Total Population in Wilson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
79,290
Rank #734/3,222 · #36 in NC
77th
Wilson 79,290
NC 11M -99.3%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Wilson County's total population of 79,290 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 Wilson County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #731 | Clinton County, MI | 79,626 |
| #732 | Lynchburg city, VA | 79,497 |
| #733 | Tooele County, UT | 79,347 |
| #734 | Wilson County, NC | 79,290 |
| #735 | Anderson County, TN | 79,153 |
| #736 | Clearfield County, PA | 78,635 |
| #737 | Clinton County, NY | 78,493 |
About Total Population
Wilson County, North Carolina has a total population of 79,290, ranking #734 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #36 of 100. This places it in the 77th 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.