Total Population in Wilkes County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
65,935
Rank #831/3,222 · #40 in NC
74th
Wilkes 65,935
NC 11M -99.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Wilkes County's total population of 65,935 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 Wilkes County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #828 | Starr County, TX | 66,067 |
| #829 | Clay County, MN | 66,059 |
| #830 | Sauk County, WI | 66,009 |
| #831 | Wilkes County, NC | 65,935 |
| #832 | Pulaski County, KY | 65,897 |
| #833 | Hood County, TX | 65,894 |
| #834 | Lee County, NC | 65,816 |
About Total Population
Wilkes County, North Carolina has a total population of 65,935, ranking #831 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #40 of 100. This places it in the 74th 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.