |
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