Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in North Carolina

North Carolina counties and cities ranked by population growth.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Carolina by population growth — which have the fastest population growth since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Johnston County leads at +15.1%.

Among cities & places, Blue Clay Farms leads at +2883.3%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Johnston County	+15.1%
2	Currituck County	+12.3%
3	Cabarrus County	+11.9%
4	Brunswick County	+10.7%
5	Chatham County	+9.8%
6	Iredell County	+9.3%
7	Lincoln County	+9.0%
8	Franklin County	+8.4%
9	Macon County	+7.8%
10	Wake County	+7.7%
11	Onslow County	+6.9%
12	Lee County	+6.8%
13	Alamance County	+6.7%
14	Union County	+6.0%
15	Rowan County	+5.8%
16	Buncombe County	+5.8%
17	Moore County	+5.7%
18	Durham County	+5.6%
19	Gaston County	+5.6%
20	Mecklenburg County	+5.3%
21	Yancey County	+5.2%
22	Pender County	+5.1%
23	Cherokee County	+4.4%
24	Clay County	+4.1%
25	Dare County	+3.6%
26	Granville County	+3.6%
27	Davidson County	+3.4%
28	Pasquotank County	+3.3%
29	Stanly County	+3.2%
30	Harnett County	+3.2%
31	Forsyth County	+3.1%
32	Davie County	+3.0%
33	Cleveland County	+3.0%
34	Guilford County	+2.9%
35	Catawba County	+2.8%
36	Haywood County	+2.3%
37	Henderson County	+2.2%
38	Camden County	+1.8%
39	Orange County	+1.7%
40	Randolph County	+1.5%
41	Nash County	+1.5%
42	New Hanover County	+1.4%
43	Cumberland County	+1.2%
44	Avery County	+0.8%
45	Madison County	+0.7%
46	Alleghany County	+0.6%
47	Rockingham County	+0.6%
48	Jackson County	+0.4%
49	Caswell County	+0.0%
50	Ashe County	-0.1%
51	Person County	-0.2%
52	Mitchell County	-0.2%
53	Yadkin County	-0.5%
54	Watauga County	-0.6%
55	Carteret County	-0.6%
56	Surry County	-0.8%
57	McDowell County	-1.2%
58	Swain County	-1.4%
59	Craven County	-1.4%
60	Caldwell County	-1.5%
61	Transylvania County	-1.6%
62	Hoke County	-1.6%
63	Stokes County	-1.9%
64	Chowan County	-2.0%
65	Scotland County	-2.1%
66	Alexander County	-2.1%
67	Perquimans County	-2.1%
68	Burke County	-2.3%
69	Rutherford County	-2.6%
70	Greene County	-2.9%
71	Pamlico County	-3.0%
72	Lenoir County	-3.2%
73	Wilson County	-3.4%
74	Pitt County	-3.4%
75	Wilkes County	-3.6%
76	Jones County	-3.6%
77	Polk County	-4.2%
78	Martin County	-4.7%
79	Vance County	-4.8%
80	Richmond County	-4.8%
81	Wayne County	-4.9%
82	Montgomery County	-5.1%
83	Beaufort County	-5.5%
84	Graham County	-5.5%
85	Warren County	-5.8%
86	Halifax County	-5.8%
87	Sampson County	-6.5%
88	Edgecombe County	-7.4%
89	Washington County	-8.5%
90	Gates County	-9.6%
91	Bertie County	-9.8%
92	Columbus County	-10.0%
93	Hyde County	-11.3%
94	Bladen County	-11.4%
95	Robeson County	-11.9%
96	Anson County	-12.0%
97	Northampton County	-13.7%
98	Hertford County	-14.7%
99	Duplin County	-16.8%
100	Tyrrell County	-17.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Blue Clay Farms	+2883.3%
2	Cashiers	+502.2%
3	Frisco	+489.4%
4	Hassell	+206.3%
5	Glenville	+202.3%
6	Hayesville	+186.8%
7	Bonnetsville	+170.4%
8	Waves	+162.5%
9	Salvo	+140.7%
10	Evergreen	+132.3%
11	Conetoe	+125.7%
12	Lake Santeetlah	+123.1%
13	Pantego	+121.4%
14	Rodanthe	+117.0%
15	Delway	+115.4%
16	Star	+89.2%
17	Holly Ridge	+87.2%
18	Oak City	+83.7%
19	Keener	+83.3%
20	Godwin	+82.8%
21	Turkey	+81.3%
22	Altamahaw	+78.1%
23	Bell Arthur	+75.9%
24	JAARS	+73.6%
25	Kelly	+72.6%
26	Varnamtown	+70.3%
27	Walnut Creek	+69.4%
28	Pollocksville	+68.1%
29	Locust	+67.7%
30	Momeyer	+66.0%
31	Cerro Gordo	+64.2%
32	Northchase	+62.7%
33	Bridgeton	+62.1%
34	Staley	+61.7%
35	Love Valley	+61.5%
36	Vander	+60.4%
37	Gibson	+59.7%
38	Everetts	+59.6%
39	Efland	+59.3%
40	Sandyfield	+59.2%
41	Wendell	+58.5%
42	Dover	+57.9%
43	Bunn	+57.0%
44	Neuse Forest	+56.6%
45	Hampstead	+54.7%
46	Whispering Pines	+54.5%
47	Woodlawn	+54.2%
48	Bakersville	+54.1%
49	Richfield	+53.9%
50	Cove Creek	+53.5%
51	Lake Norman of Iredell	+52.5%
52	Ruffin	+51.8%
53	Halifax	+51.2%
54	Rosman	+50.2%
55	Stantonsburg	+49.9%
56	Harmony	+49.9%
57	Goldston	+49.8%
58	Green Level	+49.3%
59	Hoopers Creek	+49.2%
60	Falkland	+48.8%
61	Zebulon	+47.3%
62	Lilesville	+47.3%
63	Scotland Neck	+46.9%
64	Swannanoa	+46.4%
65	St. Helena	+45.4%
66	Princeton	+44.6%
67	Jackson Heights	+44.4%
68	Mesic	+44.1%
69	Dortches	+43.0%
70	Casar	+42.8%
71	Danbury	+42.7%
72	Troutman	+42.0%
73	Waxhaw	+41.5%
74	Skippers Corner	+41.2%
75	Calabash	+40.2%
76	Spivey's Corner	+39.8%
77	Buies Creek	+39.8%
78	Ossipee	+39.5%
79	Boonville	+39.5%
80	Norwood	+38.7%
81	Webster	+38.4%
82	Fuquay-Varina	+37.6%
83	Catawba	+36.8%
84	Parmele	+36.5%
85	Earl	+36.4%
86	Rolesville	+36.2%
87	Mooresville	+36.0%
88	Sedalia	+35.7%
89	Hillsborough	+35.7%
90	Beech Mountain	+35.3%
91	Jackson	+34.9%
92	Moyock	+34.7%
93	Faith	+33.4%
94	Advance	+33.3%
95	Camden	+32.5%
96	Apex	+31.9%
97	Bunnlevel	+31.9%
98	Watha	+31.9%
99	Valley Hill	+31.8%
100	McAdenville	+31.7%

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