Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2025
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2025, at 8,224. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -754. The median was -91 and the figure for North Carolina was 15,129. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 8,224 | +1.5% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 6,369 | +1.2% |
| 3 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,141 | +1.8% |
| 4 | Cumberland County Estimated | 2,023 | +3.4% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 1,869 | +5.5% |
| 6 | Union County Estimated | 949 | +5.1% |
| 7 | Johnston County Estimated | 936 | +0.6% |
| 8 | Guilford County Estimated | 878 | +25.1% |
| 9 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 869 | +4.6% |
| 10 | Harnett County Estimated | 650 | +4.3% |
| 11 | Forsyth County Estimated | 428 | +28.9% |
| 12 | Hoke County Estimated | 387 | -0.5% |
| 13 | Pitt County Estimated | 356 | +4.1% |
| 14 | Robeson County Estimated | 259 | -0.8% |
| 15 | Wayne County Estimated | 239 | +9.1% |
| 16 | Orange County Estimated | 224 | +5.7% |
| 17 | Gaston County Estimated | 222 | +27.6% |
| 18 | Iredell County Estimated | 196 | +30.7% |
| 19 | Franklin County Estimated | 172 | +1.2% |
| 20 | Lee County Estimated | 95 | 0% |
| 21 | Sampson County Estimated | 75 | +1.4% |
| 22 | Alamance County Estimated | 68 | +126.7% |
| 23 | Duplin County Estimated | 43 | 0% |
| 24 | Pender County Estimated | 30 | +400% |
| 25 | Camden County Estimated | 1 | 0% |
| 26 | Craven County Estimated | -10 | +74.4% |
| 27 | Hyde County Estimated | -15 | +6.3% |
| 27 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -15 | -25% |
| 29 | Lincoln County Estimated | -16 | +57.9% |
| 30 | Graham County Estimated | -24 | +31.4% |
| 31 | Stanly County Estimated | -31 | +13.9% |
| 32 | Granville County Estimated | -34 | +8.1% |
| 32 | Greene County Estimated | -34 | -3% |
| 34 | Jones County Estimated | -39 | 0% |
| 35 | Currituck County Estimated | -41 | -24.2% |
| 35 | Wilson County Estimated | -41 | -5.1% |
| 37 | Clay County Estimated | -45 | +33.8% |
| 38 | Vance County Estimated | -48 | -4.3% |
| 39 | Anson County Estimated | -51 | +7.3% |
| 40 | Chowan County Estimated | -54 | 0% |
| 41 | Bladen County Estimated | -60 | -22.4% |
| 42 | Watauga County Estimated | -65 | -1.6% |
| 43 | Alleghany County Estimated | -70 | +4.1% |
| 44 | Pasquotank County Estimated | -71 | -6% |
| 45 | Cherokee County Estimated | -79 | +53.3% |
| 46 | Avery County Estimated | -87 | +7.4% |
| 46 | Hertford County Estimated | -87 | -8.8% |
| 46 | Randolph County Estimated | -87 | +32% |
| 49 | Person County Estimated | -88 | 0% |
| 50 | Yancey County Estimated | -90 | -3.4% |
| 51 | Gates County Estimated | -92 | +1.1% |
| 52 | Washington County Estimated | -95 | -5.6% |
| 53 | New Hanover County Estimated | -96 | +35.1% |
| 54 | Madison County Estimated | -100 | -7.5% |
| 54 | Scotland County Estimated | -100 | -8.7% |
| 56 | Nash County Estimated | -103 | +12.7% |
| 57 | Jackson County Estimated | -105 | +3.7% |
| 57 | Swain County Estimated | -105 | -1% |
| 59 | Caswell County Estimated | -111 | 0% |
| 60 | Mitchell County Estimated | -112 | +0.9% |
| 61 | Montgomery County Estimated | -114 | -0.9% |
| 62 | Chatham County Estimated | -118 | -0.9% |
| 63 | Bertie County Estimated | -119 | -3.5% |
| 64 | Pamlico County Estimated | -120 | +4.8% |
| 65 | Perquimans County Estimated | -126 | -5% |
| 66 | Dare County Estimated | -127 | +1.6% |
| 67 | Yadkin County Estimated | -140 | +4.8% |
| 68 | Richmond County Estimated | -141 | -2.2% |
| 69 | Warren County Estimated | -148 | -6.5% |
| 70 | Alexander County Estimated | -151 | -1.3% |
| 70 | Davie County Estimated | -151 | +3.2% |
| 72 | Moore County Estimated | -157 | +6.5% |
| 73 | Martin County Estimated | -163 | +0.6% |
| 74 | Northampton County Estimated | -169 | -0.6% |
| 75 | Polk County Estimated | -178 | -2.3% |
| 76 | Ashe County Estimated | -191 | -2.1% |
| 77 | Macon County Estimated | -193 | +2% |
| 78 | Surry County Estimated | -202 | +12.9% |
| 79 | Columbus County Estimated | -211 | +0.5% |
| 79 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -211 | +0.5% |
| 81 | Lenoir County Estimated | -212 | +3.6% |
| 82 | Beaufort County Estimated | -214 | +2.3% |
| 83 | Rowan County Estimated | -216 | +3.1% |
| 84 | Cleveland County Estimated | -228 | +7.7% |
| 84 | Halifax County Estimated | -228 | -3.2% |
| 86 | Transylvania County Estimated | -241 | -1.7% |
| 87 | McDowell County Estimated | -280 | +0.4% |
| 88 | Wilkes County Estimated | -289 | +2.4% |
| 89 | Stokes County Estimated | -293 | +7% |
| 90 | Catawba County Estimated | -300 | +7.7% |
| 91 | Rockingham County Estimated | -348 | +2.8% |
| 92 | Rutherford County Estimated | -366 | +6.2% |
| 93 | Haywood County Estimated | -385 | +4.2% |
| 94 | Davidson County Estimated | -402 | +5.6% |
| 95 | Caldwell County Estimated | -463 | +3.5% |
| 96 | Henderson County Estimated | -467 | +6% |
| 97 | Burke County Estimated | -469 | +1.5% |
| 98 | Buncombe County Estimated | -490 | +10.7% |
| 99 | Carteret County Estimated | -498 | +0.4% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -754 | +5.5% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.
Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/north-carolina-counties.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Mecklenburg County, with 8,224 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -754 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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.