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  • Largest town: Roanoke Rapids

Halifax County, North Carolina

Halifax County had 46,992 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 723.7 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 14th by land area.

Population
46,992
#54 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,049 in US
Area
723.7 sq mi
#14 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,229 in US
Density
65 / sq mi
#72 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,239 in US
Median household income
$48,520
#91 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,804 in US

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

Halifax County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Halifax County population, land area and income

Halifax County had 46,992 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 723.7 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 64.9 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; Halifax County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,520 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,992

3144th1st

1049th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

724 sq mi

3144th1st

1229th of 3,144 (US)

Density

64.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1239th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,520

3143rd1st

2804th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

46,992

100th1st

54th of 100 (NC)

Land area

724 sq mi

100th1st

14th of 100 (NC)

Density

64.9 / sq mi

100th1st

72nd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$48,520

100th1st

91st of 100 (NC)

How Halifax County's population changed since 2020

Halifax County lost 1,424 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 96th 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, Halifax County recorded 2,207 births and 3,385 deaths, a natural change of -1,178. Net international migration added +222 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -685. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,178 people.

48.4k202048.3k202147.6k202247.1k202347.0k2024
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
2,207
Deaths
3,385
Net international migration
+222
Net domestic migration
-685
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-76

Where Halifax County is

The Census internal point of Halifax County is at 36.251400, -77.644800. 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 Halifax 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: Halifax County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.251400, -77.644800
DMS
36°15'5.04"N 77°38'41.28"W
UTM
18N 262363.7E 4015077.6N
Geohash
dq2y1pkg9
Plus code
87847924+H3

Towns in Halifax County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Halifax County, 19,328 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Halifax County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Roanoke Rapids with 14,573.

  1. 01Roanoke Rapids14,573
  2. 02Enfield1,791
  3. 03Scotland Neck1,592
  4. 04Weldon1,372
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Halifax County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Halifax County. The most populous is Nash County, NC, with 97,990 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 64.4 miles WSW of Halifax County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Raleigh, NC (population 499,825), 62.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Roanoke Rapids, NC (population 14,573), 13.4 miles away.

Halifax County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Halifax County is 37083: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,520.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Halifax County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,992. That is down 1,424 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,416.

What is the FIPS code of Halifax County?

37083. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (083) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Halifax County?

Roanoke Rapids, with 14,573 residents inside Halifax County in 2024.

Which counties border Halifax County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nash County, NC; Franklin County, NC; Edgecombe County, NC; Martin County, NC; Warren County, NC; Bertie County, NC; Northampton 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.