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Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Edgecombe County had 49,124 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.4 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
49,124
#53 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,021 in US
Area
505.4 sq mi
#43 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,054 in US
Density
97 / sq mi
#59 of 100 in North Carolina · #932 in US
Median household income
$49,972
#86 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,723 in US

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

Edgecombe County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Edgecombe County population, land area and income

Edgecombe County had 49,124 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.4 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 100 in North Carolina by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 97.2 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, about the same as Edgecombe County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,972 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,124

3144th1st

1021st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

505 sq mi

3144th1st

2054th of 3,144 (US)

Density

97.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

932nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,972

3143rd1st

2723rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

49,124

100th1st

53rd of 100 (NC)

Land area

505 sq mi

100th1st

43rd of 100 (NC)

Density

97.2 / sq mi

100th1st

59th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$49,972

100th1st

86th of 100 (NC)

How Edgecombe County's population changed since 2020

Edgecombe County gained 344 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 80th 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, Edgecombe County recorded 2,457 births and 3,178 deaths, a natural change of -721. Net international migration added +300 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +663. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 721 people.

48.8k202048.4k202148.5k202248.9k202349.1k2024
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
2,457
Deaths
3,178
Net international migration
+300
Net domestic migration
+663
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+178

Where Edgecombe County is

The Census internal point of Edgecombe County is at 35.917100, -77.602700. 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 Edgecombe 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: Edgecombe County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.917100, -77.602700
DMS
35°55'1.56"N 77°36'9.72"W
UTM
18N 265154.2E 3977884.0N
Geohash
dq2u64e2q
Plus code
8774W98W+RW

Towns in Edgecombe County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Edgecombe County, 28,972 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Edgecombe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rocky Mount with 15,310.

  1. 01Rocky Mount (part)15,310
  2. 02Tarboro10,954
  3. 03Princeville1,286
  4. 04Pinetops1,196
  5. 05Sharpsburg (part)226
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Edgecombe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Edgecombe County. The most populous is Pitt County, NC, with 180,783 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 58.8 miles W of Edgecombe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Raleigh, NC (population 499,825), 58.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tarboro, NC (population 10,954), 2.7 miles away.

Edgecombe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Edgecombe County is 37065: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,972.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,124. That is up 344 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,780.

What is the FIPS code of Edgecombe County?

37065. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Edgecombe County?

Rocky Mount, with 15,310 residents inside Edgecombe County in 2024 (54,541 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Edgecombe County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pitt County, NC; Nash County, NC; Wilson County, NC; Halifax County, NC; Martin 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.