Population
|
County
|
1,129,410
|
Wake
|
1,115,482
|
Mecklenburg
|
541,299
|
Guilford
|
382,590
|
Forsyth
|
334,728
|
Cumberland
|
324,833
|
Durham
|
269,452
|
Buncombe
|
238,267
|
Union
|
227,943
|
Gaston
|
225,804
|
Cabarrus
|
225,702
|
New Hanover
|
215,999
|
Johnston
|
204,576
|
Onslow
|
186,693
|
Iredell
|
171,415
|
Alamance
|
170,243
|
Pitt
|
168,930
|
Davidson
|
160,610
|
Catawba
|
148,696
|
Orange
|
146,875
|
Rowan
|
144,171
|
Randolph
|
136,693
|
Brunswick
|
133,568
|
Harnett
|
117,333
|
Wayne
|
116,530
|
Robeson
|
|
Population
|
County
|
116,281
|
Henderson
|
100,720
|
Craven
|
99,727
|
Moore
|
99,519
|
Cleveland
|
94,970
|
Nash
|
91,096
|
Rockingham
|
87,570
|
Burke
|
86,810
|
Lincoln
|
80,652
|
Caldwell
|
78,784
|
Wilson
|
76,285
|
Chatham
|
71,359
|
Surry
|
68,573
|
Franklin
|
67,686
|
Carteret
|
65,969
|
Wilkes
|
64,444
|
Rutherford
|
63,285
|
Lee
|
62,504
|
Stanly
|
62,089
|
Haywood
|
60,992
|
Granville
|
60,203
|
Pender
|
59,036
|
Sampson
|
55,122
|
Lenoir
|
54,086
|
Watauga
|
52,082
|
Hoke
|
|
Population
|
County
|
50,623
|
Columbus
|
48,900
|
Edgecombe
|
48,715
|
Duplin
|
48,622
|
Halifax
|
44,652
|
Beaufort
|
44,578
|
McDowell
|
44,520
|
Stokes
|
43,109
|
Jackson
|
42,946
|
Richmond
|
42,712
|
Davie
|
42,578
|
Vance
|
40,568
|
Pasquotank
|
39,097
|
Person
|
37,214
|
Yadkin
|
37,014
|
Macon
|
36,915
|
Dare
|
36,444
|
Alexander
|
34,174
|
Scotland
|
32,986
|
Transylvania
|
29,606
|
Bladen
|
28,774
|
Cherokee
|
28,100
|
Currituck
|
26,577
|
Ashe
|
25,751
|
Montgomery
|
22,736
|
Caswell
|
|
Population
|
County
|
22,055
|
Anson
|
22,031
|
Martin
|
21,552
|
Hertford
|
21,193
|
Madison
|
20,451
|
Greene
|
19,328
|
Polk
|
18,642
|
Warren
|
18,470
|
Yancey
|
17,934
|
Bertie
|
17,806
|
Avery
|
17,471
|
Northampton
|
14,903
|
Mitchell
|
14,117
|
Swain
|
13,708
|
Chowan
|
13,005
|
Perquimans
|
12,276
|
Pamlico
|
11,089
|
Clay
|
11,003
|
Washington
|
10,888
|
Alleghany
|
10,478
|
Gates
|
10,355
|
Camden
|
9,172
|
Jones
|
8,030
|
Graham
|
4,589
|
Hyde
|
3,245
|
Tyrrell
|
|