| North Carolina Population by County |
| Year 2000 Census Data |
| county_name | pop2000 | bucket |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell County | 4,149 | <=25k |
| Hyde County | 5,826 | <=25k |
| Camden County | 6,885 | <=25k |
| Graham County | 7,993 | <=25k |
| Clay County | 8,775 | <=25k |
| Jones County | 10,381 | <=25k |
| Gates County | 10,516 | <=25k |
| Alleghany County | 10,677 | <=25k |
| Perquimans County | 11,368 | <=25k |
| Pamlico County | 12,934 | <=25k |
| Swain County | 12,968 | <=25k |
| Washington County | 13,723 | <=25k |
| Chowan County | 14,526 | <=25k |
| Mitchell County | 15,687 | <=25k |
| Avery County | 17,167 | <=25k |
| Yancey County | 17,774 | <=25k |
| Currituck County | 18,190 | <=25k |
| Polk County | 18,324 | <=25k |
| Greene County | 18,974 | <=25k |
| Madison County | 19,635 | <=25k |
| Bertie County | 19,773 | <=25k |
| Warren County | 19,972 | <=25k |
| Northampton County | 22,086 | <=25k |
| Hertford County | 22,601 | <=25k |
| Caswell County | 23,501 | <=25k |
| Cherokee County | 24,298 | <=25k |
| Ashe County | 24,384 | <=25k |
| Anson County | 25,275 | 25-50k% |
| Martin County | 25,593 | 25-50k% |
| Montgomery County | 26,822 | 25-50k% |
| Transylvania County | 29,334 | 25-50k% |
| Macon County | 29,811 | 25-50k% |
| Dare County | 29,967 | 25-50k% |
| Bladen County | 32,278 | 25-50k% |
| Jackson County | 33,121 | 25-50k% |
| Alexander County | 33,603 | 25-50k% |
| Hoke County | 33,646 | 25-50k% |
| Davie County | 34,835 | 25-50k% |
| Pasquotank County | 34,897 | 25-50k% |
| Person County | 35,623 | 25-50k% |
| Scotland County | 35,998 | 25-50k% |
| Yadkin County | 36,348 | 25-50k% |
| Pender County | 41,082 | 25-50k% |
| McDowell County | 42,151 | 25-50k% |
| Watauga County | 42,695 | 25-50k% |
| Vance County | 42,954 | 25-50k% |
| Stokes County | 44,711 | 25-50k% |
| Beaufort County | 44,958 | 25-50k% |
| Richmond County | 46,564 | 25-50k% |
| Franklin County | 47,260 | 25-50k% |
| Granville County | 48,498 | 25-50k% |
| Lee County | 49,040 | 25-50k% |
| Duplin County | 49,063 | 25-50k% |
| Chatham County | 49,329 | 25-50k% |
| Haywood County | 54,033 | 50-100k |
| Columbus County | 54,749 | 50-100k |
| Edgecombe County | 55,606 | 50-100k |
| Halifax County | 57,370 | 50-100k |
| Stanly County | 58,100 | 50-100k |
| Carteret County | 59,383 | 50-100k |
| Lenoir County | 59,648 | 50-100k |
| Sampson County | 60,161 | 50-100k |
| Rutherford County | 62,899 | 50-100k |
| Lincoln County | 63,780 | 50-100k |
| Wilkes County | 65,632 | 50-100k |
| Surry County | 71,219 | 50-100k |
| Brunswick County | 73,143 | 50-100k |
| Wilson County | 73,814 | 50-100k |
| Moore County | 74,769 | 50-100k |
| Caldwell County | 77,415 | 50-100k |
| Nash County | 87,420 | 50-100k |
| Burke County | 89,148 | 50-100k |
| Henderson County | 89,173 | 50-100k |
| Harnett County | 91,025 | 50-100k |
| Craven County | 91,436 | 50-100k |
| Rockingham County | 91,928 | 50-100k |
| Cleveland County | 96,287 | 50-100k |
| Wayne County | 113,329 | 100-150k |
| Orange County | 118,227 | 100-150k |
| Johnston County | 121,965 | 100-150k |
| Iredell County | 122,660 | 100-150k |
| Robeson County | 123,339 | 100-150k |
| Union County | 123,677 | 100-150k |
| Rowan County | 130,340 | 100-150k |
| Randolph County | 130,454 | 100-150k |
| Alamance County | 130,800 | 100-150k |
| Cabarrus County | 131,063 | 100-150k |
| Pitt County | 133,798 | 100-150k |
| Catawba County | 141,685 | 100-150k |
| Davidson County | 147,246 | 100-150k |
| Onslow County | 150,355 | 150-200k |
| New Hanover County | 160,307 | 150-200k |
| Gaston County | 190,365 | 150-200k |
| Buncombe County | 206,330 | >200k |
| Durham County | 223,314 | >200k |
| Cumberland County | 302,963 | >200k |
| Forsyth County | 306,067 | >200k |
| Guilford County | 421,048 | >200k |
| Wake County | 627,846 | >200k |
| Mecklenburg County | 695,454 | >200k |
