Total Population in Johnston County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
234,263
Rank #302 of 3,222
91th percentile

How Johnston County Compares

Johnston County
234,263
North Carolina Average
234,263
Rank #12 of 100 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ Johnston County: 234,263

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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
#305 Lake County, OH 232,216
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Total Population in Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston County, North Carolina has a total population of 234,263, which ranks #302 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within North Carolina, Johnston County ranks #12 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.