Total Population in Columbus County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Columbus County's total population of 50,140 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 Columbus County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,009 | Franklin County, VT | 50,638 |
| #1,010 | Buffalo County, NE | 50,579 |
| #1,011 | Bristol County, RI | 50,490 |
| #1,012 | Columbus County, NC | 50,140 |
| #1,013 | Humacao Municipio, PR | 50,100 |
| #1,014 | Henry County, VA | 49,980 |
| #1,015 | Venango County, PA | 49,801 |
About Total Population
Columbus County, North Carolina has a total population of 50,140, ranking #1,012 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #51 of 100. This places it in the 69th 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.