Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2015, at 8,681. Henderson County had the lowest, at -289. The median was -19 and the figure for North Carolina was 32,345. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2015
- Under -100
- -100 to -50
- -50 to 0
- 0 to 100
- 100 to 480
- 480 and over
Top 40 counties, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2015 | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 8,681 | +3.5% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 7,445 | -4.3% |
| 3 | Onslow County Estimated | 3,214 | -1.7% |
| 4 | Cumberland County Estimated | 3,035 | -14% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 2,356 | -6.5% |
| 6 | Guilford County Estimated | 1,861 | -12.5% |
| 7 | Forsyth County Estimated | 1,119 | -21% |
| 8 | Union County Estimated | 1,034 | 0% |
| 9 | Harnett County Estimated | 926 | -9.5% |
| 10 | Pitt County Estimated | 876 | -9% |
| 11 | Johnston County Estimated | 856 | -18.9% |
| 12 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 784 | -19.6% |
| 13 | Hoke County Estimated | 639 | +5.4% |
| 14 | Wayne County Estimated | 542 | -14.4% |
| 15 | Orange County Estimated | 456 | +16% |
| 16 | Robeson County Estimated | 431 | -29.7% |
| 17 | Craven County Estimated | 401 | -23.2% |
| 18 | Iredell County Estimated | 387 | +47.1% |
| 19 | Gaston County Estimated | 359 | +48.3% |
| 20 | New Hanover County Estimated | 348 | -36.6% |
| 21 | Lee County Estimated | 174 | -36.5% |
| 22 | Duplin County Estimated | 154 | -31.9% |
| 23 | Sampson County Estimated | 150 | -5.7% |
| 24 | Alamance County Estimated | 147 | -17.9% |
| 25 | Randolph County Estimated | 131 | -24.7% |
| 26 | Franklin County Estimated | 117 | -17.6% |
| 27 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 108 | -21.2% |
| 28 | Wilson County Estimated | 107 | -8.5% |
| 29 | Pender County Estimated | 87 | +16% |
| 30 | Catawba County Estimated | 69 | -55.5% |
| 31 | Dare County Estimated | 63 | +31.3% |
| 32 | Scotland County Estimated | 58 | -33.3% |
| 33 | Buncombe County Estimated | 57 | -59.9% |
| 33 | Montgomery County Estimated | 57 | +612.5% |
| 35 | Vance County Estimated | 56 | -22.2% |
| 36 | Watauga County Estimated | 45 | -13.5% |
| 37 | Granville County Estimated | 40 | +37.9% |
| 37 | Swain County Estimated | 40 | -9.1% |
| 39 | Jackson County Estimated | 36 | -7.7% |
| 40 | Currituck County Estimated | 35 | -12.5% |
| 41 | Nash County Estimated | 26 | -81.9% |
| 42 | Lincoln County Estimated | 19 | -68.3% |
| 43 | Greene County Estimated | -1 | +50% |
| 44 | Camden County Estimated | -2 | -105.1% |
| 44 | Rowan County Estimated | -2 | +97.8% |
| 46 | Chatham County Estimated | -5 | +76.2% |
| 47 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -7 | -136.8% |
| 48 | Stanly County Estimated | -9 | -136% |
| 49 | Jones County Estimated | -13 | +60.6% |
| 50 | Graham County Estimated | -18 | +37.9% |
| 51 | Chowan County Estimated | -19 | +60.4% |
| 51 | Hyde County Estimated | -19 | -375% |
| 53 | Madison County Estimated | -25 | +49% |
| 54 | Washington County Estimated | -34 | -666.7% |
| 55 | Perquimans County Estimated | -35 | -29.6% |
| 55 | Person County Estimated | -35 | -266.7% |
| 55 | Yancey County Estimated | -35 | +37.5% |
| 58 | Alleghany County Estimated | -38 | -216.7% |
| 58 | Gates County Estimated | -38 | -231% |
| 60 | Richmond County Estimated | -50 | -1,766.7% |
| 61 | Hertford County Estimated | -52 | -57.6% |
| 62 | Alexander County Estimated | -53 | -581.8% |
| 63 | Lenoir County Estimated | -54 | -50% |
| 64 | Caswell County Estimated | -56 | -36.6% |
| 65 | Warren County Estimated | -60 | -46.3% |
| 66 | Clay County Estimated | -62 | +12.7% |
| 67 | McDowell County Estimated | -63 | -70.3% |
| 68 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -65 | -192.9% |
| 69 | Avery County Estimated | -66 | -57.1% |
| 70 | Halifax County Estimated | -74 | +36.2% |
| 71 | Anson County Estimated | -77 | -102.6% |
| 71 | Yadkin County Estimated | -77 | -140.6% |
| 73 | Columbus County Estimated | -78 | +32.2% |
| 74 | Mitchell County Estimated | -81 | -58.8% |
| 75 | Martin County Estimated | -83 | -31.7% |
| 76 | Davidson County Estimated | -84 | -240% |
| 77 | Pamlico County Estimated | -85 | -3.7% |
| 78 | Northampton County Estimated | -96 | -2.1% |
| 79 | Moore County Estimated | -99 | -22.2% |
| 80 | Bladen County Estimated | -103 | -836.4% |
| 81 | Bertie County Estimated | -104 | -36.8% |
| 82 | Davie County Estimated | -105 | -275% |
| 83 | Transylvania County Estimated | -110 | -13.4% |
| 84 | Macon County Estimated | -111 | -65.7% |
| 85 | Wilkes County Estimated | -134 | +24.3% |
| 86 | Ashe County Estimated | -140 | -21.7% |
| 87 | Polk County Estimated | -149 | -14.6% |
| 88 | Burke County Estimated | -150 | -7.1% |
| 89 | Stokes County Estimated | -160 | -97.5% |
| 90 | Cherokee County Estimated | -165 | -3.1% |
| 91 | Beaufort County Estimated | -172 | -57.8% |
| 92 | Haywood County Estimated | -174 | -3.6% |
| 92 | Surry County Estimated | -174 | -104.7% |
| 94 | Caldwell County Estimated | -176 | -134.7% |
| 95 | Carteret County Estimated | -188 | -66.4% |
| 96 | Cleveland County Estimated | -194 | -104.2% |
| 97 | Rutherford County Estimated | -203 | -1.5% |
| 98 | Rockingham County Estimated | -207 | -50% |
| 99 | Brunswick County Estimated | -223 | +8.6% |
| 100 | Henderson County Estimated | -289 | -3.6% |
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
APA 7
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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
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, 2015. 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?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 2015. 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?period=2015.
Harvard
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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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, 2015}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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.},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Mecklenburg County, with 8,681 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Henderson County, with -289 in 2015.
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.