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Alleghany County, North Carolina

Alleghany County had 11,379 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 234.8 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 95th by land area.

Population
11,379
#93 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,324 in US
Area
234.8 sq mi
#95 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,938 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#85 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,499 in US
Median household income
$46,571
#94 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,903 in US

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

Alleghany County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Alleghany County population, land area and income

Alleghany County had 11,379 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 234.8 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 95th by land area. That works out to 48.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Alleghany County has 22% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,571 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,379

3144th1st

2324th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

235 sq mi

3144th1st

2938th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1499th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,571

3143rd1st

2903rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

11,379

100th1st

93rd of 100 (NC)

Land area

235 sq mi

100th1st

95th of 100 (NC)

Density

48.5 / sq mi

100th1st

85th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$46,571

100th1st

94th of 100 (NC)

How Alleghany County's population changed since 2020

Alleghany County gained 490 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.5%. That ranks 32nd 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, Alleghany County recorded 421 births and 697 deaths, a natural change of -276. Net international migration added +18 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +760. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 760 people.

10.9k202011.1k202111.2k202211.3k202311.4k2024
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
421
Deaths
697
Net international migration
+18
Net domestic migration
+760
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+39

Where Alleghany County is

The Census internal point of Alleghany County is at 36.489400, -81.132300. 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 Alleghany 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: Alleghany County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.489400, -81.132300
DMS
36°29'21.84"N 81°07'56.28"W
UTM
17N 488150.2E 4038240.4N
Geohash
dnqr9f9q0
Plus code
868WFVQ9+Q3

Towns in Alleghany County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Alleghany County, 1,894 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Alleghany County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sparta with 1,894.

  1. 01Sparta1,894
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Alleghany County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Alleghany County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Surry County, NC, with 71,547 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 147.5 miles ESE of Alleghany County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC (population 255,769), 55.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mount Airy, NC (population 10,583), 28.8 miles away.

Alleghany County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Alleghany County is 37005: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,571.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Alleghany County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,379. That is up 490 people (4.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,889.

What is the FIPS code of Alleghany County?

37005. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Alleghany County?

Sparta, with 1,894 residents inside Alleghany County in 2024.

Which counties border Alleghany County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Surry County, NC; Wilkes County, NC; Ashe County, NC; Grayson County, VA.

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.