Total Population in Caldwell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
80,536
Rank #722/3,222 · #34 in NC
78th
Caldwell 80,536
NC 11M -99.2%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Caldwell County's total population of 80,536 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 Caldwell County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #719 | James City County, VA | 81,013 |
| #720 | Floyd County, IN | 80,918 |
| #721 | Bedford County, VA | 80,894 |
| #722 | Caldwell County, NC | 80,536 |
| #723 | Oconee County, SC | 80,469 |
| #724 | Kosciusko County, IN | 80,442 |
| #725 | Walker County, TX | 80,209 |
About Total Population
Caldwell County, North Carolina has a total population of 80,536, ranking #722 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #34 of 100. This places it in the 78th 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.