Counties in North Carolina by birth rate (July to June), 2025
Onslow County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 100 counties in 2025, at 17.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Watauga County had the lowest, at 6.13 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.26 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 11.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County Estimated | 17.22 | -0.07 pts |
| 2 | Robeson County Estimated | 15.78 | -0.06 pts |
| 3 | Cumberland County Estimated | 15.29 | +0.1 pts |
| 4 | Hoke County Estimated | 14.72 | -0.17 pts |
| 5 | Wayne County Estimated | 13.94 | 0 pts |
| 6 | Sampson County Estimated | 13.9 | -0.17 pts |
| 7 | Duplin County Estimated | 13.82 | -0.14 pts |
| 8 | Cherokee County Estimated | 13.39 | +2.74 pts |
| 9 | Harnett County Estimated | 13.1 | -0.27 pts |
| 10 | Graham County Estimated | 12.99 | +1.62 pts |
| 11 | Bladen County Estimated | 12.97 | -0.06 pts |
| 12 | Richmond County Estimated | 12.81 | +0.06 pts |
| 13 | Anson County Estimated | 12.75 | +0.24 pts |
| 14 | Vance County Estimated | 12.65 | -0.11 pts |
| 15 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 12.62 | -0.18 pts |
| 16 | Durham County Estimated | 12.18 | +0.01 pts |
| 17 | Gaston County Estimated | 12.09 | -0.03 pts |
| 18 | Craven County Estimated | 12.06 | +0.08 pts |
| 19 | Columbus County Estimated | 11.85 | +0.19 pts |
| 20 | Clay County Estimated | 11.73 | +1.9 pts |
| 21 | Lenoir County Estimated | 11.72 | +0.05 pts |
| 22 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 11.67 | +0.12 pts |
| 23 | Cleveland County Estimated | 11.66 | -0 pts |
| 24 | Franklin County Estimated | 11.57 | -0.3 pts |
| 25 | Lee County Estimated | 11.48 | -0.22 pts |
| 26 | Wilson County Estimated | 11.43 | -0.04 pts |
| 27 | Jones County Estimated | 11.43 | +0.13 pts |
| 28 | Johnston County Estimated | 11.38 | -0.29 pts |
| 29 | Stanly County Estimated | 11.29 | -0.13 pts |
| 30 | Forsyth County Estimated | 11.27 | +0.07 pts |
| 31 | Moore County Estimated | 11.13 | -0.13 pts |
| 32 | Surry County Estimated | 11.11 | +0.22 pts |
| 33 | Pitt County Estimated | 11.1 | -0.12 pts |
| 34 | Person County Estimated | 11.05 | +0.06 pts |
| 35 | Randolph County Estimated | 10.98 | +0.09 pts |
| 36 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 10.92 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Guilford County Estimated | 10.86 | +0.19 pts |
| 38 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 10.8 | -0.33 pts |
| 39 | Scotland County Estimated | 10.73 | +0.07 pts |
| 40 | Wake County Estimated | 10.59 | -0.16 pts |
| 41 | Chowan County Estimated | 10.53 | +0.14 pts |
| 42 | Nash County Estimated | 10.53 | -0.06 pts |
| 43 | Washington County Estimated | 10.52 | +0.13 pts |
| 44 | Montgomery County Estimated | 10.46 | +0.19 pts |
| 45 | Pender County Estimated | 10.4 | +0.08 pts |
| 46 | Alamance County Estimated | 10.4 | -0.04 pts |
| 47 | Yadkin County Estimated | 10.32 | +0.04 pts |
| 48 | Rowan County Estimated | 10.3 | -0.06 pts |
| 49 | Davidson County Estimated | 10.27 | -0.03 pts |
| 50 | Wilkes County Estimated | 10.27 | +0.07 pts |
| 51 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 10.26 | -0.15 pts |
| 52 | Halifax County Estimated | 10.24 | +0.1 pts |
| 53 | Union County Estimated | 10.14 | 0 pts |
| 54 | Catawba County Estimated | 10.14 | -0.05 pts |
| 55 | Greene County Estimated | 10.05 | +0.07 pts |
| 56 | Rockingham County Estimated | 9.94 | -0 pts |
| 57 | Iredell County Estimated | 9.92 | -0.14 pts |
| 58 | Rutherford County Estimated | 9.9 | +0.25 pts |
| 59 | Martin County Estimated | 9.87 | +0.16 pts |
| 60 | Lincoln County Estimated | 9.87 | -0 pts |
| 61 | Beaufort County Estimated | 9.84 | +0.09 pts |
| 62 | Hertford County Estimated | 9.81 | -0.06 pts |
| 63 | Alexander County Estimated | 9.8 | +0.11 pts |
| 64 | Caldwell County Estimated | 9.77 | +0.1 pts |
| 65 | Swain County Estimated | 9.62 | +0.33 pts |
| 66 | Granville County Estimated | 9.61 | +0.08 pts |
| 67 | Burke County Estimated | 9.6 | +0.06 pts |
| 68 | Caswell County Estimated | 9.55 | +0.34 pts |
| 69 | Bertie County Estimated | 9.4 | -0.02 pts |
| 70 | Yancey County Estimated | 9.38 | +0.01 pts |
| 71 | Alleghany County Estimated | 9.35 | +0.2 pts |
| 72 | New Hanover County Estimated | 9.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 73 | Madison County Estimated | 8.97 | -0.01 pts |
| 74 | Northampton County Estimated | 8.97 | +0.18 pts |
| 75 | Buncombe County Estimated | 8.91 | +0.19 pts |
| 76 | McDowell County Estimated | 8.88 | +0.04 pts |
| 77 | Currituck County Estimated | 8.78 | -0.31 pts |
| 78 | Haywood County Estimated | 8.75 | +0.21 pts |
| 79 | Warren County Estimated | 8.69 | +0.02 pts |
| 80 | Macon County Estimated | 8.64 | +0.2 pts |
| 81 | Chatham County Estimated | 8.58 | -0.1 pts |
| 82 | Pamlico County Estimated | 8.57 | +0.37 pts |
| 83 | Mitchell County Estimated | 8.54 | -0.08 pts |
| 84 | Henderson County Estimated | 8.52 | +0.14 pts |
| 85 | Camden County Estimated | 8.51 | -0.06 pts |
| 86 | Avery County Estimated | 8.51 | +0.2 pts |
| 87 | Davie County Estimated | 8.39 | -0.07 pts |
| 88 | Hyde County Estimated | 8.31 | +0.3 pts |
| 89 | Stokes County Estimated | 8.09 | +0.14 pts |
| 90 | Orange County Estimated | 7.87 | +0.09 pts |
| 91 | Dare County Estimated | 7.72 | +0.15 pts |
| 92 | Gates County Estimated | 7.7 | +0.05 pts |
| 93 | Jackson County Estimated | 7.53 | +0.24 pts |
| 94 | Perquimans County Estimated | 7.42 | +0.04 pts |
| 95 | Ashe County Estimated | 7.29 | -0.02 pts |
| 96 | Brunswick County Estimated | 7.18 | -0.2 pts |
| 97 | Transylvania County Estimated | 7.1 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Carteret County Estimated | 6.98 | -0.03 pts |
| 99 | Polk County Estimated | 6.26 | +0.07 pts |
| 100 | Watauga County Estimated | 6.13 | +0.16 pts |
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About this ranking
Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.
Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Questions
Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?
Onslow County, with 17.22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?
Watauga County, with 6.13 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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