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| County | 1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| State Total | 16,719 |
17,215 |
17,931 |
17,414 |
17,740 |
17,665 |
17,643 |
17,545 |
17,797 |
16,887 |
16,946 |
| Alamance | 263 |
269 |
274 |
227 |
208 |
210 |
217 |
213 |
212 |
226 |
206 |
| Alexander | 43 |
41 |
37 |
37 |
28 |
31 |
33 |
30 |
43 |
35 |
35 |
| Alleghany | 21 |
22 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
28 |
27 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
23 |
| Anson | 72 |
85 |
104 |
104 |
96 |
87 |
85 |
77 |
60 |
68 |
69 |
| Ashe | 57 |
66 |
67 |
70 |
68 |
64 |
65 |
60 |
72 |
58 |
58 |
| Avery | 88 |
93 |
91 |
78 |
73 |
67 |
74 |
69 |
78 |
68 |
52 |
| Beaufort | 99 |
108 |
118 |
98 |
102 |
105 |
109 |
122 |
100 |
91 |
95 |
| Bertie | 33 |
42 |
40 |
34 |
39 |
37 |
37 |
40 |
36 |
47 |
39 |
| Bladen | 40 |
50 |
70 |
74 |
82 |
76 |
77 |
83 |
75 |
78 |
77 |
| Brunswick | 108 |
136 |
157 |
153 |
162 |
165 |
174 |
179 |
188 |
193 |
193 |
| Buncombe | 731 |
767 |
765 |
749 |
783 |
785 |
773 |
739 |
753 |
729 |
719 |
| Burke | 192 |
197 |
196 |
196 |
195 |
188 |
181 |
167 |
171 |
151 |
151 |
| Cabarrus | 148 |
147 |
154 |
162 |
182 |
184 |
180 |
182 |
218 |
192 |
195 |
| Caldwell | 107 |
109 |
120 |
97 |
104 |
109 |
108 |
122 |
124 |
99 |
101 |
| Camden | 2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
| Carteret | 146 |
146 |
148 |
147 |
155 |
160 |
163 |
164 |
176 |
172 |
179 |
| Caswell | 24 |
30 |
32 |
37 |
33 |
27 |
31 |
36 |
42 |
39 |
36 |
| Catawba | 254 |
247 |
248 |
234 |
259 |
253 |
242 |
232 |
224 |
260 |
273 |
| Chatham | 54 |
82 |
96 |
99 |
103 |
99 |
86 |
87 |
90 |
83 |
89 |
| Cherokee | 85 |
98 |
109 |
112 |
118 |
104 |
102 |
103 |
109 |
101 |
90 |
| Chowan | 66 |
66 |
63 |
66 |
68 |
65 |
60 |
54 |
47 |
49 |
46 |
| Clay | 7 |
27 |
34 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
29 |
31 |
21 |
23 |
| Cleveland | 270 |
281 |
272 |
261 |
249 |
235 |
250 |
259 |
256 |
241 |
247 |
| Columbus | 129 |
140 |
145 |
138 |
150 |
144 |
145 |
147 |
127 |
136 |
135 |
| Craven | 250 |
239 |
255 |
269 |
284 |
266 |
271 |
262 |
272 |
249 |
248 |
| Cumberland | 783 |
834 |
957 |
996 |
999 |
950 |
898 |
893 |
926 |
867 |
877 |
| Currituck | 18 |
19 |
20 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
31 |
28 |
25 |
29 |
21 |
| Dare | 29 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
41 |
45 |
50 |
49 |
38 |
39 |
| Davidson | 169 |
188 |
183 |
172 |
183 |
181 |
176 |
194 |
185 |
170 |
162 |
| Davie | 47 |
48 |
47 |
55 |
51 |
57 |
64 |
62 |
76 |
48 |
46 |
| Duplin | 75 |
82 |
96 |
92 |
83 |
77 |
81 |
88 |
96 |
86 |
85 |
| Durham | 1,020 |
945 |
885 |
789 |
789 |
758 |
738 |
714 |
681 |
633 |
651 |
| Edgecombe | 109 |
103 |
113 |
119 |
111 |
114 |
104 |
99 |
91 |
86 |
94 |
| Forsyth | 1,203 |
1,190 |
1,161 |
1,116 |
1,105 |
1,130 |
1,152 |
1,118 |
1153 |
1,101 |
1106 |
| Franklin | 52 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
68 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
80 |
57 |
60 |
| Gaston | 261 |
275 |
312 |
306 |
313 |
332 |
330 |
319 |
309 |
319 |
317 |
| Gates | 12 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
11 |
18 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
20 |
21 |
| Graham | 11 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
18 |
10 |
15 |
13 |
| Granville | 246 |
231 |
224 |
213 |
205 |
196 |
188 |
204 |
190 |
198 |
195 |
| Greene | 22 |
23 |
26 |
30 |
37 |
42 |
44 |
39 |
39 |
40 |
38 |
| Guilford | 699 |
731 |
740 |
692 |
728 |
761 |
741 |
756 |
710 |
716 |
692 |
| Halifax | 161 |
152 |
153 |
148 |
147 |
154 |
153 |
150 |
153 |
140 |
122 |
| Harnett | 161 |
177 |
172 |
170 |
177 |
188 |
207 |
188 |
163 |
159 |
155 |
| Haywood | 175 |
187 |
191 |
186 |
190 |
171 |
167 |
161 |
155 |
154 |
147 |
| Henderson | 213 |
199 |
210 |
216 |
224 |
203 |
207 |
215 |
255 |
226 |
234 |
| Hertford | 83 |
80 |
100 |
88 |
83 |
78 |
86 |
85 |
69 |
73 |
78 |
| Hoke | 40 |
41 |
55 |
64 |
73 |
69 |
78 |
95 |
72 |
78 |
78 |
| Hyde | 5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
| Iredell | 191 |
183 |
178 |
169 |
177 |
189 |
197 |
203 |
204 |
179 |
184 |
| Jackson | 72 |
70 |
74 |
70 |
77 |
69 |
68 |
73 |
67 |
64 |
61 |
| Johnston | 136 |
149 |
166 |
148 |
166 |
162 |
163 |
160 |
185 |
175 |
177 |
| Jones | 11 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
32 |
27 |
19 |
| Lee | 169 |
161 |
178 |
157 |
166 |
171 |
154 |
143 |
145 |
140 |
131 |
| Lenoir | 279 |
274 |
262 |
228 |
217 |
212 |
216 |
210 |
209 |
206 |
195 |
| Lincoln | 78 |
73 |
77 |
78 |
82 |
84 |
68 |
71 |
79 |
75 |
77 |
| McDowell | 94 |
97 |
102 |
94 |
106 |
123 |
114 |
128 |
138 |
133 |
127 |
| Macon | 69 |
72 |
76 |
79 |
86 |
81 |
81 |
83 |
91 |
70 |
66 |
| Madison | 29 |
33 |
34 |
40 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
44 |
49 |
35 |
40 |
| Martin | 35 |
41 |
50 |
41 |
44 |
45 |
38 |
36 |
41 |
43 |
42 |
| Mecklenburg | 1,102 |
1,051 |
1,060 |
1,070 |
1,090 |
1,100 |
1,118 |
1,114 |
1206 |
1,091 |
1,108 |
| Mitchell | 67 |
65 |
57 |
56 |
45 |
45 |
49 |
52 |
50 |
48 |
44 |
| Montgomery | 45 |
62 |
77 |
80 |
74 |
84 |
88 |
85 |
79 |
75 |
84 |
| Moore | 192 |
203 |
230 |
229 |
253 |
252 |
253 |
258 |
281 |
257 |
259 |
| Nash | 164 |
160 |
188 |
200 |
212 |
230 |
214 |
201 |
200 |
187 |
215 |
| New Hanover | 362 |
370 |
385 |
386 |
402 |
431 |
451 |
457 |
472 |
464 |
507 |
| Northampton | 39 |
37 |
48 |
45 |
48 |
43 |
49 |
48 |
41 |
45 |
49 |
| Onslow | 288 |
313 |
316 |
316 |
317 |
310 |
304 |
284 |
309 |
230 |
242 |
| Orange | 256 |
255 |
243 |
217 |
217 |
200 |
195 |
189 |
163 |
148 |
142 |
| Pamlico | 14 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
| Pasquotank | 117 |
122 |
126 |
115 |
119 |
122 |
136 |
134 |
138 |
143 |
140 |
| Pender | 46 |
52 |
56 |
55 |
68 |
66 |
57 |
58 |
73 |
74 |
77 |
| Perquimans | 12 |
18 |
23 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
27 |
22 |
27 |
| Person | 51 |
52 |
65 |
71 |
75 |
65 |
68 |
71 |
79 |
62 |
64 |
| Pitt | 275 |
306 |
330 |
286 |
289 |
294 |
277 |
257 |
253 |
262 |
271 |
| Polk | 51 |
51 |
49 |
43 |
50 |
57 |
54 |
58 |
66 |
52 |
52 |
| Randolph | 166 |
164 |
184 |
188 |
180 |
169 |
174 |
172 |
195 |
165 |
165 |
| Richmond | 126 |
146 |
165 |
151 |
148 |
143 |
123 |
120 |
120 |
107 |
105 |
| Robeson | 191 |
208 |
215 |
218 |
218 |
234 |
255 |
275 |
235 |
253 |
249 |
| Rockingham | 113 |
128 |
147 |
154 |
163 |
184 |
202 |
181 |
192 |
183 |
190 |
| Rowan | 299 |
316 |
342 |
353 |
327 |
299 |
300 |
304 |
295 |
270 |
271 |
| Rutherford | 140 |
147 |
161 |
155 |
158 |
160 |
175 |
182 |
160 |
179 |
199 |
| Sampson | 73 |
81 |
89 |
96 |
118 |
127 |
128 |
123 |
125 |
135 |
152 |
| Scotland | 116 |
127 |
131 |
121 |
126 |
109 |
112 |
113 |
90 |
111 |
107 |
| Stanly | 110 |
131 |
136 |
137 |
153 |
137 |
148 |
149 |
144 |
158 |
155 |
| Stokes | 51 |
58 |
73 |
81 |
90 |
88 |
88 |
81 |
88 |
70 |
71 |
| Surry | 122 |
135 |
142 |
154 |
161 |
159 |
172 |
184 |
188 |
182 |
183 |
| Swain | 35 |
40 |
44 |
41 |
45 |
38 |
34 |
30 |
24 |
31 |
26 |
| Transylvania | 63 |
58 |
62 |
60 |
57 |
66 |
73 |
66 |
64 |
54 |
56 |
| Tyrrell | 3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| Union | 127 |
125 |
144 |
146 |
153 |
149 |
145 |
150 |
171 |
152 |
152 |
| Vance | 109 |
106 |
104 |
95 |
96 |
88 |
95 |
103 |
104 |
88 |
100 |
| Wake | 903 |
917 |
944 |
910 |
905 |
924 |
920 |
949 |
1,002 |
945 |
956 |
| Warren | 25 |
32 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
47 |
39 |
44 |
45 |
35 |
34 |
| Washington | 25 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
38 |
33 |
31 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
| Watauga | 116 |
123 |
134 |
112 |
109 |
113 |
112 |
106 |
99 |
102 |
71 |
| Wayne | 337 |
341 |
352 |
357 |
355 |
329 |
329 |
318 |
287 |
298 |
304 |
| Wilkes | 113 |
125 |
126 |
115 |
110 |
105 |
100 |
97 |
112 |
91 |
83 |
| Wilson | 160 |
182 |
196 |
168 |
165 |
178 |
162 |
151 |
150 |
146 |
158 |
| Yadkin | 37 |
35 |
37 |
47 |
53 |
54 |
52 |
51 |
75 |
48 |
49 |
| Yancey | 32 |
33 |
39 |
38 |
43 |
44 |
46 |
39 |
45 |
38 |
38 |