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Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County had 79,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.8 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 44th by land area.

Population
79,771
#37 of 100 in North Carolina · #731 in US
Area
491.8 sq mi
#44 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,114 in US
Density
162 / sq mi
#39 of 100 in North Carolina · #657 in US
Median household income
$70,898
#22 of 100 in North Carolina · #938 in US

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

Franklin County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 79,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 491.8 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 162.2 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents; Franklin County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,898 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

79,771

3144th1st

731st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

492 sq mi

3144th1st

2114th of 3,144 (US)

Density

162.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

657th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,898

3143rd1st

938th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

79,771

100th1st

37th of 100 (NC)

Land area

492 sq mi

100th1st

44th of 100 (NC)

Density

162.2 / sq mi

100th1st

39th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$70,898

100th1st

22nd of 100 (NC)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 10,743 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 15.6%. That ranks 3rd 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, Franklin County recorded 3,564 births and 3,175 deaths, a natural change of +389. Net international migration added +525 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +10,212. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 10,212 people.

69.0k202071.7k202174.3k202277.1k202379.8k2024
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
3,564
Deaths
3,175
Net international migration
+525
Net domestic migration
+10,212
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,679

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 36.088200, -78.283100. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.088200, -78.283100
DMS
36°05'17.52"N 78°16'59.16"W
UTM
17N 744623.1E 3997149.0N
Geohash
dq2m69evp
Plus code
87833PQ8+7Q

Towns in Franklin County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 11,278 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Louisburg with 3,423.

  1. 01Louisburg3,423
  2. 02Franklinton2,825
  3. 03Wake Forest (part)2,655
  4. 04Youngsville2,375
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Wake County, NC, with 1,232,444 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 29.2 miles SW of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Raleigh, NC (population 499,825), 26.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wake Forest, NC (population 56,764), 15.5 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 37069: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,898.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 79,771. That is up 10,743 people (15.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 69,028.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

37069. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Louisburg, with 3,423 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wake County, NC; Johnston County, NC; Nash County, NC; Granville County, NC; Halifax County, NC; Vance County, NC; Warren 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.