Counties in North Carolina by births (July to June)

Mecklenburg County had the highest births (July to June) of 100 counties in 2024, at 15,245. Hyde County had the lowest, at 37. The median was 554 and the figure for North Carolina was 121,444. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15,245Mecklenburg County
Lowest37Hyde County
Median554100 counties
North Carolina121,444History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 15,245 count15,245Wake CountyWake County: 13,071 count13,071Guilford CountyGuilford County: 5,914 count5,914Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 5,126 count5,126Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 4,432 count4,432Durham CountyDurham County: 4,129 count4,129Onslow CountyOnslow County: 3,680 count3,680Gaston CountyGaston County: 2,920 count2,920Johnston CountyJohnston County: 2,868 count2,868Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 2,679 count2,679Union CountyUnion County: 2,642 count2,642Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 2,422 count2,422New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 2,175 count2,175Iredell CountyIredell County: 2,043 count2,043Pitt CountyPitt County: 2,017 count2,017Harnett CountyHarnett County: 1,926 count1,926Alamance CountyAlamance County: 1,894 count1,894Robeson CountyRobeson County: 1,880 count1,880Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1,817 count1,817Catawba CountyCatawba County: 1,691 count1,691Wayne CountyWayne County: 1,679 count1,679Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1,615 count1,615Rowan CountyRowan County: 1,583 count1,583Craven CountyCraven County: 1,243 count1,243Moore CountyMoore County: 1,212 count1,212Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 1,205 count1,205Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 1,190 count1,190Orange CountyOrange County: 1,180 count1,180Nash CountyNash County: 1,038 count1,038Henderson CountyHenderson County: 1,010 count1,010Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 954 count954Franklin CountyFranklin County: 932 count932Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 926 count926Wilson CountyWilson County: 924 count924Sampson CountySampson County: 852 count852Burke CountyBurke County: 844 count844Hoke CountyHoke County: 822 count822Lee CountyLee County: 796 count796Surry CountySurry County: 782 count782Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 781 count781
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Mecklenburg County Estimated15,245+0.3%
2Wake County Estimated13,071-0.9%
3Guilford County Estimated5,914+0.4%
4Cumberland County Estimated5,126-0.4%
5Forsyth County Estimated4,432-1%
6Durham County Estimated4,129+2.1%
7Onslow County Estimated3,680-1%
8Gaston County Estimated2,920+2.6%
9Johnston County Estimated2,868+1.2%
10Cabarrus County Estimated2,679-2.7%
11Union County Estimated2,642+1.1%
12Buncombe County Estimated2,422+2%
13New Hanover County Estimated2,175-2.2%
14Iredell County Estimated2,043+1.1%
15Pitt County Estimated2,017+3.1%
16Harnett County Estimated1,926+4.6%
17Alamance County Estimated1,894+0.5%
18Robeson County Estimated1,880-2.2%
19Davidson County Estimated1,817+1.2%
20Catawba County Estimated1,691+0.5%
21Wayne County Estimated1,679+2.5%
22Randolph County Estimated1,615+0.9%
23Rowan County Estimated1,583-1.2%
24Craven County Estimated1,243-2.4%
25Moore County Estimated1,212+5%
26Brunswick County Estimated1,205+0.2%
27Cleveland County Estimated1,190+6.2%
28Orange County Estimated1,180-0.4%
29Nash County Estimated1,038+0.3%
30Henderson County Estimated1,010-2.8%
31Lincoln County Estimated954+1.5%
32Franklin County Estimated932+4.1%
33Rockingham County Estimated926+0.4%
34Wilson County Estimated924-0.3%
35Sampson County Estimated852+1.9%
36Burke County Estimated844-5.7%
37Hoke County Estimated822-3%
38Lee County Estimated796+0.9%
39Surry County Estimated782+2.8%
40Caldwell County Estimated781-6.2%
41Stanly County Estimated762+3.1%
42Chatham County Estimated719+2.1%
43Pender County Estimated715-4.9%
44Duplin County Estimated705-1.4%
45Wilkes County Estimated674-3.2%
46Lenoir County Estimated644-0.2%
47Rutherford County Estimated632+0.8%
48Columbus County Estimated586-3.5%
48Granville County Estimated586-2.8%
50Edgecombe County Estimated566-3.4%
51Vance County Estimated542+1.5%
52Haywood County Estimated539+4.3%
53Richmond County Estimated537-0.6%
54Carteret County Estimated490+0.4%
55Halifax County Estimated477-4.8%
56Person County Estimated440+11.7%
57Beaufort County Estimated435-2%
58Pasquotank County Estimated432-7.5%
59McDowell County Estimated399+6.1%
60Yadkin County Estimated391-8.6%
61Bladen County Estimated388-1.3%
62Davie County Estimated381-8.4%
63Stokes County Estimated363-6.9%
64Scotland County Estimated358-4.8%
65Alexander County Estimated354+0.3%
66Watauga County Estimated329+6.5%
67Jackson County Estimated328-1.8%
68Macon County Estimated326+0.9%
69Cherokee County Estimated322+22.9%
70Currituck County Estimated291-8.5%
71Dare County Estimated289-0.7%
72Anson County Estimated271+5%
73Montgomery County Estimated270-1.1%
74Transylvania County Estimated242+2.5%
75Martin County Estimated209-9.1%
76Caswell County Estimated207-1.4%
77Greene County Estimated206+10.2%
78Madison County Estimated200-0.5%
79Ashe County Estimated199-4.3%
80Hertford County Estimated189+1.1%
81Yancey County Estimated178+5.3%
82Warren County Estimated164-15.9%
83Bertie County Estimated161+5.2%
84Avery County Estimated149+5.7%
85Northampton County Estimated146-7%
86Chowan County Estimated145+10.7%
87Mitchell County Estimated130+25%
87Swain County Estimated130-6.5%
89Polk County Estimated125+7.8%
90Clay County Estimated117+31.5%
91Washington County Estimated111+9.9%
92Jones County Estimated107+8.1%
93Alleghany County Estimated104-1.9%
94Pamlico County Estimated103+12%
95Perquimans County Estimated99-5.7%
96Camden County Estimated96+15.7%
97Graham County Estimated92+1.1%
98Gates County Estimated79-20.2%
99Tyrrell County Estimated39-9.3%
100Hyde County Estimated37+2.8%

Other periods

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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

Mecklenburg County, with 15,245 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Hyde County, with 37 in 2024.

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: births, 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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