← 2024 results
Bumble Bees
Carpenter Bees
Honey Bees
Small Bees
Wasps
Flies
Butterflies & Moths
Other Insects
Real 2024 totals for North Carolina, aggregated by group.
2024 state results
North Carolina
89,246
insects counted
2,283
people who counted
1,408
counts submitted
22%
of the regional count
One count often comes from a group — a classroom, a garden club, a family — so more people counted than counts were submitted.
A growing count
North Carolina counters added 89,246 pollinator visits to the 2024 census. Local stories and a county breakdown are gathered after each count.
North Carolina — by group
Bumble Bees
14,602
Carpenter Bees
9,629
Honey Bees
6,778
Small Bees
10,545
Wasps
11,137
Flies
6,944
Butterflies & Moths
22,439
Other Insects
7,172
Show these results as a data table
| Group | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bumble Bees | 14,602 | 16% |
| Carpenter Bees | 9,629 | 11% |
| Honey Bees | 6,778 | 8% |
| Small Bees | 10,545 | 12% |
| Wasps | 11,137 | 12% |
| Flies | 6,944 | 8% |
| Butterflies & Moths | 22,439 | 25% |
| Other Insects | 7,172 | 8% |
| Total | 89,246 | 100% |
Top counties
79 counties reported
1
Cleveland County, NC
9,426
2
Union County, NC
6,478
3
Forsyth County, NC
5,541
4
Durham County, NC
4,460
5
Guilford County, NC
4,351
6
Transylvania County, NC
4,152