Total Population in Wilkes County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wilkes County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wilkes County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ 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 |
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.