North Carolina Population 1900-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of North Carolina from 1900 to 2024.
- The population of North Carolina in 2024 was 11,046,024, a 1.51% increase from 2023.
- The population of North Carolina in 2023 was 10,881,189, a 1.59% increase from 2022.
- The population of North Carolina in 2022 was 10,710,793, a 1.39% increase from 2021.
- The population of North Carolina in 2021 was 10,564,320, a 1.1% increase from 2020.
State Population Ranking |
State Name |
Population |
California |
39,431,263 |
Texas |
31,290,831 |
Florida |
23,372,215 |
New York |
19,867,248 |
Pennsylvania |
13,078,751 |
Illinois |
12,710,158 |
Ohio |
11,883,304 |
Georgia |
11,180,878 |
North Carolina |
11,046,024 |
Michigan |
10,140,459 |
New Jersey |
9,500,851 |
Virginia |
8,811,195 |
Washington |
7,958,180 |
Arizona |
7,582,384 |
Tennessee |
7,227,750 |
Massachusetts |
7,136,171 |
Indiana |
6,924,275 |
Maryland |
6,263,220 |
Missouri |
6,245,466 |
Wisconsin |
5,960,975 |
Colorado |
5,957,493 |
Minnesota |
5,793,151 |
South Carolina |
5,478,831 |
Alabama |
5,157,699 |
Louisiana |
4,597,740 |
Kentucky |
4,588,372 |
Oregon |
4,272,371 |
Oklahoma |
4,095,393 |
Connecticut |
3,675,069 |
Utah |
3,503,613 |
Nevada |
3,267,467 |
Iowa |
3,241,488 |
Arkansas |
3,088,354 |
Kansas |
2,970,606 |
Mississippi |
2,943,045 |
New Mexico |
2,130,256 |
Nebraska |
2,005,465 |
Idaho |
2,001,619 |
West Virginia |
1,769,979 |
Hawaii |
1,446,146 |
New Hampshire |
1,409,032 |
Maine |
1,405,012 |
Montana |
1,137,233 |
Rhode Island |
1,112,308 |
Delaware |
1,051,917 |
North Dakota |
796,568 |
Alaska |
740,133 |
Wyoming |
587,618 |
North Carolina - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
11,046,024 |
1.51% |
2023 |
10,881,189 |
1.59% |
2022 |
10,710,793 |
1.39% |
2021 |
10,564,320 |
1.10% |
2020 |
10,449,652 |
-0.49% |
2019 |
10,501,384 |
1.06% |
2018 |
10,391,358 |
1.12% |
2017 |
10,275,758 |
1.12% |
2016 |
10,161,802 |
1.24% |
2015 |
10,037,218 |
1.01% |
2014 |
9,937,295 |
0.92% |
2013 |
9,846,717 |
0.97% |
2012 |
9,751,810 |
0.96% |
2011 |
9,658,913 |
0.88% |
2010 |
9,574,586 |
1.32% |
2009 |
9,449,566 |
1.51% |
2008 |
9,309,449 |
2.10% |
2007 |
9,118,037 |
2.25% |
2006 |
8,917,270 |
2.43% |
2005 |
8,705,407 |
1.78% |
2004 |
8,553,152 |
1.55% |
2003 |
8,422,501 |
1.16% |
2002 |
8,326,201 |
1.41% |
2001 |
8,210,122 |
1.59% |
2000 |
8,081,614 |
5.63% |
1999 |
7,650,789 |
1.39% |
1998 |
7,545,828 |
1.58% |
1997 |
7,428,672 |
1.66% |
1996 |
7,307,658 |
1.70% |
1995 |
7,185,403 |
1.76% |
1994 |
7,060,959 |
1.63% |
1993 |
6,947,412 |
1.69% |
1992 |
6,831,850 |
1.24% |
1991 |
6,748,135 |
1.37% |
1990 |
6,656,987 |
1.39% |
1989 |
6,565,459 |
1.31% |
1988 |
6,480,594 |
1.20% |
1987 |
6,403,700 |
1.30% |
1986 |
6,321,578 |
1.08% |
1985 |
6,253,954 |
1.46% |
1984 |
6,164,006 |
1.43% |
1983 |
6,077,056 |
0.96% |
1982 |
6,019,101 |
1.05% |
1981 |
5,956,653 |
0.98% |
1980 |
5,898,980 |
1.30% |
1979 |
5,823,491 |
1.11% |
1978 |
5,759,492 |
1.30% |
1977 |
5,685,607 |
1.38% |
1976 |
5,607,964 |
1.10% |
1975 |
5,547,188 |
1.39% |
1974 |
5,470,911 |
1.50% |
1973 |
5,389,852 |
1.67% |
1972 |
5,301,150 |
1.88% |
1971 |
5,203,531 |
2.34% |
1970 |
5,084,411 |
1.06% |
1969 |
5,031,000 |
0.54% |
1968 |
5,004,000 |
1.05% |
1967 |
4,952,000 |
1.14% |
1966 |
4,896,000 |
0.68% |
1965 |
4,863,000 |
1.27% |
1964 |
4,802,000 |
1.27% |
1963 |
4,742,000 |
0.74% |
1962 |
4,707,000 |
0.94% |
1961 |
4,663,000 |
1.97% |
1960 |
4,573,000 |
2.58% |
1959 |
4,458,000 |
1.87% |
1958 |
4,376,000 |
0.18% |
1957 |
4,368,000 |
1.37% |
1956 |
4,309,000 |
1.58% |
1955 |
4,242,000 |
2.69% |
1954 |
4,131,000 |
0.27% |
1953 |
4,120,000 |
0.27% |
1952 |
4,109,000 |
-0.27% |
1951 |
4,120,000 |
1.28% |
1950 |
4,068,000 |
4.01% |
1949 |
3,911,000 |
1.93% |
1948 |
3,837,000 |
1.80% |
1947 |
3,769,000 |
1.70% |
1946 |
3,706,000 |
4.90% |
1945 |
3,533,000 |
-0.76% |
1944 |
3,560,000 |
-2.57% |
1943 |
3,654,000 |
2.38% |
1942 |
3,569,000 |
-0.56% |
1941 |
3,589,000 |
0.42% |
1940 |
3,574,000 |
1.71% |
1939 |
3,514,000 |
2.15% |
1938 |
3,440,000 |
1.62% |
1937 |
3,385,000 |
1.17% |
1936 |
3,346,000 |
0.69% |
1935 |
3,323,000 |
0.58% |
1934 |
3,304,000 |
1.10% |
1933 |
3,268,000 |
1.27% |
1932 |
3,227,000 |
1.35% |
1931 |
3,184,000 |
0.54% |
1930 |
3,167,000 |
1.09% |
1929 |
3,133,000 |
1.65% |
1928 |
3,082,000 |
1.82% |
1927 |
3,027,000 |
2.30% |
1926 |
2,959,000 |
2.21% |
1925 |
2,895,000 |
2.30% |
1924 |
2,830,000 |
2.50% |
1923 |
2,761,000 |
2.26% |
1922 |
2,700,000 |
1.85% |
1921 |
2,651,000 |
2.43% |
1920 |
2,588,000 |
2.09% |
1919 |
2,535,000 |
0.52% |
1918 |
2,522,000 |
-0.94% |
1917 |
2,546,000 |
1.31% |
1916 |
2,513,000 |
1.62% |
1915 |
2,473,000 |
2.15% |
1914 |
2,421,000 |
2.50% |
1913 |
2,362,000 |
2.12% |
1912 |
2,313,000 |
1.63% |
1911 |
2,276,000 |
2.48% |
1910 |
2,221,000 |
2.16% |
1909 |
2,174,000 |
1.49% |
1908 |
2,142,000 |
1.76% |
1907 |
2,105,000 |
1.35% |
1906 |
2,077,000 |
1.27% |
1905 |
2,051,000 |
1.69% |
1904 |
2,017,000 |
1.56% |
1903 |
1,986,000 |
1.53% |
1902 |
1,956,000 |
1.56% |
1901 |
1,926,000 |
1.53% |
1900 |
1,897,000 |
0.00% |