Total Population in Gaston County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Gaston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Gaston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Gaston County: 234,881
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #298 | Arlington County, VA | 236,254 |
| #299 | Cabarrus County, NC | 236,133 |
| #300 | New Hanover County, NC | 235,229 |
| #301 | Gaston County, NC | 234,881 |
| #302 | Johnston County, NC | 234,263 |
| #303 | Montgomery County, TN | 234,153 |
| #304 | Norfolk city, VA | 233,596 |
Total Population in Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston County, North Carolina has a total population of 234,881, which ranks #301 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.
Within North Carolina, Gaston County ranks #11 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 91th 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.