Fastest Growing Counties in North Carolina (2024)

Fastest growing counties in North Carolina.

100 Rows

County
Rank
Change (2020)
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Brunswick County120.88%167,020138,168
Pender County217.65%71,34460,639
Franklin County315.09%79,60269,164
Johnston County414.32%249,008217,808
Currituck County513.28%32,17828,405
Lincoln County612.64%98,24287,220
Union County710.13%263,732239,470
Clay County88.71%12,11311,142
Chatham County98.67%83,30976,664
Iredell County108.45%203,546187,683
Lee County118.1%68,57563,434
Harnett County128.01%144,476133,757
Moore County137.99%108,305100,296
Camden County147.46%11,18410,408
Cabarrus County157.44%244,123227,219
Stanly County167.22%67,16762,642
Jackson County177.08%45,22642,237
Wake County187.01%1,209,7721,130,483
New Hanover County196.89%241,920226,326
Tyrrell County206.42%3,4493,241
Mecklenburg County215.9%1,183,3271,117,423
Hoke County225.68%55,20152,236
Alamance County235.67%181,712171,960
Cherokee County245.55%30,45928,858
Alleghany County255.47%11,49110,895
Gaston County265.24%240,514228,532
Orange County275.15%150,999143,602
Onslow County285.08%218,321207,757
Davie County295.08%45,08342,903
Jones County304.74%9,5839,149
Davidson County314.74%177,228169,203
Macon County324.74%38,85537,098
Durham County334.58%340,492325,567
Madison County344.58%22,26121,287
Rowan County354.4%153,649147,167
Perquimans County363.96%13,53313,018
Polk County373.7%20,10819,390
Pitt County383.66%176,628170,390
Forsyth County393.39%396,181383,202
Craven County403.38%103,695100,307
Yancey County413.31%19,10818,496
Catawba County423.25%166,123160,888
Dare County433.22%38,23337,039
Carteret County443.21%69,90467,728
Buncombe County453.08%278,012269,702
Henderson County463.08%120,162116,574
Stokes County473.04%45,92844,572
Duplin County482.98%50,10648,658
Randolph County492.97%148,720144,425
Pasquotank County502.82%41,72040,577
Granville County512.65%62,68261,061
Guilford County522.59%553,275539,321
Pamlico County532.54%12,61212,300
Rutherford County542.45%66,06964,486
Person County552.41%40,13139,187
Montgomery County562.32%26,32925,731
Wayne County572.31%119,923117,221
Cleveland County582.29%102,10399,817
Nash County592.23%97,28295,157
Warren County602.15%18,99518,596
Caswell County612.14%23,18322,697
Yadkin County622.11%38,04137,254
Rockingham County632.06%93,07091,195
Transylvania County642.05%33,72533,048
Sampson County651.84%60,17559,085
Ashe County661.81%27,06426,584
Haywood County671.78%63,32362,218
Robeson County681.68%118,264116,309
Chowan County691.32%13,88413,703
Burke County701.3%88,70487,565
Greene County711.21%20,69320,446
McDowell County721.09%45,03144,547
Wilson County731.05%79,63478,804
Cumberland County741.05%338,999335,470
Edgecombe County751.03%49,27548,775
Watauga County760.67%54,48354,122
Wilkes County770.48%66,23565,916
Graham County780.45%8,0728,036
Lenoir County790.45%55,29155,046
Alexander County800.39%36,63036,489
Mitchell County810.34%14,95014,900
Scotland County820.33%34,40234,290
Caldwell County830.18%80,80180,652
Hyde County840.11%4,5584,553
Surry County850.1%71,44271,373
Bladen County86-0.19%29,57729,632
Vance County87-0.22%42,44842,540
Beaufort County88-0.3%44,56244,694
Columbus County89-0.65%50,16750,496
Anson County90-0.91%21,83622,037
Gates County91-1.3%10,31610,452
Swain County92-1.47%13,89614,103
Avery County93-1.49%17,58117,847
Richmond County94-1.96%42,07542,914
Martin County95-2.44%21,41621,952
Washington County96-3.01%10,65010,980
Halifax County97-3.39%46,88548,528
Northampton County98-4.76%16,60317,433
Bertie County99-6.09%16,77617,863
Hertford County100-9.85%19,27221,378

Fastest Growing Counties in North Carolina (2024)