(CO-2000-4) County Population Estimates for April 1, 2000 and Demographic Components of Population Change: April 1, 1990 Census to April 1, 2000 Estimate The 4/1/1990 Census figure shown in this table is the population estimates base. It is an update of the 4/1/1990 Census figure shown in previous Census Bureau reports and reflects the governmental unit boundaries legally effective as of January 1, 2000, including any post-1990 corrections and other changes due to annexations, new incorporations, or mergers. The 4/1/2000 Estimates were created without knowledge of the Census 2000 results. The 4/1/2000 Census figure is included in this table for comparative purposes. Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301-763-2422 or pop@census.gov) Internet Release Date: November 1, 2005 ------4/1/1990 Census to 4/1/2000 Estimate------ Net Net 4/1/2000 4/1/2000 4/1/1990 International Domestic FIPS State/County Code and Area Name Census Estimate Census Births Deaths Migration Migration 37 North Carolina.................... 8,049,313 7,722,266 6,632,448 1,054,274 640,285 66,468 583,381 37001 Alamance County, NC............... 130,800 122,463 108,213 15,601 11,690 666 9,962 37003 Alexander County, NC.............. 33,603 32,108 27,544 3,920 2,403 77 3,039 37005 Alleghany County, NC.............. 10,677 9,908 9,590 993 1,236 75 525 37007 Anson County, NC.................. 25,275 24,137 23,474 3,492 2,791 62 -3 37009 Ashe County, NC................... 24,384 24,418 22,209 2,395 2,671 105 2,471 37011 Avery County, NC.................. 17,167 16,473 14,867 1,848 1,668 104 1,375 37013 Beaufort County, NC............... 44,958 45,090 42,283 5,875 5,249 120 2,186 37015 Bertie County, NC................. 19,773 20,267 20,388 2,824 2,579 31 -309 37017 Bladen County, NC................. 32,278 30,916 28,663 4,334 3,569 124 1,462 37019 Brunswick County, NC.............. 73,143 72,876 50,985 7,388 5,863 130 20,199 37021 Buncombe County, NC............... 206,330 197,370 174,357 23,505 20,210 903 19,324 37023 Burke County, NC.................. 89,148 83,012 75,740 10,774 7,449 497 3,718 37025 Cabarrus County, NC............... 131,063 127,655 98,935 15,681 9,727 645 22,062 37027 Caldwell County, NC............... 77,415 77,376 70,709 10,037 6,586 165 3,313 37029 Camden County, NC................. 6,885 6,936 5,904 571 605 10 1,060 37031 Carteret County, NC............... 59,383 60,025 52,407 6,552 5,677 180 6,204 37033 Caswell County, NC................ 23,501 22,554 20,662 2,525 2,272 33 1,680 37035 Catawba County, NC................ 141,685 135,931 118,412 17,864 11,286 1,087 10,068 37037 Chatham County, NC................ 49,329 47,250 38,979 5,853 4,083 670 5,905 37039 Cherokee County, NC............... 24,298 23,464 20,170 2,563 2,561 47 3,289 37041 Chowan County, NC................. 14,526 14,205 13,506 2,036 1,735 38 407 37043 Clay County, NC................... 8,775 8,860 7,155 680 877 8 1,933 37045 Cleveland County, NC.............. 96,287 94,832 84,958 13,129 9,174 385 5,777 37047 Columbus County, NC............... 54,749 53,069 49,587 7,668 5,715 199 1,502 37049 Craven County, NC................. 91,436 89,853 81,812 15,708 7,336 485 -2,914 37051 Cumberland County, NC............. 302,963 284,852 274,713 56,698 17,540 2,728 -46,040 37053 Currituck County, NC.............. 18,190 18,586 13,736 1,826 1,498 20 4,462 37055 Dare County, NC................... 29,967 30,234 22,746 3,055 1,937 103 6,233 37057 Davidson County, NC............... 147,246 143,565 126,688 17,970 11,685 328 10,589 37059 Davie County, NC.................. 34,835 33,234 27,859 3,720 2,862 67 4,501 37061 Duplin County, NC................. 49,063 43,628 39,995 6,895 4,911 547 1,225 37063 Durham County, NC................. 223,314 206,342 181,844 31,205 16,216 3,901 6,194 37065 Edgecombe County, NC.............. 55,606 53,946 56,692 8,867 6,233 141 -5,310 37067 Forsyth County, NC................ 306,067 289,537 265,855 41,225 25,858 2,375 6,869 37069 Franklin County, NC............... 47,260 46,537 36,414 5,560 3,954 119 8,408 37071 Gaston County, NC................. 190,365 186,037 174,769 26,266 17,410 1,003 1,988 37073 Gates County, NC.................. 10,516 10,175 9,305 1,155 1,124 4 858 37075 Graham County, NC................. 7,993 7,704 7,196 935 887 8 480 37077 Granville County, NC.............. 48,498 45,249 38,341 5,647 3,998 202 5,080 37079 Greene County, NC................. 18,974 18,751 15,384 2,250 1,507 114 2,542 37081 Guilford County, NC............... 421,048 394,287 347,431 53,050 32,645 6,339 21,244 37083 Halifax County, NC................ 57,370 55,516 55,516 8,363 6,639 158 -1,702 37085 Harnett County, NC................ 91,025 85,848 67,833 13,124 6,791 418 10,802 37087 Haywood County, NC................ 54,033 52,153 46,948 5,459 5,710 113 5,482 37089 Henderson County, NC.............. 89,173 83,151 69,747 8,816 9,823 399 14,283 37091 Hertford County, NC............... 22,601 21,876 22,317 3,070 2,653 35 -834 37093 Hoke County, NC................... 33,646 32,118 22,856 5,058 1,958 93 6,016 37095 Hyde County, NC................... 5,826 5,783 5,411 628 679 8 417 37097 Iredell County, NC................ 122,660 119,897 93,205 14,861 9,684 621 20,857 37099 Jackson County, NC................ 33,121 30,754 26,835 3,169 2,661 81 3,414 37101 Johnston County, NC............... 121,965 114,453 81,306 15,622 8,750 595 25,474 37103 Jones County, NC.................. 10,381 9,326 9,361 1,124 1,088 5 -57 37105 Lee County, NC.................... 49,040 49,847 41,370 7,210 4,351 734 4,970 37107 Lenoir County, NC................. 59,648 58,425 57,274 8,667 6,730 302 -922 37109 Lincoln County, NC................ 63,780 59,244 50,319 7,589 4,599 386 5,737 37111 McDowell County, NC............... 42,151 40,687 35,681 4,796 3,844 117 4,022 37113 Macon County, NC.................. 29,811 29,481 23,504 2,708 3,307 40 6,628 37115 Madison County, NC................ 19,635 19,111 16,953 2,122 2,008 39 2,059 37117 Martin County, NC................. 25,593 26,087 25,078 3,472 2,839 272 183 37119 Mecklenburg County, NC............ 695,454 658,039 511,211 93,841 40,537 12,881 80,957 37121 Mitchell County, NC............... 15,687 15,012 14,433 1,642 1,851 15 846 37123 Montgomery County, NC............. 26,822 24,563 23,359 3,793 2,269 413 -652 37125 Moore County, NC.................. 74,769 73,582 59,000 8,306 7,524 239 13,706 37127 Nash County, NC................... 87,420 92,708 76,677 11,981 7,850 456 11,917 37129 New Hanover County, NC............ 160,307 151,505 120,284 18,385 12,114 662 24,665 37131 Northampton County, NC............ 22,086 21,311 21,004 2,704 2,644 20 293 37133 Onslow County, NC................. 150,355 141,258 149,838 32,694 6,764 1,008 -52,049 37135 Orange County, NC................. 118,227 112,171 93,662 11,514 6,003 2,661 10,765 37137 Pamlico County, NC................ 12,934 12,926 11,368 1,215 1,425 16 1,768 37139 Pasquotank County, NC............. 34,897 35,545 31,298 4,539 3,407 105 2,920 37141 Pender County, NC................. 41,082 40,844 28,855 4,424 3,222 102 10,689 37143 Perquimans County, NC............. 11,368 11,473 10,447 1,173 1,321 3 1,187 37145 Person County, NC................. 35,623 34,191 30,180 4,318 3,231 95 2,913 37147 Pitt County, NC................... 133,798 128,986 108,480 17,646 9,606 735 8,131 37149 Polk County, NC................... 18,324 17,064 14,458 1,638 2,321 57 3,334 37151 Randolph County, NC............... 130,454 124,640 106,546 16,194 9,619 485 11,345 37153 Richmond County, NC............... 46,564 45,907 44,511 6,851 5,184 206 -319 37155 Robeson County, NC................ 123,339 117,002 105,170 19,737 10,611 382 2,652 37157 Rockingham County, NC............. 91,928 90,184 86,064 11,496 9,452 370 1,994 37159 Rowan County, NC.................. 130,340 127,268 110,605 15,542 12,847 685 13,541 37161 Rutherford County, NC............. 62,899 61,714 56,956 8,087 6,668 164 3,404 37163 Sampson County, NC................ 60,161 53,103 47,297 7,630 5,715 349 3,705 37165 Scotland County, NC............... 35,998 36,060 33,763 5,723 3,565 25 264 37167 Stanly County, NC................. 58,100 56,827 51,765 7,202 5,729 236 3,520 37169 Stokes County, NC................. 44,711 44,314 37,224 5,057 3,477 85 5,572 37171 Surry County, NC.................. 71,219 67,868 61,704 8,818 6,908 438 4,040 37173 Swain County, NC.................. 12,968 12,496 11,268 1,696 1,414 67 928 37175 Transylvania County, NC........... 29,334 28,841 25,520 2,872 2,925 19 3,467 37177 Tyrrell County, NC................ 4,149 4,120 3,856 441 484 11 310 37179 Union County, NC.................. 123,677 119,733 84,210 16,452 7,173 466 25,696 37181 Vance County, NC.................. 42,954 42,992 38,892 6,644 4,597 182 1,996 37183 Wake County, NC................... 627,846 599,895 426,311 79,451 28,600 11,794 111,086 37185 Warren County, NC................. 19,972 18,680 17,265 2,075 2,203 56 1,525 37187 Washington County, NC............. 13,723 13,358 13,997 1,955 1,531 19 -1,066 37189 Watauga County, NC................ 42,695 41,398 36,952 3,558 2,557 103 3,463 37191 Wayne County, NC.................. 113,329 111,381 104,666 16,452 9,604 761 -3,172 37193 Wilkes County, NC................. 65,632 63,922 59,393 7,912 5,733 240 2,279 37195 Wilson County, NC................. 73,814 69,199 66,061 10,354 7,387 394 21 37197 Yadkin County, NC................. 36,348 35,785 30,488 4,429 3,198 200 4,020 37199 Yancey County, NC................. 17,774 16,932 15,419 1,832 1,628 -2 1,350