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This is part of our series looking at North Carolina's registered voters. Other stories include an in-depth look at North Carolina's Democrat voters and an in-depth look at North Carolina's unaffiliated voters. This is an update of our story from Sept. 2023. As of Sept. 28, 2024, North Carolina had 7.6 million registered voters. Of these, 2,285,377 million, or 30%, were registered as a Republican. Age Younger voters are the least likely to register as…
[We have corrected this original post which reported that there were about 8.5 million citizen-voting-age adults in NC. The correct estimate is about 8 million.] This is the first in a four-part series on North Carolina’s voters. Today, we take a look at North Carolina’s 7.6 million registered voters. In the coming days, we will take a look at North Carolina’s registered Republicans, Democrats, and Unaffiliated Voters, respectively. According to the latest estimates, North Carolina…
In 1993, Amy Pulliam began her journey at Carolina as an undergraduate public policy student interested in health equity and inclusion. Three decades later, she’s coming full circle in Chapel Hill after stints with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and multiple North Carolina-based state health partnerships, including Wake Forest Baptist Health and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, among others. Pulliam will serve as Carolina Demography’s Programs Manager, a role…
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program released their 2023 population estimates for Cities and Towns last week. Charlotte passes 900K residents As of July 1, 2023 there were an estimated 911,311 residents in Charlotte, up 1.7% from an estimated 895,704 on July 1, 2022. Burlington also passed a major milestone, passing 60,000 residents as of 2023. Durham, with an estimated 296,186 residents in 2023, might be the next city to hit a major milestone.…
Since 2010, there have been 149 closures of rural hospitals across the US. These closures have taken place in 34 of the 50 states. Eight of these closures took place in North Carolina. What is a rural hospital? The NC Rural Health Research Program at the Shep Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill defines a rural hospital as a hospital that meets the following criteria: A Critical Access Hospital, or A Rural…
Last week, the U.S (United States). Census Bureau released 2023 county population estimates. These annual estimates tell us how county populations in North Carolina have changed over the course of a year: in this case, between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023. The county population estimates are more granular than the statewide estimates released every December. In the most recent state population estimate, released in December 2023, North Carolina’s population increased by 1.3% (139,526…
Deciding which educational pathway to pursue is often a daunting decision for a high schooler transitioning to postsecondary education. There are many questions a student must ask. Do I want to pursue a credential or a degree awarding program? What are the employment and earnings outcomes for each? What programs are most likely to see me employed five years after graduation? What are their median salaries? Knowing the answers to these questions and weighing it…
Dr. Michael Cline is the state demographer for North Carolina at the Office of State Budget and Management and has given us permission to re-post his content here. The original version of this piece is here. The foreign-born population in North Carolina has increased eightfold since 1990 from an estimated 115,000 (2% of the state’s 1990 population) to 868,000 people today (an estimated 8% of North Carolina residents). Although a significant population within North Carolina,…
Carolina Demography's director, Nathan Dollar, recently participated in the NC Business Summit on Public Education hosted by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. His slides were adapted for this piece, which was originally published by EdNC. Who are North Carolina’s public school students? by Mebane Rash, Nathan Dollar, Mary Ann Wolf and Lanie Sorrow, EducationNC February 19, 2024 We all have an image in our heads of a public school student. Often that image…
Dr. Michael Cline is the state demographer for North Carolina at the Office of State Budget and Management and has given us permission to re-post his content here. The original version of this piece is here. North Carolina is projected to reach 11.7 million people by 2030 according to our latest population projections. As a result of this growth, and given trends in other states shown in the US Census Bureau’s latest population estimates, our…
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