Total Population in Columbus County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
50,140
Rank #1,012 of 3,222
69th percentile

How Columbus County Compares

Columbus County
50,140
North Carolina Average
50,140
Rank #51 of 100 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where Columbus County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Columbus County: 50,140

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,009 Franklin County, VT 50,638
#1,010 Buffalo County, NE 50,579
#1,011 Bristol County, RI 50,490
#1,012 Columbus County, NC 50,140
#1,013 Humacao Municipio, PR 50,100
#1,014 Henry County, VA 49,980
#1,015 Venango County, PA 49,801
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Total Population in Columbus County, North Carolina

Columbus County, North Carolina has a total population of 50,140, which ranks #1,012 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within North Carolina, Columbus County ranks #51 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 69th 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.