Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2021, at 6,584. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -810. The median was -148 and the figure for North Carolina was 1,180. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under -260
- -260 to -130
- -130 to 0
- 0 to 350
- 350 to 980
- 980 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 6,584 | -11.1% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 5,707 | -4.2% |
| 3 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,139 | -15.6% |
| 4 | Cumberland County Estimated | 1,718 | -30.4% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 1,659 | -5.7% |
| 6 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 637 | -15.4% |
| 7 | Johnston County Estimated | 611 | -11.1% |
| 8 | Union County Estimated | 502 | -28.4% |
| 9 | Harnett County Estimated | 489 | -27.6% |
| 10 | Hoke County Estimated | 390 | -8% |
| 11 | Pitt County Estimated | 267 | -48.1% |
| 12 | Forsyth County Estimated | 175 | -73.2% |
| 13 | Orange County Estimated | 174 | -13.9% |
| 14 | Guilford County Estimated | 97 | -90.4% |
| 15 | Franklin County Estimated | 5 | -86.8% |
| 16 | Currituck County Estimated | -7 | -110.6% |
| 17 | Wayne County Estimated | -11 | -112.5% |
| 18 | Hyde County Estimated | -18 | +18.2% |
| 19 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -19 | -35.7% |
| 20 | Pasquotank County Estimated | -21 | -144.7% |
| 21 | Camden County Estimated | -29 | -207.4% |
| 22 | Greene County Estimated | -41 | -86.4% |
| 23 | Lee County Estimated | -51 | -130.5% |
| 24 | Graham County Estimated | -56 | -115.4% |
| 25 | Alleghany County Estimated | -59 | +15.7% |
| 26 | Gates County Estimated | -61 | -64.9% |
| 27 | Clay County Estimated | -64 | -6.7% |
| 28 | Duplin County Estimated | -66 | -188% |
| 29 | Dare County Estimated | -80 | -86% |
| 29 | Robeson County Estimated | -80 | -158.8% |
| 31 | Jones County Estimated | -94 | -123.8% |
| 32 | Jackson County Estimated | -105 | -162.5% |
| 33 | Avery County Estimated | -108 | -14.9% |
| 33 | Madison County Estimated | -108 | -38.5% |
| 35 | Lincoln County Estimated | -113 | -24.2% |
| 35 | Sampson County Estimated | -113 | -503.6% |
| 37 | Anson County Estimated | -119 | -112.5% |
| 37 | Iredell County Estimated | -119 | -211.2% |
| 39 | Swain County Estimated | -121 | -36% |
| 40 | Pamlico County Estimated | -122 | -8.9% |
| 41 | Chowan County Estimated | -123 | -36.7% |
| 41 | Washington County Estimated | -123 | -141.2% |
| 43 | Yancey County Estimated | -129 | -81.7% |
| 44 | Perquimans County Estimated | -130 | -348.3% |
| 45 | Mitchell County Estimated | -132 | -20% |
| 46 | Montgomery County Estimated | -136 | -156.6% |
| 47 | Person County Estimated | -139 | -78.2% |
| 48 | Vance County Estimated | -142 | -1,477.8% |
| 49 | Warren County Estimated | -147 | -18.5% |
| 49 | Watauga County Estimated | -147 | -53.1% |
| 51 | Davie County Estimated | -148 | -66.3% |
| 52 | Moore County Estimated | -150 | -70.5% |
| 52 | Pender County Estimated | -150 | -383.9% |
| 54 | Richmond County Estimated | -151 | -118.8% |
| 55 | Granville County Estimated | -161 | -222% |
| 56 | Northampton County Estimated | -168 | -15.9% |
| 57 | Caswell County Estimated | -179 | -193.4% |
| 58 | Bladen County Estimated | -185 | -27.6% |
| 59 | Yadkin County Estimated | -188 | -79% |
| 60 | Martin County Estimated | -189 | -105.4% |
| 61 | Alamance County Estimated | -194 | -407.9% |
| 62 | Hertford County Estimated | -195 | -75.7% |
| 63 | Scotland County Estimated | -200 | -1,150% |
| 64 | Chatham County Estimated | -204 | +5.6% |
| 65 | Bertie County Estimated | -205 | -78.3% |
| 66 | Polk County Estimated | -210 | -46.9% |
| 67 | Ashe County Estimated | -213 | -13.3% |
| 68 | Craven County Estimated | -214 | -235.4% |
| 69 | Cherokee County Estimated | -234 | -78.6% |
| 70 | Stanly County Estimated | -247 | -105.8% |
| 71 | Transylvania County Estimated | -259 | -43.9% |
| 72 | Columbus County Estimated | -260 | +1.5% |
| 73 | Beaufort County Estimated | -266 | -18.8% |
| 74 | Alexander County Estimated | -267 | -206.9% |
| 75 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -286 | -81% |
| 76 | Macon County Estimated | -288 | -102.8% |
| 76 | McDowell County Estimated | -288 | -119.8% |
| 78 | Lenoir County Estimated | -290 | -56.8% |
| 79 | New Hanover County Estimated | -299 | -115.1% |
| 80 | Nash County Estimated | -313 | -177% |
| 81 | Wilson County Estimated | -318 | -736.8% |
| 82 | Stokes County Estimated | -326 | -51.6% |
| 83 | Halifax County Estimated | -340 | -33.9% |
| 84 | Wilkes County Estimated | -370 | -63% |
| 85 | Surry County Estimated | -419 | -69.6% |
| 86 | Randolph County Estimated | -423 | -123.8% |
| 87 | Cleveland County Estimated | -438 | -111.6% |
| 88 | Gaston County Estimated | -457 | -437.6% |
| 89 | Burke County Estimated | -460 | -70.4% |
| 90 | Rutherford County Estimated | -471 | -77.7% |
| 91 | Haywood County Estimated | -481 | -50.8% |
| 92 | Carteret County Estimated | -515 | -12% |
| 93 | Caldwell County Estimated | -550 | -102.2% |
| 94 | Rowan County Estimated | -556 | -270.7% |
| 95 | Henderson County Estimated | -587 | -17.9% |
| 96 | Catawba County Estimated | -644 | -391.6% |
| 97 | Rockingham County Estimated | -665 | -57.6% |
| 98 | Davidson County Estimated | -679 | -190.2% |
| 99 | Buncombe County Estimated | -731 | -86.5% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -810 | -3.1% |
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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.
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, 2021 [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=2021 (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, 2021}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2021. 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 6,584 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -810 in 2021.
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.