Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2017, at 8,664. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -473. The median was -33 and the figure for North Carolina was 27,604. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 8,664 | -2.4% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 6,961 | -8% |
| 3 | Cumberland County Estimated | 2,847 | -2.1% |
| 4 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,743 | -11.1% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 2,175 | -8.3% |
| 6 | Guilford County Estimated | 1,712 | -6.8% |
| 7 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 986 | +5.7% |
| 8 | Forsyth County Estimated | 952 | -16.6% |
| 9 | Harnett County Estimated | 891 | +4% |
| 10 | Union County Estimated | 840 | -24.4% |
| 11 | Johnston County Estimated | 788 | -9.5% |
| 12 | Pitt County Estimated | 705 | -17.6% |
| 13 | Hoke County Estimated | 571 | -13% |
| 14 | Robeson County Estimated | 399 | +12.7% |
| 15 | New Hanover County Estimated | 357 | +39.5% |
| 16 | Orange County Estimated | 320 | -13.7% |
| 17 | Wayne County Estimated | 314 | -31.1% |
| 18 | Craven County Estimated | 311 | +0.3% |
| 19 | Iredell County Estimated | 255 | -38.6% |
| 20 | Alamance County Estimated | 194 | +27.6% |
| 21 | Lee County Estimated | 171 | +3% |
| 22 | Gaston County Estimated | 167 | -28.9% |
| 23 | Duplin County Estimated | 165 | -2.4% |
| 24 | Franklin County Estimated | 122 | -22.3% |
| 25 | Sampson County Estimated | 115 | -21.2% |
| 26 | Wilson County Estimated | 91 | -38.5% |
| 27 | Scotland County Estimated | 79 | +146.9% |
| 28 | Pender County Estimated | 63 | 0% |
| 29 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 52 | -11.9% |
| 30 | Granville County Estimated | 40 | +60% |
| 31 | Currituck County Estimated | 38 | +5.6% |
| 32 | Watauga County Estimated | 37 | +470% |
| 33 | Lincoln County Estimated | 29 | +141.4% |
| 34 | Camden County Estimated | 8 | +366.7% |
| 35 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 4 | +157.1% |
| 36 | Randolph County Estimated | 2 | -97.1% |
| 37 | Catawba County Estimated | -4 | -104.8% |
| 38 | Stanly County Estimated | -7 | +84.1% |
| 39 | Jackson County Estimated | -12 | -500% |
| 40 | Vance County Estimated | -16 | -200% |
| 41 | Graham County Estimated | -18 | -20% |
| 41 | Nash County Estimated | -18 | +48.6% |
| 43 | Montgomery County Estimated | -22 | -83.3% |
| 44 | Gates County Estimated | -25 | -525% |
| 44 | Hertford County Estimated | -25 | +24.2% |
| 46 | Richmond County Estimated | -29 | -3.6% |
| 47 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -30 | +46.4% |
| 48 | Greene County Estimated | -32 | -239.1% |
| 48 | Jones County Estimated | -32 | +13.5% |
| 48 | Yancey County Estimated | -32 | +57.9% |
| 51 | Hyde County Estimated | -34 | -21.4% |
| 51 | Perquimans County Estimated | -34 | +38.2% |
| 51 | Person County Estimated | -34 | -47.8% |
| 54 | Washington County Estimated | -39 | -11.4% |
| 55 | Alexander County Estimated | -46 | +28.1% |
| 56 | Moore County Estimated | -47 | -227% |
| 56 | Swain County Estimated | -47 | -771.4% |
| 58 | Anson County Estimated | -48 | +57.5% |
| 59 | Alleghany County Estimated | -52 | -10.6% |
| 59 | Avery County Estimated | -52 | +28.8% |
| 61 | Clay County Estimated | -58 | -31.8% |
| 62 | Bladen County Estimated | -61 | +14.1% |
| 62 | Burke County Estimated | -61 | +63.9% |
| 64 | Bertie County Estimated | -65 | +1.5% |
| 64 | Madison County Estimated | -65 | -109.7% |
| 66 | Dare County Estimated | -69 | -592.9% |
| 67 | Davidson County Estimated | -70 | -225% |
| 68 | Mitchell County Estimated | -71 | +20.2% |
| 69 | Halifax County Estimated | -72 | +2.7% |
| 70 | Yadkin County Estimated | -74 | -2.8% |
| 71 | Northampton County Estimated | -76 | +26.2% |
| 72 | Caswell County Estimated | -82 | -2.5% |
| 73 | Pamlico County Estimated | -88 | -15.8% |
| 74 | Chowan County Estimated | -92 | -91.7% |
| 75 | Davie County Estimated | -104 | -8.3% |
| 76 | Rowan County Estimated | -105 | -333.3% |
| 77 | Martin County Estimated | -108 | -151.2% |
| 78 | Ashe County Estimated | -110 | +24.1% |
| 79 | Warren County Estimated | -112 | -69.7% |
| 80 | Chatham County Estimated | -115 | -1,145.5% |
| 81 | Lenoir County Estimated | -120 | -13.2% |
| 82 | McDowell County Estimated | -125 | -420.8% |
| 83 | Polk County Estimated | -146 | -2.8% |
| 84 | Wilkes County Estimated | -152 | -42.1% |
| 85 | Cherokee County Estimated | -154 | -52.5% |
| 86 | Columbus County Estimated | -157 | -67% |
| 87 | Cleveland County Estimated | -173 | -25.4% |
| 88 | Rutherford County Estimated | -180 | +2.7% |
| 89 | Caldwell County Estimated | -189 | -58.8% |
| 89 | Haywood County Estimated | -189 | -5% |
| 91 | Macon County Estimated | -191 | -67.5% |
| 92 | Beaufort County Estimated | -197 | -53.9% |
| 93 | Stokes County Estimated | -201 | -44.6% |
| 94 | Transylvania County Estimated | -207 | -48.9% |
| 95 | Buncombe County Estimated | -215 | -388.6% |
| 95 | Carteret County Estimated | -215 | -9.1% |
| 97 | Surry County Estimated | -231 | -77.7% |
| 98 | Rockingham County Estimated | -279 | -26.8% |
| 99 | Henderson County Estimated | -377 | -12.9% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -473 | -28.5% |
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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.
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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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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, 2017}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Mecklenburg County, with 8,664 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -473 in 2017.
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.