NC Population Growth Continues To Boom
By David Purtell – Digital Editor, Triangle Business Journal
North Carolina and South Carolina remain two of the fastest-growing states in the country, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. And North Carolina is now home to more than 11 million people.
North Carolina added more than 164,800 people between July 2023 and 2024, bringing the estimated population to 11,046,024. It’s the ninth-largest state ahead of Michigan and behind Georgia.
Between July 1, 2023, and July 1 of this year, Census estimates show North Carolina’s population grew by 1.5%, the eighth-fastest rate among states. South Carolina’s population increased at an even faster pace of 1.7%, ranking fifth highest in the nation, to reach nearly 5.48 million people.
North Carolina’s numeric growth of 164,835 was fourth highest behind first-place Texas, followed by Florida and California. South Carolina added about 91,000 residents between July 2023 and 2024, ranking at No. 10 in numeric growth.
Texas added more than 560,000 people, while Florida came in just shy of 470,000. California, which has seen its population drop in recent years, gained 232,000 people — but its estimated 39.4 million residents remains slightly below what it was in 2020.
Florida and Texas had the fastest rates of growth, at 2% and 1.8%, respectively.
For context, North Carolina had 10.4 million residents in 2020. The state’s population has grown nearly 6% in four years. South Carolina had a population of about 5.12 million in 2020, representing growth of 7% over the four-year span.
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