Public Law 94-171, Census 2000

County	Total Population
	1990	2000	Difference 1990 to 2000	Percent Difference 1990 to 2000	Population Density
	1990	2000	Difference 1990 to 2000	Percent Difference 1990 to 2000	1990	2000
Alamance County	108,213	130,800	22,587	20.9	251.7	304.2
Alexander County	27,544	33,603	6,059	22.0	105.9	129.2
Alleghany County	9,590	10,677	1,087	11.3	40.9	45.5
Anson County	23,474	25,275	1,801	7.7	44.2	47.5
Ashe County	22,209	24,384	2,175	9.8	52.1	57.2
Avery County	14,867	17,167	2,300	15.5	60.2	69.5
Beaufort County	42,283	44,958	2,675	6.3	51.1	54.3
Bertie County	20,388	19,773	-615	-3.0	29.2	28.3
Bladen County	28,663	32,278	3,615	12.6	32.8	36.9
Brunswick County	50,985	73,143	22,158	43.5	59.6	85.6
Buncombe County	174,821	206,330	31,509	18.0	266.5	314.5
Burke County	75,744	89,148	13,404	17.7	149.5	175.9
Cabarrus County	98,935	131,063	32,128	32.5	271.5	359.7
Caldwell County	70,709	77,415	6,706	9.5	149.9	164.2
Camden County	5,904	6,885	981	16.6	24.5	28.6
Carteret County	52,556	59,383	6,827	13.0	101.1	114.2
Caswell County	20,693	23,501	2,808	13.6	48.7	55.3
Catawba County	118,412	141,685	23,273	19.7	296.1	354.2
Chatham County	38,759	49,329	10,570	27.3	56.8	72.2
Cherokee County	20,170	24,298	4,128	20.5	44.3	53.4
Chowan County	13,506	14,526	1,020	7.6	78.2	84.1
Clay County	7,155	8,775	1,620	22.6	33.3	40.9
Cleveland County	84,714	96,287	11,573	13.7	182.3	207.2
Columbus County	49,587	54,749	5,162	10.4	52.9	58.4
Craven County	81,613	91,436	9,823	12.0	115.2	129.1
Cumberland County	274,566	302,963	28,397	10.3	420.7	464.2
Currituck County	13,736	18,190	4,454	32.4	52.5	69.5
Dare County	22,746	29,967	7,221	31.7	59.3	78.1
Davidson County	126,677	147,246	20,569	16.2	229.4	266.7
Davie County	27,859	34,835	6,976	25.0	105.1	131.4
Duplin County	39,995	49,063	9,068	22.7	48.9	60.0
Durham County	181,835	223,314	41,479	22.8	626.3	769.2
Edgecombe County	56,558	55,606	-952	-1.7	112.0	110.1
Forsyth County	265,878	306,067	40,189	15.1	649.1	747.2
Franklin County	36,414	47,260	10,846	29.8	74.0	96.1
Gaston County	175,093	190,365	15,272	8.7	491.5	534.4
Gates County	9,305	10,516	1,211	13.0	27.3	30.9
Graham County	7,196	7,993	797	11.1	24.6	27.4
Granville County	38,345	48,498	10,153	26.5	72.2	91.3
Greene County	15,384	18,974	3,590	23.3	58.0	71.5
Guilford County	347,420	421,048	73,628	21.2	535.0	648.3
Halifax County	55,516	57,370	1,854	3.3	76.5	79.1
Harnett County	67,822	91,025	23,203	34.2	114.0	153.0
Haywood County	46,942	54,033	7,091	15.1	84.8	97.6
Henderson County	69,285	89,173	19,888	28.7	185.3	238.4
Hertford County	22,523	22,601	78	0.3	63.8	64.0
Hoke County	22,856	33,646	10,790	47.2	58.4	86.0
Hyde County	5,411	5,826	415	7.7	8.8	9.5
Iredell County	92,931	122,660	29,729	32.0	161.5	213.1
Jackson County	26,846	33,121	6,275	23.4	54.7	67.5
Johnston County	81,306	121,965	40,659	50.0	102.7	154.0
Jones County	9,414	10,381	967	10.3	20.0	22.0
Lee County	41,374	49,040	7,666	18.5	160.8	190.6
Lenoir County	57,274	59,648	2,374	4.1	143.2	149.2
Lincoln County	50,319	63,780	13,461	26.8	168.4	213.5
McDowell County	35,681	42,151	6,470	18.1	80.8	95.4
Macon County	23,499	29,811	6,312	26.9	45.5	57.7
Madison County	16,953	19,635	2,682	15.8	37.7	43.7
Martin County	25,078	25,593	515	2.1	54.4	55.5
Mecklenburg County	511,433	695,454	184,021	36.0	971.8	1,321.5
Mitchell County	14,433	15,687	1,254	8.7	65.2	70.8
Montgomery County	23,346	26,822	3,476	14.9	47.5	54.6
Moore County	59,013	74,769	15,756	26.7	84.6	107.2
Nash County	76,677	87,420	10,743	14.0	141.9	161.8
New Hanover County	120,284	160,307	40,023	33.3	604.6	805.8
Northampton County	20,798	22,086	1,288	6.2	38.8	41.2
Onslow County	149,838	150,355	517	0.3	195.4	196.1
Orange County	93,851	118,227	24,376	26.0	234.7	295.7
Pamlico County	11,372	12,934	1,562	13.7	33.8	38.4
Pasquotank County	31,298	34,897	3,599	11.5	138.0	153.8
Pender County	28,855	41,082	12,227	42.4	33.1	47.2
Perquimans County	10,447	11,368	921	8.8	42.3	46.0
Person County	30,180	35,623	5,443	18.0	76.9	90.8
Pitt County	107,924	133,798	25,874	24.0	165.6	205.3
Polk County	14,416	18,324	3,908	27.1	60.6	77.0
Randolph County	106,546	130,454	23,908	22.4	135.3	165.7
Richmond County	44,518	46,564	2,046	4.6	93.9	98.2
Robeson County	105,179	123,339	18,160	17.3	110.9	130.0
Rockingham County	86,064	91,928	5,864	6.8	151.9	162.3
Rowan County	110,605	130,340	19,735	17.8	216.3	254.9
Rutherford County	56,918	62,899	5,981	10.5	100.9	111.5
Sampson County	47,297	60,161	12,864	27.2	50.0	63.6
Scotland County	33,754	35,998	2,244	6.6	105.8	112.8
Stanly County	51,765	58,100	6,335	12.2	131.0	147.1
Stokes County	37,223	44,711	7,488	20.1	82.4	99.0
Surry County	61,704	71,219	9,515	15.4	115.0	132.7
Swain County	11,268	12,968	1,700	15.1	21.3	24.6
Transylvania County	25,520	29,334	3,814	14.9	67.4	77.5
Tyrrell County	3,856	4,149	293	7.6	9.9	10.6
Union County	84,211	123,677	39,466	46.9	132.1	194.0
Vance County	38,892	42,954	4,062	10.4	153.4	169.4
Wake County	423,380	627,846	204,466	48.3	508.9	754.7
Warren County	17,265	19,972	2,707	15.7	40.3	46.6
Washington County	13,997	13,723	-274	-2.0	40.2	39.4
Watauga County	36,952	42,695	5,743	15.5	118.2	136.6
Wayne County	104,666	113,329	8,663	8.3	189.4	205.1
Wilkes County	59,393	65,632	6,239	10.5	78.4	86.7
Wilson County	66,061	73,814	7,753	11.7	178.0	198.9
Yadkin County	30,488	36,348	5,860	19.2	90.9	108.3
Yancey County	15,419	17,774	2,355	15.3	49.3	56.9

Notes:: Percentages that round to 0.0 are represented as 0.0.

Alone -- census responses that listed only one race.

Alone or in Combination -- census responses that listed only the reference race plus those that listed the reference race along with one or more other races. Numbers for the race groups in alone or in combination may add to more than total population because individuals may be of more than one race.

The difference between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or in combination. This Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race.

1990 Census counts come from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1 and thus do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Questionnaire Resolution program.

(na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.; Alone -- census responses that listed only one race.

Alone or in Combination -- census responses that listed only the reference race plus those that listed the reference race along with one or more other races. Numbers for the race groups in alone or in combination may add to more than total population because individuals may be of more than one race.

The difference between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or in combination. This Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race.

1990 Census counts come from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1 and thus do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Questionnaire Resolution program.

(na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.; Alone or in Combination -- census responses that listed only the reference race plus those that listed the reference race along with one or more other races. Numbers for the race groups in alone or in combination may add to more than total population because individuals may be of more than one race.

The difference between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or in combination. This Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race.

1990 Census counts come from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1 and thus do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Questionnaire Resolution program.

(na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.; The difference between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or in combination. This Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race.

1990 Census counts come from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1 and thus do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Questionnaire Resolution program.

(na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.; 1990 Census counts come from 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1 and thus do not include changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Questionnaire Resolution program.

(na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.; (na) -- data are not applicable due to missing information from the 1990 Census.

Source: Bureau of the Census. Compiled by the North Carolina State Data Center, Office of State Budget, Planning and Management.