Counties in North Carolina by natural change, July to June
Mecklenburg County had the highest natural change, July to June of 100 counties in 2023, at 7,887. Brunswick County had the lowest, at -808. The median was -102 and the figure for North Carolina was 12,317. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 7,887 | +6.9% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 6,233 | +1.4% |
| 3 | Onslow County Estimated | 2,143 | -4% |
| 4 | Cumberland County Estimated | 1,990 | +13.4% |
| 5 | Durham County Estimated | 1,691 | -6.8% |
| 6 | Johnston County Estimated | 887 | +34.2% |
| 7 | Union County Estimated | 816 | +67.2% |
| 8 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 779 | +25.2% |
| 9 | Guilford County Estimated | 655 | +280.8% |
| 10 | Harnett County Estimated | 569 | +34.2% |
| 11 | Hoke County Estimated | 413 | -10.2% |
| 12 | Forsyth County Estimated | 367 | +198.4% |
| 13 | Pitt County Estimated | 331 | +1.2% |
| 14 | Robeson County Estimated | 270 | +8,900% |
| 15 | Orange County Estimated | 225 | -9.3% |
| 16 | Wayne County Estimated | 216 | +50% |
| 17 | Franklin County Estimated | 159 | +103.8% |
| 18 | Iredell County Estimated | 127 | +388.6% |
| 19 | Duplin County Estimated | 106 | +292.6% |
| 20 | Lee County Estimated | 80 | +544.4% |
| 21 | Sampson County Estimated | 70 | +186.4% |
| 22 | Gaston County Estimated | 51 | +111% |
| 23 | Pender County Estimated | 31 | +125% |
| 24 | Currituck County Estimated | 16 | -20% |
| 24 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 16 | +117.8% |
| 26 | Craven County Estimated | 1 | +100.8% |
| 27 | Hyde County Estimated | -6 | +53.8% |
| 28 | Camden County Estimated | -10 | +67.7% |
| 28 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -10 | -25% |
| 30 | Graham County Estimated | -24 | -41.2% |
| 31 | Granville County Estimated | -44 | +29% |
| 32 | Greene County Estimated | -45 | +13.5% |
| 33 | Vance County Estimated | -46 | +60.3% |
| 34 | Jones County Estimated | -51 | +19% |
| 35 | Gates County Estimated | -54 | +12.9% |
| 36 | Lincoln County Estimated | -56 | +70.2% |
| 37 | Bladen County Estimated | -57 | +75.8% |
| 38 | Wilson County Estimated | -59 | +80.5% |
| 39 | Alleghany County Estimated | -77 | -10% |
| 40 | Clay County Estimated | -78 | +32.8% |
| 41 | Anson County Estimated | -83 | +29.1% |
| 41 | Jackson County Estimated | -83 | +35.2% |
| 41 | Stanly County Estimated | -83 | +62.8% |
| 44 | Washington County Estimated | -88 | 0% |
| 45 | Scotland County Estimated | -89 | +18.3% |
| 46 | Avery County Estimated | -92 | +8.9% |
| 47 | Warren County Estimated | -96 | +37.7% |
| 48 | Montgomery County Estimated | -97 | +13.4% |
| 49 | Hertford County Estimated | -98 | +21% |
| 50 | Chowan County Estimated | -99 | -7.6% |
| 51 | Watauga County Estimated | -105 | +28.6% |
| 52 | Richmond County Estimated | -106 | +54.9% |
| 53 | Swain County Estimated | -107 | -81.4% |
| 54 | Madison County Estimated | -109 | +3.5% |
| 54 | Nash County Estimated | -109 | +37.4% |
| 54 | Yadkin County Estimated | -109 | +42% |
| 57 | Perquimans County Estimated | -112 | -47.4% |
| 58 | Bertie County Estimated | -115 | +13.5% |
| 59 | Yancey County Estimated | -122 | +11.6% |
| 60 | Alamance County Estimated | -124 | -44.2% |
| 61 | Dare County Estimated | -125 | -9.6% |
| 61 | Northampton County Estimated | -125 | +35.9% |
| 63 | New Hanover County Estimated | -130 | +46.1% |
| 64 | Mitchell County Estimated | -134 | +20.2% |
| 65 | Pamlico County Estimated | -135 | +0.7% |
| 65 | Person County Estimated | -135 | -70.9% |
| 67 | Caswell County Estimated | -137 | +22.2% |
| 68 | Davie County Estimated | -139 | +36.8% |
| 69 | Alexander County Estimated | -142 | +32.7% |
| 70 | Chatham County Estimated | -145 | +17.6% |
| 71 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -154 | -49.5% |
| 71 | Martin County Estimated | -154 | +15.4% |
| 73 | Columbus County Estimated | -162 | +49.5% |
| 74 | Beaufort County Estimated | -180 | +45.6% |
| 75 | Ashe County Estimated | -181 | +30.9% |
| 76 | Randolph County Estimated | -201 | +66.3% |
| 77 | Lenoir County Estimated | -206 | +34.2% |
| 78 | Halifax County Estimated | -211 | +34.5% |
| 78 | Polk County Estimated | -211 | +4.5% |
| 80 | Cherokee County Estimated | -213 | +31.3% |
| 81 | Macon County Estimated | -234 | +28.9% |
| 82 | Moore County Estimated | -241 | +5.5% |
| 83 | Transylvania County Estimated | -251 | -6.8% |
| 84 | Stokes County Estimated | -258 | +12.2% |
| 85 | Rowan County Estimated | -279 | +50.5% |
| 86 | Wilkes County Estimated | -282 | +27.9% |
| 87 | McDowell County Estimated | -284 | +17.9% |
| 88 | Surry County Estimated | -311 | +30.9% |
| 89 | Cleveland County Estimated | -319 | +27.5% |
| 90 | Catawba County Estimated | -364 | +40.5% |
| 91 | Rutherford County Estimated | -390 | +23.1% |
| 92 | Burke County Estimated | -415 | +11.9% |
| 93 | Caldwell County Estimated | -438 | +31% |
| 94 | Haywood County Estimated | -446 | +16.9% |
| 95 | Davidson County Estimated | -463 | +18.9% |
| 96 | Rockingham County Estimated | -489 | +15.4% |
| 97 | Carteret County Estimated | -527 | +6.2% |
| 98 | Henderson County Estimated | -530 | +24.8% |
| 99 | Buncombe County Estimated | -620 | +16.3% |
| 100 | Brunswick County Estimated | -808 | +25.1% |
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
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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.
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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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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 7,887 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Brunswick County, with -808 in 2023.
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.