Total Population in Watauga County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
55,123
Rank #945/3,222 · #48 in NC
71th
Watauga 55,123
NC 11M -99.5%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Watauga County's total population of 55,123 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 Watauga County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #942 | Roane County, TN | 55,208 |
| #943 | Eagle County, CO | 55,135 |
| #944 | Franklin County, VA | 55,130 |
| #945 | Watauga County, NC | 55,123 |
| #946 | Whiteside County, IL | 54,947 |
| #947 | Coffee County, AL | 54,920 |
| #948 | Lenoir County, NC | 54,919 |
About Total Population
Watauga County, North Carolina has a total population of 55,123, ranking #945 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #48 of 100. This places it in the 71th 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.