Hundred weighed: comparing the vital statistics of the state's 100 counties.

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POPULATION Avg. annual Density per Change from (000s) change square mile migration 2004 1994-2004 2004 2000-04 North Carolina 8,541.3 1.8% 175.3 3.7% Alamance 137.1 1.8 318.9 3.1 Alexander 35.1 1.6 135.1 2.9 Alleghany 10.9 0.9 46.2 3.0 Anson 25.7 0.4 48.4 1.1 Ashe 25.1 0.9 58.9 3.6 Avery 18.0 1.6 72.9 5.2 Beaufort 45.9 0.5 55.4 1.3 Bertie 19.7 (0.4) 28.2 (0.1) Bladen 33.0 1.0 37.7 1.4 Brunswick 85.0 3.7 99.5 15.6 Buncombe 215.1 1.3 327.9 3.6 Burke 88.9 0.9 175.4 (1.3) Cabarrus 146.6 3.1 402.4 8.5 Caldwell 78.6 0.7 166.6 0.0 Camden 8.5 3.2 35.4 22.5 Carteret 61.9 1.0 119.0 4.9 Caswell 23.8 0.9 55.7 0.7 Catawba 147.8 1.6 369.5 2.1 Chatham 55.0 2.5 80.5 9.8 Cherokee 25.7 1.6 56.4 6.6 Chowan 14.5 0.2 83.8 2.4 Clay 9.6 2.2 44.8 11.1 Cleveland 97.4 0.9 209.6 0.1 Columbus 54.6 0.5 58.2 (1.5) Craven 92.0 0.8 129.8 (2.8) Cumberland 310.9 0.5 476.2 (2.1) Currituck 21.8 3.5 83.6 18.8 Dare 34.2 3.2 89.3 12.5 Davidson 153.3 1.2 277.6 2.6 Davie 37.9 2.4 143.0 7.7 Duplin 51.5 1.7 63.0 2.5 Durham 238.9 1.9 822.8 2.8 Edgecombe 53.9 (0.6) 106.8 (4.3) Forsyth 320.8 1.3 783.1 2.3 Franklin 52.9 2.6 107.5 9.9 Gaston 192.0 0.6 539.1 (0.5) Gates 11.0 1.1 32.3 5.0 Graham 8.1 0.6 27.6 1.1 Granville 52.9 2.5 99.7 7.8 Greene 20.0 1.9 75.4 3.9 Guilford 434.7 1.5 669.4 0.8 Halifax 56.5 (0.3) 77.9 (2.2) Harnett 99.6 2.7 167.4 6.2 Haywood 56.5 1.3 102.0 5.2 Henderson 96.1 2.1 257.0 7.9 Hertford 23.7 0.4 67.2 3.5 Hoke 38.6 3.5 98.7 9.3 Hyde 5.6 0.5 9.2 (2.5) Iredell 136.0 2.9 236.3 8.4 Jackson 35.6 1.9 72.6 6.9 Johnston 141.4 4.2 178.6 12.0 Jones 10.2 0.4 21.7 (0.5) Lee 50.1 1.2 194.9 (1.1) Lenoir 58.5 (0.1) 146.4 (2.3) Lincoln 68.1 2.0 227.8 4.7 Macon 31.8 4.3 61.5 7.6 Madison 20.2 1.8 45.0 2.8 Martin 24.7 2.6 53.6 (3.2) McDowell 43.2 2.5 97.9 1.8 Mecklenburg 768.8 2.9 1,460.8 5.8 Mitchell 16.0 0.7 72.2 3.1 Montgomery 27.2 1.1 55.2 (0.7) Moore 79.3 1.9 113.7 6.1 Nash 90.7 1.0 167.9 2.2 New Hanover 174.3 2.3 876.2 7.0 Northampton 21.6 0.1 40.2 (1.5) Onslow 159.7 0.8 208.3 (0.6) Orange 121.0 1.4 302.5 2.4 Pamlico 13.1 1.0 38.8 2.4 Pasquotank 37.6 1.2 165.8 6.4 Pender 45.1 2.9 51.8 8.8 Perquimans 11.8 1.0 47.9 5.2 Person 37.0 1.5 94.3 3.0 Pitt 141.5 1.9 217.2 2.8 Polk 19.0 1.8 79.7 5.9 Randolph 135.8 1.8 172.5 1.8 Richmond 46.5 0.2 98.0 (1.2) Robeson 126.6 1.2 133.4 (0.3) Rockingham 92.1 0.4 162.6 (0.2) Rowan 133.1 1.2 260.4 1.0 Rutherford 63.2 0.6 112.1 0.2 Sampson 62.6 1.9 66.2 2.2 Scotland 36.9 0.5 115.5 0.9 Stanly 59.1 0.9 149.5 0.6 Stokes 45.9 1.3 101.6 1.9 Surry 72.3 1.0 134.7 0.5 Swain 13.5 1.4 25.5 3.6 Transylvania 29.7 0.8 78.5 2.7 Tyrrell 4.2 0.8 10.7 0.7 Union 151.8 4.7 238.2 17.7 Vance 43.8 0.9 172.9 (0.1) Wake 723.7 3.7 869.9 10.2 Warren 20.1 1.0 46.8 1.2 Washington 13.5 -0.6 38.7 (2.0) Watauga 42.9 0.7 137.1 (0.2) Wayne 115.1 0.6 208.3 (0.9) Wilkes 67.0 0.8 88.5 0.8 Wilson 76.4 1.0 205.9 1.6 Yadkin 37.1 1.2 110.4 0.8 Yancey 18.1 1.0 57.8 1.8 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Avg. Avg. Avg. annual Jobless hourly annual (000s) change rate wage* change 2004 1994-2004 2004 2004 '94-04 North Carolina 4,256.3 1.7% 5.5% $16.51 4.1% Alamance 69.7 1.2 6.2 14.55 3.7 Alexander 18.6 1.3 6.0 12.45 3.2 Alleghany 4.8 0.2 6.3 10.08 2.9 Anson 11.0 (0.2) 8.7 12.48 3.1 Ashe 12.5 1.1 5.5 11.23 3.4 Avery 8.2 1.5 4.9 10.55 3.2 Beaufort 19.6 0.2 7.1 13.03 3.4 Bertie 8.1 (0.7) 8.1 10.50 3.7 Bladen 15.5 0.0 7.3 10.95 2.7 Brunswick 40.0...