Total Population in Buncombe County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
274,360
Rank #262/3,222 · #7 in NC
92th
Buncombe 274,360
NC 11M -97.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Buncombe County's total population of 274,360 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 Buncombe County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #259 | Kitsap County, WA | 277,881 |
| #260 | Atlantic County, NJ | 276,270 |
| #261 | Washington County, MN | 276,238 |
| #262 | Buncombe County, NC | 274,360 |
| #263 | St. Joseph County, IN | 273,040 |
| #264 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 272,421 |
| #265 | Brown County, WI | 270,892 |
About Total Population
Buncombe County, North Carolina has a total population of 274,360, ranking #262 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #7 of 100. This places it in the 92th 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.