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2021 County Population Estimates are out: What you need to know
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The 2021 county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau are the first set of population estimates based on the 2020 Census. Here's what the new data tells us about how North Carolina counties have changed in the year following the Census.
73 NC counties have grown since 2020
North Carolina grew by 112,000 people or 1.1% between April 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, faster than the national rate of 0.1%. According to the estimates, 73 North Carolina counties grew in the 15 months following the Census.
The counties with the fastest-growth were coastal counties or Triangle suburbs: both Brunswick and Currituck had an estimated population increase of 5.5%, followed by Johnston (4.9%), Camden and Franklin (4.6%), and Pender (4.3%).
Other counties with growth above the state rate included:
See how each county changed
Foreign-born population trends: Impact of COVID-19
Between 2010 and 2020, about 70% of North Carolina's population growth was from net migration, meaning more people moving here than moving away. About one-quarter of these net gains from migration--18% of all North Carolina's population growth--was from international migration. Between 2020 and 2021, North Carolina experienced natural decrease (more deaths than births) for the first time; net migration was the only source of growth over the year. At the same time, net international migration fell significantly.
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New ACS data helps us understand social and economic changes in NC
Last week, the Census Bureau released the 2016-2020 5-Year American Community Survey data. Here's what you need to know.
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What we're reading
Questions about this data or future data releases?
Contact:
Email: demography@unc.edu
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The 2021 county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau are the first set of population estimates based on the 2020 Census. Here's what the new data tells us about how North Carolina counties have changed in the year following the Census.
73 NC counties have grown since 2020
North Carolina grew by 112,000 people or 1.1% between April 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, faster than the national rate of 0.1%. According to the estimates, 73 North Carolina counties grew in the 15 months following the Census.
The counties with the fastest-growth were coastal counties or Triangle suburbs: both Brunswick and Currituck had an estimated population increase of 5.5%, followed by Johnston (4.9%), Camden and Franklin (4.6%), and Pender (4.3%).
Other counties with growth above the state rate included:
- Dare, Carteret, and New Hanover on the coast
- suburbs around Mecklenburg (Lincoln, Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, and Gaston)
- Wake County and other Triangle suburbs and exurbs (Chatham, Harnett, Granville)
- Moore, Hoke, and Lee counties
- The western counties of Clay, Macon, and Cherokee, as well as Yancey, Madison, and Polk
See how each county changed
Foreign-born population trends: Impact of COVID-19
Between 2010 and 2020, about 70% of North Carolina's population growth was from net migration, meaning more people moving here than moving away. About one-quarter of these net gains from migration--18% of all North Carolina's population growth--was from international migration. Between 2020 and 2021, North Carolina experienced natural decrease (more deaths than births) for the first time; net migration was the only source of growth over the year. At the same time, net international migration fell significantly.
New ACS data helps us understand social and economic changes in NC
Last week, the Census Bureau released the 2016-2020 5-Year American Community Survey data. Here's what you need to know.
What we're reading
- Affordable housing in Wake County, NC (Carolina Demography)
- Data Visualization Style Guides
- Instantly create a GitHub repository to take screenshots of a web page
- How to read this chart: A battery of gas-price charts (Washington Post)
Questions about this data or future data releases?
Contact:
Email: demography@unc.edu
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