Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2022, at 7,376. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -1,079. The median was -129 and the figure for North Carolina was 3,259. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 7,376 | +12% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 6,149 | +7.7% |
| 3 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,232 | +4.3% |
| 4 | Durham County Estimated | 1,815 | +9.4% |
| 5 | Cumberland County Estimated | 1,755 | +2.2% |
| 6 | Johnston County Estimated | 661 | +8.2% |
| 7 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 622 | -2.4% |
| 8 | Union County Estimated | 488 | -2.8% |
| 9 | Hoke County Estimated | 460 | +17.9% |
| 10 | Harnett County Estimated | 424 | -13.3% |
| 11 | Pitt County Estimated | 327 | +22.5% |
| 12 | Orange County Estimated | 248 | +42.5% |
| 13 | Guilford County Estimated | 172 | +77.3% |
| 14 | Wayne County Estimated | 144 | +1,409.1% |
| 15 | Forsyth County Estimated | 123 | -29.7% |
| 16 | Franklin County Estimated | 78 | +1,460% |
| 17 | Duplin County Estimated | 27 | +140.9% |
| 18 | Currituck County Estimated | 20 | +385.7% |
| 19 | Robeson County Estimated | 3 | +103.8% |
| 20 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -8 | +57.9% |
| 21 | Hyde County Estimated | -13 | +27.8% |
| 22 | Graham County Estimated | -17 | +69.6% |
| 23 | Lee County Estimated | -18 | +64.7% |
| 24 | Camden County Estimated | -31 | -6.9% |
| 25 | Iredell County Estimated | -44 | +63% |
| 26 | Greene County Estimated | -52 | -26.8% |
| 27 | Swain County Estimated | -59 | +51.2% |
| 28 | Gates County Estimated | -62 | -1.6% |
| 28 | Granville County Estimated | -62 | +61.5% |
| 30 | Jones County Estimated | -63 | +33% |
| 31 | Alleghany County Estimated | -70 | -18.6% |
| 32 | Perquimans County Estimated | -76 | +41.5% |
| 33 | Person County Estimated | -79 | +43.2% |
| 34 | Sampson County Estimated | -81 | +28.3% |
| 35 | Alamance County Estimated | -86 | +55.7% |
| 36 | Washington County Estimated | -88 | +28.5% |
| 37 | Pasquotank County Estimated | -90 | -328.6% |
| 38 | Chowan County Estimated | -92 | +25.2% |
| 39 | Avery County Estimated | -101 | +6.5% |
| 40 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -103 | +64% |
| 41 | Scotland County Estimated | -109 | +45.5% |
| 42 | Montgomery County Estimated | -112 | +17.6% |
| 43 | Madison County Estimated | -113 | -4.6% |
| 44 | Dare County Estimated | -114 | -42.5% |
| 45 | Clay County Estimated | -116 | -81.3% |
| 45 | Vance County Estimated | -116 | +18.3% |
| 47 | Anson County Estimated | -117 | +1.7% |
| 48 | Hertford County Estimated | -124 | +36.4% |
| 48 | Pender County Estimated | -124 | +17.3% |
| 50 | Jackson County Estimated | -128 | -21.9% |
| 51 | Craven County Estimated | -130 | +39.3% |
| 52 | Bertie County Estimated | -133 | +35.1% |
| 53 | Pamlico County Estimated | -136 | -11.5% |
| 54 | Yancey County Estimated | -138 | -7% |
| 55 | Watauga County Estimated | -147 | 0% |
| 56 | Warren County Estimated | -154 | -4.8% |
| 57 | Mitchell County Estimated | -168 | -27.3% |
| 58 | Nash County Estimated | -174 | +44.4% |
| 59 | Caswell County Estimated | -176 | +1.7% |
| 59 | Chatham County Estimated | -176 | +13.7% |
| 61 | Martin County Estimated | -182 | +3.7% |
| 62 | Lincoln County Estimated | -188 | -66.4% |
| 62 | Yadkin County Estimated | -188 | 0% |
| 64 | Northampton County Estimated | -195 | -16.1% |
| 65 | Alexander County Estimated | -211 | +21% |
| 66 | Davie County Estimated | -220 | -48.6% |
| 67 | Polk County Estimated | -221 | -5.2% |
| 68 | Stanly County Estimated | -223 | +9.7% |
| 69 | Richmond County Estimated | -235 | -55.6% |
| 69 | Transylvania County Estimated | -235 | +9.3% |
| 71 | Bladen County Estimated | -236 | -27.6% |
| 72 | New Hanover County Estimated | -241 | +19.4% |
| 73 | Moore County Estimated | -255 | -70% |
| 74 | Ashe County Estimated | -262 | -23% |
| 75 | Stokes County Estimated | -294 | +9.8% |
| 76 | Wilson County Estimated | -303 | +4.7% |
| 77 | Cherokee County Estimated | -310 | -32.5% |
| 78 | Lenoir County Estimated | -313 | -7.9% |
| 79 | Columbus County Estimated | -321 | -23.5% |
| 80 | Halifax County Estimated | -322 | +5.3% |
| 81 | Macon County Estimated | -329 | -14.2% |
| 82 | Beaufort County Estimated | -331 | -24.4% |
| 83 | McDowell County Estimated | -346 | -20.1% |
| 84 | Wilkes County Estimated | -391 | -5.7% |
| 85 | Cleveland County Estimated | -440 | -0.5% |
| 86 | Surry County Estimated | -450 | -7.4% |
| 87 | Gaston County Estimated | -464 | -1.5% |
| 88 | Burke County Estimated | -471 | -2.4% |
| 89 | Rutherford County Estimated | -507 | -7.6% |
| 90 | Haywood County Estimated | -537 | -11.6% |
| 91 | Carteret County Estimated | -562 | -9.1% |
| 92 | Rowan County Estimated | -564 | -1.4% |
| 93 | Davidson County Estimated | -571 | +15.9% |
| 94 | Rockingham County Estimated | -578 | +13.1% |
| 95 | Randolph County Estimated | -597 | -41.1% |
| 96 | Catawba County Estimated | -612 | +5% |
| 97 | Caldwell County Estimated | -635 | -15.5% |
| 98 | Henderson County Estimated | -705 | -20.1% |
| 99 | Buncombe County Estimated | -741 | -1.4% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -1,079 | -33.2% |
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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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 7,376 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -1,079 in 2022.
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.