(CO-99-2) County Population Estimates for July 1, 1999 and Population Change for April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 (includes revised April 1, 1990 Population Estimates Base) Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Demographic Call Center Staff, 1-866-758-1060 Internet Release Date: March 9, 2000 4/1/90 Numeric Percent Population Population Population 7/1/99 Estimates Change Change FIPS State/County Code and Area Name Estimate Base 1990-99 1990-99 37 North Carolina..................... 7,650,789 6,632,448 1,018,341 15.4 37001 Alamance County, NC................ 121,100 108,213 12,887 11.9 37003 Alexander County, NC............... 31,984 27,544 4,440 16.1 37005 Alleghany County, NC............... 9,850 9,590 260 2.7 37007 Anson County, NC................... 24,238 23,474 764 3.3 37009 Ashe County, NC.................... 24,284 22,209 2,075 9.3 37011 Avery County, NC................... 15,844 14,867 977 6.6 37013 Beaufort County, NC................ 45,150 42,283 2,867 6.8 37015 Bertie County, NC.................. 20,392 20,388 4 0.0 37017 Bladen County, NC.................. 30,919 28,663 2,256 7.9 37019 Brunswick County, NC............... 71,214 50,985 20,229 39.7 37021 Buncombe County, NC................ 196,274 174,357 21,917 12.6 37023 Burke County, NC................... 83,101 75,740 7,361 9.7 37025 Cabarrus County, NC................ 124,844 98,935 25,909 26.2 37027 Caldwell County, NC................ 76,429 70,709 5,720 8.1 37029 Camden County, NC.................. 6,866 5,904 962 16.3 37031 Carteret County, NC................ 60,031 52,407 7,624 14.5 37033 Caswell County, NC................. 22,436 20,662 1,774 8.6 37035 Catawba County, NC................. 134,307 118,412 15,895 13.4 37037 Chatham County, NC................. 46,503 38,979 7,524 19.3 37039 Cherokee County, NC................ 23,173 20,170 3,003 14.9 37041 Chowan County, NC.................. 14,309 13,506 803 5.9 37043 Clay County, NC.................... 8,745 7,155 1,590 22.2 37045 Cleveland County, NC............... 94,024 84,958 9,066 10.7 37047 Columbus County, NC................ 52,946 49,587 3,359 6.8 37049 Craven County, NC.................. 89,391 81,812 7,579 9.3 37051 Cumberland County, NC.............. 283,650 274,713 8,937 3.3 37053 Currituck County, NC............... 18,305 13,736 4,569 33.3 37055 Dare County, NC.................... 29,640 22,746 6,894 30.3 37057 Davidson County, NC................ 142,852 126,688 16,164 12.8 37059 Davie County, NC................... 32,693 27,859 4,834 17.4 37061 Duplin County, NC.................. 43,379 39,995 3,384 8.5 37063 Durham County, NC.................. 204,097 181,844 22,253 12.2 37065 Edgecombe County, NC............... 54,659 56,692 -2,033 -3.6 37067 Forsyth County, NC................. 288,810 265,855 22,955 8.6 37069 Franklin County, NC................ 45,612 36,414 9,198 25.3 37071 Gaston County, NC.................. 185,169 174,769 10,400 6.0 37073 Gates County, NC................... 10,180 9,305 875 9.4 37075 Graham County, NC.................. 7,609 7,196 413 5.7 37077 Granville County, NC............... 44,546 38,341 6,205 16.2 37079 Greene County, NC.................. 18,537 15,384 3,153 20.5 37081 Guilford County, NC................ 391,380 347,431 43,949 12.6 37083 Halifax County, NC................. 55,832 55,516 316 0.6 37085 Harnett County, NC................. 84,501 67,833 16,668 24.6 37087 Haywood County, NC................. 52,002 46,948 5,054 10.8 37089 Henderson County, NC............... 82,264 69,747 12,517 17.9 37091 Hertford County, NC................ 21,937 22,317 -380 -1.7 37093 Hoke County, NC.................... 31,324 22,856 8,468 37.0 37095 Hyde County, NC.................... 5,828 5,411 417 7.7 37097 Iredell County, NC................. 117,519 93,205 24,314 26.1 37099 Jackson County, NC................. 30,260 26,835 3,425 12.8 37101 Johnston County, NC................ 110,850 81,306 29,544 36.3 37103 Jones County, NC................... 9,320 9,361 -41 -0.4 37105 Lee County, NC..................... 49,452 41,370 8,082 19.5 37107 Lenoir County, NC.................. 58,842 57,274 1,568 2.7 37109 Lincoln County, NC................. 58,895 50,319 8,576 17.0 37111 McDowell County, NC................ 40,565 35,681 4,884 13.7 37113 Macon County, NC................... 28,906 23,504 5,402 23.0 37115 Madison County, NC................. 18,906 16,953 1,953 11.5 37117 Martin County, NC.................. 26,133 25,078 1,055 4.2 37119 Mecklenburg County, NC............. 648,400 511,211 137,189 26.8 37121 Mitchell County, NC................ 14,763 14,433 330 2.3 37123 Montgomery County, NC.............. 24,323 23,359 964 4.1 37125 Moore County, NC................... 72,885 59,000 13,885 23.5 37127 Nash County, NC.................... 92,369 76,677 15,692 20.5 37129 New Hanover County, NC............. 150,895 120,284 30,611 25.4 37131 Northampton County, NC............. 21,234 21,004 230 1.1 37133 Onslow County, NC.................. 142,480 149,838 -7,358 -4.9 37135 Orange County, NC.................. 111,533 93,662 17,871 19.1 37137 Pamlico County, NC................. 12,314 11,368 946 8.3 37139 Pasquotank County, NC.............. 35,629 31,298 4,331 13.8 37141 Pender County, NC.................. 40,293 28,855 11,438 39.6 37143 Perquimans County, NC.............. 11,294 10,447 847 8.1 37145 Person County, NC.................. 33,856 30,180 3,676 12.2 37147 Pitt County, NC.................... 127,960 108,480 19,480 18.0 37149 Polk County, NC.................... 16,893 14,458 2,435 16.8 37151 Randolph County, NC................ 123,410 106,546 16,864 15.8 37153 Richmond County, NC................ 45,718 44,511 1,207 2.7 37155 Robeson County, NC................. 116,597 105,170 11,427 10.9 37157 Rockingham County, NC.............. 90,287 86,064 4,223 4.9 37159 Rowan County, NC................... 126,585 110,605 15,980 14.4 37161 Rutherford County, NC.............. 61,507 56,956 4,551 8.0 37163 Sampson County, NC................. 52,812 47,297 5,515 11.7 37165 Scotland County, NC................ 35,882 33,763 2,119 6.3 37167 Stanly County, NC.................. 56,547 51,765 4,782 9.2 37169 Stokes County, NC.................. 43,894 37,224 6,670 17.9 37171 Surry County, NC................... 67,940 61,704 6,236 10.1 37173 Swain County, NC................... 12,341 11,268 1,073 9.5 37175 Transylvania County, NC............ 28,853 25,520 3,333 13.1 37177 Tyrrell County, NC................. 3,940 3,856 84 2.2 37179 Union County, NC................... 115,144 84,210 30,934 36.7 37181 Vance County, NC................... 42,496 38,892 3,604 9.3 37183 Wake County, NC.................... 586,940 426,311 160,629 37.7 37185 Warren County, NC.................. 18,848 17,265 1,583 9.2 37187 Washington County, NC.............. 13,443 13,997 -554 -4.0 37189 Watauga County, NC................. 41,419 36,952 4,467 12.1 37191 Wayne County, NC................... 111,711 104,666 7,045 6.7 37193 Wilkes County, NC.................. 63,640 59,393 4,247 7.2 37195 Wilson County, NC.................. 68,801 66,061 2,740 4.1 37197 Yadkin County, NC.................. 35,245 30,488 4,757 15.6 37199 Yancey County, NC.................. 16,860 15,419 1,441 9.3