Total Population in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How McDowell County Compares
National Distribution
Where McDowell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ McDowell County: 44,817
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,102 | Lawrence County, IN | 45,102 |
| #1,103 | Barren County, KY | 44,938 |
| #1,104 | Shenandoah County, VA | 44,925 |
| #1,105 | McDowell County, NC | 44,817 |
| #1,106 | Callaway County, MO | 44,741 |
| #1,107 | Beaufort County, NC | 44,499 |
| #1,108 | Delaware County, NY | 44,487 |
Total Population in McDowell County, North Carolina
McDowell County, North Carolina has a total population of 44,817, which ranks #1,105 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within North Carolina, McDowell County ranks #56 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 66th 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.