Total Population in Carteret County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
69,148
Rank #793/3,222 · #39 in NC
75th
Carteret 69,148
NC 11M -99.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Carteret County's total population of 69,148 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 Carteret County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #790 | Blue Earth County, MN | 69,871 |
| #791 | Greenwood County, SC | 69,489 |
| #792 | Oldham County, KY | 69,257 |
| #793 | Carteret County, NC | 69,148 |
| #794 | Effingham County, GA | 69,143 |
| #795 | Ward County, ND | 68,973 |
| #796 | Spalding County, GA | 68,892 |
About Total Population
Carteret County, North Carolina has a total population of 69,148, ranking #793 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #39 of 100. This places it in the 75th 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.