Total Population in Wilkes County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
65,935
Rank #831 of 3,222
74th percentile

How Wilkes County Compares

Wilkes County
65,935
North Carolina Average
65,935
Rank #40 of 100 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ Wilkes County: 65,935

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#828 Starr County, TX 66,067
#829 Clay County, MN 66,059
#830 Sauk County, WI 66,009
#831 Wilkes County, NC 65,935
#832 Pulaski County, KY 65,897
#833 Hood County, TX 65,894
#834 Lee County, NC 65,816
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Total Population in Wilkes County, North Carolina

Wilkes County, North Carolina has a total population of 65,935, which ranks #831 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within North Carolina, Wilkes County ranks #40 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 74th 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.