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  • Largest town: Edenton

Chowan County, North Carolina

Chowan County had 13,891 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 172.7 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 100th by land area.

Population
13,891
#89 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,167 in US
Area
172.7 sq mi
#100 of 100 in North Carolina · #3,038 in US
Density
80 / sq mi
#65 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,070 in US
Median household income
$60,808
#49 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,760 in US

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

Chowan County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Chowan County population, land area and income

Chowan County had 13,891 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 172.7 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 100th by land area. That works out to 80.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Chowan County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,808 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,891

3144th1st

2167th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

173 sq mi

3144th1st

3038th of 3,144 (US)

Density

80.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1070th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,808

3143rd1st

1760th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

13,891

100th1st

89th of 100 (NC)

Land area

173 sq mi

100th1st

100th of 100 (NC)

Density

80.5 / sq mi

100th1st

65th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$60,808

100th1st

49th of 100 (NC)

How Chowan County's population changed since 2020

Chowan County gained 184 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 73rd 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, Chowan County recorded 571 births and 1,024 deaths, a natural change of -453. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +635. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 635 people.

13.7k202013.8k202113.9k202213.9k202313.9k2024
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
571
Deaths
1,024
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
+635
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-3

Where Chowan County is

The Census internal point of Chowan County is at 36.129000, -76.602800. 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 Chowan 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: Chowan County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.129000, -76.602800
DMS
36°07'44.40"N 76°36'10.08"W
UTM
18N 355773.3E 3999446.2N
Geohash
dq3t8c5d9
Plus code
878549HW+HV

Towns in Chowan County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Chowan County, 4,492 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chowan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Edenton with 4,492.

  1. 01Edenton4,492
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chowan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chowan County. The most populous is Hertford County, NC, with 19,169 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 116.4 miles WSW of Chowan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA (population 103,105), 39.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Elizabeth City, NC (population 19,028), 23.3 miles away.

Chowan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chowan County is 37041: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,808.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chowan County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,891. That is up 184 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,707.

What is the FIPS code of Chowan County?

37041. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chowan County?

Edenton, with 4,492 residents inside Chowan County in 2024.

Which counties border Chowan County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hertford County, NC; Bertie County, NC; Perquimans County, NC; Washington County, NC; Gates 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.