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Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County had 16,939 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 699.2 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 16th by land area.

Population
16,939
#85 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,981 in US
Area
699.2 sq mi
#16 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,325 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#97 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,087 in US
Median household income
$44,371
#98 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,993 in US

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

Bertie County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Bertie County population, land area and income

Bertie County had 16,939 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 699.2 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 24.2 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 Bertie County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,371 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,939

3144th1st

1981st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

699 sq mi

3144th1st

1325th of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2087th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,371

3143rd1st

2993rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

16,939

100th1st

85th of 100 (NC)

Land area

699 sq mi

100th1st

16th of 100 (NC)

Density

24.2 / sq mi

100th1st

97th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$44,371

100th1st

98th of 100 (NC)

How Bertie County's population changed since 2020

Bertie County lost 778 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.4%. That ranks 98th 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, Bertie County recorded 651 births and 1,259 deaths, a natural change of -608. Net international migration added +75 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -420. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 608 people.

17.7k202017.2k202116.9k202217.0k202316.9k2024
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
651
Deaths
1,259
Net international migration
+75
Net domestic migration
-420
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-74

Where Bertie County is

The Census internal point of Bertie County is at 36.059000, -76.962400. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bertie 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: Bertie County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.059000, -76.962400
DMS
36°03'32.40"N 76°57'44.64"W
UTM
18N 323254.7E 3992274.5N
Geohash
dq3m0smdy
Plus code
8785325Q+J2

Towns in Bertie County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bertie County, 3,268 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bertie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Windsor with 3,268.

  1. 01Windsor3,268
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bertie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bertie County. The most populous is Halifax County, NC, with 46,992 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 95.8 miles W of Bertie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA (population 103,105), 47.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tarboro, NC (population 10,954), 34.9 miles away.

Bertie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bertie County is 37015: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,371.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bertie County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,939. That is down 778 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,717.

What is the FIPS code of Bertie County?

37015. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bertie County?

Windsor, with 3,268 residents inside Bertie County in 2024.

Which counties border Bertie County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Halifax County, NC; Martin County, NC; Hertford County, NC; Northampton County, NC; Chowan County, NC; Washington 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.