Total Population in Avery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Avery County Compares
National Distribution
Where Avery County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Avery County: 17,680
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,997 | Unicoi County, TN | 17,756 |
| #1,998 | Pike County, MO | 17,711 |
| #1,999 | Park County, MT | 17,710 |
| #2,000 | Avery County, NC | 17,680 |
| #2,001 | Hughes County, SD | 17,664 |
| #2,002 | Henry County, AL | 17,647 |
| #2,003 | Seward County, NE | 17,641 |
Total Population in Avery County, North Carolina
Avery County, North Carolina has a total population of 17,680, which ranks #2,000 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within North Carolina, Avery County ranks #84 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.