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Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County had 22,432 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.5 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 36th by land area.

Population
22,432
#75 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,701 in US
Area
531.5 sq mi
#36 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,969 in US
Density
42 / sq mi
#89 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,625 in US
Median household income
$50,503
#84 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,685 in US

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

Anson County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Anson County population, land area and income

Anson County had 22,432 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.5 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 42.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Anson County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,503 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,432

3144th1st

1701st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

531 sq mi

3144th1st

1969th of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1625th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,503

3143rd1st

2685th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

22,432

100th1st

75th of 100 (NC)

Land area

531 sq mi

100th1st

36th of 100 (NC)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

100th1st

89th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$50,503

100th1st

84th of 100 (NC)

How Anson County's population changed since 2020

Anson County gained 398 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.8%. That ranks 67th 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, Anson County recorded 1,149 births and 1,562 deaths, a natural change of -413. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +749. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 749 people.

22.0k202022.3k202122.3k202222.4k202322.4k2024
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
1,149
Deaths
1,562
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
+749
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+51

Where Anson County is

The Census internal point of Anson County is at 34.975000, -80.109800. 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 Anson 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: Anson County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
34.975000, -80.109800
DMS
34°58'30.00"N 80°06'35.28"W
UTM
17N 581258.1E 3870632.5N
Geohash
dnpncp1b4
Plus code
866XXVGR+23

Towns in Anson County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Anson County, 7,663 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Anson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wadesboro with 4,965.

  1. 01Wadesboro4,965
  2. 02Polkton2,698
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Anson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Anson County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Union County, NC, with 263,386 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 99.8 miles NE of Anson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Concord, NC (population 112,395), 41.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Monroe, NC (population 40,054), 25.6 miles away.

Anson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Anson County is 37007: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,503.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Anson County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,432. That is up 398 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,034.

What is the FIPS code of Anson County?

37007. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Anson County?

Wadesboro, with 4,965 residents inside Anson County in 2024.

Which counties border Anson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Union County, NC; Stanly County, NC; Chesterfield County, SC; Richmond County, NC; Montgomery County, NC; Marlboro County, SC.

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.