Total Population in Avery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17,680
Rank #2,000/3,222 · #84 in NC
38th
Avery 17,680
NC 11M -99.8%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Avery County's total population of 17,680 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Avery County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,997 | Unicoi County, TN | 17,756 |
| #1,998 | Pike County, MO | 17,711 |
| #1,999 | Park County, MT | 17,710 |
| #2,000 | Avery County, NC | 17,680 |
| #2,001 | Hughes County, SD | 17,664 |
| #2,002 | Henry County, AL | 17,647 |
| #2,003 | Seward County, NE | 17,641 |
About Total Population
Avery County, North Carolina has a total population of 17,680, ranking #2,000 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #84 of 100. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.