Source: U.S. Census
Table 8-2. Projected Population Growth
PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH BY COUNTY
|
County
|
|
Total
|
Actual
|
Projected
|
Actual
|
Projected
|
2010
|
2020
|
2030
|
2000-
2010 (Count)
|
2000- 2010 (%)
|
2010- 2020 (Count)
|
2010- 2020 (%)
|
2020- 2030 (Count)
|
2020- 2030 (%)
|
2010- 2030 (Count)
|
2010-2030 (%)
|
Alamance
|
151,131
|
168,839
|
191,145
|
20,337
|
15.55%
|
10,103
|
6.68%
|
9,670
|
6.00%
|
19,773
|
13.08%
|
Alexander
|
37,198
|
43,416
|
47,997
|
3,586
|
10.67%
|
2,193
|
5.90%
|
1,036
|
2.63%
|
3,229
|
8.68%
|
Alleghany
|
11,155
|
11,654
|
12,021
|
475
|
4.45%
|
-915
|
-8.20%
|
-919
|
-8.97%
|
-1,834
|
-16.44%
|
Anson
|
26,948
|
27,362
|
28,089
|
1,673
|
6.62%
|
-48
|
-0.18%
|
205
|
0.76%
|
157
|
0.58%
|
Ashe
|
27,281
|
28,049
|
29,261
|
2,897
|
11.88%
|
2,080
|
7.62%
|
2,090
|
7.12%
|
4,170
|
15.29%
|
Avery
|
17,797
|
19,953
|
20,819
|
630
|
3.67%
|
-8
|
-0.04%
|
-48
|
-0.27%
|
-56
|
-0.31%
|
Beaufort
|
47,759
|
48,785
|
49,847
|
2,801
|
6.23%
|
2,393
|
5.01%
|
2,478
|
4.94%
|
4,871
|
10.20%
|
Bertie
|
21,282
|
18,668
|
17,777
|
1,525
|
7.72%
|
-709
|
-3.33%
|
2
|
0.01%
|
-707
|
-3.32%
|
Bladen
|
35,190
|
35,793
|
37,495
|
2,912
|
9.02%
|
-267
|
-0.76%
|
-251
|
-0.72%
|
-518
|
-1.47%
|
Brunswick
|
107,431
|
127,265
|
150,050
|
34,290
|
46.88%
|
21,332
|
19.86%
|
20,688
|
16.07%
|
42,020
|
39.11%
|
Buncombe
|
238,318
|
255,572
|
280,693
|
32,029
|
15.53%
|
38,947
|
16.34%
|
35,583
|
12.83%
|
74,530
|
31.27%
|
Burke
|
90,912
|
95,342
|
99,765
|
1,767
|
1.98%
|
-38
|
-0.04%
|
60
|
0.07%
|
22
|
0.02%
|
Cabarrus
|
178,011
|
209,424
|
253,660
|
46,948
|
35.82%
|
27,358
|
15.37%
|
26,793
|
13.05%
|
54,151
|
30.42%
|
Caldwell
|
83,029
|
82,742
|
84,762
|
5,321
|
6.85%
|
906
|
1.09%
|
396
|
0.47%
|
1,302
|
1.57%
|
Camden
|
9,980
|
13,038
|
15,642
|
3,095
|
44.95%
|
-814
|
-8.16%
|
-841
|
-9.18%
|
-1,655
|
-16.58%
|
Carteret
|
66,469
|
70,288
|
73,084
|
7,086
|
11.93%
|
9,948
|
14.97%
|
9,691
|
12.68%
|
19,639
|
29.55%
|
Caswell
|
23,719
|
26,004
|
27,270
|
218
|
0.93%
|
24
|
0.10%
|
11
|
0.05%
|
35
|
0.15%
|
Catawba
|
154,358
|
177,080
|
196,477
|
12,681
|
8.95%
|
6,501
|
4.21%
|
6,520
|
4.05%
|
13,021
|
8.44%
|
Chatham
|
63,505
|
73,617
|
85,877
|
14,176
|
28.74%
|
12,386
|
19.50%
|
12,601
|
16.60%
|
24,987
|
39.35%
|
Cherokee
|
27,444
|
30,893
|
33,273
|
3,146
|
12.95%
|
344
|
1.25%
|
333
|
1.20%
|
677
|
2.47%
|
Chowan
|
14,793
|
15,154
|
15,329
|
643
|
4.54%
|
310
|
2.10%
|
340
|
2.25%
|
650
|
4.39%
|
Clay
|
10,587
|
12,124
|
13,251
|
1,812
|
20.65%
|
-230
|
-2.17%
|
-238
|
-2.30%
|
-468
|
-4.42%
|
Cleveland
|
98,078
|
104,739
|
109,860
|
1,800
|
1.87%
|
1,247
|
1.27%
|
462
|
0.47%
|
1,709
|
1.74%
|
Columbus
|
58,098
|
57,220
|
58,494
|
3,349
|
6.12%
|
229
|
0.39%
|
1,005
|
1.72%
|
1,234
|
2.12%
|
Craven
|
103,505
|
97,735
|
99,153
|
11,982
|
13.09%
|
9,089
|
8.78%
|
8,482
|
7.53%
|
17,571
|
16.98%
|
Cumberland
|
319,431
|
331,234
|
347,947
|
16,464
|
5.43%
|
21,366
|
6.69%
|
2,456
|
0.72%
|
23,822
|
7.46%
|
Currituck
|
23,547
|
33,557
|
40,369
|
5,357
|
29.45%
|
29
|
0.12%
|
-78
|
-0.33%
|
-49
|
-0.21%
|
Dare
|
33,920
|
46,455
|
53,843
|
3,953
|
13.19%
|
2,103
|
6.20%
|
2,007
|
5.57%
|
4,110
|
12.12%
|
Davidson
|
162,878
|
178,407
|
194,452
|
15,628
|
10.61%
|
9,342
|
5.74%
|
9,648
|
5.60%
|
18,990
|
11.66%
|
Davie
|
41,240
|
50,215
|
57,830
|
6,405
|
18.39%
|
2,856
|
6.93%
|
2,818
|
6.39%
|
5,674
|
13.76%
|
Duplin
|
58,505
|
63,845
|
72,797
|
9,442
|
19.24%
|
8,305
|
14.20%
|
8,117
|
12.15%
|
16,422
|
28.07%
|
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