US Census Data

Most densely populated in North Carolina

North Carolina counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Carolina by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Mecklenburg County leads at 2,160/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Governors Village leads at 4,825/sq mi.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Mecklenburg County2,160/sq mi
2Wake County1,379/sq mi
3New Hanover County1,203/sq mi
4Durham County1,146/sq mi
5Forsyth County948/sq mi
6Guilford County841/sq mi
7Gaston County651/sq mi
8Cabarrus County640/sq mi
9Cumberland County516/sq mi
10Buncombe County414/sq mi
11Alamance County412/sq mi
12Catawba County404/sq mi
13Union County387/sq mi
14Orange County371/sq mi
15Iredell County334/sq mi
16Henderson County315/sq mi
17Davidson County309/sq mi
18Lincoln County305/sq mi
19Rowan County290/sq mi
20Johnston County286/sq mi
21Onslow County274/sq mi
22Pitt County264/sq mi
23Lee County253/sq mi
24Harnett County229/sq mi
25Cleveland County216/sq mi
26Wilson County214/sq mi
27Wayne County212/sq mi
28Randolph County186/sq mi
29Pasquotank County180/sq mi
30Nash County177/sq mi
31Watauga County175/sq mi
32Burke County174/sq mi
33Brunswick County172/sq mi
34Caldwell County171/sq mi
35Vance County168/sq mi
36Davie County165/sq mi
37Rockingham County162/sq mi
38Stanly County161/sq mi
39Moore County147/sq mi
40Franklin County146/sq mi
41Craven County143/sq mi
42Alexander County140/sq mi
43Lenoir County138/sq mi
44Hoke County136/sq mi
45Carteret County135/sq mi
46Surry County134/sq mi
47Robeson County123/sq mi
48Granville County115/sq mi
49Chatham County115/sq mi
50Rutherford County115/sq mi
51Currituck County113/sq mi
52Haywood County113/sq mi
53Yadkin County112/sq mi
54Scotland County108/sq mi
55McDowell County102/sq mi
56Person County100/sq mi
57Stokes County100/sq mi
58Dare County98/sq mi
59Edgecombe County97/sq mi
60Richmond County90/sq mi
61Transylvania County88/sq mi
62Jackson County88/sq mi
63Wilkes County88/sq mi
64Polk County83/sq mi
65Chowan County80/sq mi
66Greene County77/sq mi
67Pender County73/sq mi
68Macon County73/sq mi
69Avery County71/sq mi
70Mitchell County68/sq mi
71Halifax County67/sq mi
72Cherokee County64/sq mi
73Ashe County63/sq mi
74Sampson County63/sq mi
75Duplin County60/sq mi
76Yancey County60/sq mi
77Hertford County58/sq mi
78Columbus County54/sq mi
79Beaufort County54/sq mi
80Caswell County53/sq mi
81Perquimans County53/sq mi
82Clay County53/sq mi
83Montgomery County53/sq mi
84Madison County48/sq mi
85Martin County48/sq mi
86Alleghany County47/sq mi
87Camden County45/sq mi
88Warren County44/sq mi
89Anson County41/sq mi
90Pamlico County37/sq mi
91Bladen County34/sq mi
92Northampton County32/sq mi
93Washington County31/sq mi
94Gates County31/sq mi
95Graham County28/sq mi
96Swain County27/sq mi
97Bertie County25/sq mi
98Jones County20/sq mi
99Tyrrell County9/sq mi
100Hyde County8/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Governors Village4,825/sq mi
2Lake Park4,579/sq mi
3Northchase3,417/sq mi
4Morrisville3,322/sq mi
5Carrboro3,266/sq mi
6Raleigh3,119/sq mi
7Boone3,059/sq mi
8Briar Chapel2,911/sq mi
9Cary2,898/sq mi
10Charlotte2,844/sq mi
11Chapel Hill2,761/sq mi
12Carolina Beach2,718/sq mi
13Elon2,651/sq mi
14Kure Beach2,641/sq mi
15Wake Forest2,576/sq mi
16Chowan Beach2,570/sq mi
17Emma2,536/sq mi
18Silver Lake2,531/sq mi
19Cornelius2,521/sq mi
20Apex2,518/sq mi
21Durham2,427/sq mi
22Greenville2,310/sq mi
23Wilmington2,308/sq mi
24Davidson2,285/sq mi
25Holly Springs2,234/sq mi
26Greensboro2,223/sq mi
27Ranlo2,211/sq mi
28Winterville2,154/sq mi
29Green Level2,118/sq mi
30Gibsonville2,113/sq mi
31Arrowhead Beach2,087/sq mi
32Asheville2,075/sq mi
33Knightdale2,029/sq mi
34Murraysville2,009/sq mi
35High Point2,006/sq mi
36Kings Grant2,000/sq mi
37Hope Mills1,972/sq mi
38Dallas1,956/sq mi
39Stallings1,953/sq mi
40Fuquay-Varina1,944/sq mi
41Hendersonville1,933/sq mi
42Wrightsville Beach1,921/sq mi
43Cullowhee1,917/sq mi
44Burlington1,903/sq mi
45Mooresville1,880/sq mi
46Micro1,879/sq mi
47Winston-Salem1,877/sq mi
48Belville1,867/sq mi
49Myrtle Grove1,850/sq mi
50Ogden1,848/sq mi
51Lucama1,810/sq mi
52Indian Trail1,801/sq mi
53Clemmons1,800/sq mi
54Washington Park1,780/sq mi
55Waxhaw1,769/sq mi
56Clyde1,759/sq mi
57Scotland Neck1,757/sq mi
58Matthews1,751/sq mi
59Hayesville1,745/sq mi
60Brandywine Bay1,742/sq mi
61Swansboro1,739/sq mi
62Avery Creek1,731/sq mi
63Henderson1,730/sq mi
64Alamance1,708/sq mi
65Swepsonville1,704/sq mi
66Hillsborough1,676/sq mi
67Clayton1,670/sq mi
68Carolina Shores1,670/sq mi
69Royal Pines1,668/sq mi
70Conetoe1,655/sq mi
71Garner1,649/sq mi
72Concord1,646/sq mi
73Sims1,641/sq mi
74Pineville1,623/sq mi
75Kannapolis1,616/sq mi
76Thomasville1,616/sq mi
77St. Pauls1,615/sq mi
78Sharpsburg1,608/sq mi
79Mount Holly1,591/sq mi
80Wingate1,590/sq mi
81Elizabeth City1,589/sq mi
82Graham1,587/sq mi
83South Weldon1,580/sq mi
84Springdale1,579/sq mi
85Salisbury1,547/sq mi
86Mebane1,545/sq mi
87East Flat Rock1,539/sq mi
88Mount Olive1,535/sq mi
89Harrisburg1,528/sq mi
90Stantonsburg1,525/sq mi
91Gastonia1,519/sq mi
92Roanoke Rapids1,516/sq mi
93Wilson1,512/sq mi
94Enfield1,512/sq mi
95Jacksonville1,506/sq mi
96Huntersville1,493/sq mi
97Scotch Meadows1,485/sq mi
98Rolesville1,455/sq mi
99Rockwell1,455/sq mi
100Bethel1,452/sq mi

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