Total Population in Watauga County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Watauga County Compares
National Distribution
Where Watauga County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Watauga County: 55,123
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #942 | Roane County, TN | 55,208 |
| #943 | Eagle County, CO | 55,135 |
| #944 | Franklin County, VA | 55,130 |
| #945 | Watauga County, NC | 55,123 |
| #946 | Whiteside County, IL | 54,947 |
| #947 | Coffee County, AL | 54,920 |
| #948 | Lenoir County, NC | 54,919 |
Total Population in Watauga County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina has a total population of 55,123, which ranks #945 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within North Carolina, Watauga County ranks #48 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 71th 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.