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POPULATION GROWTH RANKING
North Carolina Counties Ranked by Rate of Population Growth, 1990-2000
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Rank |
County |
Percent Growth |
1. |
Johnston County |
50.01% |
2. |
Wake County |
48.29% |
3. |
Hoke County |
47.21% |
4. |
Union County |
46.87% |
5. |
Brunswick County |
43.46% |
6. |
Pender County |
42.37% |
7. |
Mecklenburg County |
35.98% |
8. |
Harnett County |
34.21% |
9. |
New Hanover County |
33.27% |
10. |
Cabarrus County |
32.47% |
11. |
Currituck County |
32.43% |
12. |
Iredell County |
31.99% |
13. |
Dare County |
31.75% |
14. |
Franklin County |
29.79% |
15. |
Henderson County |
28.70% |
16. |
Chatham County |
27.27% |
17. |
Sampson County |
27.20% |
18. |
Polk County |
27.11% |
19. |
Macon County |
26.86% |
20. |
Lincoln County |
26.75% |
21. |
Moore County |
26.70% |
22. |
Granville County |
26.48% |
23. |
Orange County |
25.97% |
24. |
Davie County |
25.04% |
25. |
Pitt County |
23.97% |
26. |
Jackson County |
23.37% |
27. |
Greene County |
23.34% |
28. |
Durham County |
22.81% |
29. |
Duplin County |
22.67% |
30. |
Clay County |
22.64% |
31. |
Randolph County |
22.44% |
32. |
Alexander County |
22.00% |
33. |
Guilford County |
21.19% |
34. |
Alamance County |
20.87% |
35. |
Cherokee County |
20.47% |
36. |
Stokes County |
20.12% |
37. |
Catawba County |
19.65% |
38. |
Yadkin County |
19.22% |
39. |
Lee County |
18.53% |
40. |
McDowell County |
18.13% |
41. |
Person County |
18.04% |
42. |
Buncombe County |
18.02% |
43. |
Rowan County |
17.84% |
44. |
Burke County |
17.70% |
45. |
Robeson County |
17.27% |
46. |
Camden County |
16.62% |
47. |
Davidson County |
16.24% |
48. |
Madison County |
15.82% |
49. |
Warren County |
15.68% |
50. |
Watauga County |
15.54% |
51. |
Avery County |
15.47% |
52. |
Surry County |
15.42% |
53. |
Yancey County |
15.27% |
54. |
Forsyth County |
15.12% |
55. |
Haywood County |
15.11% |
56. |
Swain County |
15.09% |
57. |
Transylvania County |
14.95% |
58. |
Montgomery County |
14.89% |
59. |
Nash County |
14.01% |
60. |
Pamlico County |
13.74% |
61. |
Cleveland County |
13.66% |
62. |
Caswell County |
13.57% |
63. |
Gates County |
13.01% |
64. |
Carteret County |
12.99% |
65. |
Bladen County |
12.61% |
66. |
Stanly County |
12.24% |
67. |
Craven County |
12.04% |
68. |
Wilson County |
11.74% |
69. |
Pasquotank County |
11.50% |
70. |
Alleghany County |
11.33% |
71. |
Graham County |
11.08% |
72. |
Rutherford County |
10.51% |
73. |
Wilkes County |
10.50% |
74. |
Vance County |
10.44% |
75. |
Columbus County |
10.41% |
76. |
Cumberland County |
10.34% |
77. |
Jones County |
10.27% |
78. |
Ashe County |
9.79% |
79. |
Caldwell County |
9.48% |
80. |
Perquimans County |
8.82% |
81. |
Gaston County |
8.72% |
82. |
Mitchell County |
8.69% |
83. |
Wayne County |
8.28% |
84. |
Anson County |
7.67% |
85. |
Hyde County |
7.67% |
86. |
Tyrrell County |
7.60% |
87. |
Chowan County |
7.55% |
88. |
Rockingham County |
6.81% |
89. |
Scotland County |
6.65% |
90. |
Beaufort County |
6.33% |
91. |
Northampton County |
6.19% |
92. |
Richmond County |
4.60% |
93. |
Lenoir County |
4.14% |
94. |
Halifax County |
3.34% |
95. |
Martin County |
2.05% |
96. |
Hertford County |
0.35% |
97. |
Onslow County |
0.35% |
98. |
Edgecombe County |
-1.68% |
99. |
Washington County |
-1.96% |
100. |
Bertie County |
-3.02% |
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Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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