(CO-99-1) County Population Estimates for July 1, 1999 and Population Change for July 1, 1998 to July 1, 1999 Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301-457-2422) Internet Release Date: March 9, 2000 Numeric Percent Population Population 7/1/99 7/1/98 Change Change FIPS State/County Code and Area Name Estimate Estimate 1998-99 1998-99 37 North Carolina..................... 7,650,789 7,545,828 104,961 1.4 37001 Alamance County, NC................ 121,100 119,657 1,443 1.2 37003 Alexander County, NC............... 31,984 31,291 693 2.2 37005 Alleghany County, NC............... 9,850 9,808 42 0.4 37007 Anson County, NC................... 24,238 24,390 -152 -0.6 37009 Ashe County, NC.................... 24,284 24,042 242 1.0 37011 Avery County, NC................... 15,844 15,711 133 0.8 37013 Beaufort County, NC................ 45,150 44,518 632 1.4 37015 Bertie County, NC.................. 20,392 20,405 -13 -0.1 37017 Bladen County, NC.................. 30,919 30,822 97 0.3 37019 Brunswick County, NC............... 71,214 68,445 2,769 4.0 37021 Buncombe County, NC................ 196,274 194,456 1,818 0.9 37023 Burke County, NC................... 83,101 82,357 744 0.9 37025 Cabarrus County, NC................ 124,844 120,319 4,525 3.8 37027 Caldwell County, NC................ 76,429 75,911 518 0.7 37029 Camden County, NC.................. 6,866 6,812 54 0.8 37031 Carteret County, NC................ 60,031 59,803 228 0.4 37033 Caswell County, NC................. 22,436 22,254 182 0.8 37035 Catawba County, NC................. 134,307 132,400 1,907 1.4 37037 Chatham County, NC................. 46,503 45,581 922 2.0 37039 Cherokee County, NC................ 23,173 22,745 428 1.9 37041 Chowan County, NC.................. 14,309 14,207 102 0.7 37043 Clay County, NC.................... 8,745 8,570 175 2.0 37045 Cleveland County, NC............... 94,024 93,064 960 1.0 37047 Columbus County, NC................ 52,946 52,739 207 0.4 37049 Craven County, NC.................. 89,391 88,814 577 0.6 37051 Cumberland County, NC.............. 283,650 284,224 -574 -0.2 37053 Currituck County, NC............... 18,305 17,789 516 2.9 37055 Dare County, NC.................... 29,640 28,812 828 2.9 37057 Davidson County, NC................ 142,852 141,132 1,720 1.2 37059 Davie County, NC................... 32,693 31,998 695 2.2 37061 Duplin County, NC.................. 43,379 43,126 253 0.6 37063 Durham County, NC.................. 204,097 202,311 1,786 0.9 37065 Edgecombe County, NC............... 54,659 55,010 -351 -0.6 37067 Forsyth County, NC................. 288,810 287,689 1,121 0.4 37069 Franklin County, NC................ 45,612 44,577 1,035 2.3 37071 Gaston County, NC.................. 185,169 183,856 1,313 0.7 37073 Gates County, NC................... 10,180 10,150 30 0.3 37075 Graham County, NC.................. 7,609 7,596 13 0.2 37077 Granville County, NC............... 44,546 43,802 744 1.7 37079 Greene County, NC.................. 18,537 18,384 153 0.8 37081 Guilford County, NC................ 391,380 387,633 3,747 1.0 37083 Halifax County, NC................. 55,832 56,313 -481 -0.9 37085 Harnett County, NC................. 84,501 82,414 2,087 2.5 37087 Haywood County, NC................. 52,002 51,494 508 1.0 37089 Henderson County, NC............... 82,264 81,205 1,059 1.3 37091 Hertford County, NC................ 21,937 21,989 -52 -0.2 37093 Hoke County, NC.................... 31,324 30,348 976 3.2 37095 Hyde County, NC.................... 5,828 5,854 -26 -0.4 37097 Iredell County, NC................. 117,519 113,522 3,997 3.5 37099 Jackson County, NC................. 30,260 29,967 293 1.0 37101 Johnston County, NC................ 110,850 106,559 4,291 4.0 37103 Jones County, NC................... 9,320 9,363 -43 -0.5 37105 Lee County, NC..................... 49,452 49,199 253 0.5 37107 Lenoir County, NC.................. 58,842 58,877 -35 -0.1 37109 Lincoln County, NC................. 58,895 58,046 849 1.5 37111 McDowell County, NC................ 40,565 40,058 507 1.3 37113 Macon County, NC................... 28,906 28,281 625 2.2 37115 Madison County, NC................. 18,906 18,776 130 0.7 37117 Martin County, NC.................. 26,133 26,157 -24 -0.1 37119 Mecklenburg County, NC............. 648,400 630,813 17,587 2.8 37121 Mitchell County, NC................ 14,763 14,794 -31 -0.2 37123 Montgomery County, NC.............. 24,323 24,124 199 0.8 37125 Moore County, NC................... 72,885 71,349 1,536 2.2 37127 Nash County, NC.................... 92,369 90,879 1,490 1.6 37129 New Hanover County, NC............. 150,895 149,837 1,058 0.7 37131 Northampton County, NC............. 21,234 21,330 -96 -0.5 37133 Onslow County, NC.................. 142,480 143,376 -896 -0.6 37135 Orange County, NC.................. 111,533 109,905 1,628 1.5 37137 Pamlico County, NC................. 12,314 12,310 4 0.0 37139 Pasquotank County, NC.............. 35,629 35,589 40 0.1 37141 Pender County, NC.................. 40,293 39,367 926 2.4 37143 Perquimans County, NC.............. 11,294 11,194 100 0.9 37145 Person County, NC.................. 33,856 33,609 247 0.7 37147 Pitt County, NC.................... 127,960 126,630 1,330 1.1 37149 Polk County, NC.................... 16,893 16,731 162 1.0 37151 Randolph County, NC................ 123,410 121,375 2,035 1.7 37153 Richmond County, NC................ 45,718 45,985 -267 -0.6 37155 Robeson County, NC................. 116,597 115,675 922 0.8 37157 Rockingham County, NC.............. 90,287 90,056 231 0.3 37159 Rowan County, NC................... 126,585 125,057 1,528 1.2 37161 Rutherford County, NC.............. 61,507 60,917 590 1.0 37163 Sampson County, NC................. 52,812 52,367 445 0.8 37165 Scotland County, NC................ 35,882 35,712 170 0.5 37167 Stanly County, NC.................. 56,547 55,836 711 1.3 37169 Stokes County, NC.................. 43,894 43,275 619 1.4 37171 Surry County, NC................... 67,940 67,251 689 1.0 37173 Swain County, NC................... 12,341 12,265 76 0.6 37175 Transylvania County, NC............ 28,853 28,453 400 1.4 37177 Tyrrell County, NC................. 3,940 4,005 -65 -1.6 37179 Union County, NC................... 115,144 110,188 4,956 4.5 37181 Vance County, NC................... 42,496 42,058 438 1.0 37183 Wake County, NC.................... 586,940 570,353 16,587 2.9 37185 Warren County, NC.................. 18,848 18,768 80 0.4 37187 Washington County, NC.............. 13,443 13,527 -84 -0.6 37189 Watauga County, NC................. 41,419 40,904 515 1.3 37191 Wayne County, NC................... 111,711 111,853 -142 -0.1 37193 Wilkes County, NC.................. 63,640 62,755 885 1.4 37195 Wilson County, NC.................. 68,801 68,242 559 0.8 37197 Yadkin County, NC.................. 35,245 34,892 353 1.0 37199 Yancey County, NC.................. 16,860 16,590 270 1.6