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  • FIPS 37087
  • Largest town: Waynesville

Haywood County, North Carolina

Haywood County had 63,048 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.6 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 30th by land area.

Population
63,048
#45 of 100 in North Carolina · #863 in US
Area
553.6 sq mi
#30 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,879 in US
Density
114 / sq mi
#52 of 100 in North Carolina · #828 in US
Median household income
$64,553
#33 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,409 in US

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

Haywood County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Haywood County population, land area and income

Haywood County had 63,048 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.6 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 113.9 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; Haywood County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,553 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

63,048

3144th1st

863rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

554 sq mi

3144th1st

1879th of 3,144 (US)

Density

113.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

828th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,553

3143rd1st

1409th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

63,048

100th1st

45th of 100 (NC)

Land area

554 sq mi

100th1st

30th of 100 (NC)

Density

113.9 / sq mi

100th1st

52nd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$64,553

100th1st

33rd of 100 (NC)

How Haywood County's population changed since 2020

Haywood County gained 830 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 74th 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, Haywood County recorded 2,199 births and 4,266 deaths, a natural change of -2,067. Net international migration added +160 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,860. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,860 people.

62.2k202062.5k202162.6k202262.9k202363.0k2024
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
2,199
Deaths
4,266
Net international migration
+160
Net domestic migration
+2,860
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+126

Where Haywood County is

The Census internal point of Haywood County is at 35.558900, -82.981300. 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 Haywood 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: Haywood County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.558900, -82.981300
DMS
35°33'32.04"N 82°58'52.68"W
UTM
17N 320429.3E 3936831.8N
Geohash
dnkfr9qce
Plus code
867VH259+HF

Towns in Haywood County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Haywood County, 18,250 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Haywood County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waynesville with 10,709.

  1. 01Waynesville10,709
  2. 02Canton4,422
  3. 03Maggie Valley1,742
  4. 04Clyde1,377
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Haywood County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Haywood County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Buncombe County, NC, with 279,210 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 244.2 miles E of Haywood County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 61.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Waynesville, NC (population 10,709), 5.2 miles away.

Haywood County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Haywood County is 37087: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,553.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Haywood County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 63,048. That is up 830 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 62,218.

What is the FIPS code of Haywood County?

37087. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Haywood County?

Waynesville, with 10,709 residents inside Haywood County in 2024.

Which counties border Haywood County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Buncombe County, NC; Henderson County, NC; Sevier County, TN; Jackson County, NC; Cocke County, TN; Transylvania County, NC; Madison 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.