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, 2005",,,,,,,, Geographic Area,Population estimates,,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,"July 1, 2005","July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census North Carolina,"8,683,242","8,540,468","8,422,375","8,312,755","8,198,279","8,078,429","8,046,491","8,049,313" .Alamance County,"140,533","138,452","136,570","135,603","133,593","131,470","130,794","130,800" .Alexander County,"35,492","35,333","34,752","34,442","34,018","33,678","33,612","33,603" .Alleghany County,"10,900","10,862","10,864","10,827","10,793","10,701","10,680","10,677" .Anson County,"25,499","25,742","25,223","25,274","25,259","25,257","25,275","25,275" .Ashe County,"25,347","25,287","25,060","24,845","24,657","24,458","24,384","24,384" .Avery County,"17,641","17,747","17,716","17,699","17,586","17,193","17,167","17,167" .Beaufort County,"46,018","45,635","45,417","45,263","45,110","44,989","44,958","44,958" .Bertie County,"19,480","19,500","19,485","19,626","19,677","19,722","19,757","19,773" .Bladen County,"32,938","32,970","32,646","32,457","32,565","32,256","32,278","32,278" .Brunswick County,"89,162","84,590","81,618","78,889","76,370","73,766","73,141","73,143" .Buncombe County,"218,876","215,705","213,026","210,444","208,333","206,973","206,289","206,330" .Burke County,"89,399","89,435","89,473","89,236","89,411","89,268","89,145","89,148" .Cabarrus County,"150,244","146,018","143,151","139,796","136,291","132,243","131,063","131,063" .Caldwell County,"79,122","78,855","78,913","78,738","78,199","77,614","77,386","77,415" .Camden County,"8,967","8,468","7,899","7,430","7,130","6,929","6,885","6,885" .Carteret County,"62,525","61,812","60,964","60,235","59,825","59,403","59,383","59,383" .Caswell County,"23,608","23,613","23,676","23,695","23,533","23,550","23,501","23,501" .Catawba County,"151,641","149,474","147,318","146,418","145,311","142,488","141,677","141,685" .Chatham County,"58,002","56,861","55,357","53,782","51,715","49,724","49,329","49,329" .Cherokee County,"25,796","25,405","24,995","24,711","24,497","24,390","24,298","24,298" .Chowan County,"14,528","14,434","14,318","14,207","14,143","14,121","14,150","14,526" .Clay County,"9,765","9,492","9,327","9,154","9,017","8,817","8,775","8,775" .Cleveland County,"98,288","98,269","98,153","97,702","97,176","96,577","96,278","96,287" .Columbus County,"54,746","54,659","54,598","54,755","54,710","54,761","54,749","54,749" .Craven County,"90,795","90,824","91,749","91,158","92,243","91,660","91,523","91,436" .Cumberland County,"304,520","306,943","307,108","304,430","302,384","302,814","302,967","302,963" .Currituck County,"23,112","22,055","20,786","19,614","18,840","18,341","18,190","18,190" .Dare County,"33,903","33,584","33,058","32,116","30,953","30,195","29,967","29,967" .Davidson County,"154,623","153,511","152,126","150,751","149,376","147,665","147,250","147,246" .Davie County,"39,136","37,940","37,199","36,684","36,067","35,066","34,835","34,835" .Duplin County,"51,985","51,692","51,155","50,633","49,937","49,197","49,063","49,063" .Durham County,"242,582","239,468","235,952","233,493","229,295","224,531","223,314","223,314" .Edgecombe County,"54,129","54,350","54,641","54,866","55,161","55,309","55,606","55,606" .Forsyth County,"325,967","320,780","317,248","314,288","310,756","306,931","306,063","306,067" .Franklin County,"54,429","53,469","52,179","50,585","48,960","47,613","47,260","47,260" .Gaston County,"196,137","194,154","193,275","193,027","191,983","190,700","190,316","190,365" .Gates County,"11,224","10,872","10,739","10,625","10,549","10,507","10,516","10,516" .Graham County,"8,085","8,076","8,003","8,082","8,016","7,993","7,993","7,993" .Granville County,"53,674","52,925","52,604","51,784","50,051","48,759","48,498","48,498" .Greene County,"20,026","20,113","19,917","19,532","19,254","19,057","18,974","18,974" .Guilford County,"443,519","437,879","434,141","430,194","427,268","422,355","421,048","421,048" .Halifax County,"56,023","56,096","56,403","56,526","56,801","57,297","57,370","57,370" .Harnett County,"103,692","101,370","98,987","96,858","93,935","91,591","91,025","91,025" .Haywood County,"56,482","56,140","55,615","55,056","54,615","54,116","54,034","54,033" .Henderson County,"97,217","95,474","93,821","92,424","90,981","89,631","89,214","89,173" .Hertford County,"23,574","23,483","23,627","23,802","23,129","22,952","22,977","22,601" .Hoke County,"41,016","39,193","37,461","36,131","34,867","33,900","33,646","33,646" .Hyde County,"5,413","5,478","5,545","5,738","5,690","5,790","5,826","5,826" .Iredell County,"140,924","136,828","133,356","130,512","127,299","123,610","122,660","122,660" .Jackson County,"35,368","35,187","34,664","33,881","33,508","33,272","33,120","33,121" .Johnston County,"146,437","141,761","136,943","132,904","127,868","123,293","121,900","121,965" .Jones County,"10,311","10,394","10,194","10,264","10,353","10,394","10,419","10,381" .Lee County,"55,704","54,417","53,241","52,058","51,111","49,424","49,208","49,040" .Lenoir County,"57,961","58,155","58,434","58,818","59,158","59,499","59,598","59,648" .Lincoln County,"69,851","68,089","67,304","66,234","65,089","64,049","63,780","63,780" .McDowell County,"43,201","43,067","42,955","42,760","42,717","42,224","42,151","42,151" .Macon County,"32,148","31,579","31,137","30,851","30,474","29,969","29,811","29,811" .Madison County,"20,256","20,047","19,924","19,931","19,843","19,701","19,635","19,635" .Martin County,"24,643","24,849","25,071","25,153","25,244","25,517","25,546","25,593" .Mecklenburg County,"796,372","771,573","752,744","734,927","719,269","700,311","695,370","695,454" .Mitchell County,"15,784","15,843","15,785","15,844","15,829","15,724","15,687","15,687" .Montgomery County,"27,322","27,261","27,297","27,034","26,963","26,936","26,822","26,822" .Moore County,"81,685","80,066","78,934","77,919","76,426","75,155","74,762","74,769" .Nash County,"91,378","90,683","89,694","88,892","88,243","87,735","87,385","87,420" .New Hanover County,"179,553","173,627","168,448","165,697","163,087","160,670","160,327","160,307" .Northampton County,"21,483","21,504","21,728","21,859","21,991","22,090","22,086","22,086" .Onslow County,"152,440","154,587","151,460","149,743","148,083","150,099","150,355","150,355" .Orange County,"118,386","117,141","117,222","117,074","117,438","115,912","115,537","118,227" .Pamlico County,"12,735","12,722","12,827","12,872","12,836","12,945","12,934","12,934" .Pasquotank County,"38,270","37,057","36,085","35,593","34,886","34,879","34,897","34,897" .Pender County,"46,429","45,041","43,610","42,862","41,889","41,273","41,082","41,082" .Perquimans County,"12,080","11,742","11,654","11,617","11,521","11,413","11,368","11,368" .Person County,"37,217","36,790","36,768","36,593","35,977","35,756","35,623","35,623" .Pitt County,"142,570","140,247","138,520","136,930","135,101","134,111","133,719","133,798" .Polk County,"19,134","18,955","18,788","18,810","18,645","18,411","18,324","18,324" .Randolph County,"138,367","136,295","135,084","133,622","132,343","131,090","130,471","130,454" .Richmond County,"46,781","46,658","46,667","46,851","46,650","46,583","46,564","46,564" .Robeson County,"127,586","126,263","125,795","124,752","123,985","123,399","123,241","123,339" .Rockingham County,"92,614","92,253","92,619","92,611","92,209","91,968","91,928","91,928" .Rowan County,"135,099","134,030","133,885","133,568","132,353","130,667","130,340","130,340" .Rutherford County,"63,771","63,543","63,587","63,303","63,348","62,992","62,901","62,899" .Sampson County,"63,063","62,304","61,919","61,166","60,829","60,319","60,161","60,161" .Scotland County,"37,180","37,077","35,919","35,789","36,009","36,022","35,998","35,998" .Stanly County,"58,964","58,721","58,760","58,648","58,622","58,187","58,100","58,100" .Stokes County,"45,858","45,449","45,186","44,990","44,967","44,861","44,711","44,711" .Surry County,"72,601","72,188","72,283","72,037","71,645","71,235","71,216","71,219" .Swain County,"13,167","13,103","13,091","13,017","12,982","13,019","12,968","12,968" .Transylvania County,"29,626","29,450","29,385","29,508","29,395","29,379","29,334","29,334" .Tyrrell County,"4,157","4,160","4,235","4,155","4,145","4,148","4,149","4,149" .Union County,"162,929","153,720","145,993","139,412","132,007","125,669","123,772","123,677" .Vance County,"43,771","43,721","43,682","43,899","43,729","43,156","42,954","42,954" .Wake County,"748,815","719,733","698,697","677,725","657,210","633,233","627,866","627,846" .Warren County,"19,729","19,862","19,838","19,928","19,926","19,936","19,972","19,972" .Washington County,"13,282","13,302","13,421","13,474","13,578","13,710","13,723","13,723" .Watauga County,"42,472","42,442","42,664","42,923","42,925","42,747","42,693","42,695" .Wayne County,"114,448","114,215","113,339","113,142","113,195","113,351","113,329","113,329" .Wilkes County,"67,390","67,000","67,049","66,796","66,420","65,812","65,632","65,632" .Wilson County,"76,281","75,844","75,316","74,950","74,184","73,932","73,811","73,814" .Yadkin County,"37,668","37,303","37,292","37,292","36,812","36,515","36,348","36,348" .Yancey County,"18,201","18,133","18,024","17,940","17,933","17,809","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, 2005 (CO-EST2005-01-37)",,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,, "Release Date: March 16, 2006",,,,,,,,