table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 3 through 4 (leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,, "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of North Carolina: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004",,,,,,, Geographic Area,Population estimates,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,"July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census North Carolina,"8,541,221","8,421,190","8,311,899","8,198,256","8,078,373","8,046,491","8,049,313" .Alamance County,"138,462","136,623","135,645","133,626","131,473","130,794","130,800" .Alexander County,"34,842","34,799","34,448","34,018","33,672","33,603","33,603" .Alleghany County,"10,835","10,857","10,826","10,794","10,702","10,680","10,677" .Anson County,"25,109","25,200","25,283","25,263","25,256","25,275","25,275" .Ashe County,"25,224","25,014","24,853","24,662","24,457","24,384","24,384" .Avery County,"17,786","17,714","17,703","17,588","17,193","17,167","17,167" .Beaufort County,"45,794","45,498","45,278","45,116","44,988","44,958","44,958" .Bertie County,"19,539","19,499","19,632","19,680","19,721","19,757","19,773" .Bladen County,"33,007","32,656","32,467","32,571","32,256","32,278","32,278" .Brunswick County,"84,575","81,607","78,921","76,388","73,768","73,141","73,143" .Buncombe County,"215,680","213,228","210,513","208,379","206,975","206,289","206,330" .Burke County,"89,466","89,514","89,265","89,429","89,270","89,145","89,148" .Cabarrus County,"146,135","143,144","139,845","136,322","132,243","131,063","131,063" .Caldwell County,"78,960","78,911","78,737","78,200","77,614","77,386","77,415" .Camden County,"8,437","7,867","7,433","7,131","6,929","6,885","6,885" .Carteret County,"62,034","61,033","60,257","59,838","59,401","59,383","59,383" .Caswell County,"23,673","23,714","23,701","23,536","23,550","23,501","23,501" .Catawba County,"149,466","147,405","146,461","145,350","142,492","141,686","141,685" .Chatham County,"57,023","55,352","53,784","51,722","49,722","49,329","49,329" .Cherokee County,"25,289","25,014","24,721","24,502","24,390","24,298","24,298" .Chowan County,"14,504","14,375","14,212","14,146","14,121","14,150","14,526" .Clay County,"9,467","9,319","9,154","9,016","8,815","8,775","8,775" .Cleveland County,"98,258","98,238","97,747","97,215","96,589","96,290","96,287" .Columbus County,"54,703","54,587","54,776","54,723","54,762","54,749","54,749" .Craven County,"91,599","91,424","91,124","92,260","91,661","91,523","91,436" .Cumberland County,"308,489","307,303","304,519","302,440","302,811","302,963","302,963" .Currituck County,"22,067","20,813","19,644","18,885","18,341","18,190","18,190" .Dare County,"33,518","33,048","32,129","30,959","30,195","29,967","29,967" .Davidson County,"153,775","152,194","150,787","149,400","147,662","147,246","147,246" .Davie County,"38,006","37,256","36,690","36,072","35,066","34,835","34,835" .Duplin County,"51,778","51,185","50,637","49,946","49,196","49,063","49,063" .Durham County,"239,733","235,986","233,384","229,196","224,528","223,318","223,314" .Edgecombe County,"54,713","54,896","55,038","55,255","55,308","55,606","55,606" .Forsyth County,"320,919","317,430","314,369","310,820","306,930","306,067","306,067" .Franklin County,"53,520","52,260","50,604","48,971","47,613","47,260","47,260" .Gaston County,"194,459","193,368","193,069","192,009","190,686","190,304","190,365" .Gates County,"10,936","10,760","10,629","10,551","10,507","10,516","10,516" .Graham County,"8,075","8,024","8,085","8,017","7,993","7,993","7,993" .Granville County,"52,878","52,573","51,792","50,056","48,755","48,498","48,498" .Greene County,"20,219","19,946","19,538","19,257","19,057","18,974","18,974" .Guilford County,"438,795","434,358","430,326","427,368","422,358","421,048","421,048" .Halifax County,"56,034","56,395","56,548","56,813","57,297","57,370","57,370" .Harnett County,"101,542","99,078","96,880","93,950","91,588","91,025","91,025" .Haywood County,"56,256","55,619","55,071","54,621","54,114","54,033","54,033" .Henderson County,"95,361","93,772","92,439","90,999","89,634","89,214","89,173" .Hertford County,"23,551","23,654","23,810","23,133","22,952","22,977","22,601" .Hoke County,"39,262","37,452","36,142","34,873","33,902","33,646","33,646" .Hyde County,"5,521","5,543","5,739","5,718","5,789","5,826","5,826" .Iredell County,"136,924","133,377","130,547","127,322","123,606","122,660","122,660" .Jackson County,"34,975","34,699","33,890","33,512","33,271","33,121","33,121" .Johnston County,"141,640","136,918","132,947","127,898","123,293","121,900","121,965" .Jones County,"10,404","10,183","10,266","10,356","10,394","10,419","10,381" .Lee County,"49,162","49,249","49,309","49,596","49,423","49,208","49,040" .Lenoir County,"58,424","58,530","58,839","59,172","59,500","59,598","59,648" .Lincoln County,"67,952","67,269","66,247","65,101","64,050","63,780","63,780" .McDowell County,"43,285","42,953","42,772","42,725","42,224","42,151","42,151" .Macon County,"31,412","31,157","30,861","30,479","29,969","29,811","29,811" .Madison County,"19,951","19,947","19,939","19,847","19,700","19,635","19,635" .Martin County,"24,796","25,059","25,160","25,247","25,517","25,546","25,593" .Mecklenburg County,"771,617","753,049","735,085","719,423","700,306","695,370","695,454" .Mitchell County,"15,850","15,801","15,852","15,833","15,725","15,687","15,687" .Montgomery County,"27,501","27,330","27,042","26,972","26,937","26,822","26,822" .Moore County,"80,026","78,939","77,936","76,436","75,153","74,762","74,769" .Nash County,"90,710","89,729","88,920","88,261","87,736","87,385","87,420" .New Hanover County,"173,554","168,551","165,754","163,125","160,669","160,327","160,307" .Northampton County,"21,624","21,730","21,868","21,995","22,090","22,086","22,086" .Onslow County,"154,297","151,553","149,813","148,127","150,100","150,355","150,355" .Orange County,"117,515","117,254","117,087","117,460","115,905","115,533","118,227" .Pamlico County,"12,814","12,830","12,875","12,837","12,945","12,934","12,934" .Pasquotank County,"36,806","36,072","35,608","34,896","34,880","34,897","34,897" .Pender County,"45,117","43,616","42,870","41,892","41,270","41,082","41,082" .Perquimans County,"11,762","11,653","11,622","11,524","11,413","11,368","11,368" .Person County,"36,941","36,860","36,607","35,984","35,756","35,623","35,623" .Pitt County,"140,587","138,585","136,985","135,136","134,112","133,719","133,798" .Polk County,"19,021","18,814","18,815","18,649","18,410","18,324","18,324" .Randolph County,"136,230","135,021","133,649","132,368","131,087","130,471","130,454" .Richmond County,"46,648","46,694","46,866","46,661","46,583","46,564","46,564" .Robeson County,"126,469","125,815","124,746","123,987","123,397","123,245","123,339" .Rockingham County,"92,517","92,686","92,632","92,228","91,967","91,928","91,928" .Rowan County,"134,317","133,968","133,608","132,384","130,666","130,340","130,340" .Rutherford County,"63,570","63,587","63,328","63,363","62,992","62,901","62,899" .Sampson County,"62,379","61,977","61,177","60,836","60,317","60,161","60,161" .Scotland County,"36,230","36,022","35,803","36,017","36,022","35,998","35,998" .Stanly County,"58,927","58,837","58,670","58,633","58,187","58,100","58,100" .Stokes County,"45,390","45,191","45,005","44,976","44,859","44,711","44,711" .Surry County,"72,293","72,298","72,055","71,658","71,235","71,216","71,219" .Swain County,"13,146","13,099","13,025","12,986","13,019","12,968","12,968" .Transylvania County,"29,525","29,436","29,518","29,401","29,379","29,334","29,334" .Tyrrell County,"4,130","4,232","4,157","4,146","4,148","4,149","4,149" .Union County,"153,652","145,980","139,449","132,032","125,668","123,772","123,677" .Vance County,"43,774","43,725","43,910","43,737","43,154","42,954","42,954" .Wake County,"719,520","698,323","677,572","657,200","633,225","627,866","627,846" .Warren County,"19,890","19,831","19,935","19,930","19,937","19,972","19,972" .Washington County,"13,335","13,442","13,480","13,581","13,710","13,723","13,723" .Watauga County,"42,457","42,665","42,937","42,934","42,747","42,693","42,695" .Wayne County,"114,245","113,391","113,171","113,216","113,349","113,329","113,329" .Wilkes County,"67,095","67,081","66,816","66,435","65,812","65,632","65,632" .Wilson County,"76,091","75,358","74,972","74,202","73,932","73,811","73,814" .Yadkin County,"37,292","37,295","37,301","36,819","36,515","36,348","36,348" .Yancey County,"18,158","18,024","17,946","17,937","17,810","17,774","17,774" "Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable",,,,,,, Suggested Citation:,,,,,,, "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of North Carolina: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (CO-EST2004-01-37)",,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,, "Release Date: April 14, 2005",,,,,,,