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Cumberland County, North Carolina

Cumberland County had 338,430 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 652.6 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 20th by land area.

Population
338,430
#6 of 100 in North Carolina · #220 in US
Area
652.6 sq mi
#20 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,442 in US
Density
519 / sq mi
#9 of 100 in North Carolina · #274 in US
Median household income
$61,511
#45 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,688 in US

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

Cumberland County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Cumberland County population, land area and income

Cumberland County had 338,430 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 652.6 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 518.6 people per square mile, 5.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Cumberland County is 6.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,511 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

338,430

3144th1st

220th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

653 sq mi

3144th1st

1442nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

518.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

274th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,511

3143rd1st

1688th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

338,430

100th1st

6th of 100 (NC)

Land area

653 sq mi

100th1st

20th of 100 (NC)

Density

518.6 / sq mi

100th1st

9th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$61,511

100th1st

45th of 100 (NC)

How Cumberland County's population changed since 2020

Cumberland County gained 1,235 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.4%. That ranks 84th 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, Cumberland County recorded 22,218 births and 14,081 deaths, a natural change of +8,137. Net international migration added +5,831 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -10,285. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 10,285 people.

337.2k2020339.6k2021339.1k2022338.4k2023338.4k2024
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
22,218
Deaths
14,081
Net international migration
+5,831
Net domestic migration
-10,285
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+19

Where Cumberland County is

The Census internal point of Cumberland County is at 35.050200, -78.828700. 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 Cumberland 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: Cumberland County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.050200, -78.828700
DMS
35°03'0.72"N 78°49'43.32"W
UTM
17N 698029.9E 3880765.6N
Geohash
dnpzqhwwn
Plus code
8773352C+3G

Towns in Cumberland County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cumberland County, 244,141 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cumberland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fayetteville with 209,496.

  1. 01Fayetteville209,496
  2. 02Hope Mills18,102
  3. 03Spring Lake11,530
  4. 04Eastover3,710
  5. 05Stedman1,303
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cumberland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cumberland County. The most populous is Harnett County, NC, with 146,096 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 51.5 miles NNE of Cumberland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, NC (population 209,496), 8.5 miles away.

Cumberland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cumberland County is 37051: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,511.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cumberland County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 338,430. That is up 1,235 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 337,195.

What is the FIPS code of Cumberland County?

37051. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cumberland County?

Fayetteville, with 209,496 residents inside Cumberland County in 2024.

Which counties border Cumberland County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harnett County, NC; Robeson County, NC; Moore County, NC; Sampson County, NC; Hoke County, NC; Bladen 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.