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Duplin County, North Carolina

Duplin County had 50,539 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 814.7 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 9th by land area.

Population
50,539
#51 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,001 in US
Area
814.7 sq mi
#9 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,038 in US
Density
62 / sq mi
#75 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,279 in US
Median household income
$52,947
#76 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,490 in US

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

Duplin County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Duplin County population, land area and income

Duplin County had 50,539 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 814.7 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 62.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, about the same as Duplin County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,947 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

50,539

3144th1st

1001st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

815 sq mi

3144th1st

1038th of 3,144 (US)

Density

62.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1279th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,947

3143rd1st

2490th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

50,539

100th1st

51st of 100 (NC)

Land area

815 sq mi

100th1st

9th of 100 (NC)

Density

62.0 / sq mi

100th1st

75th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$52,947

100th1st

76th of 100 (NC)

How Duplin County's population changed since 2020

Duplin County gained 1,871 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.8%. That ranks 37th 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, Duplin County recorded 3,032 births and 2,827 deaths, a natural change of +205. Net international migration added +1,203 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +399. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,203 people.

48.7k202048.6k202149.1k202249.8k202350.5k2024
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
3,032
Deaths
2,827
Net international migration
+1,203
Net domestic migration
+399
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+720

Where Duplin County is

The Census internal point of Duplin County is at 34.934400, -77.933500. 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 Duplin 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: Duplin County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
34.934400, -77.933500
DMS
34°56'3.84"N 77°56'0.60"W
UTM
18N 232059.2E 3869698.2N
Geohash
dq0wdxde9
Plus code
8764W3M8+QJ

Towns in Duplin County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Duplin County, 8,907 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Duplin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wallace with 3,531.

  1. 01Wallace3,531
  2. 02Warsaw2,803
  3. 03Rose Hill1,407
  4. 04Beulaville1,160
  5. 05Mount Olive (part)6
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Duplin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Duplin County. The most populous is Onslow County, NC, with 212,954 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 70.7 miles NW of Duplin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wilmington, NC (population 125,284), 50.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kinston, NC (population 19,519), 30.4 miles away.

Duplin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Duplin County is 37061: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,947.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Duplin County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 50,539. That is up 1,871 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,668.

What is the FIPS code of Duplin County?

37061. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Duplin County?

Wallace, with 3,531 residents inside Duplin County in 2024.

Which counties border Duplin County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Onslow County, NC; Wayne County, NC; Pender County, NC; Sampson County, NC; Lenoir County, NC; Jones 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.