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  • Largest town: Thomasville

Davidson County, North Carolina

Davidson County had 177,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.0 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 31st by land area.

Population
177,809
#17 of 100 in North Carolina · #391 in US
Area
553.0 sq mi
#31 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,888 in US
Density
322 / sq mi
#18 of 100 in North Carolina · #413 in US
Median household income
$63,551
#37 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,509 in US

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

Davidson County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Davidson County population, land area and income

Davidson County had 177,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.0 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 321.5 people per square mile, 3.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Davidson County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,551 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

177,809

3144th1st

391st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

553 sq mi

3144th1st

1888th of 3,144 (US)

Density

321.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

413th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,551

3143rd1st

1509th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

177,809

100th1st

17th of 100 (NC)

Land area

553 sq mi

100th1st

31st of 100 (NC)

Density

321.5 / sq mi

100th1st

18th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$63,551

100th1st

37th of 100 (NC)

How Davidson County's population changed since 2020

Davidson County gained 8,759 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.2%. That ranks 29th 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, Davidson County recorded 7,391 births and 9,647 deaths, a natural change of -2,256. Net international migration added +1,153 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +9,891. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 9,891 people.

169.1k2020170.6k2021172.4k2022174.9k2023177.8k2024
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
7,391
Deaths
9,647
Net international migration
+1,153
Net domestic migration
+9,891
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,922

Where Davidson County is

The Census internal point of Davidson County is at 35.795100, -80.207100. 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 Davidson 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: Davidson County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.795100, -80.207100
DMS
35°47'42.36"N 80°12'25.56"W
UTM
17N 571647.3E 3961512.4N
Geohash
dnqgwu6cx
Plus code
867XQQWV+25

Towns in Davidson County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Davidson County, 63,960 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Davidson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Thomasville with 27,085.

  1. 01Thomasville (part)27,085
  2. 02Lexington19,904
  3. 03High Point (part)7,083
  4. 04Midway5,053
  5. 05Wallburg3,255
  6. 06Denton1,580
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Davidson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Davidson County. The most populous is Guilford County, NC, with 558,816 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 87.9 miles E of Davidson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is High Point, NC (population 118,601), 18.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lexington, NC (population 19,904), 3.8 miles away.

Davidson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Davidson County is 37057: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,551.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Davidson County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 177,809. That is up 8,759 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 169,050.

What is the FIPS code of Davidson County?

37057. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Davidson County?

Thomasville, with 27,085 residents inside Davidson County in 2024 (27,605 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Davidson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Guilford County, NC; Forsyth County, NC; Rowan County, NC; Randolph County, NC; Stanly County, NC; Davie County, NC; Montgomery 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.