Total Population in New Hanover County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
235,229
Rank #300 of 3,222
91th percentile

How New Hanover County Compares

New Hanover County
235,229
North Carolina Average
235,229
Rank #10 of 100 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ New Hanover County: 235,229

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#297 Tuscaloosa County, AL 237,552
#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
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Total Population in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County, North Carolina has a total population of 235,229, which ranks #300 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within North Carolina, New Hanover County ranks #10 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.