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Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County had 183,040 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 423.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 59th by land area.

Population
183,040
#15 of 100 in North Carolina · #380 in US
Area
423.5 sq mi
#59 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,392 in US
Density
432 / sq mi
#10 of 100 in North Carolina · #321 in US
Median household income
$66,395
#26 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,259 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Alamance County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Alamance County population, land area and income

Alamance County had 183,040 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 423.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 432.2 people per square mile, 4.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Alamance County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,395 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

183,040

3144th1st

380th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

423 sq mi

3144th1st

2392nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

432.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

321st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,395

3143rd1st

1259th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

183,040

100th1st

15th of 100 (NC)

Land area

423 sq mi

100th1st

59th of 100 (NC)

Density

432.2 / sq mi

100th1st

10th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$66,395

100th1st

26th of 100 (NC)

How Alamance County's population changed since 2020

Alamance County gained 11,420 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.7%. That ranks 22nd of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Alamance County recorded 8,195 births and 8,628 deaths, a natural change of -433. Net international migration added +2,326 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +9,500. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 9,500 people.

171.6k2020173.6k2021176.5k2022179.6k2023183.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,195
Deaths
8,628
Net international migration
+2,326
Net domestic migration
+9,500
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,423

Where Alamance County is

The Census internal point of Alamance County is at 36.044000, -79.400600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Alamance County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Alamance County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.044000, -79.400600
DMS
36°02'38.40"N 79°24'2.16"W
UTM
17N 644075.8E 3990012.1N
Geohash
dnrt11w5x
Plus code
87822HVX+JQ

Towns in Alamance County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Alamance County, 119,476 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Alamance County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Burlington with 58,748.

  1. 01Burlington (part)58,748
  2. 02Graham19,311
  3. 03Mebane (part)16,166
  4. 04Elon11,282
  5. 05Gibsonville (part)4,591
  6. 06Green Level3,362
  7. 07Swepsonville2,582
  8. 08Haw River2,391
  9. 09Alamance1,043
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Alamance County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Alamance County. The most populous is Guilford County, NC, with 558,816 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 46.4 miles ESE of Alamance County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greensboro, NC (population 307,381), 23.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Graham, NC (population 19,311), 1.1 miles away.

Alamance County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Alamance County is 37001: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,395.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Alamance County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 183,040. That is up 11,420 people (6.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 171,620.

What is the FIPS code of Alamance County?

37001. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Alamance County?

Burlington, with 58,748 residents inside Alamance County in 2024 (61,365 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Alamance County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Guilford County, NC; Orange County, NC; Randolph County, NC; Rockingham County, NC; Chatham County, NC; Caswell County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.