Counties in North Carolina by births (July to June)
Mecklenburg County had the highest births (July to June) of 100 counties in 2022, at 15,244. Hyde County had the lowest, at 34. The median was 572 and the figure for North Carolina was 121,548. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 15,244 | +4.6% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 13,175 | +3.4% |
| 3 | Guilford County Estimated | 5,848 | +2.6% |
| 4 | Cumberland County Estimated | 5,326 | +4.6% |
| 5 | Forsyth County Estimated | 4,508 | +4.2% |
| 6 | Durham County Estimated | 4,213 | +2.9% |
| 7 | Onslow County Estimated | 3,934 | +5.2% |
| 8 | Johnston County Estimated | 2,842 | +10.1% |
| 9 | Gaston County Estimated | 2,722 | +6.8% |
| 10 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 2,642 | +1.1% |
| 11 | Union County Estimated | 2,495 | +4.8% |
| 12 | Buncombe County Estimated | 2,447 | +3.2% |
| 13 | New Hanover County Estimated | 2,200 | +4.4% |
| 14 | Pitt County Estimated | 2,116 | +7.2% |
| 15 | Iredell County Estimated | 2,069 | +9.2% |
| 16 | Alamance County Estimated | 1,985 | +6.4% |
| 17 | Robeson County Estimated | 1,895 | +7.2% |
| 18 | Harnett County Estimated | 1,870 | +2.2% |
| 19 | Davidson County Estimated | 1,784 | +5.5% |
| 20 | Catawba County Estimated | 1,634 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Rowan County Estimated | 1,617 | +4.3% |
| 22 | Wayne County Estimated | 1,601 | +2.5% |
| 23 | Randolph County Estimated | 1,484 | -2.9% |
| 24 | Craven County Estimated | 1,262 | +7.9% |
| 25 | Moore County Estimated | 1,203 | -2% |
| 26 | Orange County Estimated | 1,199 | +8.2% |
| 27 | Cleveland County Estimated | 1,158 | +7.6% |
| 28 | Nash County Estimated | 1,105 | +8% |
| 29 | Brunswick County Estimated | 1,086 | +0.2% |
| 30 | Henderson County Estimated | 1,011 | +3.2% |
| 31 | Hoke County Estimated | 940 | +7.8% |
| 32 | Rockingham County Estimated | 933 | +7.9% |
| 33 | Lincoln County Estimated | 917 | +1.9% |
| 34 | Burke County Estimated | 896 | +10.3% |
| 35 | Wilson County Estimated | 881 | +3.5% |
| 36 | Franklin County Estimated | 849 | +9.7% |
| 37 | Lee County Estimated | 810 | +7.9% |
| 38 | Sampson County Estimated | 799 | +6.8% |
| 39 | Caldwell County Estimated | 735 | +1.1% |
| 40 | Surry County Estimated | 728 | +2.2% |
| 41 | Duplin County Estimated | 727 | +7.2% |
| 42 | Stanly County Estimated | 716 | +10.2% |
| 43 | Chatham County Estimated | 688 | +6.5% |
| 44 | Wilkes County Estimated | 684 | +1% |
| 45 | Granville County Estimated | 659 | +10.6% |
| 46 | Lenoir County Estimated | 643 | +1.6% |
| 47 | Pender County Estimated | 641 | +4.2% |
| 48 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 631 | +14.9% |
| 48 | Rutherford County Estimated | 631 | -2.6% |
| 50 | Columbus County Estimated | 602 | +0.3% |
| 51 | Halifax County Estimated | 541 | +2.1% |
| 51 | Vance County Estimated | 541 | +3.6% |
| 53 | Haywood County Estimated | 528 | +5.2% |
| 53 | Richmond County Estimated | 528 | -7.5% |
| 55 | Carteret County Estimated | 510 | +6% |
| 56 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 442 | -9.6% |
| 57 | Person County Estimated | 426 | -7.4% |
| 57 | Stokes County Estimated | 426 | +10.1% |
| 59 | Beaufort County Estimated | 419 | -8.3% |
| 60 | Scotland County Estimated | 406 | +7.4% |
| 61 | Davie County Estimated | 396 | 0% |
| 62 | McDowell County Estimated | 385 | +5.2% |
| 63 | Yadkin County Estimated | 378 | +12.5% |
| 64 | Bladen County Estimated | 358 | +3.8% |
| 65 | Alexander County Estimated | 340 | -3.7% |
| 66 | Jackson County Estimated | 339 | +4.6% |
| 67 | Currituck County Estimated | 338 | +10.8% |
| 68 | Macon County Estimated | 329 | +7.5% |
| 69 | Watauga County Estimated | 318 | -1.9% |
| 70 | Dare County Estimated | 289 | -11.6% |
| 71 | Anson County Estimated | 265 | -6.7% |
| 72 | Montgomery County Estimated | 256 | -0.8% |
| 73 | Transylvania County Estimated | 252 | +4.1% |
| 74 | Cherokee County Estimated | 235 | -2.9% |
| 75 | Martin County Estimated | 217 | -4% |
| 76 | Greene County Estimated | 213 | +0.5% |
| 77 | Ashe County Estimated | 201 | -5.6% |
| 78 | Madison County Estimated | 188 | +1.6% |
| 79 | Hertford County Estimated | 183 | -3.7% |
| 80 | Swain County Estimated | 180 | +21.6% |
| 81 | Bertie County Estimated | 177 | +31.1% |
| 82 | Yancey County Estimated | 175 | +8% |
| 83 | Caswell County Estimated | 174 | -5.9% |
| 84 | Warren County Estimated | 167 | +3.1% |
| 85 | Northampton County Estimated | 158 | -10.2% |
| 86 | Chowan County Estimated | 142 | +5.2% |
| 87 | Polk County Estimated | 138 | +0.7% |
| 88 | Avery County Estimated | 133 | -1.5% |
| 89 | Perquimans County Estimated | 121 | +12% |
| 90 | Mitchell County Estimated | 118 | -18.6% |
| 91 | Washington County Estimated | 114 | +20% |
| 92 | Jones County Estimated | 110 | +54.9% |
| 93 | Gates County Estimated | 97 | -3% |
| 94 | Alleghany County Estimated | 96 | -8.6% |
| 95 | Camden County Estimated | 95 | +20.3% |
| 96 | Graham County Estimated | 87 | +14.5% |
| 97 | Pamlico County Estimated | 85 | +4.9% |
| 98 | Clay County Estimated | 79 | -10.2% |
| 99 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 36 | +20% |
| 100 | Hyde County Estimated | 34 | -15% |
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About this ranking
Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.
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: births, 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest births (July to June)?
Mecklenburg County, with 15,244 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?
Hyde County, with 34 in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
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