Total Population in McDowell County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
44,817
Rank #1,105 of 3,222
66th percentile

How McDowell County Compares

McDowell County
44,817
North Carolina Average
44,817
Rank #56 of 100 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ 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
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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.