Census tract rankings · North Carolina
Most populous census tracts in North Carolina
Where the most people live inside a single tract. The Census Bureau aims for 4,000 residents per tract but splits and merges aren't always synchronized with growth. Filtered to North Carolina, ranked among all tracts in the state.
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| Rank | Tract | County | population |
|---|---|---|---|
| #401 | Tract 9512 | Cleveland, NC | 5,708 |
| #402 | Tract 708.02 | Harnett, NC | 5,700 |
| #403 | Tract 21.02 | Buncombe, NC | 5,698 |
| #404 | Tract 542.16 | Wake, NC | 5,698 |
| #405 | Tract 601 | Iredell, NC | 5,693 |
| #406 | Tract 537.14 | Wake, NC | 5,689 |
| #407 | Tract 18.02 | Buncombe, NC | 5,685 |
| #408 | Tract 702.01 | Lincoln, NC | 5,684 |
| #409 | Tract 28.07 | Forsyth, NC | 5,683 |
| #410 | Tract 9515.01 | Cleveland, NC | 5,676 |
| #411 | Tract 40.10 | Forsyth, NC | 5,676 |
| #412 | Tract 306.02 | Lee, NC | 5,676 |
| #413 | Tract 9206.01 | Watauga, NC | 5,676 |
| #414 | Tract 208.02 | Alamance, NC | 5,666 |
| #415 | Tract 153.01 | Guilford, NC | 5,665 |
| #416 | Tract 31.03 | Forsyth, NC | 5,654 |
| #417 | Tract 201.03 | Chatham, NC | 5,651 |
| #418 | Tract 13.01 | Wayne, NC | 5,649 |
| #419 | Tract 301 | Caldwell, NC | 5,643 |
| #420 | Tract 305.04 | Randolph, NC | 5,642 |
| #421 | Tract 802 | Davie, NC | 5,631 |
| #422 | Tract 705.03 | Stokes, NC | 5,630 |
| #423 | Tract 541.13 | Wake, NC | 5,624 |
| #424 | Tract 26.04 | Forsyth, NC | 5,618 |
| #425 | Tract 167.01 | Guilford, NC | 5,616 |
| #426 | Tract 164.10 | Guilford, NC | 5,614 |
| #427 | Tract 203.10 | Union, NC | 5,614 |
| #428 | Tract 205.01 | Union, NC | 5,610 |
| #429 | Tract 116.09 | New Hanover, NC | 5,609 |
| #430 | Tract 56.12 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,607 |
| #431 | Tract 144.07 | Guilford, NC | 5,594 |
| #432 | Tract 304 | Randolph, NC | 5,594 |
| #433 | Tract 37.02 | Forsyth, NC | 5,591 |
| #434 | Tract 58.24 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,589 |
| #435 | Tract 804 | Davie, NC | 5,587 |
| #436 | Tract 9706.05 | Granville, NC | 5,581 |
| #437 | Tract 208 | Union, NC | 5,579 |
| #438 | Tract 115.01 | Catawba, NC | 5,577 |
| #439 | Tract 30.15 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,561 |
| #440 | Tract 9707.02 | Sampson, NC | 5,560 |
| #441 | Tract 104.03 | Catawba, NC | 5,559 |
| #442 | Tract 58.33 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,559 |
| #443 | Tract 501 | Wake, NC | 5,559 |
| #444 | Tract 528.15 | Wake, NC | 5,555 |
| #445 | Tract 535.17 | Wake, NC | 5,552 |
| #446 | Tract 9601.02 | Montgomery, NC | 5,551 |
| #447 | Tract 9402 | Jackson, NC | 5,548 |
| #448 | Tract 19.20 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,546 |
| #449 | Tract 530.03 | Wake, NC | 5,546 |
| #450 | Tract 17 | Forsyth, NC | 5,544 |
| #451 | Tract 528.14 | Wake, NC | 5,542 |
| #452 | Tract 39.02 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,539 |
| #453 | Tract 314.01 | Randolph, NC | 5,537 |
| #454 | Tract 614.08 | Iredell, NC | 5,534 |
| #455 | Tract 18 | Pitt, NC | 5,534 |
| #456 | Tract 305.03 | Randolph, NC | 5,534 |
| #457 | Tract 9709.03 | McDowell, NC | 5,533 |
| #458 | Tract 210.19 | Union, NC | 5,533 |
| #459 | Tract 40.05 | Forsyth, NC | 5,531 |
| #460 | Tract 40.12 | Forsyth, NC | 5,526 |
| #461 | Tract 612.01 | Iredell, NC | 5,526 |
| #462 | Tract 212.06 | Alamance, NC | 5,525 |
| #463 | Tract 38.07 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,523 |
| #464 | Tract 9503 | Jackson, NC | 5,514 |
| #465 | Tract 425.03 | Cabarrus, NC | 5,513 |
| #466 | Tract 115.02 | New Hanover, NC | 5,510 |
| #467 | Tract 515.01 | Rowan, NC | 5,510 |
| #468 | Tract 24.02 | Buncombe, NC | 5,509 |
| #469 | Tract 534.21 | Wake, NC | 5,508 |
| #470 | Tract 112 | Catawba, NC | 5,501 |
| #471 | Tract 161.03 | Guilford, NC | 5,492 |
| #472 | Tract 513.02 | Rowan, NC | 5,489 |
| #473 | Tract 537.25 | Wake, NC | 5,486 |
| #474 | Tract 614.01 | Iredell, NC | 5,485 |
| #475 | Tract 611.02 | Davidson, NC | 5,483 |
| #476 | Tract 119.04 | Guilford, NC | 5,481 |
| #477 | Tract 20.09 | Durham, NC | 5,479 |
| #478 | Tract 613.04 | Iredell, NC | 5,478 |
| #479 | Tract 535.09 | Wake, NC | 5,471 |
| #480 | Tract 102.04 | Catawba, NC | 5,468 |
| #481 | Tract 60.12 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,460 |
| #482 | Tract 502.02 | Rowan, NC | 5,459 |
| #483 | Tract 309 | Caldwell, NC | 5,455 |
| #484 | Tract 538.08 | Wake, NC | 5,452 |
| #485 | Tract 210.12 | Union, NC | 5,449 |
| #486 | Tract 6 | Cumberland, NC | 5,447 |
| #487 | Tract 514 | Wake, NC | 5,437 |
| #488 | Tract 9707.01 | Granville, NC | 5,432 |
| #489 | Tract 505.02 | Yadkin, NC | 5,431 |
| #490 | Tract 56.19 | Mecklenburg, NC | 5,427 |
| #491 | Tract 501.01 | Yadkin, NC | 5,427 |
| #492 | Tract 540.04 | Wake, NC | 5,425 |
| #493 | Tract 116.02 | Catawba, NC | 5,420 |
| #494 | Tract 111 | Lenoir, NC | 5,419 |
| #495 | Tract 17.05 | Durham, NC | 5,417 |
| #496 | Tract 2.04 | Onslow, NC | 5,416 |
| #497 | Tract 542.24 | Wake, NC | 5,413 |
| #498 | Tract 103.01 | Catawba, NC | 5,412 |
| #499 | Tract 23.05 | Buncombe, NC | 5,409 |
| #500 | Tract 540.01 | Wake, NC | 5,403 |
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