Total Population in Catawba County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
163,573
Rank #421/3,222 · #18 in NC
87th
Catawba 163,573
NC 11M -98.5%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Catawba County's total population of 163,573 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 Catawba County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #418 | Maui County, HI | 164,522 |
| #419 | Olmsted County, MN | 164,498 |
| #420 | Rock County, WI | 164,350 |
| #421 | Catawba County, NC | 163,573 |
| #422 | Stafford County, VA | 163,466 |
| #423 | Fairfield County, OH | 163,453 |
| #424 | Citrus County, FL | 162,472 |
About Total Population
Catawba County, North Carolina has a total population of 163,573, ranking #421 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #18 of 100. This places it in the 87th 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.