Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2018, at 8,461. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -584. The median was -45 and the figure for North Carolina was 26,417. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under -120
- -120 to -60
- -60 to 0
- 0 to 60
- 60 to 450
- 450 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 8,461 | -2.3% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 7,010 | +0.7% |
| 3 | Cumberland County Estimated | 2,959 | +3.9% |
| 4 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,660 | -3% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 2,093 | -3.8% |
| 6 | Guilford County Estimated | 1,610 | -6% |
| 7 | Union County Estimated | 1,015 | +20.8% |
| 8 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 903 | -8.4% |
| 9 | Forsyth County Estimated | 892 | -6.3% |
| 10 | Johnston County Estimated | 878 | +11.4% |
| 11 | Harnett County Estimated | 824 | -7.5% |
| 12 | Pitt County Estimated | 750 | +6.4% |
| 13 | Hoke County Estimated | 446 | -21.9% |
| 14 | Orange County Estimated | 365 | +14.1% |
| 15 | Wayne County Estimated | 358 | +14% |
| 16 | Alamance County Estimated | 336 | +73.2% |
| 17 | New Hanover County Estimated | 317 | -11.2% |
| 18 | Robeson County Estimated | 273 | -31.6% |
| 19 | Iredell County Estimated | 261 | +2.4% |
| 20 | Craven County Estimated | 241 | -22.5% |
| 21 | Gaston County Estimated | 224 | +34.1% |
| 22 | Lee County Estimated | 187 | +9.4% |
| 23 | Sampson County Estimated | 126 | +9.6% |
| 24 | Duplin County Estimated | 122 | -26.1% |
| 25 | Wilson County Estimated | 55 | -39.6% |
| 26 | Granville County Estimated | 46 | +15% |
| 27 | Pender County Estimated | 42 | -33.3% |
| 28 | Watauga County Estimated | 38 | +2.7% |
| 29 | Vance County Estimated | 28 | +275% |
| 30 | Franklin County Estimated | 18 | -85.2% |
| 30 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 18 | -65.4% |
| 32 | Lincoln County Estimated | 17 | -41.4% |
| 33 | Moore County Estimated | 11 | +123.4% |
| 34 | Camden County Estimated | 9 | +12.5% |
| 35 | Currituck County Estimated | 5 | -86.8% |
| 36 | Greene County Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 36 | Scotland County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 38 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -9 | -325% |
| 39 | Dare County Estimated | -12 | +82.6% |
| 40 | Richmond County Estimated | -13 | +55.2% |
| 41 | Jackson County Estimated | -19 | -58.3% |
| 42 | Hyde County Estimated | -20 | +41.2% |
| 43 | Graham County Estimated | -23 | -27.8% |
| 44 | Washington County Estimated | -26 | +33.3% |
| 45 | Alleghany County Estimated | -33 | +36.5% |
| 45 | Chatham County Estimated | -33 | +71.3% |
| 45 | Montgomery County Estimated | -33 | -50% |
| 48 | Nash County Estimated | -36 | -100% |
| 49 | Jones County Estimated | -40 | -25% |
| 49 | Person County Estimated | -40 | -17.6% |
| 51 | Anson County Estimated | -49 | -2.1% |
| 51 | Gates County Estimated | -49 | -96% |
| 53 | McDowell County Estimated | -51 | +59.2% |
| 53 | Stanly County Estimated | -51 | -628.6% |
| 55 | Caswell County Estimated | -52 | +36.6% |
| 56 | Yancey County Estimated | -53 | -65.6% |
| 57 | Hertford County Estimated | -55 | -120% |
| 57 | Martin County Estimated | -55 | +49.1% |
| 59 | Randolph County Estimated | -59 | -3,050% |
| 60 | Perquimans County Estimated | -61 | -79.4% |
| 61 | Alexander County Estimated | -62 | -34.8% |
| 62 | Swain County Estimated | -63 | -34% |
| 63 | Yadkin County Estimated | -64 | +13.5% |
| 64 | Bertie County Estimated | -65 | 0% |
| 64 | Northampton County Estimated | -65 | +14.5% |
| 66 | Cleveland County Estimated | -69 | +60.1% |
| 67 | Chowan County Estimated | -70 | +23.9% |
| 68 | Davie County Estimated | -75 | +27.9% |
| 69 | Madison County Estimated | -80 | -23.1% |
| 70 | Warren County Estimated | -84 | +25% |
| 71 | Avery County Estimated | -86 | -65.4% |
| 72 | Clay County Estimated | -90 | -55.2% |
| 73 | Pamlico County Estimated | -97 | -10.2% |
| 74 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -98 | -226.7% |
| 74 | Mitchell County Estimated | -98 | -38% |
| 76 | Columbus County Estimated | -106 | +32.5% |
| 77 | Rowan County Estimated | -107 | -1.9% |
| 78 | Lenoir County Estimated | -119 | +0.8% |
| 79 | Ashe County Estimated | -120 | -9.1% |
| 80 | Bladen County Estimated | -125 | -104.9% |
| 81 | Catawba County Estimated | -133 | -3,225% |
| 82 | Halifax County Estimated | -135 | -87.5% |
| 83 | Transylvania County Estimated | -146 | +29.5% |
| 84 | Macon County Estimated | -149 | +22% |
| 85 | Polk County Estimated | -156 | -6.8% |
| 86 | Wilkes County Estimated | -165 | -8.6% |
| 87 | Cherokee County Estimated | -167 | -8.4% |
| 88 | Beaufort County Estimated | -171 | +13.2% |
| 89 | Caldwell County Estimated | -186 | +1.6% |
| 90 | Davidson County Estimated | -187 | -167.1% |
| 91 | Burke County Estimated | -205 | -236.1% |
| 92 | Stokes County Estimated | -209 | -4% |
| 93 | Haywood County Estimated | -221 | -16.9% |
| 94 | Rutherford County Estimated | -232 | -28.9% |
| 95 | Surry County Estimated | -244 | -5.6% |
| 96 | Rockingham County Estimated | -262 | +6.1% |
| 97 | Buncombe County Estimated | -303 | -40.9% |
| 98 | Henderson County Estimated | -335 | +11.1% |
| 99 | Carteret County Estimated | -376 | -74.9% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -584 | -23.5% |
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
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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.
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, 2018 [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=2018 (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, 2018}},
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 8,461 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -584 in 2018.
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.