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North Carolina counties by population

Number of counties: 100
Population: 10,367,022
Largest county: Wake County
Table of counties in North Carolina sorted by population from largest to smallest.
CountyPopulation
Wake County1,112,883
Mecklenburg County1,100,984
Guilford County537,113
Forsyth County380,583
Cumberland County333,582
Durham County320,146
Buncombe County266,981
Union County235,699
Gaston County226,097
New Hanover County225,175
Cabarrus County221,200
Johnston County211,320
Onslow County201,597
Iredell County183,965
Pitt County170,600
Alamance County169,185
Davidson County168,002
Catawba County159,852
Orange County147,376
Rowan County145,784
Randolph County143,735
Brunswick County133,789
Harnett County133,074
Robeson County118,836
Wayne County117,692
Henderson County115,613
Craven County101,405
Cleveland County98,898
Moore County98,618
Nash County94,628
Rockingham County90,903
Burke County87,829
Lincoln County85,670
Caldwell County80,705
Wilson County78,844
Chatham County75,070
Surry County71,439
Carteret County67,944
Franklin County67,598
Wilkes County66,335
Rutherford County64,592
Lee County62,676
Stanly County62,148
Haywood County61,695
Granville County60,854
Pender County59,964
Sampson County59,468
Lenoir County55,344
Watauga County54,077
Hoke County52,169
Columbus County51,474
Duplin County49,836
Edgecombe County49,609
Halifax County49,291
Beaufort County44,898
Stokes County44,588
McDowell County44,527
Richmond County43,301
Jackson County42,983
Vance County42,650
Davie County42,543
Pasquotank County40,240
Person County38,999
Yadkin County37,198
Dare County36,718
Macon County36,532
Alexander County36,491
Scotland County34,345
Transylvania County32,979
Bladen County30,105
Cherokee County28,515
Currituck County27,575
Ashe County26,598
Montgomery County25,891
Caswell County22,785
Anson County22,388
Martin County22,213
Hertford County22,010
Madison County21,269
Greene County20,524
Polk County19,413
Warren County18,889
Yancey County18,357
Bertie County18,105
Northampton County17,917
Avery County17,747
Mitchell County14,951
Swain County14,166
Chowan County13,796
Perquimans County13,002
Pamlico County12,293
Washington County11,183
Clay County10,997
Alleghany County10,910
Gates County10,584
Camden County10,353
Jones County9,326
Graham County8,089
Hyde County4,697
Tyrrell County3,436

What is the largest county in North Carolina?

Wake County is the largest county in North Carolina with a population of 1,112,883.

TOP-5 counties by population in North Carolina:
  • Wake County
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Guilford County
  • Forsyth County
  • Cumberland County