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Graham County, North Carolina

Graham County had 8,179 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 292.0 square miles of land. It ranks 98th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 83rd by land area.

Population
8,179
#98 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,562 in US
Area
292.0 sq mi
#83 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,820 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#95 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,986 in US
Median household income
$51,841
#79 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,570 in US

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

Graham County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Graham County population, land area and income

Graham County had 8,179 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 292.0 square miles of land. It ranks 98th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 83rd by land area. That works out to 28.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Graham County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,841 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,179

3144th1st

2562nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

292 sq mi

3144th1st

2820th of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1986th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,841

3143rd1st

2570th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

8,179

100th1st

98th of 100 (NC)

Land area

292 sq mi

100th1st

83rd of 100 (NC)

Density

28.0 / sq mi

100th1st

95th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$51,841

100th1st

79th of 100 (NC)

How Graham County's population changed since 2020

Graham County gained 140 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 68th 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, Graham County recorded 391 births and 493 deaths, a natural change of -102. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +233. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 233 people.

8,03920208,00920218,05220228,07920238,1792024
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
391
Deaths
493
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
+233
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+100

Where Graham County is

The Census internal point of Graham County is at 35.348400, -83.830900. 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 Graham 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: Graham County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.348400, -83.830900
DMS
35°20'54.24"N 83°49'51.24"W
UTM
17N 242740.5E 3915359.1N
Geohash
dnk3h6upq
Plus code
867R85X9+9J

Towns in Graham County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Graham County. Its 8,179 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Graham County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Graham County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Blount County, TN, with 142,211 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 293.3 miles E of Graham County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 43.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Maryville, TN (population 32,373), 28.8 miles away.

Graham County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Graham County is 37075: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,841.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Graham County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,179. That is up 140 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,039.

What is the FIPS code of Graham County?

37075. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Graham County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Graham County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Graham County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Blount County, TN; Monroe County, TN; Macon County, NC; Cherokee County, NC; Swain 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)

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