POPULATION GROWTH
1990 - 2000
By County in NC, ranked by percentage growth

(Piedmont Triad area counties are shaded)

Population

% growth

 Rank
(High to Low)
2000 1990
Johnston County             121,965                    81,306 50.0% 1
Wake County             627,846                  423,380 48.3% 2
Hoke County                33,646                    22,856 47.2% 3
Union County             123,677                    84,211 46.9% 4
Brunswick County                73,143                    50,985 43.5% 5
Pender County                41,082                    28,855 42.4% 6
Mecklenburg County             695,454                  511,433 36.0% 7
Harnett County                91,025                    67,822 34.2% 8
New Hanover County             160,307                  120,284 33.3% 9
Cabarrus County             131,063                    98,935 32.5% 10
Currituck County                18,190                    13,736 32.4% 11
Iredell County             122,660                    92,931 32.0% 12
Dare County                29,967                    22,746 31.7% 13
Franklin County                47,260                    36,414 29.8% 14
Henderson County                89,173                    69,285 28.7% 15
Chatham County                49,329                    38,759 27.3% 16
Sampson County                60,161                    47,297 27.2% 17
Polk County                18,324                    14,416 27.1% 18
Macon County                29,811                    23,499 26.9% 19
Lincoln County                63,780                    50,319 26.8% 20
Moore County                74,769                    59,013 26.7% 21
Granville County                48,498                    38,345 26.5% 22
Orange County             118,227                    93,851 26.0% 23
Davie County          34,835             27,859 25.0% 24
Pitt County             133,798                  107,924 24.0% 25
Jackson County                33,121                    26,846 23.4% 26
Greene County                18,974                    15,384 23.3% 27
Durham County             223,314                  181,835 22.8% 28
Duplin County                49,063                    39,995 22.7% 29
Clay County                  8,775                      7,155 22.6% 30
Randolph County        130,454           106,546 22.4% 31
Alexander County                33,603                    27,544 22.0% 32
Guilford County        421,048           347,420 21.2% 33
Alamance County        130,800           108,213 20.9% 34
Cherokee County                24,298                    20,170 20.5% 35
Stokes County          44,711             37,223 20.1% 36
Catawba County             141,685                  118,412 19.7% 37
Yadkin County          36,348             30,488 19.2% 38
Lee County                49,040                    41,374 18.5% 39
McDowell County                42,151                    35,681 18.1% 40
Person County                35,623                    30,180 18.0% 41
Buncombe County             206,330                  174,821 18.0% 42
Rowan County             130,340                  110,605 17.8% 43
Burke County                89,148                    75,744 17.7% 44
Robeson County             123,339                  105,179 17.3% 45
Camden County                  6,885                      5,904 16.6% 46
Davidson County        147,246           126,677 16.2% 47
Madison County                19,635                    16,953 15.8% 48
Warren County                19,972                    17,265 15.7% 49
Watauga County                42,695                    36,952 15.5% 50
Avery County                17,167                    14,867 15.5% 51
Surry County          71,219             61,704 15.4% 52
Yancey County                17,774                    15,419 15.3% 53
Forsyth County        306,067           265,878 15.1% 54
Haywood County                54,033                    46,942 15.1% 55
Swain County                12,968                    11,268 15.1% 56
Transylvania County                29,334                    25,520 14.9% 57
Montgomery County          26,822             23,346 14.9% 58
Nash County                87,420                    76,677 14.0% 59
Pamlico County                12,934                    11,372 13.7% 60
Cleveland County                96,287                    84,714 13.7% 61
Caswell County          23,501             20,693 13.6% 62
Gates County                10,516                      9,305 13.0% 63
Carteret County                59,383                    52,556 13.0% 64
Bladen County                32,278                    28,663 12.6% 65
Stanly County                58,100                    51,765 12.2% 66
Craven County                91,436                    81,613 12.0% 67
Wilson County                73,814                    66,061 11.7% 68
Pasquotank County                34,897                    31,298 11.5% 69
Alleghany County                10,677                      9,590 11.3% 70
Graham County                  7,993                      7,196 11.1% 71
Rutherford County                62,899                    56,918 10.5% 72
Wilkes County                65,632                    59,393 10.5% 73
Vance County                42,954                    38,892 10.4% 74
Columbus County                54,749                    49,587 10.4% 75
Cumberland County             302,963                  274,566 10.3% 76
Jones County                10,381                      9,414 10.3% 77
Ashe County                24,384                    22,209 9.8% 78
Caldwell County                77,415                    70,709 9.5% 79
Perquimans County                11,368                    10,447 8.8% 80
Gaston County             190,365                  175,093 8.7% 81
Mitchell County                15,687                    14,433 8.7% 82
Wayne County             113,329                  104,666 8.3% 83
Anson County                25,275                    23,474 7.7% 84
Hyde County                  5,826                      5,411 7.7% 85
Tyrrell County                  4,149                      3,856 7.6% 86
Chowan County                14,526                    13,506 7.6% 87
Rockingham County          91,928             86,064 6.8% 88
Scotland County                35,998                    33,754 6.6% 89
Beaufort County                44,958                    42,283 6.3% 90
Northampton County                22,086                    20,798 6.2% 91
Richmond County                46,564                    44,518 4.6% 92
Lenoir County                59,648                    57,274 4.1% 93
Halifax County                57,370                    55,516 3.3% 94
Martin County                25,593                    25,078 2.1% 95
Hertford County                22,601                    22,523 0.3% 96
Onslow County             150,355                  149,838 0.3% 97
Edgecombe County                55,606                    56,558 -1.7% 98
Washington County                13,723                    13,997 -2.0% 99
Bertie County                19,773                    20,388 -3.0% 100

Source:  US Census Bureau, 2000 & 1990.  Data released on March 21, 2001.  Compiled by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.