Total Population in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's total population of 44,817 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 McDowell County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,102 | Lawrence County, IN | 45,102 |
| #1,103 | Barren County, KY | 44,938 |
| #1,104 | Shenandoah County, VA | 44,925 |
| #1,105 | McDowell County, NC | 44,817 |
| #1,106 | Callaway County, MO | 44,741 |
| #1,107 | Beaufort County, NC | 44,499 |
| #1,108 | Delaware County, NY | 44,487 |
About Total Population
McDowell County, North Carolina has a total population of 44,817, ranking #1,105 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #56 of 100. This places it in the 66th 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.