# Counties in North Carolina by population density, 2025

All 100 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/north-carolina-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/north-carolina-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 909.4 |
| 2 | Wake County | 581.5 |
| 3 | New Hanover County | 493.8 |
| 4 | Durham County | 466.2 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 380.1 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 336 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 267.6 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 266.9 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 200.3 |
| 10 | Alamance County | 169.8 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 163.7 |
| 12 | Union County | 163.3 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 163.2 |
| 14 | Orange County | 148.1 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 142.3 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 128.7 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 126.7 |
| 18 | Davidson County | 125.8 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 125 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 117 |
| 21 | Onslow County | 110 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 108.3 |
| 23 | Lee County | 106.3 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 97.4 |
| 25 | Cleveland County | 85.9 |
| 26 | Wilson County | 85.2 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 85.2 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 79.4 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 73.8 |
| 30 | Pasquotank County | 71.8 |
| 31 | Nash County | 71 |
| 32 | Watauga County | 67.7 |
| 33 | Burke County | 67.6 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 67.3 |
| 35 | Davie County | 67.1 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 66.4 |
| 37 | Vance County | 65.2 |
| 38 | Franklin County | 64.4 |
| 39 | Rockingham County | 64.3 |
| 40 | Moore County | 61.2 |
| 41 | Craven County | 57.4 |
| 42 | Hoke County | 56.3 |
| 43 | Alexander County | 54.9 |
| 44 | Lenoir County | 54 |
| 45 | Carteret County | 53.6 |
| 46 | Surry County | 52.4 |
| 47 | Robeson County | 48.9 |
| 48 | Currituck County | 48.9 |
| 49 | Chatham County | 48.2 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 44.9 |
| 51 | Granville County | 44.6 |
| 52 | Haywood County | 44.2 |
| 53 | Yadkin County | 44.2 |
| 54 | Scotland County | 40.3 |
| 55 | Person County | 40 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 39.7 |
| 57 | Stokes County | 39.6 |
| 58 | Dare County | 38.5 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County | 37.5 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 35.4 |
| 61 | Transylvania County | 34.9 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 34.3 |
| 63 | Wilkes County | 33.9 |
| 64 | Polk County | 33.4 |
| 65 | Pender County | 32 |
| 66 | Chowan County | 31.5 |
| 67 | Greene County | 30 |
| 68 | Macon County | 29.4 |
| 69 | Avery County | 28.3 |
| 70 | Mitchell County | 26.3 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 26.1 |
| 72 | Sampson County | 25.1 |
| 73 | Ashe County | 24.9 |
| 74 | Halifax County | 24.8 |
| 75 | Duplin County | 24.4 |
| 76 | Yancey County | 23.6 |
| 77 | Clay County | 22 |
| 78 | Perquimans County | 21.1 |
| 79 | Hertford County | 20.8 |
| 80 | Columbus County | 20.8 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 20.7 |
| 82 | Beaufort County | 20.7 |
| 83 | Caswell County | 20.5 |
| 84 | Madison County | 19.4 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 18.9 |
| 86 | Martin County | 18.3 |
| 87 | Camden County | 18.2 |
| 88 | Warren County | 17 |
| 89 | Anson County | 15.8 |
| 90 | Pamlico County | 14.6 |
| 91 | Bladen County | 13.2 |
| 92 | Northampton County | 11.9 |
| 93 | Washington County | 11.9 |
| 94 | Gates County | 11.6 |
| 95 | Graham County | 10.8 |
| 96 | Swain County | 10.3 |
| 97 | Bertie County | 9.4 |
| 98 | Jones County | 7.8 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | 3.5 |
| 100 | Hyde County | 2.9 |